New Ham Net 4/25/19
Topics discussed on the net
- Snovarc ham classes on Saturday 4/27
- Looking for stations to help students make first contacts during class (around noon)
- Snovarc May Meeting to focus on new hams
- Help with new radio programming
- Other ways the club can help
- Use of the reverse feature on your radio
- Used to listen to the input frequency on the repeater
- Good for determining if transmitting station is within simplex range
- Some radios have a feature to automatically alert you if a transmitting station is within simplex range.
- Using the repeater playback function to see how your audio sounds
- Using a radio equipped with a DTMF keypad, Hold down the PTT button and key in 1, 2, 3
- Release the button and wait for the repeater to say “Ready”
- Press the PTT button and speak into the mic
- Release the button and listen for the repeater to play back the recorded audio
- Importance of organizing small radio items such as connectors and adapters
- Testing UHF/VHF propagation for local simplex operations
Resources shared on the net
http://www.miklor.com – A great resource for HT radios reviews, programming guides, troubleshooting and lot more
