Getting Started in Amateur Radio – Technician Oriented

  On Monday evening, July 20^th, the Walton County Emergency Radio Club will be having a presentation entitled, “Getting Started in Amateur Radio.”  The program will be technician focused and should be highly interactive.  The panelists will be David, AI4JI, Bob, AG4BR, Jerry, KC4QJE, and Arnold, KC4ZUA.  Come on out and join us for a fun time whether you are just getting started, or rekindling an old interest in ham radio.  The meeting starts at 7:30 PM at the old rock school building, 131 Main Street, in Loganville, Georgia. 

Agenda 

1. Repeater operation

Repeater fundamentals

Local repeater information

Simplex operation

2. Stations

Home stations, antennas, and coax

Mobile radios and antennas

Handheld radios

3. Conversation protocols and conventions

4. Power supplies