Re: [BVARC] How to HAM?

[Chuck via BVARC]

You can remove your self from the BVARC web page        https://bvarc.org/home/club-listserver/     Chuck Hale KF5UXP   From: Kelley Niemann via BVARC Sent: Tuesday, March 19, 2024 11:07 AM To: BRAZOS VALLEY AMATEUR RADIO CLUB Cc: Kelley Niemann; gshockxcc; jerry; wb5itt Subject: Re: [BVARC] How to HAM?   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   Repeaterbook.com - Home Worldwide Amateur Radio Repeater Directory 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 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 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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