x hours later at home....operating the dang radio to get a call out not as easy as i assumed.....my next post may be when i successfully talk w/ someone.....rrrrrgh
Press the button, speak into the mic. How hard can it be? /s I have the ARRL books and studied for technician and general, but have not taken the tests as I only have a receiver. I have a little Sangean HF
Good luck in your transmissions. Have you listened to 'nets in your area? Here in Michigan there is the Michigan Wolverine Single Sideband Net (wssbn.com) that I tune into occasionally.
have to program in the css-thing/pl-code to be heard on repeater-----have to figure out how to do as well as other programming this on cheapo phone (maybe that's why it was only $58) downloaded/printed out repeater & 'local' group net info there is a new ham net 'meeting' once a week will get it together once i approach with a bit of time and patience -- got frstrated last night
It's like fishing for geeks. A lot of sitting around. Have you looked into software defined radio at all? It's fun connecting an antenna to your computer and listening to FM and AM radio. Not as easy as it would seem.
Have you looked into software defined radio at all?-------not yet Not as easy as it would seem.------no it isn't! at least not for me, but 1 slogging step at a time i'll get there
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