Amateur (Ham) Radio

Jon “The Nice Guy” Spriggs
G7VRI
@G7VRI on Twitter

Experimenting

  • 1/2w CW to work the world
  • Moonbounce
  • AMSAT

Communicating

  • Simplex
  • Repeaters
  • VoIP – Echolink, AllStar, IRLP
  • Digital Voice
  • Pictures
  • Video
  • Text (FT8, AX25 / APRS, RTTY)
  • CW

Building

  • Rig
  • Antennas
  • Radio
  • Rig Control
  • Repeaters
  • Networks!

Sharing, Developing and Collaborating

  • SDR
  • DV
  • Mobile Phones!
  • Codecs

Scoring Points

  • IOTA
  • JOTA
  • DX

Friendship

  • Local nets
  • International QSOs
  • Clubs
  • Meetups
  • “Hamventions”, Swap Meets

Emergency

  • RAYnet in the UK
  • Disaster Relief in Earthquakes, Floods etc

Fun

Want to find out more?


https://rsgb.org/main/clubs-training/for-students/foundation/

Thanks!

73 (best wishes)
Jon “The Nice Guy” Spriggs
G7VRI
@G7VRI on Twitter