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It’s two years now since I got the license to legally broadcast on the Amateur Radio bands. It takes skill, and knowledge. You can’t just tuck a ham radio into a bug out bag or emergency kit and expect to use it when you need it. I’m still screwing around with UHF/VHF radios. I also use the HF bands, made a few contacts, no international contacts from the US yet. Antennas are not just simple wires in a tree (but the can be if you know what you are doing.)

It’s two years now since I got the license to legally broadcast on the Amateur Radio bands. It takes skill, and knowledge. You can’t just tuck a ham radio into a bug out bag or emergency kit and expect to use it when you need it. I’m still screwing around with UHF/VHF radios. I also use the HF bands, made a few contacts, no international contacts from the US yet. Antennas are not just simple wires in a tree (but the can be if you know what you are doing.)

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I haven’t been to a show, they where all canceled. But the radios I did buy have served me well. I bought a Hammocan from Quicksilver Radio while drinking and downed an ambien. The radio showed up and I had no idea I ordered it. (No more ambien for me.) that led me to get my license. After my license I bought a Yaesu Ft-891, complicated menu system but good fun. Then I got a pristine ICOM ICR-75 for a very low price. It’s a receiver but really good at teaching me how to pull in a signal. I have it hooked up to a magnetic loop antenna, that I can rotate remotely. I installed a Yaesu FTM-400 in my truck.

What I’m trying to say is I’m having fun and I enjoy this.

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What I’m trying to say is I’m having fun and I enjoy this.

That's the best way to approach it.