Quote Originally Posted by SuperiorDG View Post
So I'm back from hamfest. It's crazy how this happened right when I was looking for just this kind of information. Sighed up to DRC with the help of gnihcraes, thanks. Did not spend much time taking with him, but my brain was pretty overwhelmed. Spent a little money on programming software for the Baofeng and picked another one up and a big battery and car port thing. There is a lot for me to learn but this HAM radio is not as intimidating as first thought. I think once I get a chance to learn a little more then I will GTG.
You'll get the hang of it, just take one thing at a time. Learn the frequencies for 2 meter and program your radio, listen to the folks, study a book, play with practice tests online. I took the practice test for general the other night, no studying, bombed it. lol. 40% or something like that, but I figure not bad for never studying.

PM for help and questions you may have. Show up to a meeting or two, visit with some folks, most are very very smart people. They will help and explain things.

As we discussed, don't get all worried about the weird ham radio slang, QSL QSO QRP all that jargon.

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