Hello all,
I just received my amateur radio license last week, and got my first transceiver in the mail a couple of days ago (a Wouxun dual-band 2m/70cm HT).
I've found some interesting frequencies to listen in on at the radioreference database here (Police, Media, etc), but I've had a hard time finding good amateur frequencies on which to talk to other hams. Does anyone have any recommendations? I live in the Bronx (Riverdale), and spend a lot of time in Uptown and Midtown Manhattan.
I've heard that HTs are best for hitting repeaters due to their low power output, and have been looking through repeaterbook.com and nyrepeaters.com. I've managed to pick up some transmissions from other hams on a couple of Bronx repeater frequencies I found, but haven't been able to make contact with any of them (in spite of programming in the offset and CTCSS codes). I'm guessing its because I lack the TX power.
Any recommendations for frequencies to program into my radio memory, or how to solve my "unable to make contact" problem, would be much appreciated!
KD2ALG
I just received my amateur radio license last week, and got my first transceiver in the mail a couple of days ago (a Wouxun dual-band 2m/70cm HT).
I've found some interesting frequencies to listen in on at the radioreference database here (Police, Media, etc), but I've had a hard time finding good amateur frequencies on which to talk to other hams. Does anyone have any recommendations? I live in the Bronx (Riverdale), and spend a lot of time in Uptown and Midtown Manhattan.
I've heard that HTs are best for hitting repeaters due to their low power output, and have been looking through repeaterbook.com and nyrepeaters.com. I've managed to pick up some transmissions from other hams on a couple of Bronx repeater frequencies I found, but haven't been able to make contact with any of them (in spite of programming in the offset and CTCSS codes). I'm guessing its because I lack the TX power.
Any recommendations for frequencies to program into my radio memory, or how to solve my "unable to make contact" problem, would be much appreciated!
KD2ALG