Never forget the basic rule: first listen to what is happening on the frequency you will be broadcasting on! After hearing no one on the frequency, you should ask “Is this frequency busy?” or “QRZ?”. Sometimes before transmission it is necessary to tune the transmitter (or antenna tuner). Tuning should […]
Daily Archives: 05.02.2023
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No matter the mode of communication, our conversations must be related to the radio amateur hobby. Ham radio is a hobby related to the technique of radio communications in the broad sense of these words. We shouldn’t be using ham radio to broadcast a shopping list for dinner… Some of […]
A QSO is radio contact between two or more hams – a two-way radio connection. Can: to make a general call (CQ), to answer someone’s CQ or to call someone who has just ended their connection with another station. there are other options, but we will focus on them according […]
Repeaters serve primarily to extend the coverage area of portable and mobile VHF/UHF radios. Digipiters and other forms of retransmission in digital modes of operation will not be considered, since things are more or less automatic there. To be “on your side” with the terminology, we will mention what is […]