New Ham FAQ's (Frequently Asked Questions)

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• "Is a Walkie-Talkie ("HT") enough?"
  • NOPE!
• "What should I learn First, Second, Third...?"
  • How To program my radio;
  • How to Find Repeater Info;
  • How to Operate on a Radio Net;
• "How do I meet other Hams?"
• "Do I need to spend Thousands of Dollars to be a Ham Operator?"
• "Do I need a huge antenna on my roof, or a Big Tower in my backyard?"
• "How do I find somebody to talk with?"
• "How do I find an Elmer? (an Experienced Ham to help me Learn and Practice)"
• "How do I find Repeaters?"
• "What information do I actually program into my radio, and why?
  • A Repeater needs you to program 4 things into your Radio's Memory for a given Channel:
    • the Frequency the Repeater actually transmits on;
    • the Offset to that Frequency, that Your Radio Adds or Subtracts to the Repeater's Frequency, that your radio will transmit on, so that the Repeater will hear it;
    • the Sub-Audible Tone that the Repeater needs to hear on your signal;
    • the Output Power Setting you want your Radio to use (usually Low is best).
• "How do I find Radio Nets?"
• "How do I find Ham Clubs near me?"
• "Are there Public Service Events I can participate in?"
• "How can I learn Morse Code?"
  • Morse Trainer at SCPhillips.com
  • CW Academy
  • Morse Practice at LCWO.net
  • Windows Morse programs:
    • CW Trainer at G4FON.net for Windows
  • Android Morse programs:
    • Morse Code Trainer for Android
  • iOS (iPhone/iPad) Morse programs;
    • Ham Morse on iPhone at AA9PW.com
• "I want to Upgrade my License; where do I find Study Materials online?"
  • Free Amateur Radio License Self-Study Programs at NC4FB.com
• "What Radio(s) should I buy?"
• "How do I find Ham Fests, Conferences, and/or Swap Meets?"
• "How do I find an Emergency Preparedness Group to join?"
• "Ham Vocabulary, help!!??"
  • (see “New Ham Terminology” at HamWiki at PSRG.org
• "How do I Program my Radio?"
• "What is Earth-Moon-Earth?"
• Online Practice Ham Tests:
  • Free Amateur Radio License Self-Study Programs at NC4FB.com