Here are some brief notes on ham radios. For some background information and what to do once you have your radio, see Getting Started With Amateur Radio. Your First Equipment It’s pretty easy to get your first equipment. The easiest device you could get is a handheld radio, also called a HT. It’s a self-contained unit, can often run off battery power, and has an integrated “rubber duckie” antenna. These can be found for under $300 on sites like gigaparts.| www.complete.org
Amateur Radio really a very interesting hobby. It is the most versatile radio service available in many ways. Users of amateur radio get to choose their own radios and antennas, and can even design and build these things themselves if they like. They can operate with a surprising amount of power in many situations, and can work with all sorts of modes including CW (morse code), voice, and digital. Most other types of radio restrict people to only government-approved radios, certain specific c...| www.complete.org
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Amateur radio is a radio service in which people are allowed and encouraged to build their own radios, antennas, and so forth. It can be used to communicate all around the globe without any intervening infrastructure such as satellites or cables. Information for other hams If you’re a ham looking me up, this is relevant information: My callsign is KR0L and my name is John Goerzen I was initially licensed as KD0MJT, which was used from July to October 2010 Some information about me, includin...| www.complete.org