[K0NR] Your First (and Second) Ham Transceiver
Post : Your First (and Second) Ham Transceiver URL : https://www.k0nr.com/wordpress/2020/...d-ham-station/ Posted : 21 March 2020 at 1:39 pm Author : Bob K0NR Categories : Equipment, WordPress We recently completed a Technician License class that produced a herd of new ham radio licensees. This always leads to a discussion of what radio should I get? Often, this is centered on the idea of getting a handheld VHF/UHF radio to get started. That is a good first move. However, for many new hams it is worth looking ahead a bit to potential future purchases. Handheld Transceiver (HT) Let's start with an HT. Even if your ham radio future is going to be on the high-frequency bands, an HT is a useful tool to have. After all, FM VHF is the Utility Mode for ham radio ( https://www.k0nr.com/wordpress/2018/...-utility-mode/ ) . Many new hams opt for an inexpensive Chinese radio such as the Baofeng UV-5R. Recently, I've been steering them toward the slightly more expensive Yaesu FT-4XR ( https://www.k0nr.com/wordpress/2020/...-yaesu-ft-4xr/ ) (around $70). [...] |
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