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SFI 94
SN 49
A 7
K 0 Quiet
X-Ray B3.7
Wind 371.4 km/s
Aurora 1
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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. first time checking into a net and i had no idea what i was doing lol

    Michael Thompson,
    • 1 reply
    • 29 views
    Brian Harris

  2. felt kinda bad after my first net check-in, did i do something wrong?

    Sarah Thompson,
    • 1 reply
    • 95 views
    HF Hunter

  3. new ham here — did i do something wrong on the local net?

    John Martinez,
    • 1 reply
    • 55 views
    James Davis67

  4. when do you actually check in to a net vs just listen? kinda confused on the protocol

    Emily Zhang,
    • 1 reply
    • 57 views
    Carlos Santos

  5. probably dumb question about net check-ins

    Emily Williams,
    • 1 reply
    • 157 views
    David Williams

  7. when do you actually ID on a net vs just checking in normally

    Dave Thompson,
    • 1 reply
    • 104 views
    Frank Nakamura

  8. when do you actually ID on a net vs just checking in?

    David Williams,
    • 1 reply
    • 86 views
    Brian Wilson

  9. asked a dumb question on the local net last night and now i'm second guessing everything

    Karen Johnson,
    • 1 reply
    • 80 views
    Karen Johnson

  10. first time joining a net and kind of embarrassed about what happened

    Angela Davis,
    • 1 reply
    • 80 views
    Kevin Park

  11. First time checking into a net - nervous about proper procedure

    Patricia Wilson,
    • 2 replies
    • 105 views
    Rebecca Davis

  13. when is it okay to just jump in on a net? feeling a bit lost

    Robert Moore66,
    • 1 reply
    • 76 views
    Daniel Rodriguez

  14. when do you actually call CQ vs just jump into a net — still confused after a year

    Jennifer Lee,
    • 1 reply
    • 58 views
    Karen Brown

  15. first time checking into a net and i had no idea what i was doing lol

    Steven Brown,
    • 1 reply
    • 70 views
    Patricia Wilson

  16. new to nets, not sure if im doing this right

    Contest Joe,
    • 1 reply
    • 67 views
    Gregory Smith

  17. asked to check in on a net last night and kinda froze up — anyone else do this at first

    Michael Johnson,
    • 1 reply
    • 76 views
    Emily Miller

  19. when do you actually ID on a busy net — confused about the rules

    Mark Taylor,
    • 1 reply
    • 127 views
    Maria Chen

  20. new to nets — feeling kind of lost on what i'm supposed to do

    Michael Brown,
    • 1 reply
    • 82 views
    David Anderson74

  21. when to check in vs just listen on a net — still figuring this out

    Helen Taylor,
    • 1 reply
    • 79 views
    Helen Taylor

  22. when is it ok to just jump into a net vs waiting to be called on?

    James Moore,
    • 1 reply
    • 59 views
    Nicole Jackson

  23. asked a dumb question on a net and got kind of embarrassed, anyone else?

    Amanda Anderson,
    • 1 reply
    • 88 views
    Robert Moore66

  25. felt bad after my first time checking into a net — did I do something wrong?

    Ashley Miller,
    • 1 reply
    • 87 views
    Robert Johnson

  26. asking about net check-in procedures — did i do something wrong?

    Northern Ham,
    • 1 reply
    • 77 views
    Patricia Wilson

  27. asked a dumb question on a net last night and felt bad about it

    Ham Fan 24,
    • 1 reply
    • 83 views
    Ham Fan 24

  28. first time checking into a net and i had no idea what i was doing lol

    James Wilson46,
    • 1 reply
    • 94 views
    Sarah Moore

  29. kind of embarrassed to ask this but when do you actually jump into a net?

    Ashley Brown,
    • 1 reply
    • 85 views
    Sarah Wilson13

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