Your First Radiogram (Radio KD8TTE Ep 041)

[@MauriceCalis]

As a new Ham, until about a month ago, I had no clue that such a system exists. Now that I do, from daily traffic nets on repeaters, I have become interested in how the entire process flows. Thanks for the video - not many people know that they should care about such things, or why it would ever become necessary. A whole new world - yet, not new at all. 73

[@reidtillery2856]

Excellent.

[@danshankle]

Excellent intro and wonderful review for the more seasoned traffic handler that MAY have been away from it for a while. Good, concise, well presented! Thanks for a job well done! 73 W7DOK

[@tommcmichael8679]

Thanks! I joined the QMN CW Net a few months ago and I am still learning. They have been very gracious to this newbie. I still struggle with taking a message. I'm afraid I'll mess something and make a mistake. However, I am told I should JUST DO IT and it will become 2nd nature after awhile. I'm on the net nearly every day. Hopefully I'll get that chance to give it a shot.

[@KD8TTE]

I second that advice. Just do it. You'll make mistakes. That's OK if you learn from them and go on to make different mistakes. Eventually the mistakes will be rare and you'll be a squared away operator. 73

[@EricThayer]

thank you for taking the time to provide this concise overview of radiogram origination. i wish I had seen this sooner! it's great to see the process and to have the opportunity to listen to a good local traffic net being conducted so that I don't have to unlearn bad habits. 73 K1EHT

[@henfrilangy3842]

Thanks needed this. Is there a video on how to reply to a radiogram in CW?

[@KD8TTE]

It's exactly the same. You receive the message, then deliver or read it after the net is over. Write a radiogram that is a response and send it on the next net.

[@Trump985]

Great video! I’m new and have been listening to a local VHF (2 meter) traffic net. I have checked in to the net without traffic a few times and trying to practice copying traffic with very bad results. I can’t write fast enough to keep up with the people sending the messages yet the person taking the traffic has no problems. Maybe I’m just not cut out for this but I might try sending you a message as I don’t know anyone else to send one to yet. 73

[@sphexes]

Great info. 73 W8XDX

[@reidtillery2856]

Whose name goes in the signature spot? The ham taking the message or the non-ham for whom the message is being sent?

[@KD8TTE]

Signature is the non ham, the person whose thoughts and ideas are in the text. It's easier to see the parts if we think of the radio operators as part of the equipment, not the people sending and receiving the messages. 73

[@marcinmichigan2772]

question, when the info makes it to the last location, how is the info relayed to the recipient? is it by telephone, by RF, by USPS, etc

[@KD8TTE]

If going to me specifically there's a good chance that it's RF. In the general case it goes to the addressee however is best for that case. Any of the examples you give can count. In a disaster scenario, it could go to a message board with cards posted on them for the recipient at the shelter to pick up.

[@yowsa52]

I saw the thumbnail of this video and it looked like Zelensky was going to teach me how to do my first Radiogram. Then I saw the tie.