Gwinnett Amateur Radio Society

Beginner’s Corner December 2014 More on downloading the information to the Baofeng UV-5R (?) This is a continuation of last month’s column. There is just so much information on the Baofeng radios that needs to be gotten out. Try as I did, I could not get the CSV file I had created to my radio. […]

Beginner’s Corner November 2014     When I began this column, I thought there were just so many columns I could write, but I keep discovering items that might be of interest to new hams.     I recently received a Baofeng UV-5R as a birthday gift and have been recording my impressions of it. Programming the […]

Beginner’s Corner October 2014  For the past several months, I have been writing about the Baofeng radios. I have made quite a bit of progress on getting mine up and running, but I felt it might be nice to change the subject for a bit.  When you get your license and set up your first […]

Beginner’s Corner September 2014 A Birthday Gift! I recently received a nice birthday gift, a Baofeng UV-5R two meter/440 HT (handy-talkie). Thank you KK4VLR! Well, I was elated to receive it, and decided to give it a first hand review. Up until now, I had to rely on the thoughts from others on this radio. […]

 Beginner’s Corner August 2014  Come Work the Dog Show Twice a year, GARS, in conjunction with Gwinnett ARES provides parking coordinators for the Cherokee Rose Dog Cluster in Atlanta. This is the main fundraiser for both organizations. I encourage ALL GARS and ARES members, BOTH new and old, to set some time to help work […]

Beginner’s Corner July 2014 By David Harden, KJ4CMY This month, let’s take a look at programming software. One of the nice thing about modern radios is that they have microprocessors that handle a lot of the drudgery in setting up your radio. This is especially useful with VHF/UHF radios, where there a lot of simplex […]

Beginner’s Corner June 2014 Field Day – Practical Experience for New Hams Field Day is coming up. What is Field Day? This event takes place on the last full weekend in June, and is an activity sponsored by the American Radio Relay League and Radio Amateurs of Canada. It is the largest and most anticipated […]

Beginner’s Corner By David Harden, KJ4CMY I have some more information on the Baofeng UV-5R radio to share this month.  While looking at ham radios on YouTube, I came across this interesting video: Baofeng UV-5R Review and Set-Up https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=56PvtAqacz8 This should give Baofeng owners (or potential owners) a good look on how to set this […]

Quick Notes for New Hams Common Amateur Radio Q-Codes QRL – Are you busy? I am busy (or I am busy with ___). Please do not interfere. QRM – Is my transmission being interfered with? Your transmission is being interfered with ___. (1. Nil 2. Slightly 3. Moderately 4. Severely 5. Extremely) QRN – Are you troubled by […]

Beginner’s Corner April 2014 By David Harden, KJ4CMY Alinco Radios for Beginners We have been looking at different Handy Talkies (HTs) for the new ham.  This month, we’ll visit Alinco, The least expensive dual-band Alinco is the DJ-V57T. I contacted GigaParts for information. Shelley – KK4VST, writes, “They are very easy to afford for new […]

Beginner’s Corner March 2014 By David Harden, KJ4CMY BaoFeng Radios Revisited. I had the opportunity to work at the dog show at the Atlanta Expo Center in January. It is a good fundraiser for GARS and Gwinnett ARES, as well as a good opportunity to “play radio” and get some experience. There is another one […]