Radio. I’ve got one in each of my cars, have my license and practice all the time. I can step out into my yard, setup my rig and communicate around the world with or without grid power. It’s fun. Ham radio.
Radio is my biggest blind spot. I need to get some books.
http://www.arrl.org/shop/Operating-Manual/
It’s a lot of fun. Lookup W4EEY on YouTube. I watched his videos and knocked all three tests out of the park in one sitting. They are your classic geeky radio guys, but I learned so much from them.
Thanks man.
Thank you for suggesting this. I was doing it the dry way, studying alone. Much more entertaining to have a teacher!
Communication (radio) has been nowhere in my wheelhouse, but I've been curious about. I will check these guys out!
Ditto
What does a rig like you're describing cost? Ballpark it, I'm sure there are a lot of variables.
It depends, a little vhf/uhf radio can run about $150 for a quality radio. Cheap Chinese knock offs are $30 but not reliable not stable not worth betting your life on. A good 100 watt HF radio is up towards the $600 range. Not including the accessories, good quality coax, a power supply, a nice microphone, speaker, a decent antenna, etc. for vhf/uhf Dr. Ed Fong sells a great little do it yourself antenna. I have one on my roof and it’s been great.
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