Congratulations on passing your
license exam!
Here's Something Special Just for You from CQ
Welcome to the fun and excitement of
ham radio, the world's greatest hobby! Now that you've earned your
license, you probably can't wait to get on the air. And we'd like to do
our part to help. (If your license hasn't arrived yet, we can help you
pass the time with some great ham radio reading and viewing.)
We're CQ Communications, publishers of ham radio
magazines, books and videos. Our products range from introductory to
advanced, and we've always got something that's just right for any ham!
Let's start with our two ham radio magazines:
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CQ
Amateur Radio
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- CQ is our flagship magazine, written for active hams and focusing
on practical ideas, projects and operating activities. Most active
hams subscribe to at least one ham magazine in order to see what other
people are doing and to keep up-to-date on developments in our hobby.
CQ has been meeting the needs of these amateurs for more than 55
years. CQ is the ONLY major US ham magazine with a monthly column
specifically for new amateurs.
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- CQ VHF is a quarterly magazine dedicated to “Ham Radio Above 50
MHz.” The magazine focuses on all aspects of VHF and UHF amateur
radio. Its technical content is aimed primarily at the experienced
VHFer, although there is also plenty of material appropriate for the
new ham. Originally published as a monthly for four years from
1996-1999, CQ VHF returned as a quarterly in the spring of
2002, in response to ongoing reader demand.
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Freebies!
As our way of welcoming you to ham radio, we'd like to
offer you a FREE SAMPLE ISSUE of CQ
magazine and introduce you to several of our products that
are especially helpful for new hams.
To request your free sample issue, simply click on
the magazine title in the preceding paragraph and send us an e-mail
message with your name, callsign and mailing address, along with a
request for a free sample, and we'll put a recent issue in the mail to
you. Only one sample magazine per person, please.
Now, here's a brief description of our
products designed especially for new hams:
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GETTING STARTED IN VHF
videotape
If you've entered ham radio with a Technician class
license, then you have full operating privileges on all VHF and UHF
ham bands. You'll be amazed at what that includes! This
award-winning video guides you through the bands above 50 MHz and
introduces you to the many activities you'll find here. Plus, it'll
help you make the best choice when buying a radio. The program also
includes extensive tutorials on using repeaters and autopatch, plus an
introduction to packet radio.
GETTING STARTED IN HAM RADIO
This video guide to setting up your first station is
a little broader in scope than "Getting Started in VHF." It
focuses on four common types of "first station" - HF as well
as VHF (handheld, mobile, home and computer) - and includes advice on
buying a rig,setting up antennas and the right way to solder.
GETTING STARTED IN PACKET RADIO
This video introduction to computer-to-computer
communication via ham radio is all that most operators need to get a
packet station set up and on the air. Plus, it tells you what you can do
on packet (and how to do it) once your station is on the air.
You may also order or subscribe online. Or if you prefer, call the CQ
Order Desk TOLL-FREE at 1-800-853-9797. (Add $4 shipping for orders
under $50; shipping is free on orders over $50. All prices are in US
dollars and are higher outside the US.)
Congratulations again and we hope to see you on the air!
73,
K2MGA, W2VU, K2RED, N2IQO, K5RT and all the other hams at CQ.
CQ COMMUNICATIONS, INC., 25 Newbridge Rd., Hicksville, New York 11801
USA, publishers of
CQ
Amateur Radio,
CQ VHF, Popular Communications.
CQ - 'The Authority on Amateur Radio' for more
than 50 years.
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