[bars] help for a new ham

[Tom Walsh]

Brendon,

 

You need a lot more information from her before recommending any equipment or how to get started in the hobby let alone recommending
any mode or band.  

 

Usually, it helps to find out why she wants to be a ham  and how she heard of it.  Then she can perhaps join a club (like BARS) to
help get started but even better is to find a mentor (we used to call them Elmers) who can guide her first steps.  

 

Hooking her up with a class also may be a good idea of which there usually are several around.  

 

I get a lot of calls like this as ARRL Eastern Massachusetts section manager  so you can have her give me a call.  

 

Tom K1TW

 

From: bars <bars-bounces at w1hh.org> On Behalf Of Welch, Brendan
Sent: Monday, October 31, 2022 3:39 PM
To: bars at w1hh.org
Subject: [bars] help for a new ham

 

>From W 1 L P G

 

A woman in our neighborhood wants to become a ham.  She found out that I am one,

so she phoned me last night.  Especially she wants to get equipment for her car, so I

presume we are talking 2 meters and 440.     It is too bad she just missed Deerfield,

but if anybody has any recommendations on used or new , please let me know.

 

I am still so old fashioned, I have no experience with FT8 etc.  Do you suggest that she

go that far, on a first step?

 

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