{"id":84,"date":"2024-12-12T18:00:27","date_gmt":"2024-12-12T23:00:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/qcarc.radio\/?page_id=84"},"modified":"2025-04-24T18:51:08","modified_gmt":"2025-04-25T00:51:08","slug":"help-for-new-hams","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/qcarc.radio\/index.php\/help-for-new-hams\/","title":{"rendered":"Help for new hams"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Whether you are a new ham or an old hand we all have questions about different aspects of our hobby. Below are a few resources to help you out.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>And in one of the most important traditions in our hobby, <strong>hams help hams<\/strong>. Whether you are an aspiring ham or a newly licensed one you will find that your questions to any ham will be welcomed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Canadian resources:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rac.ca\/operating\/bandplans\/\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.rac.ca\/operating\/bandplans\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Amateur radio band plans<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rac.ca\/nets\/\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.rac.ca\/nets\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Amateur radio nets<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/qcarc.radio\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/AboutRAC_November2024.pdf\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/qcarc.radio\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/AboutRAC_November2024.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Why join Radio Amateurs of Canada?<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>General amateur radio resources:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hamradioschool.com\/post\/five-common-mistakes-new-hams-make\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.hamradioschool.com\/post\/five-common-mistakes-new-hams-make\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Common mistakes new hams make<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.arrl.org\/ham-radio-glossary\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.arrl.org\/ham-radio-glossary\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Ham Radio Glossary<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/lcwo.net\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"http:\/\/lcwo.net\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Learn CW Online<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/longislandcwclub.org\/\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/longislandcwclub.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Long Island CW Club<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hamradioschool.com\/post\/ham-radio-mobile-installation-going-mobile-part-1\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.hamradioschool.com\/post\/ham-radio-mobile-installation-going-mobile-part-1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Mobile radio installation<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.arrl.org\/quick-reference-operating-aids\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.arrl.org\/quick-reference-operating-aids\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Operating aids<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pa9x.com\/propagation\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Propagation of radio waves<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.qrz.com\/\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.qrz.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">QRZ: callsign look ups and more<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.repeaterbook.com\/\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.repeaterbook.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Repeater listings around the world<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.arrl.org\/files\/file\/Technology\/tis\/info\/pdf\/repeater1.pdf\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.arrl.org\/files\/file\/Technology\/tis\/info\/pdf\/repeater1.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Repeaters: what they are and how to use them<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hamradioschool.com\/post\/a-vhf-fm-station-at-home\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.hamradioschool.com\/post\/a-vhf-fm-station-at-home\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">VHF FM base station equipment<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hamradioschool.com\/post\/considering-a-vhf-uhf-antenna-for-your-home\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.hamradioschool.com\/post\/considering-a-vhf-uhf-antenna-for-your-home\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">VHF\/UHF base station antennas<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hamradioschool.com\/post\/your-first-dipole-antenna\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.hamradioschool.com\/post\/your-first-dipole-antenna\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Your first HF dipole Antenna<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Whether you are a new ham or an old hand we all have questions about different aspects of our hobby. Below are a few resources to help you out. And in one of the most important traditions in our hobby, &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/qcarc.radio\/index.php\/help-for-new-hams\/\">Continue reading <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-84","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/qcarc.radio\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/84","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/qcarc.radio\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/qcarc.radio\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/qcarc.radio\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/qcarc.radio\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=84"}],"version-history":[{"count":46,"href":"https:\/\/qcarc.radio\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/84\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":705,"href":"https:\/\/qcarc.radio\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/84\/revisions\/705"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/qcarc.radio\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=84"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}