PRESENTER OPINION : Please Please Please Encourage New Operators

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PRESENTER OPINION : Please Please Please Encourage New Operators

You’ve probably all heard this at one time or another. A newly-licensed radio amateur gets on the local repeater and then either gets ignored completely or criticized for using a Baofeng or committing some minor operating error.

Can  you think of a worse experience for a new ham? I’d bet that in some cases the new ham decides to give up on ham radio entirely. At the very least, it sours them on the ham radio experience.

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PRESENTER OPINION : No Nonsense General Class Study Guide now available in print→

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PRESENTER OPINION : No Nonsense General Class Study Guide now available in print

The print version of the updated No Nonsense General Class Study Guide is finally available.

Last year, when I did the Tech study guide, I said to myself, “Self, next time do the print version first.” Of course, I neglected to do that, and produced the electronic versions first. Then, in reviewing the proof for the print version, I decided to make a lot of changes, which then had to be made to the PDF and Kindle versions. And, of course, the changes I made resulted in a slightly bigger book, which then mean that I had to modify the cover. De;spite all that, it’s finally up on Amazon.

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LiOTA: Libraries On The Air→

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LiOTA: Libraries On The Air

As readers of my blog have likely observed, I’ve been promoting a “served agency” partnership between the ARRL-affiliated clubs and local public libraries. I’m told by my Division Director, David K5UZ, that the Plant the Seed, Sow the Future Initiative was formally adopted by the ARRL Board of Directors in a recent meeting. I’ve had virtual meetings with ARRL HQ staff on advising them regarding technical details of adding maps, databases, and other material to the arrl.org website pages pertaining to clubs. The entire website was recently revised (again) so this is taking some time. Need I say, LoTW?

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