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Use this page to pick a goal, then follow the tutorials in order.

Read Things to Know before You Begin first if you have not already.

Start Friends and Family sharing

Share your shack with a few fellow hams. You do not create a club.

  1. Start an account - Once you have an account continue on to step 2.
  2. Adding a Friends and Family Plan
  3. Adding a Radio to an Account
  4. Creating a Friends and Family Offering
  5. Invitees use Operating a friend's radio

Note: The owner of this account does NOT need subscribe to any other plans, and uses this account to operate. To operate, a client needs to be installed and paired to the account. (see "Use iShareRadio to Operate" below.)

Start a club

Create a club so members can share and operate club stations.

  1. Start an account - Once you have an account continue on to step 2.
  2. Creating a Club
  3. Adding a Radio to an Account
  4. Creating a Club Offering
  5. Members use Operating a club's radio

Note: The owner of the club does NOT need subscribe to any other plans, and uses this account to operate. To operate, a client needs to be installed and paired to the account. (see "Use iShareRadio to Operate" below.)

Optional later: Types of club members and roles in club and Creating a Share Group.

Use iShareRadio to operate

Operate a station you have been invited to. You do not need a paid plan.

  1. Start an account Do this if not already have an account. If a club owner, you can use that account and do not need to create another account.
  2. Install of Client software and pair the client
  3. If you were invited by a friend: Operating a friend's radio Note The owner does not need an invite to their own shack.
  4. If you were invited to a club: Operating a club's radio Note A club owner is already a member of the club.

Share a shack on the Marketplace

List a station so other operators can find and book it.

  1. Complete Start Friends and Family sharing or Start a club, including an Offering
  2. Marketplace — how operators find public offerings
  3. List on the Marketplace — publish a public offering

Add a Station Controller to an account

  1. Start an account
  2. Install of Client software, or the Station Controller installer
  3. Station Controller installation
  4. Pair the Station Controller

For detailed installer steps, see Station Controller installer.