[How-To] Set Up a Ham Radio Shack with $1,000

[Annihilator]

Some good information on setting up a Ham radio shack for $1,000.00. But don't forget, you need a license to operate on any ham radio, if not, the fines can be very steep if caught.

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[KLGunner]

That would be awesome to get a ham radio for the house and tower in the yard.

 

[Susquash]

My uncle was a HAM radio operator for 40 years. In the last few years the advance in radios makes it much easier and cheaper to become a licensed operator. A friend of mine had a multi-band hand held radio and that coupled with being able to bounce off local towers and systems allowed him to talk to almost anywhere.

 

[Annihilator]

That would be awesome to get a ham radio for the house and tower in the yard.

Actually you don't need a tower, the handheld is for the 2-meter band, great for local repeaters, on the HF radio, with some of todays radios, all you need is a end-fed antenna and your all set, here is a graph on the privileges from the ARRL and the classes of licenses you can get.

 

[Talyn]

I was into shortwave about 20 years ago, then SW went downhill.

 

[Bassbob]

My wife is a licensed ham operator. Has been since she was a little kid.

 

[Annihilator]

My wife is a licensed ham operator. Has been since she was a little kid.

Just a technician class here, was getting ready to go general class till COVID hit, no exams around me yet, so, I guess I’ll have to wait a bit more

 

[Lock n' Load]

Some good information on setting up a Ham radio shack for $1,000.00. But don't forget, you need a license to operate on any ham radio, if not, the fines can be very steep if caught.

ham-radio-shack

Wish I could have done it that cheaply but bought more and more equipment over the years as I progressed, much like my firearms habit. The more capable and powerful they are, the more they cost!