52 Week Ham Radio Challenge 2025 - Week 8: Encourage someone to take their ham radio license exam

Challenge for 2025-02-17 - 2025-02-23:

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Encourage someone to take their ham radio license exam
Everyone knows a colleague, friend or relative who may be interested in becoming a ham. Encourage them to give it another try, and offer your help!


Toots mentioning this challenge

DateUserUser scoreStatusToot summary & link
2025-01-28 22:54:32DA1EE@social.darc.de7Success!I know it is a little bit early for HC08S , but as today a friend - which I invited to our license training class - passed his ham license, it is hopefully acceptable. ;-) But I will celebrate anyway 😁#hamchallengeBTW: Get your candidates prepared, to get your ham challenge on point. πŸ˜‰
2025-02-07 22:49:28DM4EA@social.darc.de7Working on it...HC08 did a bit of social media today to advertise for the DARC's https://50ohm.de/ platform that offers online trainings for all licenses offered in DL including the just recently implemented entry level (offering 10/2/0,7m-operation). will repeat that from time to time...
2025-02-17 00:24:24DC4LW@social.darc.de7Working on it...I also found out that there is a person close by, which I know from the :50ohm: project. This contact might be a good start for a new interested person in amateur radio.The challenge is not done yet. I’m pretty sure, I will have more opportunities this week to encourage someone in taking their amateur radio exam.#hamchallenge HC08
2025-02-17 10:30:29bgarfoot@kind.social10Success!HC08SWell, that was easy. Right underneath the announcement post on my Mastodon timeline was someone thinking about getting their license, and I gave them some encouragement to do so.There are several people that I hope to encourage IRL this week too, so I'm already calling this a success.
2025-02-17 10:33:30DC4LW@social.darc.de7Working on it...Itβ€˜s shortly after midnight in my timezone and I already made progress in #hamchallenge HC08.A fellow amateur radio operator just asked for a study course somewhere else in Germany, where he could send a friend to. So I pointed to http://ajw.darc.de/lehrgangskarte/, but there is no course in the desired region. So I sent the link to https://ajw.darc.de/patenkarte/, a map with locations of fellow amateur radio operators who will help in learning for the exam.@hamchallenge
2025-02-17 14:33:55mcdanlj@social.makerforums.info4Success! I encouraged two family members to prep for a local test session coming soon. One was initially just going for Technician, but now is studying to take General at the same time and has passed a sample test. The other is seriously considering joining the test party. πŸŽ‰HC08S
2025-02-18 22:17:19ei7ijb@mastodon.radio4Working on it...I feel that the 8th challenge, 'Encourage someone to take their ham radio license exam’, will carry into the coming weeks. I had been been talking to my Junior OP in getting their licence and I might have a good opportunity tomorrow to show how a license can compliment their interest in space science. #hamchallenge HC08 @hamchallenge
2025-02-19 01:51:40ww0cj@mastodon.hams.social1Working on it...Wrote a bit about #HC08s and how you might want to approach the challenge for the week. Convincing someone to enter the hobby of ham radio is a challenge sometimes, but it's all about showing them what we're all about.https://ww0cj.bearblog.dev/getting-others-involved-in-radio/#amateurradio #hamradio #hamchallenge
2025-02-19 16:21:55DC4LW@social.darc.de7Working on it...And #hamchallenge HC08 continues. I received an e-mail from a person I talked to two weeks ago, that he already bought an amateur radio transceiver after our last meeting and now dares to push the PTT. He is already learning with 50ohm.de :50ohm: and asked for the next step. I pointed him to https://50ohm.de/pruefung.html which is a description on how to take the exam in Germany. Let's see how quick he will take the exam.@hamchallenge
2025-02-19 22:25:33g7kse@mastodon.radio7Working on it...Struggling a bit with this weeks ham challenge. So going to mark it down as work in progress.Whilst I've done it in the past, I'm not claiming it for this round. I'll have to pick a different 'volunteer' for 2025.#HC08
2025-02-20 10:04:57pg4i@mastodon.radio7Working on it...#hamchallengeDon't think I can complete HC08. I was hoping to meet Ruud in yesterday evening's club meeting. But he did not show up. Ruud is a long time shortwave listener, he even can copy Morse code, but he is very uncertain about getting his license. I was certain I would convince him.
2025-02-20 15:06:28K3LOE@mastodon.radio1Working on it...As a new ham, it's clear why the hobby is mostly old white men. Even a simple lunchtime net is a potentially hostile environment. I had been thinking about that already because of this week's #HamChallenge to "Encourage someone to take their #HamRadio license exam." It's hard to encourage people to join a hobby where they'll have to endure this behavior. So #HC08 is an intentional fail for me this week. #DeathOfHamRadio
2025-02-21 03:46:42stu@gott.social8Success!#HC08S I have a small handful of people I know who are interested in #HamRadio but not licensed yet. A coworker, a neighbor and a family member. I've talked multiple times to the neighbor and coworker recently. I'll encourage my family member more when he's ready.

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