Uploaded May 2021 | Updated September 2026, 3 weeks ago
There are a ton of Ham Radio Acronyms that you will encounter. I am covering the main ones you will come across most often at first, the rest will show themselves as you go forward into the hobby.
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Intro - 0:00
Q-Codes: 3:08
Regular Acronyms: 8:14
The leftovers: 15:55
Final Thoughts: 25:35
Links from the video:
POTA - parksontheair.com
SOTA - sotamaps.org
Full list of Acronyms: hamradiofornontechies.com/ham-radio-acronyms
A & K Index Reports: hamradiofornontechies.com/current-ham-radio-conditions
What Frequencies can you use with your license level: hamradiofornontechies.com/ham-frequencies-by-license
Facebook: facebook.com/groups/hr4nt
Website: hamradiofornontechies.com
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Ham Radio 2.0: youtube.com/hamradio20
Ham Radio Crash Course: youtube.com/hoshnasi
KG6HQD: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCFup...
N0SSC: youtube.com/n0ssc
K6UDA Radio: youtube.com/k6uda
K8MRD Radio Stuff: youtube.com/k8mrdradiostuff
Signal Search: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCk2g...
Ham Radio Now: youtube.com/user/HamRadioNow
Kyle - AA0Z: youtube.com/kyleaa0z
SevenForty1: youtube.com/user/sevenforty1
100 Watts and a Wire Podcast: 100wattsandawire.com
DX Commander: youtube.com/m0mcx
W6RIP Radio Adventures: youtube.com/11DayScrape
The Smokin Ape: https://www.youtube.com/user/TheSmoki...
Goodgame Ham Radio, Bees, and Outdoors: https://www.youtube.com/goodgamehamra...
Temporarily Offline: youtube.com/temporarilyoffline
K0LWC: youtube.com/c/K0LWC
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My Current Shack Setup:
Yaesu FT-991A – hamradio.com/detail.cfm?pid=H0-015268
Chameleon MPAS 2.0 Antenna – bit.ly/394f3TO
Diamond X-30A Antenna - hamradio.com/detail.cfm?pid=H0-007913
Diamond GZV4000 Power Supply - hamradio.com/detail.cfm?pid=H0-003067
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#hr4nt
#ki5npl
#hamradiofornontechies
There are a ton of Ham Radio Acronyms that you will encounter. I am covering the main ones you will come across most often at first, the rest will show themselves as you go forward into the hobby.
---------------Content Selection---------------------
Intro - 0:00
Q-Codes: 3:08
Regular Acronyms: 8:14
The leftovers: 15:55
Final Thoughts: 25:35
Links from the video:
POTA - parksontheair.com
SOTA - sotamaps.org
Full list of Acronyms: hamradiofornontechies.com/ham-radio-acronyms
A & K Index Reports: hamradiofornontechies.com/current-ham-radio-conditions
What Frequencies can you use with your license level: hamradiofornontechies.com/ham-frequencies-by-license
Facebook: facebook.com/groups/hr4nt
Website: hamradiofornontechies.com
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Show some Love and Subscribe to these other Youtubers:
Ham Radio 2.0: youtube.com/hamradio20
Ham Radio Crash Course: youtube.com/hoshnasi
KG6HQD: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCFup...
N0SSC: youtube.com/n0ssc
K6UDA Radio: youtube.com/k6uda
K8MRD Radio Stuff: youtube.com/k8mrdradiostuff
Signal Search: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCk2g...
Ham Radio Now: youtube.com/user/HamRadioNow
Kyle - AA0Z: youtube.com/kyleaa0z
SevenForty1: youtube.com/user/sevenforty1
100 Watts and a Wire Podcast: 100wattsandawire.com
DX Commander: youtube.com/m0mcx
W6RIP Radio Adventures: youtube.com/11DayScrape
The Smokin Ape: https://www.youtube.com/user/TheSmoki...
Goodgame Ham Radio, Bees, and Outdoors: https://www.youtube.com/goodgamehamra...
Temporarily Offline: youtube.com/temporarilyoffline
K0LWC: youtube.com/c/K0LWC
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My Current Shack Setup:
Yaesu FT-991A – hamradio.com/detail.cfm?pid=H0-015268
Chameleon MPAS 2.0 Antenna – bit.ly/394f3TO
Diamond X-30A Antenna - hamradio.com/detail.cfm?pid=H0-007913
Diamond GZV4000 Power Supply - hamradio.com/detail.cfm?pid=H0-003067
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#hr4nt
#ki5npl
#hamradiofornontechies
