Hello All,
I just want to thank everyone for the wealth of information on the chain today.
This really helped a lot, and I appreciate the support.
-Kristan
KI5VVT
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On Tuesday, March 19th, 2024 at 1:34 PM, Dan Donalson via BVARC
<bvarc@bvarc.org> wrote:
> Great info! Thank you so much!
>
> Dan
> KI5YXK
>
> On Tuesday, March 19, 2024 at 10:21:53 AM CDT, Chris Medlin via BVARC
> <bvarc@bvarc.org> wrote:
>
> I will also add…
> Http://websdr.org
> No radio required to listen.
> Anytime you are in a place where you have some downtime but not at home or
> not where you can turn on an HF radio. Maybe there is torrential
> thunderstorms in your area and your equipment is all disconnected but you
> want to hear some ham radio goodness, you can go to that website and access a
> radio in any part of the world. And based on propagation, you can hear all
> sorts of interesting QSOs. Pick a site that has the bands you want to listen
> on.
> When you select a site, enter your callsign into the box where it asks. Its
> just for the station owner. You can put anything in there but callsign is
> preferred if you have one. Just so the owner knows who is using the site.
> Then pick the band you want that is offered on that site. Be sure to select
> LSB (lower side band) for 40m (7MHz), 80m (3.5MHz), or 160m (1.8MHz) or USB
> (upper side band) for 20m (14MHz), 17m (18MHz), 15m (21MHz), 12m (24MHz), or
> 10m (28MHz).
> If you find some CW (morse code) you want to listen to, you can change the
> mode to CW to narrow the bandwidth to make the signal much clearer. And dont
> be discouraged if you dont know the code. You can find slow people on all the
> bands if you are interested in learning.
> And then find the button to play the audio. Its going to vary based on what
> browser you are using. It will either be an obvious button to click or there
> might be something about html audio. It will be somewhere above the radio
> display interface.
>
> This will expand your listening ability any time you are near a computer (or
> tablet). Sometimes I go to a coffee shop to get some work done and I’ll find
> a websdr site and I’ll put on earphones and use a good ragchewing qso as
> background noise while I work.
>
> Hope this helps to give you some more options for listening to whats out
> there.
> Listening to good operators is an excellent way to learn how to be an
> excellent operator.
>
> 73 and welcome to the hobby.
> Chris AC5CM
> Ex-KB5UMS
>
> Typos brought to you by iPhone
>
>> On Mar 19, 2024, at 09:59, Dan Donalson via BVARC <bvarc@bvarc.org> wrote:
>
>>
>>
>> I am in exactly the same situation. We went to the POTA at Brazos Bend state
>> park and learned a bit. I'll try to make it to the 4/20 event as well. I
>> need to find an Elmer with a high tolerance for frustration to tutor
>> me[Emoji]
>>
>> Dan Donalson
>> KI5YXK
>>
>> On Tuesday, March 19, 2024 at 08:13:15 AM CDT, gshockxcc via BVARC
>> <bvarc@bvarc.org> wrote:
>>
>> 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
>>
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