After receiving my call sign today, I made my first contact. No, not as in the Star Trek movie “First Contact”. I spoke with my Elmer, WE6Z, and had a pleasant conversation. My first ham radio contact. Woot!
After receiving my call sign today, I made my first contact. No, not as in the Star Trek movie “First Contact”. I spoke with my Elmer, WE6Z, and had a pleasant conversation. My first ham radio contact. Woot!
This morning I checked the FCC database to see if my call sign had been issued. I passed my technician exam on Wednesday of last week and one of the other hams said I should get my call sign on Wednesday…
After passing my Technician license exam, my Elmer presented me with a congratulatory gift – a radio! Thank you WE6Z! The radio is a dual band Baofeng UV-5R, covering 136.00-174.00 MHz and 400.00-480.00 MHz. In addition to the radio, my Elmer…
After a brief cram session with my Elmer, Doug, we went down to the test location a few miles from my home. Beforehand, I verified that walk-ins were accepted, confirmed the fee was $15 (I brought cash) and brought a…
When I was 5 years old, my dad took a course covering the ham radio technician class exam. (What is ham radio?) I attended the weekly night classes with him and pretended to follow along and stay awake. Recently, I…