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hpr1036 :: Setting up Your First Ham Radio Station

Advice on starting with Amateur Radio

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Hosted by Joel on Monday, 2012-07-23 is flagged as Explicit and is released under a CC-BY-SA license.
Amateur radio, Ham radio. 2.
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Joel Setting up Your First Ham Radio Station Ham Radio

https://www.yaesu.com/
https://www.kenwoodusa.com/Communications/
https://www.icomamerica.com/en/

Baofeng UV-3R https://www.amazon.com/Baofeng-UV-3R-Display-136-174-400-470MHz/dp/B006J4G49C/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1339045186&sr=8-2

Baofeng UV-5R https://www.amazon.com/BaoFeng-UV-5R-136-174-400-480-Dual-Band/dp/B007H4VT7A/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1339045186&sr=8-1

Wouxxun https://www.amazon.com/Wouxun-KG-UVD1P-400-470MHz-Handheld-Transceiver/dp/B005M5XOZQ/ref=sr_1_sc_1?s=electronics&ie=UTF8&qid=1339045262&sr=1-1-spell

Dipole Calculator - https://www.kwarc.org/ant-calc.html

Pocket J-Pole - https://larc.hamgate.net/pocketJpole.htm

Comet Under Window/Door Jumper https://www.cometantenna.com/newPro_detail.php?ID=264

Power Supply - https://universal-radio.com/catalog/hamps/3286.html

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Comment #1 posted on 2012-07-24 05:25:52 by brother mouse

mousetrap

Good timing; my first Kenwood rig (2m) arrives tomorrow on the Brown Truck of Joy.

Currently have a Baofeng UV-5R which is an incredible value for the money. Really like it.

Comment #2 posted on 2012-07-26 13:23:50 by claudiom

Nice!

Great stuff, Joel! Really enjoyed this episode. Can't wait to hear more.

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