YES, I have a copy of the ARRL Operating Manual. I suppose I should
consult the ARRL Handbook, also.
Yep... LISTEN first - like looking before I leap.
That like good advice.
One of my very first SSB contacts, I answered a guy calling one of those
WAS Nets to order. I gave my call sign, and was kinda surprised he
immediately replied and said I was "Number 11 on the list."
Of course, I was not yet familiar with such nets or how they worked,
which meant I had only ten short examples to consider before it would be
my turn to do that voodoo that they do so well.
I listened REAL HARD to those first ten contacts in order to discern the
appropriate exchange, so I would get it right the first time. It seems
painfully obvious today, but those first ten contacts seemed to fly by
in a hurry as I was figuring out how to play the game!
Happy trails.
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On 7/1/2012 11:42 AM, k3miy@csonline.net wrote:
James and others
One way to do this is to listen for CQs. Let somebody else answer, and listen
to the exchanges. You'll get a lot of tips on what to say( and what NOT to
say).
I assume you have a copy of the ARRL Operating manual, which helps with
format.
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