RadioWiki / Ham radio
🎓 Ham radio
Licensing, bands, modes, first contacts
beginnerHAMWork the ISSThe space station is a repeater you can reach with a handheld. What that actually means, and how to make your first contact through it.3w · 4 minbeginnerHAMListen first: what a net sounds likeBefore you say a word, spend one evening hearing how a repeater net actually runs.3w · 1 minbeginnerHAMThe check-in scriptThe exact words for your first call, what the pauses mean, and why you say your callsign twice.3w · 2 minbeginnerHAMWhat to do when nobody answersSilence is normal. Here's how to tell an empty repeater from a radio that isn't getting in.3w · 1 minbeginnerHAMJoin tonight's netYour first check-in on a directed net: when to speak, what to say, and the phrase that opens the door.3w · 1 min