I cannot imagine a more exciting hobby, well at least for me, that is as fulfilling as Amateur Radio, aka Ham Radio.
Imagine having the ability to talk around the world with a small radio using as little as a watt or two of power and with a wire antenna strung out between two trees.
Now, do I do this? Not any longer, but there was a time when I did. I don’t have the best equipment in my shack, nor do I have a large array of antennas.
In fact, my main rig is a Yaesu FT-1000MP that is quite a few years old and my HF antenna is a Hustler BTV-6 vertical that is ground mounted with 40 radials. When I need an extra boost of power I have a Yaesu FL-7000 Linear Amp.
Here is the inside of my ham shack.
By they way, if you are not a member of the ARRL – Amateur Radio Relay League, might I suggest you have a look at what they offer to get you licensed and join this huge groups of Ham’s.
Info on getting licensed.
http://www.arrl.org/getting-licensed
If you are interested in getting started in Amateur Radio, this guy does a good introduction to help. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=975GvFhzxx8 with part one. Off to the side, you can see part two and so on.
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