Several of my recent posts have dealt with a program to help new hams get started. Well, that program now has a name—Ham Radio Jump Start— and we’ve even held some trial sessions. Here’s a recording of the first session, “Having fun with amateur radio.” The goal of this session is to give a broad overview of all the different things one can do with amateur radio.
- Choosing a first (or second) radio
- Programming a VHF/UHF radio using Chirp
- Improved antennas for handheld transceivers (telescopic whips, mobile, roll-up j-pole, …)
- Getting on the air (VHF repeater and simplex)
I’ll also be setting up a website with more information about these sessions, a schedule, and a form to sign up for them. Stay tuned for that.
If you’re an instructor and you think that you might like to be part of this effort, you can subscribe to our mailing list by going to https://ham-instructor.groups.io/g/NewHams. We’ve held two meeting, via Zoom, already, and I think we have some momentum going here.