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ON MY HAM RADIO WHAT FORMAT DO I LOG ONTO A REPEATER LOOK BELOW?
DO I SAY CALLSIGN AND RADI OSTATION CALLSIGN OR WHAT. I JUST GOT INTO THE HAM RADIO AND A NREVIEWING EXAM GUIDES I AM AN ARO.
3 Answers
- Anonymous1 decade agoFavorite Answer
the convention is... <their call> this is <my call>.
If no one is around, of you do not know if anyone is around, you can call CQ - "CQ CQ, this is <my call>
or my favorite.... "anyone around? this is <my call>"
Source(s): calling CQ on a repeater may be considered "bad form" but it is the ACCEPTED form by the training manuals published by the ARRL. - SocratesLv 71 decade ago
When calling a particular station, "<their call>, <your call>". If no response, call once or twice more. You might also say "<their call>, <their call>, <your call>". There's no one proper way to use.
After making contact, ID with your callsign at least once every ten minutes of the QSO, typically less. You don't have to say the other station's call when IDing eventhough many do.
After calling a station with no response or after a QSO, say something like, "<your call> clear".
There are no FCC rules on how you say stuff, just that you ID every 10 minutes and when you end your QSO. It's good to adopt standard operating practices for less confusion though.
- classicsatLv 71 decade ago
I don't know if this is convention (I haven't operated in a few years), but IMHO it is bad form to call "CQ" over a repeater. What I would do is give my call sign and say "listening"
That way,if anybody wants to to communicate with you, they can.
