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razark · 07-06-10, 11:15 AM

It can be as cheap or as expensive as you want it to be. My first radio was given to me for free by the guy who gave me the exam.

As for the license, there's two ways to go about getting it. You can get a really good book that goes into the what and why and explains everything in detail, or you can download the questions and answers and memorize them.

If you want to, you can build your own equipment. I've built a few simple antennas for VHF. As with the cost, you can get as simple or as complicated as you want.

I'd suggest trying to find a club in your area, and dropping by one of their meetings. Talk to some people, find out about what they do, what sort of activity there is in your area, attend a few events if you can. It can be a very interesting hobby.

07-06-10, 11:15 AM	#9
razark Ocean Warrior Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Houston, TX Posts: 2,731 Downloads: 393 Uploads: 12	It can be as cheap or as expensive as you want it to be. My first radio was given to me for free by the guy who gave me the exam. As for the license, there's two ways to go about getting it. You can get a really good book that goes into the what and why and explains everything in detail, or you can download the questions and answers and memorize them. If you want to, you can build your own equipment. I've built a few simple antennas for VHF. As with the cost, you can get as simple or as complicated as you want. I'd suggest trying to find a club in your area, and dropping by one of their meetings. Talk to some people, find out about what they do, what sort of activity there is in your area, attend a few events if you can. It can be a very interesting hobby. __________________ "Never ask a World War II history buff for a 'final solution' to your problem!"