The Internet Treasure Trove

What use is an F-call? Amateur Radio is as much about radio as it is about community. If you've only just received your license there is a vast treasure trove of information available on the Internet. Of course you'll find other amateurs online, search by callsign, since it seems that most amateurs include that somewhere in their post - seems like a badge of honour - seriously, there are billions of web pages around and finding those pertaining to amateur radio are greatly helped by the inclusion of your callsign. The Internet is used for all manner of things, information about choosing a radio, places to buy said radio and places to avoid. Information about buying or building antennas, information about propagation, online shacks with video streams, online receivers, clusters of computers sharing DX information, contests, logs and QSL information. There's software, maps, operation guides, buy and sell markets, discussion Fora, even what use is an F-call is online. One thing you might want to consider is to set-up your Amateur Radio "home page" on QRZ.com. It's a website that allows you to create your callsign account and after activation, you can update your QTH information, your QSL info and any other details that seem pertinent to you. Other amateurs and some software use it as a means to find information about stations they're talking to on-air, so you can use it as a source and share your own information while you're at it. The Internet is a whole other source of Amateur Radio Information and Interaction. I'm Onno VK6FLAB