Monday, July 23, 2007
What is the price tag?
As is the case with almost everything, there is no limit as to how much you can spend getting into the amateur radio hobby. When you are just starting out there is no need to go overboard. My suggestion is to locate a local amateur radio club and meet the members and attend a few meetings. A lot of hams will have spare equipment that they will sell for a very reasonable price, and they will want to help you so you will not be sold worthless junk. In my case, I was introduced to an older ham how was not able to continue in the hobby. I bought his transceiver, microphone, and headset for $200.00. Agreed, it was a 25 year old Kenwood TS 830S with tubes but it performs as well as some of the new rigs that cost from $1,000.00 to $2,500.00. My antenna is a G5RV that sells for $35.00 plus a lightening arrestor and ground rod. All told I have $300.00 invested and am able to operate on all of the HF amateur bands.
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About Me
- Jack Stahl
- One of the wonderful aspects of using Morse code as a communications mode is that it is very indifferent as to the operator’s age. A good fist (one who sends well) can be ten years old or one hundred. I say this is wonderful because I am happily enjoying my sixty ninth year. I am new to the hobby of amateur radio, however, since I passed my technician test in September of 2006 and was awarded the license and call sign of KD8EJY by the FCC. I then passed my General exam in November and was granted my vanity call sign request of K8ASA by the FCC Although I am new to the amateur radio hobby, I am not new to Morse code. The ASA in my call sign refers to the Army Security Agency who sent me to a special school in 1956 to become efficient in Morse code. I was sent to Ethiopia for two years to give the army the benefit of my new skill. While back in those days my knowledge of Morse code was beneficial to our national security, 51 years later it now brings me pure pleasure. There has been a hiatus of fifty years between my army discharge and my becoming a ham and I do truly regret the fact that I missed out on all those years of enjoyment with the amateur radio hobby.
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