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Answers to Top 10 Amateur Radio Questions on Social Media
23 September 2015 | by With questions omitted:
10. No, that’s not a contest you heard on that WARC band.
9. You should probably study.
8. Yes, the bands are dead and it’s not your rig/antenna/coax/ears/QTH.
7. Whatever rig/logging program/medication best fits your needs.
6. No, not all young people are lazy.
5. Yes, that QSL/awards system is a PITA, but you’ll eventually figure it out like we did.
4. It just is.
3. Yes, we’ve heard the LIDs on that frequency and, no, you’re not the first person to hear them. Yes, the FCC knows about them, and no, you’re not going to stop them with your crusade/monitoring/recordings/complaints/hand-wringing/prayer group.
2. No one shops at that store anymore. Yes, it sucks and has for several decades. Don’t go to that store.
1. Google.
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- Matt W1MST, Managing Editor
Good stuff, Anthony! Number 11 has to be: Look, just put up the best antenna you can and quit worrying about it. You might actually surprise yourself and make some contacts.
Don N4KC
Author of the new books GET ON THE AIR…NOW!
and THE AMATEUR RADIO DICTIONARY
Also, add:
RTFM….
And “LOTW is easier than it looks.”
I enjoyed that.