21 Things to Do After You Get Your Amateur Radio License

21 Things to Do After You Get Your Amateur Radio License offers practical advice for the new ham-or the ham that hasn't really been all that active lately. Its 21 chapters include:

• Join a club
• Join the ARRL
• Find an Elmer
• Buy a radio
• Get on the air
• Set up a shack
• Buy some tools
• Buy a digital multimeter (DMM)
• Build an antenna
• Build a kit
• Go to a hamfest
• Learn the lingo
• Subscribe to mailing lists, blogs, and podcasts
• Upgrade to General
• Go to Field Day
• Learn Morse Code
• Get to know your (ham) neighbors
• Buy QSL cards
• Join SkyWarn, ARES, or RACES
• Participate in a contest
• HAVE FUN!