Amateur topics

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It records only the answers to the questions.

Do you have hamradio licence?

Yes

What is the class of your license?

Novice

EXTRA/HAREC

Not licenced

If you are not licenced ham then these questions are optional.

Year of your exam?

Year of the first license?

What is your age?

Your gender? (optional)

Female

Male

Where from do you have the first contact with hamradio?

Family

Office

School

Friends

Military

Media

Other

What was the point you got interested in?

Modern technology

Crowded bands

Radiosport

Followed friends

Mutual respect

Interested in other cultures, countries

By profession, are you from the field of electrician/telecom?

Yes

Partly

Which was earlier? The profession or hobby?

Profession

Hobby

Both (ie. in school)

I'm not technical

How long time did you need to prepare for the exam?

Less than 1 month

Between 1-6 months

Between 6-12 months

More than a year

How did you prepare for the exam?

Using book (alone)

On training

From friends

In the club

The importance of your ham activities

Rag chewing Very important Important Not important Don't care

Homebrewing equipment Very important Important Not important Don't care

Contesting Very important Important Not important Don't care

ARDF Very important Important Not important Don't care

Hunting awards Very important Important Not important Don't care

Building antennas Very important Important Not important Don't care

DXpeditioning Very important Important Not important Don't care

SOTA Very important Important Not important Don't care

Which bands are you able to operate?

VHF

UHF

SHF

No option

Which modes are you able to operate?

SSB

RTTY

Digi

No option

Importance of modes.

CW Very important Important Not important Don't care

SSB Very important Important Not important Don't care

RTTY Very important Important Not important Don't care

Digi Very important Important Not important Don't care

If you operate Digi modes, which types do you use? (optional)

RTTY

Packet Radio

AMTOR

PSK31

PSK441

PACTOR

Clover

MFSK-16

WSJT

FTx

WSPR

JT6

JT65

Other

How often are you on the air?

Always ON

Daily

Weekly

Monthly

Rarely

Never

What TRX do you use?

Homebrew

KIT

Built by others

Commercial

What PA do you use?

Homebrew

KIT

Built by others

Commercial

Does not use

Do you use portable TRX?

Homebrew

KIT

Commercial

Not used

What do you do if your TRX breaks down?

Throw away

Fix it myself

Fix it by others

Fix it by service

What antennas do you use?

Homebrew

Commercial

Both

How do you build your antennas?

Myself

With support

External services

Do you have support for antenna works?

Yes

Rarely

Do you use computers for hamradio? Yes No

What interfaces do you use?

Homebrew

KIT

Commercial

Does not use

Have you built TRX in the last 5 years? (not PA)

Yes

Can you send and receive CW?

Basic level

Well

Very well

Do you participate in contests?

Rarely (1-2/year)

Often (5-6/year)

Almost always

What type of contest do you prefer?

Short (1-2 hours)

12 hours

24 hours

48 hours

Don't care

What QSL service do you prefer?

Digit (LoTW, Hamlog, etc.)

QSL via buro

QSL direct

Does not send at all

Are you a member of any radio club?

Yes

In your opinion, is it important to be a member of any radio club?

Yes

Don't know

If you are a member, what programs does your club organize?

Team building

Helping each other

Building club stn

Portable operations

Contests

Family activities

No common activities

What support have you received form your club?

Preparation for ham exam

Technical support

STN building

Contest preparation

Contests

Other

Are you satisfied with your club?

Yes

Partly

Not member

How often do you take part in club events?

Rarely (1-2/year)

Often (5-6/year)

Every possible event

What connection does your club have with the local governmental offices?

Does not know about us

Rarely contacted

Rarely support received

Active cooperation

What activity, help you might expect from your club? (optional)

Which direction would you like to improve your hamradio activity? (optional)

How you grab the news of your hamradio community?

National Society's homepage Always Usually Does not use

Social media Always Usually Does not use

My club Always Usually Does not use

Newletters Always Usually Does not use

Fellow amateurs Always Usually Does not use

On the air Always Usually Does not use

Printed magazines Always Usually Does not use

In your opinion, is it important to propagate hamradio to the youth?

Yes

How many people passed hamradio exam with your support?

1-4

5-10

10+

Could you propagate hamradio in your family?

Yes

If not managed to propagate hamradio, what is the main reason? (optional)

Not interested

Difficult morse

Difficult exam

Expensive hobby

If you managed to propagate hamradio, how? (optional)

In your opinion, in the daily hamradio what is the most important?

Foreign language Very important Important Not important Not important at all

Politeness Very important Important Not important Not important at all

Proper usage of the RIG Very important Important Not important Not important at all

Operating techniques Very important Important Not important Not important at all

Knowing CW Very important Important Not important Not important at all

Knowing the call areas Very important Important Not important Not important at all

Knowing the block diagrams Very important Important Not important Not important at all

What impact does your hamradio do to your neighborhood?

Bad

Could be better

They don’t care

They fine with it

They help if needed

What is the main limitation to build antennas for you?

Neighborhood

Local authorities

Legislation

Family

Are you member of your national society?

Yes

In your opinion, do you have proper/enough information of your national society's life?

Yes

Might be better to know more

Don’t care

How often do you take part in events organized by your national society?

Rarely (1-2/year)

Often (5-6/year)

Almost always

What activity, help you might expect from your national society? (optional)

How often do you have regular contact your fellow hamradio operators?

Daily

Weekly

Monthly

None

How many radioamateurs do you know personally?

None

Less than 10

10-100

100+

How many radioamateurs under 25 do you know personally?

None

Less than 10

10-100

100+

How many radioamateurs under 18 do you know personally?

None

Less than 10

10-100

100+

How often do you take part in hamfests?

Rarely (1-2/year)

Often (5-6/year)

Always

What is important for you in Hamfests?

Personal relations Very important Important Not important Not important at all

Gathering news Very important Important Not important Not important at all

Flea market Very important Important Not important Not important at all

It's simply fun Very important Important Not important Not important at all

Would you like to receive surveys in hamradio topics in the future?

Yes

If yes, in what topics?

Your DXCC?

Your Call?

Your E-mail?

This survey is anonymous, does not store any personal data nor IP addresses. It records only the answers to the questions.

If you are not licenced ham then these questions are optional.

The importance of your ham activities

Importance of modes.

How you grab the news of your hamradio community?

In your opinion, in the daily hamradio what is the most important?

What is important for you in Hamfests?

Thanks very much for taking the time to fill this survey. 73!

This survey is anonymous, does not store any personal data nor IP addresses.
It records only the answers to the questions.