How to Call CQ (Ham Radio Beginner Basics)

[@HamRadioDX]

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[@BrokenSignal]

As seasoned hams we often forget what is routine to us could be keeping a newly licensed ham from getting on the air. Great job covering this!

[@HamRadioDX]

Thanks! Please share around with other new hams to help them out too

[@DinsDale-tx4br]

I tried to join a net in Dorset UK today. People spoke so fast with no phonetics. It wasn't very pleasant. Of course I am new ... but why do oldies act as if they don't have to be polite? It is just plain sloppy..

[@rodimusprime6895]

This is the kind of videos that we need, for some reason most Ham Radio KZbinrs forget about all the new Ham Radio out there that really appreciate this kind of information. Thank you Ham Radio DX for the job well done!

[@HamRadioDX]

Thank you! If you have any more suggestions of topics to cover please let me know. Feel free to share this with anyone who it may benefit too.

[@KO4VNX]

This is a good, important video for newbies and old-timers and everyone in between! Well done, good Sir, well done!!!

[@HamRadioDX]

Thank you kindly! Please share to anyone who it may prove useful for.

[@rl2109]

Thanks for posting this video! I've had my license for 6+ yrs, but I'm a rookie just beginning on the air. I'm currently HT only; hope to have a desk set up next year... Meanwhile, I'm trying to absorb as much knowledge from good folks like you! 73 -KN4KZT

[@HamRadioDX]

73 KN4KZT, great to hear you're getting on the air!

[@corsavic1]

keep these videos going brilliant sometimes we need to go back to basics, nice someone has the time to teach help new hams thank you

[@HamRadioDX]

Glad to help

[@dantihon3997]

Very Helpful , thank you ! :-)

[@dantheman5222]

I have my radio running all day better if stations do a long call CQ call I'm more likely to hear it. I'm in VK6 i consider anything east of the WA border DX as for the most part it rolls in as skip in the arvo and dead at night on 10m and just sayan, if I'm on 40m I just do CQ CQ as I'm only going to get vk6 during the day

[@godarklight]

You're not wrong, I'd be closer to new zealand than I am to you.

[@dantheman5222]

@@godarklight OMG NZ would be world wide skip for me and few and far for me, i think japan is local DX for me lol than NZ

[@wxfield]

The most important rule to calling CQ is to not be timid..jump in and give us a shout..hams (most) want to talk.

[@dukeofrodtown1705]

Brilliant video! Keep up the great content, sorry I'm not around much on your streams or videos

[@HamRadioDX]

All good! Thanks for stopping by and leaving a comment on this one. If you know of any hams that this could help, please share it to them.

[@dukeofrodtown1705]

@@HamRadioDX Will do Hayden

[@dan_in_sd]

Hayden, great stuff. Very helpful especially the part of 'annunciating' so that people can easily understand the call. BTW, is that a teleprompter setup there behind your desk? Nice!

[@HamRadioDX]

Hey mate, yes it's an Elgato Prompter - I use it to keep some key points to remember when covering videos - geni.us/uFINKP

[@dan_in_sd]

@@HamRadioDX Maybe a follow up video should be: "When to Call CQ. " How to know which bands to use during the day, during the night, and what indicators are around for 'beginners' to use to see if calling 'CQ' will get you any contacts at all.

[@HamRadioDX]

@@dan_in_sd That's a great suggestion!

[@full_metal2452]

Excellent video. What radio were you using?

[@HamRadioDX]

Thanks! The radio in this video is an Icom IC-7610

[@justin9605]

Thank you.

[@stuartdunk803]

Copy, is misused in Amateur and CB. Using copy is asking the other station to actually copy the message to a medium to re read.🤔

[@ErikTheVikingMechanic]

Licensed for almost a year, I am still scared/shy to call CQ. I'll do it when I POTA or SOTA it's just from my home QTH. I don't know why.

[@cameronalexander359]

Thanks for this

[@HamRadioDX]

No problem, hope it helped

[@shannonestep5506]

Very nice video, 7610 Looks nice as a background thru the capture card.

[@HamRadioDX]

Thank you very much!

[@mayomayo7318]

Yes, calling CQ is definatly paying off....

[@davem6492]

CQ CQ CQ DX 307 calling CQ

[@brian.7966]

come to Southend and you get "breaker breaker"

[@bassangler73]

👍

[@realjohnboxall]

I find the older some operators get, the less they do it properly.

[@allanjones4283]

Thanks Hayden. Ignore the keyboard warriors and sad HAMS 🙂

[@HamRadioDX]

Thanks mate!

[@vk3ye]

A big mistake that beginners make is to call CQ DX. Possibly because on 27 MHz CB DX means anything that's 'skip', ie not within say 100km. I've heard VK6s on 10m call CQ DX incessantly with no reply. When their signal was a good strength over east and they would have got replies if they left off the DX bit. Never call CQ DX unless you really mean it, you're a snob or like the Tony Hancock skit, you neither have nor desire friends in your own country.

[@stuartdunk803]

Good video but why are you telling people what band you are calling on? Seems a bit of a waste!🤔😉🙂

[@brianm9962]

Perhaps to let anyone who is monitoring multiple radios know which one is active.