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Hey Daniel,<br>
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One thought.<br>
Try to start off with a mobile radio if you can swing it. <br>
A great many new hams start off with HTs but quickly move on to one of
the "mobile" type radios. <br>
New hams are also known for their crepe-pay (ok I tried to make the
word "crappy" sound like a french desert) signals. <br>
VHF being "line-of-sight", unless the repeater is a wide coverage,
rather having some elevation to it, your signal and<br>
your experience might not be what you are looking for.<br>
<br>
Another thought.<br>
Dont try to go at it alone. Being a communications hobby find your self
a club to call home. <br>
There are several excellent clubs in the area and each have their own
distinct personality.<br>
A couple of examples would be, RARS, the Raleigh Amateur Radio Society.
They are a more structured club.<br>
On the other end of the spectrum would be JARS, the Johnston Amateur
Radio Society. This group is a bit more free-wheeling.<br>
The main thing about both are that they are strong clubs and are good
at ELMERing. ELMERing is the act of taking new hams<br>
under "their" wings and showing those new hams the ropes of how to
operate, learn the radio arts and move to a more advance license.<br>
<br>
And remember: Enjoy Ham Radio!<br>
<br>
73,<br>
Neil, WA4AZL<br>
JARS Forever!! 147.270 mhz +600<br>
<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://www.jars.net">http://www.jars.net</a><br>
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<pre wrap="">Any idea what bands and modes interest you? Where do you intend to operate?
For a blanket 'I prefer' statement:
logging software: jLog
HT : Kenwood
Desktop : Icom
2008/4/7 Daniel Bartholomew <a class="moz-txt-link-rfc2396E" href="mailto:plumcreek@gmail.com"><plumcreek@gmail.com></a>:
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<pre wrap="">Hey everyone. I just received my Technician license in the mail last week,
so I'm _very_ new to amateur radio. In fact, I don't even have a radio yet.
I'm hoping to get one soon, maybe at RARSfest this Saturday and I had a few
questions:
What would be a good first HT radio? I would like something Linux friendly,
and not too hard to learn to program and use. I would also like it to be
capable enough that I won't want to replace it in a year.
Also, what logging or other Linux software would you recommend? I've seen
xlog, but I would like to know what more experienced Linux Hams use and
would recommend.
Any other advice or equipment recommendations you may have for a new Ham
with (currently) no equipment is welcome. After all, since I'm starting from
scratch, I might as well start on the right foot. :-)
Thanks in advance.
--
Daniel Bartholomew - KJ4DAJ
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