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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link="#0563C1" vlink="#954F72" style='word-wrap:break-word'><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal>Brendon,<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>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. <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>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. <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Hooking her up with a class also may be a good idea of which there usually are several around. <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>I get a lot of calls like this as ARRL Eastern Massachusetts section manager so you can have her give me a call. <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Tom K1TW<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #E1E1E1 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal><b>From:</b> bars <bars-bounces@w1hh.org> <b>On Behalf Of </b>Welch, Brendan<br><b>Sent:</b> Monday, October 31, 2022 3:39 PM<br><b>To:</b> bars@w1hh.org<br><b>Subject:</b> [bars] help for a new ham<o:p></o:p></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:black'>From W 1 L P G<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:black'>A woman in our neighborhood wants to become a ham. She found out that I am one,<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:black'>so she phoned me last night. Especially she wants to get equipment for her car, so I<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:black'>presume we are talking 2 meters and 440. It is too bad she just missed Deerfield,<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:black'>but if anybody has any recommendations on used or new , please let me know.<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:black'>I am still so old fashioned, I have no experience with FT8 etc. Do you suggest that she<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:black'>go that far, on a first step?<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div></div></body></html>