Can you please take my name off the list? On Tue, Mar 19, 2024 at 11:03 AM jerry via BVARC <bvarc@bvarc.org> wrote:
> Kristan, > > You can find local repeaters at Repeaterbook.com - Home > <https://www.repeaterbook.com/index.php/en-us/> > > Repeaterbook.com - Home > > Worldwide Amateur Radio Repeater Directory > <https://www.repeaterbook.com/index.php/en-us/> > Jerry Dotson > KJ5CPT. > > > > > On Tuesday, March 19, 2024 at 10:53:02 AM CDT, gshockxcc via BVARC < > bvarc@bvarc.org> wrote: > > > 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 > > > ________________________________________________ > Brazos Valley Amateur Radio Club > > BVARC mailing list > BVARC@bvarc.org > http://mail.bvarc.org/mailman/listinfo/bvarc_bvarc.org > Publicly available archives are available here: > https://www.mail-archive.com/bvarc@bvarc.org/ > ________________________________________________ > Brazos Valley Amateur Radio Club > > BVARC mailing list > BVARC@bvarc.org > http://mail.bvarc.org/mailman/listinfo/bvarc_bvarc.org > Publicly available archives are available here: > https://www.mail-archive.com/bvarc@bvarc.org/ >
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