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'''<span style="color: red;">Titles in RED are for Articles that Don't Exist Yet!!</span>'''
'''<span style="color: red;">Titles in RED are for Articles that Don't Exist Yet!!</span>'''


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* ''[[Is a Walkie-Talkie ("HT") enough?]]''
* '''[[Is a Walkie-Talkie ("HT") enough?]]'''
** NOPE!
** NOPE!
* ''[[What should I learn First, Second, Third...?]]''
* '''[[What should I learn First, Second, Third...?]]'''
** [[How To program my radio]]
** [[How To program my radio]]
** [[How to Find Repeater Info]]
** [[How to Find Repeater Info]]
** [[How to Operate on a Radio Net]]
** [[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?]]
* '''[[How do I meet other Hams?]]'''
* [[Do I need a huge antenna on my roof, or a Big Tower in my backyard?]]
 
* [[How do I find somebody to talk with?]]
* '''[[Do I need to spend Thousands of Dollars to be a Ham Operator?]]'''
* [[How do I find an Elmer? (an Experienced Ham to help me Learn and Practice)]]
 
* [[How do I find Repeaters?]]
* '''[[Do I need a huge antenna on my roof, or a Big Tower in my backyard?]]'''
* [[What information do I actually ''program'' into my radio, and why?]]
 
* '''[[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:
** A Repeater needs you to program 4 things into your Radio's Memory for a given Channel:
*** the Frequency the Repeater actually ''transmits'' on;  '''(Example: 146.96 MHz)'''
*** the Frequency the Repeater actually ''transmits'' on;  '''(Example: 146.96 MHz)'''
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*** the Sub-Audible Tone that the Repeater needs to hear on your signal; '''(Ex: 103.5 Hz)'''
*** the Sub-Audible Tone that the Repeater needs to hear on your signal; '''(Ex: 103.5 Hz)'''
*** the Output Power Setting you want your Radio to use (usually Low Power is best).
*** the Output Power Setting you want your Radio to use (usually Low Power is best).
* [[How do I find Radio Nets?]]
 
* [[How do I find Ham Clubs near me?]]
* '''[[What is a Radio Net?]]'''
* [[Are there Public Service Events I can participate in?]]
* '''[[How do I find Radio Nets?]]'''
* [[Do I ''have'' to learn Morse Code?]]
 
* [[How can I learn Morse Code?]]
* '''[[How do I find Ham Clubs near me?]]'''
 
* '''[[Are there Public Service Events I can participate in?]]'''
 
* '''[[Do I ''have'' to learn Morse Code?]]'''
 
* '''[[How can I learn Morse Code?]]'''
** [http://morsecode.scphillips.com/trainer.html '''Morse Trainer at SCPhillips.com''']
** [http://morsecode.scphillips.com/trainer.html '''Morse Trainer at SCPhillips.com''']
** [http://www.cwops.org/cwacademy.html '''CW Academy''']
** [http://www.cwops.org/cwacademy.html '''CW Academy''']
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** iOS (iPhone/iPad) Morse programs;
** iOS (iPhone/iPad) Morse programs;
*** [http://aa9pw.com/hammorse/ '''Ham Morse on iPhone at AA9PW.com''']
*** [http://aa9pw.com/hammorse/ '''Ham Morse on iPhone at AA9PW.com''']
* [[I want to Upgrade my License; where do I find Study Materials online?]]
 
* '''[[I want to Upgrade my License; where do I find Study Materials online?]]'''
** [http://www.nc4fb.org/wordpress/ '''Free Amateur Radio License Self-Study Programs at NC4FB.com''']
** [http://www.nc4fb.org/wordpress/ '''Free Amateur Radio License Self-Study Programs at NC4FB.com''']
** [https://hamstudy.org/ '''Ham Study  - Free Practice Tests and Flash Cards'''] - Log in and it can track your progress across devices.  Works great from mobile devices, too.
** [https://hamstudy.org/ '''Ham Study  - Free Practice Tests and Flash Cards'''] - Log in and it can track your progress across devices.  Works great from mobile devices, too.
* [[What Radio(s) should I buy?]]
 
* [[How do I find Ham Fests, Conferences, and/or Swap Meets?]]
* '''[[What Radio(s) should I buy?]]'''
* [[How do I find an Emergency Preparedness Group to join?]]
 
* [[Ham Vocabulary, help!!??]]
* '''[[How do I find Ham Fests, Conferences, and/or Swap Meets?]]'''
 
* '''[[How do I find an Emergency Preparedness Group to join?]]'''
 
* '''[[All this Jargon!!  Help me with Ham Vocabulary!!]]'''
** '''(see “New Ham Terminology” at [[New_Ham_Operator_FAQ_and_Terminology]]'''
** '''(see “New Ham Terminology” at [[New_Ham_Operator_FAQ_and_Terminology]]'''
* [[How do I Program my Radio?]]
 
* [[What is ''Earth-Moon-Earth''?]]
* '''[[How do I Program my Radio?]]'''
* [[Online Practice Ham Tests]]
 
* '''[[What is ''Earth-Moon-Earth'' communications?]]'''
 
* '''[[Online Practice Ham Tests]]'''
** [http://www.nc4fb.org/wordpress/ '''Free Amateur Radio License Self-Study Programs at NC4FB.com''']
** [http://www.nc4fb.org/wordpress/ '''Free Amateur Radio License Self-Study Programs at NC4FB.com''']
** [https://hamstudy.org/ '''Ham Study  - Free Practice Tests and Flash Cards'''] - Log in and it can track your progress across devices.  Works great from mobile devices, too.
** [https://hamstudy.org/ '''Ham Study  - Free Practice Tests and Flash Cards'''] - Log in and it can track your progress across devices.  Works great from mobile devices, too.

Revision as of 09:20, 31 March 2017

Titles in RED are for Articles that Don't Exist Yet!!

{LOTS needs to be added here! N6NBN}

  • 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; (Example: 146.96 MHz)
      • the Offset to that Frequency, that Your Radio Adds or Subtracts to the Repeater's transmit Frequency, that your radio will transmit on, so that the Repeater will hear it; (Ex: -0.600 MHz)
      • the Sub-Audible Tone that the Repeater needs to hear on your signal; (Ex: 103.5 Hz)
      • the Output Power Setting you want your Radio to use (usually Low Power is best).
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