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SFI 128
SN 73
A 6
K 1 Quiet
X-Ray C2.2
Wind 403.6 km/s
Aurora 2
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Day 80/40m Fair 30/20m Good 17/15m Good 12/10m Fair
Night 80/40m Good 30/20m Good 17/15m Good 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. new to nets, not sure if im doing this right

    Contest Joe,
    • 1 reply
    • 71 views
    Gregory Smith

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

    Michael Johnson,
    • 1 reply
    • 88 views
    Emily Miller

  3. confused about net check-ins — am i doing this wrong?

    Emily Wilson23,
    • 1 reply
    • 75 views
    Amanda Anderson

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

    Mark Taylor,
    • 1 reply
    • 141 views
    Maria Chen

  5. when do you actually break into a net? still confused after a year

    Stephanie Chang,
    • 1 reply
    • 117 views
    Diana Foster

  7. new to nets, felt kinda lost my first time — what am I missing?

    Maria Garcia,
    • 1 reply
    • 72 views
    Sarah Chen

  8. asked a dumb question on the local net last night and now im paranoid

    Brian Wilson,
    • 1 reply
    • 120 views
    Rachel Kim

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

    Michael Brown,
    • 1 reply
    • 92 views
    David Anderson74

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

    Helen Taylor,
    • 1 reply
    • 86 views
    Helen Taylor

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

    James Moore,
    • 1 reply
    • 68 views
    Nicole Jackson

  13. Just got licensed - feeling nervous about my first net check-in

    Mike Johnson,
    • 2 replies
    • 203 views
    Sarah Anderson

  14. new ham here — when is it okay to just jump into a conversation on a repeater?

    James Wilson,
    • 1 reply
    • 85 views
    Nicole Jackson

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

    Amanda Anderson,
    • 1 reply
    • 95 views
    Robert Moore66

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

    Ashley Miller,
    • 1 reply
    • 95 views
    Robert Johnson

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

    Northern Ham,
    • 1 reply
    • 82 views
    Patricia Wilson

  19. did i do something wrong on the 2m net last night?

    Michael O'Connor,
    • 1 reply
    • 46 views
    Brian Wilson

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

    Robert Thompson,
    • 1 reply
    • 116 views
    Christopher Davis

  21. confused about net check-ins — am i doing this wrong?

    Michael Miller,
    • 1 reply
    • 43 views
    Jessica Nakamura

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

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

  23. Repeater etiquette question - how long should I pause between transmissions?

    Mike Rodriguez,
    • 2 replies
    • 838 views
    Radio Geek

  25. question about jumping into a net for the first time — feeling nervous about it

    Amanda Thomas,
    • 1 reply
    • 97 views
    Ham Fan

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

    Rebecca Davis,
    • 1 reply
    • 90 views
    Diana Patel

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

    James Wilson46,
    • 1 reply
    • 99 views
    Sarah Moore

  28. when do you actually ID on a net vs just checking in — confused about the rules

    Repeater King,
    • 1 reply
    • 90 views
    Ham Fan 24

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

    Ashley Brown,
    • 1 reply
    • 92 views
    Sarah Wilson13

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