[DonRotolo]

Well, I might tell a friend that I'm usually monitoring the 145.19 repeater, or that i hang out around 14.070 on PSK31. There are groups of friends that chat on the same frequency every, say, Sunday at 18.00 UTC. But, most hams aren't tied down to a frequency.

That's actually the greatest advantage of an Amateur Radio license. Unlike anyone else, we can switch frequencies at a whim.

Aside from monitoring a local repeater, or some 'usual' band and mode you like to operate, only when you are scheduling a specific contact would you bother to give out details - for example, If I want my friend DF9IC to meet me on 7.150 MHz at 23.00 UTC.

It's not like a cell phone, it's more like meeting someone in person. They might find you at home, at school, at the mall - so if someone was looking for you, unless you set up a schedule, they might never find you.

By the way: If you want it to be more like a cell phone, try the D-STAR system. Interconnected digital voice repeaters know where you can be found, and route calls to you automagically. Google it.

Oh yes - Congratulations.

73,
Don N2IRZ