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If you follow these suggested tips then you'll operate like a veteran ham. Furthermore, you'll be setting a good example for other new hams that you will most certainly meet and come to enjoy conversing. You'll most certainly hear long time hams with sloppy operating procedure. Please don't consider it normal and try not to emulate sloppy operators. Bad habits in ham radio seem to spread like a plague. Your success in amateur radio and your ultimate enjoyment of this hobby will have a lot to do with how you operate as well as your other qualities that add to the growing ham community.If you follow these suggested tips then you'll operate like a veteran ham. Furthermore, you'll be setting a good example for other new hams that you will most certainly meet and come to enjoy conversing. Not all new operators take the time to read guides like this before getting on the air, and there are many good guides like this one. You're already way ahead in the game. You'll most certainly hear long time hams with sloppy operating procedure. Please don't consider it normal and try not to emulate sloppy operators. Bad habits in ham radio seem to spread like a plague. Your success in amateur radio and your ultimate enjoyment of this hobby will have a lot to do with how you operate as well as your other qualities that add to the growing ham community.