What should you do first? Decide which scope you will use. What range has good mileage for the road you want to cover? The monthly MIC (Maximum Usable Frequency) tables published in magazines and on many sites can help you in this regard. Check which parts of the range are […]
The Art of CW – Telegraphy, Morse Code, Morse Alphabet Morse code (Morse alphabet) is a code for transmitting text. The code is formed by a series of short and long audio tones. We pronounce the short tone as DIT, the long tone as DAH. Each TAA is three times […]
Above all, you should not go beyond the bounds of rules and good manners, which means that you should only transmit pictures related to the hobby (trial pictures, schematics, sketches, pictures of the equipment, station, operator, antennas, etc. ) or completely neutral pictures (landscapes, flowers, QSL cards). More generally, the […]
“QRZ” stands for “Who’s Calling Me?”, no more, no less. The classic use of “QRZ” is after CQ when you have failed to receive the initial(s) of the station(s) calling you. It doesn’t mean “Who’s here?”, nor does it mean “Who’s on the frequency?”, much less “Call me please”. If […]
We assume that you have received a response to your CQ, for example: “LZ2ZZZ here W1ZZZ whiskey one zulu zulu zulu is calling you and listen” or “LZ2ZZZ here W1ZZZ over”. When calling CQ, it should not end with “over”. But when someone answers your CQ, he wants to give […]
Let’s say you want to call DL1ZZZ with whom you have a sked (sked – pre-scheduled connection). Here’s how you should do it: “DL1ZZZ, DL1ZZZ here is LZ2ZZZ calling you for a sked and listening”. Or in short: “DL1ZZZ, DL1ZZZ here LZ2ZZZ, for sked and listen” If, despite your specific […]
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 […]