K6MIB

So the FCC has reinstated license application and renewal fees for ham radio. And, ham radio being 90% overweight old white guys looking for something to complain about, this has become a common topic on the air. If you can’t afford $3.50 a year then you have other VERY SERIOUS problems with your life management and should probably not renew and sell all of your ham radio gear (which likely cost much more than $35) and try to get your life in order.

You are NOT “almost destinated at my home QTH”! “destinated” isn’t a word. You are JUST “almost home” so say that.

Some ham people have a propensity to use completely different words when having a radio conversation. Don’t do that. Do you say “petrol” instead of “gas” when talking in a non radio conversation? Then don’t say “petrol” on the radio either. Just have a normal conversation.

What is the best length to set your TOT? If you are a beginner and tend to ramble set your TOT for 2 minutes or maybe less, this will help train yourself to not go on too long. Once you are conditioned to keeping your transmissions short put your timer back up, but usually no more than 3 minutes.

If you’re an “old timer” who tends to just ramble on and stay keyed up while you’re trying to “think of something else to talk about” then you should set your TOT to one minute or LESS.