HAM Radio Call Sign Check-In Thread

[whiskey7backroads]

Hey there! I have net to make it to a club meeting. It keeps conflicting with school activities for my children. I seriously need to get out and learn some goodness. I'm such a novice, and totally need an Elmer I've yet to actually transmit beyond a test.

Would love to have join the NET test tonight. Load up Echolink (free) and join us. Look for Net thread for details. Brent KJ7BHN

 

[Jimmy P]

Thanks, Brent! I'll check it out and see what I can do I'm waiting on validation through Echolink now. I appreciate it. Jimmy KG5JLP

 

[kiloxraysierra]

What are you running for a radio?

My portable setup is a Yaesu FT-818ND powered by a small BioEnno Power battery pack. I use a couple of wire antennas: HyEndFed 4 Band Ultra Light Mini (10,15,20,40m) and an N9TAX dual band slim-jim. The whole deal fits in an old camera bag. I have a couple of fiber glass poles to string up the antennas.

I've only run it a few times on my travels, although I should do it more as I'm amazed how much I can hear outside of the city!

 

[John Lime III]

Sounds like you have a lot of based covered. If your interested, we are trying our first OB NET tonight via Echolink. There is another thread I started with more info. I have been on the Alaska Morning Net and find it to be one of the better ones in US. Feel free to contact me anytime via Echolink if I am logged on. Brent KJ7BHN

I will keep track of how it goes and try for future nets. With the quakes in town today, I’m gonna be busy helping people and fixing stuff. Thanks for the invite.

 

[RyanC]

Hey there! I have net to make it to a club meeting. It keeps conflicting with school activities for my children. I seriously need to get out and learn some goodness. I'm such a novice, and totally need an Elmer [emoji2] I've yet to actually transmit beyond a test.

That's me. I'm my own Elmer and almost a year after I got my license I've made maybe 20 contacts, only 3 on my own, the rest with someone else helping in a 2 hour span.

 

[whiskey7backroads]

That's me. I'm my own Elmer and almost a year after I got my license I've made maybe 20 contacts, only 3 on my own, the rest with someone else helping in a 2 hour span.

I think there are a lot of us on here that are new to Ham and don't have a lot of experience and contacts. This will be one of the topics for the NET we are setting up. First one tonight at 6pm. But, I am on Echolink a lot and if he see me not in conference, feel free to connect to me and we can practice aka have a conversation. Brent KJ7BHN

 

[Graeman]

I just passed my Technicians License Test today. So, in 2 weeks I will be officially official on the Baofeng. I plan on purchasing another radio and turning the UV-5R into my APRS unit until I can afford a Kenwood or Yaesu.

 

[RyanC]

I just passed my Technicians License Test today. So, in 2 weeks I will be officially official on the Baofeng. I plan on purchasing another radio and turning the UV-5R into my APRS unit until I can afford a Kenwood or Yaesu.

Congratulations!

 

[Magic Mike]

The wife @Firemom and I went down today and tested for our Ham licenses. Proud to say that there are now two new Ham technicians in the word! Won't have our call signs for about 7-10 days, that's what the proctors said anyway, but glad to get that done.

 

[Magic Mike]

I just passed my Technicians License Test today. So, in 2 weeks I will be officially official on the Baofeng. I plan on purchasing another radio and turning the UV-5R into my APRS unit until I can afford a Kenwood or Yaesu.

Just an FYI, Ham Radio Outlet has a sale on the Yaesu FTM-400 & the ICOM 5100! Take a look pretty good pricing...

 

[whiskey7backroads]

I just passed my Technicians License Test today. So, in 2 weeks I will be officially official on the Baofeng. I plan on purchasing another radio and turning the UV-5R into my APRS unit until I can afford a Kenwood or Yaesu.

Congrats and join us on the Friday net when you get your callsign

 

[whiskey7backroads]

The wife @Firemom and I went down today and tested for our Ham licenses. Proud to say that there are now two new Ham technicians in the word! Won't have our call signs for about 7-10 days, that's what the proctors said anyway, but glad to get that done.

Congrats and same as last. Join us for Friday net when you get your callsigns

 

[Graeman]

The wife @Firemom and I went down today and tested for our Ham licenses. Proud to say that there are now two new Ham technicians in the word! Won't have our call signs for about 7-10 days, that's what the proctors said anyway, but glad to get that done.

Congrats to the both of you. I told my wife that she now needs to start studying so that she can get her license as well. She laughed at me... What did you use to study for the test? I used AA9PW.com it was very close to what I was questioned on with a couple of different questions that I had not seen in my studies. Don't know how many I missed as it is a pass/fail test result.

 

[RyanC]

Just an FYI, Ham Radio Outlet has a sale on the Yaesu FTM-400 & the ICOM 5100! Take a look pretty good pricing...

Be careful with the IC-5100. I'm sure it's a solid rig and I love my 7100, 7300, and 2730. I even almost bought a 5100 but when I had it in my cart I noticed that instead of APRS it does DPRS. That means if you are relying on it to leave a trail of breadcrumbs like APRS does almost everywhere, you need a DStar repeater to be in range! If you are ok with that, go ahead and pull the trigger.

 

[Kent R]

The wife @Firemom and I went down today and tested for our Ham licenses. Proud to say that there are now two new Ham technicians in the word! Won't have our call signs for about 7-10 days, that's what the proctors said anyway, but glad to get that done.

Awesome! congrats to you and firemom

 

[Magic Mike]

Be careful with the IC-5100. I'm sure it's a solid rig and I love my 7100, 7300, and 2730. I even almost bought a 5100 but when I had it in my cart I noticed that instead of APRS it does DPRS. That means if you are relying on it to leave a trail of breadcrumbs like APRS does almost everywhere, you need a DStar repeater to be in range! If you are ok with that, go ahead and pull the trigger.

The wife and I got the FTM-400's. Couldn't turn down $394.65 each.

 

[RyanC]

The wife and I got the FTM-400's. Couldn't turn down $394.65 each.

That's what I ended up with too. Now to wait for a nice day to install it in the truck since the Mic and head cables aren't the same as my 2730

 

[ru108]

@Magic Mike and @Firemom congrats to you both and welcome to the top of the rabbit hole! I have an FTM 400 and an FTM 7250. The 400 is a great radio so far and I’m still trying to learn to use everything it offers. The 7250 is a more simple one and is what I use in my daily driver.

 

[Magic Mike]

@Magic Mike and @Firemom congrats to you both and welcome to the top of the rabbit hole! I have an FTM 400 and an FTM 7250. The 400 is a great radio so far and I’m still trying to learn to use everything it offers. The 7250 is a more simple one and is what I use in my daily driver.

Yeah I have started reading the manual, wow this thing does a lot..... Looking forward to the trip down the rabbit hole.

 

[Magic Mike]

That's what I ended up with too. Now to wait for a nice day to install it in the truck since the Mic and head cables aren't the same as my 2730

Put mine a week or so ago, started raining as we’re installing!