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The new ham may be unsure what they can or cannot talk about over the radio. The closing squelch and courtesy tone let everybody know that you are done transmitting.Īll of these are bad practice lid-like behavior, although only a few are likely to earn Continue reading → 8 Comments Makes sense in CW work but not on a local VHF net.

Over-use of Q-codes and other unique ham lingo.

If you want to talk to somebody/anybody, simply ID and ask for a QSO.

Briefly keying your mic on a repeater without ID.This is a Handie-Talkie ⇒ See the difference? HT means handheld transceiver, not Handy Talkie. Calling your small VHF/UHF radio a Handie-Talkie.73 by itself is fine, but pluralizing it (73s or 73’s) is the equivalent of saying “best regardses”, which doesn’t make sense. Using too much power or audio level (splatter) on digital modes.The word broadcast has a very particular meaning to the FCC. Hams never, ever broadcast they transmit. Talking too far from or directly into the mic.Partial phonetics is also bad form (e.g., KG5-alpha-bravo-charlie).But once you are acknowledged you should ID without phonetics. Checking into a net or answering a CQ without identifying phonetically.Hams should always ask if a frequency is in use (QRL?) first. Calling CQ or another station on an occupied frequency.“10-4″,”what’s your 20?”, and “breaker” are particularly egregious. Use of CB lingo and police/public safety codes.Here is a short list of things a ham should not do:

These are generally frowned upon and the perpetrator may find themselves publicly shamed (in a hammy context). Some liddish behavior is understandable or excusable in a brand new ham but habits form quickly. Numerous ham websites list pet peeves containing these bad practices (a few are linked below). Other amateurs may not take you seriously if you practice these things. There are some bad habits certain hams need to break, mainly because it demonstrates ignorance and carelessness. In fact, this article was originally entitled, What Should I Not Say?

Most are things a good ham should avoid saying. In addition to those prohibitions, we’ll expand on the topic and add a few more things a good ham doesn’t do, assuming you don’t want to be known as a lid. This old term likely originated from the days of wired telegraphy.Ī previous post entitled, What Can I Say?, presented more don’ts than dos, which was appropriate considering the topic.

It is someone with very poor operating technique, a newbie or an experienced ham that acts like a neophyte. “Lid” is ham-speak to denote a poor operator one who is inept at the practice of the radio amateur art.

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HRS also has a topic, I Got My License, Now What?Īs other related new ham resources come to our attention we will update this post to add links. Great website with tons of educational material, Ham Radio School: Basics St Louis radio club web page: New Ham Radio User Portal. It has quite a bit of detail topics include:ĮHam.net has an informational page: Guide to Amateur Radio for New Hams.

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You can access and/or subscribe on Apple and Android to listen in with mobile phones or you can link to a web stream via Blubrry here.Ī page on N0JI’s website is entitled, For New Hams. Whether you’re new to the hobby or looking to get back on the air after an absence, we know that you’ve got lots of questions.” The ARRL produces an audio podcast entitled So Now What?It is a “bi-weekly podcast geared to those who are just getting started on their Amateur Radio adventure. While we may have a lock on this website domain name, there are other truly useful and interesting sources with good information for new or prospective ham radio operators and we want to share some of these with you here. Here at we don’t pretend to be the ultimate authority or only game in town.

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