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Is anyone here? (feddit.de)

submitted 2 years ago by Inductor@feddit.de to c/hamradio@lemmy.ml

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Looks like the last post is a year old. Are there any hams/amateur radio operators here on lemmy? If so, what projects (if any) are you working on? I'm building a 5 element yagi for 2m.

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[–] Inductor@feddit.de 0 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Yeah, I got the German equivalent (Klasse E) a few months ago, and always don't know what to say after someone responds to my CQ call. Mainly just been listening to other people on HF.

[–] drb@midwest.social 0 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Parks on the Air or Summits on the Air really helps with this. A standard exchange is usually used so no need to think of what to say.

[–] Inductor@feddit.de 0 points 2 years ago (1 children)

How hard is it to get into POTA/SOTA? I guess you might need to register somewhere?

[–] drb@midwest.social 0 points 2 years ago (1 children)

I can't say for SOTA as I don't do that one myself. POTA is pretty easy. Register on pota.app, then take your radio to a registered park and make some contacts. Definitely easier if you have HF privileges, but possible on VHF if you are near enough to a major city. SOTA might be more possible on VHF due to the presumed elevation involved.

[–] Inductor@feddit.de 0 points 2 years ago

I'll have to look into that. While I can use some of HF, I don't have a battery for portable HF. I'm not near any really large cities, and looking at the map there aren't any parks near me. I might try hunting instead of activating.