ham radio first contact

Ham Radio First Contact: What to Say on a Local Repeater and What Happens Next

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Ham Radio First Contact

A ham radio first contact on a local analog repeater can be as simple as giving your call sign, answering one station, exchanging names and general locations, and closing with your call sign. The words do not need to be perfect, and the examples below are patterns rather than required scripts. The part that matters … Read more

How to Get on Ham Radio: First Contact, Repeaters, Simplex, and Nets

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How To Get On Ham Radio

Getting on the air becomes much easier when you separate three decisions: whether the channel is free, whether the contact belongs on a repeater or simplex frequency, and which parts of the exchange are legally required. A first contact can be brief: identify, make the call, exchange a name and location if appropriate, then close … Read more