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SFI 121
SN 99
A 11
K 2 Quiet
X-Ray B8.5
Wind 422.6 km/s
Aurora 3
Updated 13:30 UTC HamQSL · N0NBH
Day 80/40m Fair 30/20m Good 17/15m Fair 12/10m Fair
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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. confused about net check-ins — am i doing this wrong?

    Emily Wilson23,
    • 1 reply
    • 114 views
    Amanda Anderson

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

    Mark Taylor,
    • 1 reply
    • 189 views
    Maria Chen

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

    Stephanie Chang,
    • 1 reply
    • 206 views
    Diana Foster

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

    Maria Garcia,
    • 1 reply
    • 115 views
    Sarah Chen

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

    Brian Wilson,
    • 1 reply
    • 167 views
    Rachel Kim

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

    Michael Brown,
    • 1 reply
    • 130 views
    David Anderson74

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

    Helen Taylor,
    • 1 reply
    • 124 views
    Helen Taylor

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

    James Moore,
    • 1 reply
    • 116 views
    Nicole Jackson

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

    Mike Johnson,
    • 2 replies
    • 252 views
    Sarah Anderson

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

    James Wilson,
    • 1 reply
    • 141 views
    Nicole Jackson

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

    Amanda Anderson,
    • 1 reply
    • 140 views
    Robert Moore66

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

    Ashley Miller,
    • 1 reply
    • 131 views
    Robert Johnson

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

    Northern Ham,
    • 1 reply
    • 115 views
    Patricia Wilson

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

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

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

    Robert Thompson,
    • 1 reply
    • 164 views
    Christopher Davis

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

    Michael Miller,
    • 1 reply
    • 84 views
    Jessica Nakamura

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

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

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

    Mike Rodriguez,
    • 2 replies
    • 967 views
    Radio Geek

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

    Amanda Thomas,
    • 1 reply
    • 137 views
    Ham Fan

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

    Rebecca Davis,
    • 1 reply
    • 119 views
    Diana Patel

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

    James Wilson46,
    • 1 reply
    • 142 views
    Sarah Moore

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

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

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

    Ashley Brown,
    • 1 reply
    • 130 views
    Sarah Wilson13

  25. guy on the local net kept talking over people and nobody said anything??

    Steve Martinez,
    • 1 reply
    • 162 views
    Carlos Martinez

  26. when do you actually key up during a net check-in? i keep second guessing myself

    John Johnson16,
    • 1 reply
    • 125 views
    Rachel Garcia

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