repeater procedure

Ham Radio Repeater Etiquette: Rules, Conventions, and Local Variations

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Ham Radio Repeater Etiquette

Good repeater behavior starts with separating FCC requirements from local operating customs. You must identify correctly, avoid prohibited transmissions and deliberate interference, and yield to emergency communications, while practices such as saying “monitoring,” avoiding CQ, or waiting through a particular courtesy tone are conventions that can vary by system. Listen long enough to understand what … 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