I just got my ticket a few months ago (KB3LYP) after being an SWL DXer since 1976.
You have to determine what exactly you want to do as a ham- work the big boys, contesting, QRP work, VHF...etc. All that will affect what sort of rig you'll need. My interest is going into QRP work so those rigs are quite a bit less expensive than others. I cannot/will not especially recommend any equipment but I might recomment checking out eBay or other ham auction sites and go for good, reliable used equipment first. You can always sink $1000 into brand new radios once you figured out where your interest lies as a ham. I picked up a sweet Kenwood TS-520S off eBay for $175 plus a few QRP kit radios for very low price that way, although many folks are wary of eBay. --- On Wed 04/13, Aaron G. Prosser < [EMAIL PROTECTED] > wrote: From: Aaron G. Prosser [mailto: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [email protected] Date: Wed, 13 Apr 2005 21:19:40 -0400 Subject: [HCDX] SWL to HAM Question Dear Friends,<br><br>My wife and I are both avid SWLers, and are thinking that we would<br>like to be able to respond to the HAM transmissions that we so often<br>hear (if for nothing else to tell them to say their callsign SLOWLY!).<br>We are, however, concerned about the expense of purchasing usable<br>tranceivers / antennas etc without killing our somewhat limited<br>income. Do any SWL/HAMS have suggestions about beginning equipment?<br><br>Many Thanks,<br>Aaron Prosser<br>WA4098SWL<br><br>---[Start Commercial]---------------------<br><br>World Radio TV Handbook 2005 is coming out. Preorder yours and support open communications for DXers:<br><br>http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0823077942/hardcoredxcom<br><br>---[End Commercial]-----------------------<br>________________________________________<br>Hard-Core-DX mailing list<br>[email protected]<br>http://dallas.hard-core-dx.com/mailman/listinfo/hard-core-dx<br>http://www.hard-core-dx.com/<br>_____________! __________________________________<br><br>THE INFORMATION IN THIS ARTICLE IS FREE. It may be copied, distributed<br>and/or modified under the conditions set down in the Design Science License<br>published by Michael Stutz at http://dsl.org/copyleft/dsl.txt<br> _______________________________________________ No banners. No pop-ups. No kidding. Make My Way your home on the Web - http://www.myway.com ---[Start Commercial]--------------------- World Radio TV Handbook 2005 is coming out. Preorder yours and support open communications for DXers: http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0823077942/hardcoredxcom ---[End Commercial]----------------------- ________________________________________ Hard-Core-DX mailing list [email protected] http://dallas.hard-core-dx.com/mailman/listinfo/hard-core-dx http://www.hard-core-dx.com/ _______________________________________________ THE INFORMATION IN THIS ARTICLE IS FREE. It may be copied, distributed and/or modified under the conditions set down in the Design Science License published by Michael Stutz at http://dsl.org/copyleft/dsl.txt
