How to Call CQ and Reply On The Air

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How to Call CQ and Reply On The Air - BEST Practice

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What is the rhythm and what information do you need when calling CQ? Are contests any different? Ham Radio Basics helping you further your journey in amateur radio!
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@CentralCoastAmateurRadioClub 3 жыл бұрын

Great Video! I enjoy hearing "You're a 5 by 9 here in Brooklyn" on DMR... :D

@bommel88 3 жыл бұрын

Asking 15 times for the callsign and then giving the 59 is good as well (that's what I experience a lot when working QRP) :D

@kg5pte 3 жыл бұрын

If someone tells me to get lost being a new-be I going to go full blown cb radio on them.

@daveycrockett9447 3 жыл бұрын

Or get their call sign and file a fcc complaint. You might be in a situation where you have a radio capable of recording and can even forward on their bad behavior.

@Orefamilylawncare Жыл бұрын

Full blown cb. 🤣🤣🤣

@hightail4x478 Жыл бұрын

Ch 7 Brisbane On their ass

@miketaylor6700 Жыл бұрын

That's a big 10-4 there Good Buddy... You got your ears on? Any Smokies up your way? Breaker Breaker.. this is Newbee... Copy? lol😂

@bamsefarkanstrup8468 Жыл бұрын

Hello from Denmark oz1kai, hope to here you on the amatør band,

@MrStanwyck 4 ай бұрын

Great examples of how to call CQ… Thanks….

@barrystamper528 Жыл бұрын

I would suggest when an acronym is used putting the meaning on the screen.

@daveycrockett9447 3 жыл бұрын

Thr unfortunate thing is there are alot of very rude ham veterans out there that have a superiority complex and feel that have a sense of entitlement. I have answered or tried to break by calling out my call sign- and immediately have had hams (usually much older) get all pissy and rude rather than showing a sense of proper ham etiquette.

@HamRadioDX 3 жыл бұрын

Yes sadly encouragement and a sense of excitement around newer hams sometimes is lacking from a select few. But over time we can fix that!

@t1czer 8 ай бұрын

Dude, my local club has a website. So me as a new guy learning for the license exam wanted some help. I went to their page and to contact menu. Only callsigns. Nothing but callsigns. That made me angry as hell.

@JosephAnthonyJosefius 3 жыл бұрын

I also give my name, so my order is RST, OP, QTH. though I work mostly CW. 73 de AI5DD

@W5KJD 3 ай бұрын

I completely avoid all contesting, not that I think anything is wrong with it I just like to chat a bit, so I stay out of their way so they can do their thing.

@craftsman123456 2 жыл бұрын

Nice Commodore's in the background

@HamRadioDX 2 жыл бұрын

Check out TO's channel. He has a retro channel too that he does a lot of stuff on the Commodores too.

@brucewayne5140 Жыл бұрын

38911 BASIC BYTES FREE is burned into my memory.

@robertgarland9342 3 жыл бұрын

Adding to contesting one thing that still annoys me is people not using the phonetic alphabet during their calling. Everyone wants to get onto the next contact before they finish the current one. Yes the idea is to make as many contacts a possible but if you have to keep repeating your call sign all the time then obviously you are not being clearly heard so I say to these people. Slow it down a little bit and use the phonetic alphabet (not this France, Uncle, Sugar shit) and just see how much faster you get the contact in the log. Not everyone out there has super hearing. I know I'm one of them with dreadful hearing so spare a thought for those who can't hear well and make your CQ calls clearer for everyone to understand.

@flipster7285 2 жыл бұрын

Is Romeo not the actual phonetic "R"?

@robertgarland9342 2 жыл бұрын

@@flipster7285 Ah Yes it is. I only just realized my mistake now that you mentioned it. Thanks, I've since corrected it.

@temporarilyoffline 3 жыл бұрын

That's some good stuff right there

@HamRadioDX 3 жыл бұрын

Top quality advice from that KM9G fella… not sure about that other guy from Wisconsin

@HaydenHoneywood 3 жыл бұрын

Awesome advice as always

@andyM7XTT Жыл бұрын

I've no problem with replying to a cq call BUT how do you get over the nerves of calling cq as the thought of getting my first pileup is frightening??

@JoeCool455SD 8 ай бұрын

It's simple. No need to take it so seriously. : ) Be happy that when the day comes that your ready for you first "Pile-up" your in a place that gets pile-ups : ) Radio is supposed to be fun! Cheers 🍻 To your 1st Pile-Up !!

@LevyCarneiro Жыл бұрын

Being new to this, I find it difficult that some operators say their callsign as if it was just one word, gluing all words (Alfa, Bravo, etc) as one word, know what I mean? They found a way to say their call really quickly, but for HF DX I think those operators who say their callsigns slowly fare much better. What do you think?

@rljrl 7 ай бұрын

Those operators who blare out their callsign are very difficult to copy. They need to slow it down,

@45auto 3 жыл бұрын

Handy tips for us noobs. 👍

@TheNoCodeTech 3 жыл бұрын

Hey its that good looking guy from the youtubes, and that other guy. lol

@HamRadioDX 3 жыл бұрын

Both the guys!

@dougtaylor7724 2 жыл бұрын

The ones the gripe me are the multiple word phonetic crowd. First it’s Whiskey November Tango. Next it’s Wyoming Nancy Tokyo. Just pick one set people!

@HamRadioDX 2 жыл бұрын

Well there is a International Phonetic Alphabet and then there are are alternatives for some to understand better on air - common in contests. For instance Lima is replaced with a London or Alpha/America. Usually hear Japan stations using alternatives too presumably due to English barrier

@flipster7285 2 жыл бұрын

M0MCX made an interesting comment.....he uses the international standard, but IF and only IF the station he is working struggles with one of the letters, he will use a phonetic that might be different (eg Sugar in stead of Sierra). I can see how that could jolt a tired mind to the correct letter, but as a rule, stick to the international standard

@Dallas-Rife-UDX-347-Tennessee 2 жыл бұрын

When I answered a couple of CQ contest calls this morning , they replied then ask me for my number , I’m new to general class HF so I just politely told him I have no idea what you’re talking about so he told me I was number 1 ,, everyone else he answered he rattled off a 3 digit number for them , what in the Sam Hell was he talking about ?

@Francois_Dupont 2 жыл бұрын

??? i want to know also.

@rallypoint1 2 жыл бұрын

Ya totally different. I rather hang on 11m LSB and be a pretend HAM. 😁

@flipster7285 2 жыл бұрын

Depends on the contest. During the contest you would give a spesific exchange, normally an RS followed by something.....it could be Alpha, Bravo etc, or state/province abbreviation or.....in your case, a serial number starting from 001. So your first exchange with him you would give him 59-001 , 58-002 for your next contact and so on. He would give you 59-150 meaning you are the 150th station he has contacted during the contest......

@9A4GEMilan 8 ай бұрын

I rarely call CQ, rather using "Seek You" instead. Very few people noticed the difference. :)

@almightyEsquilax 2 жыл бұрын

Contesters are people too! Or at least I thought they were...

@Thomas-ZET Жыл бұрын

Newbie to HF, why is everyone saying QRZ, is this to let them know that’s the log there using??

@HamRadioDX Жыл бұрын

Hey mate, QRZ is from the Q-code, mainly was used in CW, but adopted into voice. QRZ means "who is calling me". www.arrl.org/files/file/Get%20on%20the%20Air/Comm%20w%20Other%20Hams-Q%20Signals.pdf

@user-bt9bu5rj9l 3 жыл бұрын

Mant One

@ianchard 3 жыл бұрын

Why do people say '...calling CQ on 40m'? I hear it a lot, e.g. 'CQ 20 CQ 20 CQ 20 metre band'. Is it just convention, or is there a good reason to do it?

@stargazer7644 3 жыл бұрын

There’s a couple of reasons. #1, it gives you something to say. The longer you keep talking the more likely someone is to stumble across your transmission and answer. #2, if someone is listening to multiple bands, it gives them a clue which band to answer you on (many modern radios have multiple receivers in them).

@ianchard 3 жыл бұрын

@@stargazer7644 makes a lot of sense-thanks!

@TomG2NV 3 жыл бұрын

(as said above to another commenter,) I understand its a throwback to the days of homebrew equipment giving of harmonics! so if your calling "CQ Forty Meters" but also being heard on 20m someone could get in touch and let you know your generating unwanted harmonic transmissions, It would also prevent them trying to call you back on the band where they are receiving you but will never hear your attempt to contact them. 73, Tom.

@richmyer9111 Жыл бұрын

Back in the early days of ham radio, you would the harmonic multiples of one frequency for different bands. There was a possibility of transmitting on more than band at a time.

@kc8tyk86 7 ай бұрын

If he ask for your callsign again your not a 5 9. I think most have 5 9 stuck in their heads.

@davebruce3754 3 жыл бұрын

When calling CQ, why would you include the frequency ie 40 meters, if some one answers you, they will know that they are on 40 meters. That seems like unneeded infor.

@Siskiyous6 3 жыл бұрын

You need to say something because listeners will be finding you on their waterfall, or as they scan, so some of the transmission s just filler so your not just creating dead air. Band may not be the best info, but it is related to your calling CQ. In some cases a shack may have more than one radio on, and thus the info may let them know which of their radios is receiving that call.

@HamRadioDX 3 жыл бұрын

If you're calling on a repeater, I usually say the repeater callsign or the frequency. Folks might be scanning and not see what their radio stopped on

@forgetyourlife 3 жыл бұрын

@@Siskiyous6 Im guessing it was a rhetorical question. Ive asked myself it many times and feel the same way. Duh, is what i think when i hear it. Same with giving your call then saying " for ID" What else is it for when no body asked?

@forgetyourlife 3 жыл бұрын

@@HamRadioDX Ive learned to recognize the repeater drop tone, no need to hear what freq it is sense various drips, whistles and beeps make them all one of a kind.

@TomG2NV 3 жыл бұрын

I understand its a throwback to the days of homebrew equipment giving of harmonics! so if your calling "CQ Forty Meters" but also being heard on 20m someone could get in touch and let you know your generating unwanted harmonic transmissions, It would also prevent them trying to call you back on the band where they are receiving you but will never hear your attempt to contact them. 73, Tom.