- Talk with other amateurs on local repeaters
- Tune-in and check-in to the weekly PBARC Net
- Be the Net Control Station (NCS) for the PBARC Net
- Check-in to other local nets and see how your path/propagation is to other repeaters
- Take your radio to different locations and see which repeaters you can hit and how strong/clear your signal is
- Make a J-Pole or Tiger Tail Counterpoise for 2m HT gain
- Learn digital radio and net protocol with ORCA Net
- Talk around the world using IRLP (Internet Radio Linking Project)
- Work FM Satellites with your HT
- Work DX stations on HF (10m)