need help with my Spanish for HAM Radio

[KE7GGV]

This is KE7GGV-Jerry from Albany Oregon.

I would like help and or practice with a fluent spanish speaking HAM operator.

I need to work on this..I am so-so for now...I am on ECHOLINK..thanks

http://www.qrz.com/callsign/KE7GGV
ECHOLINK NODE # 283278
http://www.echolink.org


or e mail

ke7ggv@comcast.net
(subject line:spanish ham)

THX DE KE7GGV-73'S

[W4HAY]

The ARRL has (or used to have) a Ham-related Spanish tape called Hola CQ. Check their website or see if you can find a copy.

[KE7GGV]

Thank you

[w4hwd]

If you are doing this for you in general, fine. If you think you need it to talk to DX stations on HF, you're wrong. In my 17 years on HF, I have found that 99% of all DX speak English, and speak it better than I do in some cases. Just a word in case you think you have to have it to work DX on HF.

Also, ECHOLINK is NOOOOT amateur radio!

[W5HTW]

Or, you can visit Tiajuana or Juarez

Or New Mexico.

By the way (seriously) there are some Spanish language courses on the web. Beginning Spanish (http://www.geocities.com/Athens/Thebes/6177/)

Not aimed at ham radio but it helps.

There are very few times I have run across DX Spanish speaking stations that can't QSO in at least limited English. Enough for a contact, anyway. I do hear Mexican stations here on 40 meters but they aren't in the US phone band anyway, so can't talk to them.

I encourage you, though. It is always nice to meet someone of another culture and be able to speak thir language.

Ed