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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