You've got your ham radio license.
Now Make Your First Contact — Without The Panic
From a silent Baofeng to your first real contact. No jargon. No sad hams.
The post-license wall
Licensed. Still Not On The Air.
The Freeze
You key up. Your mind goes blank.
The CHIRP Wall
“Radio Did Not Respond.” Again.
The Sad Hams
One grump and you're done.
You're not broken. You just need the right pages next to your radio.
The New Ham Radio Starter Kit
Everything from licensed to on-air.
- 3 field guides — Baofeng · Mic-Fright · POTA
- CHIRP Programming Workflow Sheets
- The Operator's Cheat Sheets
- Technician Band Plan
- Printable & yours forever
- Free 2026 updates
The Ham Radio Logbook — 8 printable logs ($24)
Secure checkout · Visa · Mastercard · PayPal · Apple Pay
Launch price ends soon — the bonus comes out after.
Real operators, real first contacts
“New radio, new license, zero clue what to do next. This kit took me from unboxing to my first contact.”
Nathan P. · New Tech
“Took it to the woods, spotted myself, and a stranger came back ‘five-nine.’ Best afternoon in years.”
Marcus D. · POTA hunter
“Mud, rain, quad trail — programmed and on 2 meters before I left the driveway. It just works.”
Cody R. · Field readyThe field guide collection
Three Guides. One System.
Step 1 · Make it work
The Baofeng CHIRP Programming Manual
Your UV-5R isn't broken. Usually it's the $6 cable.
- Connect your Baofeng to CHIRP on the first try
- Beat the cable & driver gremlins that block it
- Read the radio first — always — before you write
- Add your local repeaters the right way
- Dial in the correct tone mode & offset, every time
- Back up your radio file before you can break it
- Write the channels back and test on-air — calmly
Step 2 · Beat the freeze
The Mic-Fright Manual
The guide that gets you past the panic.
- Why you freeze — and how to stop
- The 6-rung ladder to on-air
- Scripts so you never blank
- Shrug off the sad hams without quitting
- Your first net check-in, line by line
Step 3 · Work the world
Get Out & Get On The Air
Spot yourself and they come.
- Guaranteed contacts, fast
- First-activation checklist
- Scripts for pile-ups
- Log & submit your activation
- Your first-contact scripts, ready to read
Picture it
A quiet park. Your Baofeng. A voice comes back from 200 miles away.
Your first contact — on purpose.
Plus everything at the bench
The Reference Set
The words, at a glance
The Operator's Cheat Sheets
- Q-codes, phonetics, RST & Morse
- Local repeater-hunting card
- Propagation quick-reference
- Go-bag preparation checklist
- First-contact script library
Program without guessing
CHIRP Workflow Sheets
- The exact click order
- What to check when it fails
- Save before you break anything
Your privileges, mapped
Technician Band Plan
- Every band you can use
- Voice, CW & digital marked
- Simplex & repeater pairs
Free bonus
The Ham Radio Logbook
- Standard, net & POTA logs
- Contest & field-day sheets
- Emergency-comms log
New operators
They Got On The Air.
“Licensed 5 years. Never keyed up. First contact the weekend I got this.”
Jim R.“My heart was pounding when they came back. Then it was just… talking.”
Marcus T.“Turns out my Baofeng wasn't broken — it was the $6 cable. Fixed in five minutes.”
Ray K.“No more vapor lock. I read the script, keyed up, and someone said ‘welcome.’”
Linda M.“A sad ham told me ‘it's a frequency, not a channel.’ Spun the dial. Made three friends.”
Kevin O.“Spotted myself for POTA and they came. 30 contacts before my coffee went cold.”
Diane R.“It sat there collecting dust for two years. On the air in an afternoon.”
Tom V.“Programmed my UV-5R in 20 minutes after six weeks as a paperweight.”
Derek M.“First POTA activation: 85 contacts in 90 minutes. I actually knew what I was doing.”
Susan B.First contact in 30 days — or your money back.
Print it, follow it, get on the air. If you don't, we refund you.
How it works
On The Air In Three Steps.
Download
Instant access. No account.
Put the pages next to your radio.
Get on the air
Program, key up, make contact.
Still unsure?
Quick Answers.
Is this for me?
If you passed your Technician and your radio hasn't made a contact — yes. 19 or 79, techie or not.
Do I need experience?
None. Print a page, press a button, follow the steps.
What do I get?
3 field guides, the workflow sheets, cheat sheets, band plan, and the logbook bonus. Printable, yours forever.
Is it a subscription?
No. One payment. Future updates free.
Ready when you are
Get The Kit.
The New Ham Radio Starter Kit
Everything from licensed to on-air.
- 3 field guides — Baofeng · Mic-Fright · POTA
- CHIRP Programming Workflow Sheets
- The Operator's Cheat Sheets
- Technician Band Plan
- Printable & yours forever
- Free 2026 updates
The Ham Radio Logbook — 8 printable logs ($24)
Secure checkout · Visa · Mastercard · PayPal · Apple Pay
Launch price ends soon — the bonus comes out after.
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