Kristan,Welcome. BTW there’s also Brews With BVARC. Chat with interesting/nerdy hams over a local craft beer. 🍺
All are welcome! (MEs, EEs, Phys, ChemEs, Math, Star Trek, Star Wars, The Expanse enthusiasts.. yea pretty much anyone with nerdy or no credentials 😂 ) On Mar 19, 2024, at 08:51, Sean - N5LNK via BVARC <bvarc@bvarc.org> wrote:
Kristan,
I understand and was once in your shoes when I first started. I know you said it is hard for you to go to activities such as a planed POTA event. But I encourage you to seek these gatherings because they are some of the best way to get answers to your questions and a little hands on experience so you too will become confident in your knowledge and ability. A few places to keep an eye out for upcoming local park activations are Houston POTA, Cross Roads Ham Radio Club, and Brazos Vally Amateur Radio Club. All these groups manage a Facebook page that helps get the word out of organized POTA activations in our area.
On Mar 19, 2024, at 8:13 AM, gshockxcc via BVARC <bvarc@bvarc.org> wrote:
First, let me preface my request for help by saying that I am a Mechanical Engineer and I still have no idea what is going on. I collect lots of data on rotating and fixed equipment, and I understand Control systems just enough to be dangerous.
That said, I have had my General license for almost a year, and I still have no idea how to operate a ham radio, how to communicate with anyone or find channels to communicate on. I freely admit that the amount of time that I spend trying to learn is minimal, because of other priorities at the moment. I don’t have any friends who are into ham, and I am rarely able to make BVARC functions like the POTA.
How in the world do you get started if you don’t know where to begin? Sorry, I am just lost.
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