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☀ Solar
SFI 128
SN 73
A 6
K 1 Quiet
X-Ray B9.3
Wind 401.6 km/s
Aurora 2
Updated 00:00 UTC HamQSL · N0NBH
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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New Member Introductions

Introduce yourself, share your callsign, interests, gear, and ham radio goals with the community.

  1. Just got my Tech license - scared to make first contact?

    Michael Rodriguez,
    • 2 replies
    • 153 views
    David Park

  2. finally got my ticket last week, just wanted to say hi

    Robert Chen,
    • 1 reply
    • 63 views
    John Wilson

  3. finally got my license last week, said hi on the local repeater today

    Carol White,
    • 1 reply
    • 96 views
    Jennifer Davis

  4. just passed my tech exam yesterday, first qso was kind of a disaster lol

    David Thomas,
    • 1 reply
    • 68 views
    David Thomas

  5. just passed my tech exam last week, already made my first contact

    Sarah Chen,
    • 1 reply
    • 61 views
    Patricia Wilson

  7. finally got my ticket last week, said hi to a few people on 2m

    Michael Thompson,
    • 1 reply
    • 88 views
    Robert Martinez

  8. just passed my tech exam last week, had my first real QSO yesterday

    Steven Kumar,
    • 1 reply
    • 159 views
    Sarah Thomas

  9. finally got my license last week, said hi to someone in ohio

    Angela Turner,
    • 1 reply
    • 63 views
    Michael Thomas

  10. just passed my tech exam last week, made my first contact yesterday

    Lisa Park,
    • 1 reply
    • 108 views
    Michael Moore

  11. First QSO nerves - am I doing this right?

    John Patterson,
    • 2 replies
    • 157 views
    Maria Chen

  13. finally got my license last week, said hi on the local repeater and now im hooked

    Amanda Garcia,
    • 1 reply
    • 72 views
    Priya Patel

  14. just passed my tech exam last week, finally made my first contact today

    Kimberly Brooks,
    • 1 reply
    • 82 views
    Steve Anderson

  15. New ham - should I start with a handheld or mobile rig?

    Jessica Wilson,
    • 0 replies
    • 173 views
    Jessica Wilson

  16. finally got my ticket last week, first QSO was a mess lol

    The DXer,
    • 1 reply
    • 51 views
    Ashley Johnson

  17. finally made my first QSO yesterday, little nervous but it worked out

    Sarah Thomas43,
    • 1 reply
    • 71 views
    Jessica Wilson66

  19. finally got my license last week, had my first real QSO yesterday

    Jessica Davis21,
    • 1 reply
    • 63 views
    Jessica Davis21

  20. finally got my license last week, said hi to a few people on 2m

    Mark Thompson,
    • 1 reply
    • 64 views
    Linda Rodriguez

  21. just passed my technician last week, had my first real QSO today

    Brazil Ham,
    • 1 reply
    • 89 views
    Jessica Taylor

  22. finally made my first real contact today -- had to share

    Sarah Rodriguez,
    • 1 reply
    • 58 views
    John Williams

  23. finally got my license last week

    Robert Miller,
    • 1 reply
    • 110 views
    Contest Fan

  25. First QSO nerves - anyone else freeze up when pressing PTT?

    DX Dude,
    • 0 replies
    • 439 views
    DX Dude

  26. finally got my license last week, said hi on the local repeater and someone actually responded lol

    Mike Thompson,
    • 1 reply
    • 103 views
    Mark Taylor

  27. finally got my license last week, said hi to someone in Idaho

    Mark Taylor,
    • 1 reply
    • 99 views
    Patricia Garcia

  28. just got my technician license last week, said hi to someone in texas from ohio

    John Anderson78,
    • 1 reply
    • 76 views
    Jeff Parker

  29. just passed my tech exam yesterday — first post here

    Brian Taylor,
    • 1 reply
    • 72 views
    Emily Brown

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