Introduction

[NWARadio]

New here. Got my tech license in Jan of '13 and general in Nov of '13. Finally got my HF setup done this weekend (2/28/14) and made some contacts. Call is KF5TJC in Northwest Arkansas. Hopefully I'll be able to talk to some of you guys on the air.

[John Galt]

Welcome aboard! 

I'm a newbie myself and would love to make some contacts.  I'm all the way up to a grand total of 2!

Are you on in the evenings? 

[RichardSinFWTX]

Welcome!  North Texas here! 

[NWARadio]

Are you on in the evenings?

I'm not on a regular schedule right now, so I'm on when I can get away from family duties right now. I haven't been on HF enough to have a favorite band or anything, so I just scan around, listen and try to learn what to do and what to say. What band do you like to spend your time on?

[KK0G]

Welcome to Radio Preppers, glad to have you aboard.

[Archangel320420]

Welcome, MWAR.

[Jim Boswell]

         Welcome aboard, some good people here. I have been a ham for over 25 years and worked in Electronics over 35 years. So far in 2014 I have not been active much on the ham bands. Several repair jobs spread over the ham radio desk and I need to do a bit of clean-up.
         Great thing about ham radio, it ties in with so many other hobbies, camping and outdoors people. I have started working on my CW skills as I was never good at it, got my novice back in 1984. Several friends have been talking about 10 and 15 opening up. When I am on the air I hang around 14.305, and if 15 meters is open I will work that band.
          Later this Spring I hope to get my 6meter/2meter SSB antennas up. If you ever get the chance to do 6meters you can get hooked on those clear clean QSOs using 2 to 10 watts. 73'S  KA5SIW

[John Galt]

Are you on in the evenings?

I'm not on a regular schedule right now, so I'm on when I can get away from family duties right now. I haven't been on HF enough to have a favorite band or anything, so I just scan around, listen and try to learn what to do and what to say. What band do you like to spend your time on?

Much like you, I don't have any particular band that is a favorite.  I'm usually listening after dark so I find myself on 80 and 40 meters a lot and 20 meters as well.  I've still got training wheels so I'm not ready to call CQ or contest or the like.  I think at this point I kind of prefer to "pre-set up" something so I know I'm talking to someone that might be a little forgiving of my screw ups.   ::)

[NWARadio]

One of these days we should try and meet up on a frequency . Once I can get the family used to a radio schedule, I'm going to start posting on here when I'm on the radio and what frequency. That way I can get to know some folks and put voices with the words.