Kristian, RepeaterBook.com<https://www.repeaterbook.com/repeaters/prox2.php> has all the info you would need to get started.
Set your location, pick one of the frequencies listed nearby, key it into your radio, and listen! To transmit back once you hear something you want to engage with, set your radio to duplex mode (receive on different freq. than transmit), program that CTCSS tone shown on the repeater’s site in your radio as well as the offset (for example, receiving 146.94MHz minus 0.6MHz = transmit on 146.34MHz). [A person in a suit smiling Description automatically generated] Blake Alley | BAA Electronics KJ5EYU bl...@baaelectronics.com<mailto:bl...@baaelectronics.com> [A blue circle with white letters on it Description automatically generated]<https://www.linkedin.com/in/baaelectronics/> [A red and white play button Description automatically generated] <https://www.youtube.com/@baaelectronics> [A blue circle with a white v in the middle Description automatically generated] <https://vimeo.com/baaelectronics> [A logo of a camera Description automatically generated] <https://www.instagram.com/baaelectronicsyt/> From: BVARC <bvarc-boun...@bvarc.org> on behalf of gshockxcc via BVARC <bvarc@bvarc.org> Date: Tuesday, March 19, 2024 at 10:52 AM To: wb5itt <wb5...@att.net> Cc: gshockxcc <gshock...@pm.me>, gshockxcc via BVARC <bvarc@bvarc.org> Subject: Re: [BVARC] How to HAM? How do you get on a repeater, and where do you find them? Can I do that with a hand held? -Kristan KI5VVT Sent with Proton Mail<https://proton.me/> secure email. On Tuesday, March 19th, 2024 at 8:23 AM, wb5itt <wb5...@att.net> wrote: Don't feel bad, we all felt that way when we first got licensed. Just get on the frequency that your license allows and call CQ. Or find a conversation that seems what you like and break into it. Nothing special about having a conversation on the radio. Just talk normal and remember to ID every 10 minutes with your call sign. Remember that if you're on a repeater, you need to limit your transmissions to 3 minutes or else the timeout timer may get you... Chris WB5ITT Trustee, W5APX TRA BEARS- Bearcom Employees Amateur Radio Society Sent via my Samsung Galaxy S10e, an AT&T 5G Evolution capable smartphone..so there! 😂 -------- Original message -------- From: gshockxcc via BVARC <bvarc@bvarc.org> Date: 3/19/24 8:13 AM (GMT-06:00) To: BRAZOS VALLEY AMATEUR RADIO CLUB <bvarc@bvarc.org> Cc: gshockxcc <gshock...@pm.me> Subject: [BVARC] How to HAM? First, let me preface my request for help by saying that I am a Mechanical Engineer and I still have no idea what is going on. I collect lots of data on rotating and fixed equipment, and I understand Control systems just enough to be dangerous. That said, I have had my General license for almost a year, and I still have no idea how to operate a ham radio, how to communicate with anyone or find channels to communicate on. I freely admit that the amount of time that I spend trying to learn is minimal, because of other priorities at the moment. I don’t have any friends who are into ham, and I am rarely able to make BVARC functions like the POTA. How in the world do you get started if you don’t know where to begin? Sorry, I am just lost. -Kristan Sent from Proton Mail<https://proton.me/mail/home> for iOS
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