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☀ Solar
SFI 121
SN 93
A 11
K 2 Quiet
X-Ray B9.5
Wind 413.9 km/s
Aurora 2
Updated 05:30 UTC HamQSL · N0NBH
Day 80/40m Fair 30/20m Good 17/15m Fair 12/10m Fair
Night 80/40m Good 30/20m Good 17/15m Fair 12/10m Poor

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Operating Etiquette & On-Air Language

Learn good ham radio etiquette, courteous operating, signal reports, calling methods, and clean on-air habits.

  1. Did I mess up on the net last night? Feeling a bit embarrassed

    Susan Johnson,
    • 1 reply
    • 4 views
    Brian Wilson

  2. when do you actually call CQ vs just jump into a frequency? still figuring this out

    Helen Anderson,
    • 1 reply
    • 10 views
    Emily Wilson

  3. kind of embarrassed to ask but what do you actually say when joining a net

    Steve Wilson,
    • 1 reply
    • 14 views
    Amanda Anderson50

  4. when do you actually check in to a net vs just listen?

    James Rodriguez,
    • 1 reply
    • 13 views
    Amanda Garcia

  5. guy kept talking over people in the net last night, what do you even do?

    Steve Wilson,
    • 1 reply
    • 18 views
    David Brown

  6. when is it okay to just jump into a net vs waiting to be recognized?

    Kevin Park,
    • 1 reply
    • 26 views
    Rachel Green

  7. when do you actually call CQ vs just listening on a net frequency?

    Brian Clark,
    • 1 reply
    • 22 views
    Michael Miller

  8. asked a dumb question on a net last night and now im embarrassed

    Brian Mitchell,
    • 1 reply
    • 22 views
    James Brown

  9. embarrassed myself on the weekly net last night, need some advice

    Tower Climber,
    • 1 reply
    • 28 views
    Amanda Williams49

  11. asked a dumb question on the local net last night and now i'm overthinking everything

    Maria Rodriguez,
    • 1 reply
    • 22 views
    Robert Mitchell

  12. kinda embarrassed to ask but what do you actually say when joining a net?

    Patricia Nakamura,
    • 1 reply
    • 27 views
    Morse Coder

  13. jumped into my first net last night and honestly had no idea what i was doing

    Brazil Ham,
    • 1 reply
    • 29 views
    Karen Williams

  14. kinda embarrassed to ask but what do you actually say when joining a net

    Ashley Johnson24,
    • 1 reply
    • 39 views
    Melissa Baker

  15. confused about when to check in vs just listening on a net

    John Peterson,
    • 1 reply
    • 40 views
    James Anderson

  16. when do you actually check in to a net vs just listen - confused newcomer here

    Carlos Santos,
    • 1 reply
    • 46 views
    David Thomas

  17. when do you actually call CQ vs just listen on a net frequency?

    Sarah Taylor,
    • 1 reply
    • 82 views
    Jessica Taylor

  18. when do you actually break into a net vs just listening?

    Amanda Wright,
    • 1 reply
    • 55 views
    Sarah Mitchell

  19. felt bad after a net checkin last night, not sure what i did wrong

    Michael O'Brien,
    • 1 reply
    • 57 views
    Patricia Nakamura

  20. felt kinda bad after my first time checking into a net, did i do it wrong?

    Robert Miller,
    • 1 reply
    • 39 views
    Paul Wilson

  21. jumped on a net last night and felt totally lost - some questions

    David Park,
    • 1 reply
    • 41 views
    CW Lover

  22. asked a dumb question on the local net last night and felt kinda embarrassed

    Sarah Thomas43,
    • 1 reply
    • 59 views
    Stephanie Clark

  23. did i handle that net check-in wrong? kinda embarrassed

    Lisa Rodriguez91,
    • 1 reply
    • 87 views
    Ashley Wilson95

  24. when do you actually ID and how often? getting confused by what people do on nets

    Maria Santos,
    • 1 reply
    • 55 views
    Karen Williams

  25. when do you actually call CQ vs just jump into a net? still figuring this out

    Lisa Patel,
    • 1 reply
    • 90 views
    James Williams

  26. first time checking into a net and i completely froze up lol

    Rebecca Martinez,
    • 1 reply
    • 47 views
    James Patterson

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