Got my call sign!

bnoland · #1 (**permalink**) 12-10-2012, 2:28 PM

My call showed up today. KK4NES

elk2370bruce · #2 (**permalink**) 12-10-2012, 2:40 PM

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Originally Posted by bnoland

My call showed up today. KK4NES

Congratulations!! Welcome to the international brotherhood of amateur radio. Now GOTA (Get On the Air).

Rt169Radio · #3 (**permalink**) 12-10-2012, 4:13 PM

Cool! Now you can have more fun with radios.

donnie_K7UTA · #4 (**permalink**) 12-10-2012, 4:23 PM

Congrads on getting your ticket

bnoland · #5 (**permalink**) 12-10-2012, 5:23 PM

I am hoping my radio gets here before class tonight, it's out for delivery via ups now. They are going over repeaters and some other stuff tonight. I want to bring mine to get some hands on time programming and get help if need be.

donnie_K7UTA · #6 (**permalink**) 12-10-2012, 5:54 PM

Just curious as to what radio did you get?

glideslope · #7 (**permalink**) 12-10-2012, 6:13 PM

Welcome!

Fuzy_GSXR1000 · #8 (**permalink**) 12-10-2012, 6:20 PM

Congratulations!!! Welcome!! I hope your radio does come too!! They can help you program it then you will be up and running!!

bnoland · #9 (**permalink**) 12-10-2012, 6:41 PM

We are in class now. Leave it to ups to be slow today.. My radio hasn't arrived yet. My wife is home so it will be there once I get out of class. I will play with it a bit when I get home.

TheSpaceMan · #10 (**permalink**) 12-10-2012, 7:34 PM

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Originally Posted by bnoland

We are in class now. Leave it to ups to be slow today.. My radio hasn't arrived yet. My wife is home so it will be there once I get out of class. I will play with it a bit when I get home.

Congrats!!! What radio did you get?

bnoland · #11 (**permalink**) 12-10-2012, 7:42 PM

Kenwood TH-d72A

acyddrop · #12 (**permalink**) 12-11-2012, 1:00 PM

Congrats on your call sign! The TH-D72A is a nice HT rig for APRS

bnoland · #13 (**permalink**) 12-11-2012, 1:08 PM

Thanks, I am liking my 72A but I have to send it back as soon as I can get a hold of the place I got it from. My Menu and A/B buttons don't work. I talked to Kenwood and they said to send it back. I bought it through theantennafarm.com which is not an authorized Kenwood dealer.

acyddrop · #14 (**permalink**) 12-11-2012, 1:19 PM

Well hopefully they will, but it should be covered under warranty, and in worst case repairing these things isn't so awfully expensive.

sloop · #15 (**permalink**) 12-11-2012, 1:48 PM

Congrats...I still remember my first call (WN4UYY) and contact, boy have things changed. HT's are great but as soon as you can go to a ham fest and get a base set up. A used mobile, a power supply, and an antenna...should be around $300 to $400. HT's are great but NOTHING beats the talking power (range) of a base station. You could build your own antenna and save more $.

N2MWE · #16 (**permalink**) 12-11-2012, 5:17 PM

It is so good to come here and consistently see someone has gotten their license. Amateur radio, thank God, is alive and well!

Git-R-Done · #17 (**permalink**) 12-11-2012, 5:21 PM

Congrats.

r_eugene1 · #18 (**permalink**) 12-11-2012, 5:39 PM

Congratulations on getting your license. Get on the air and have fun!

bnoland · #19 (**permalink**) 12-11-2012, 6:36 PM

I did play a bit today. Even though some of my buttons aren't working I could get on the air so I talked some with one of the guys who helped with my class. I also played with EcoLink a bit today as well. I heard back from theantennafarm.com a little while ago. They asked if I wanted to exchange it so I assume they are going to give me instructions and get it swapped out for me. I think I am going to get a SMA to BNC-F adapter and a Diamond RH205 antenna to go with it.

Fuzy_GSXR1000 · #20 (**permalink**) 12-11-2012, 7:07 PM

Good for you I didn't go on the air the first day!! But now I can't get off I'm going to resume studying for general and one day get a base for HF,!!