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Tips for New Hams

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The ARRL advises that you announce your presence on a repeater by saying, "A0NEW Monitoring."  (replace A0NEW with your call sign.)  However, it is much more useful if you indicate which repeater you're on because some operators listening have a radio that scans though a number of repeaters.  They'll hear you but might not know what repeater you are on, especially if they're driving and can't look down to see where the scan stopped momentarily.   The ARRL advises that you announce your presence on a repeater by saying, "A0NEW Monitoring."  (replace A0NEW with your call sign.)  However, it is much more useful if you indicate which repeater you're on because some operators listening have a radio that scans though a number of repeaters.  They'll hear you but might not know what repeater you are on, especially if they're driving and can't look down to see where the scan stopped momentarily.  It's not required but increases the probability of a response.
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