Subj : Re: HAM-Official Documentary 2022
To   : MobbyG
From : paulie420
Date : Wed Apr 05 2023 05:54 pm

 Mo> Getting into the hobby now adays can be pretty inexpensive. 
 Mo> If you buy a book to study for the test, that may run you $40 tops.
 Mo> 
 Mo> A radio to get started, $35 to start for a hand held which will get you  Mo> into the local repeaters. 
 Mo> 
 Mo> A mobile radio for the car if you want one, start around $75-$100 for low  Mo> end. 
 Mo> 
 Mo> Home station is where the big bucks come in. I think over the course of
 Mo> my Ham radio life, I have dropped $50K on my hobby between antennas,
 Mo> radios, accessories etc.  
 Mo> 
 Mo> The test fee is $15, and license renewal is $35 every 10 years. 
 Mo> 
 Mo> So all told, you could get into the hobby for about $150 or maybe even a
 Mo> little less. 

None of that is too insane - aside from yer $50k home setup... while I haven't done HAM at all, I have played w/ SDRs and some other radio stuff - but always on the listener side.

It seems like a really cool thing - and even something where a local HAM group might help for some of the equipment... I'd assume some of the old timers don't want the hobby going away after this generation or the next.

Thanks for the info, I dunno... I could see myself wanting to get into it.



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