How most of us start in ham radio.And my story to this point.
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Published 2024-01-21
My call sign is KQ4LPW, I hold a general license.
The reason i started this channel is because i dont see
normal people with normal stations,
my station isnt 1000's of dollars. just a few hundred.
I have nothing against the large ham radio channels on youtube, but lets
face it, 90 percent of us dont have stations that look like that.
with my setup, what you see is what you get, Nothing fancy, but it works
just fine,
73'S
All Comments (21)
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At 58 I got interested in Ham radio and now at 60 I am studying for the tests, I purchased a Yaesu FT-60 last month and have programmed a few local repeaters into it. I bought it because though I am not against anyone purchasing from China, I try hard not to.
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Self deception " I will never need another radio". ..... until you see another magic thing, lol It happens.
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Loved this, it's great to see someone talk about how to make this hobby more accessible vs just trying to sell us on the most expensive radios possible! Thanks for this video.
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Subscribed. Currently studying for my technician
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I have two Baofengs that my now ex-wife got me but to me they are toys. I also have a Radioddity GD-77 she got in a second-hand Mormon store here in Utah. It's a DMR radio and can also be used for analog but programming it is a nightmare because you have to fill out a "codeplug" for it and then download that to the radio. I've never used it due to the pain in the rump it presents. The Chinese radios like Baofengs and the dozens of similar brands have poor single conversion receivers and on transmit they often transmit dirty harmonics. I only use the big brand and well known Japanese rigs and will not transmit with any Baofengs or the like. I have 2 Yaesu's and a Kenwood and Icom. They are real radios. I compared my Chinese radios on receive to my Japanese radios and the interference and overload rejection on the Japanese radios is far superior. I'd rather use my ancient Radio Shack HTX-202 than any Chinese radio. Better to pay for one moderately expensive Japanese radio than 20 Chinese ones for the same price. Trust me.
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Very nice, I'll follow along 👌🏻
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The same reason I bought my first Baofang. I have several. now, to some extent for the charging stands, but the radios are good, cheap and reliable ( usually, that is why I have more than a few))
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I also bought a Wouxun KG-UV2D years ago. LOVE IT!!! It has the same issue with the memory. But I figured out the 3 settings that I needed to change to “bring the memory” back to the front (it doesn’t really lose it). Now the display has a poor solder joint somewhere and is blank. Just need to open her up and “get-r-dun”. Bring this bad boy back to 100%.
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Subscribed! Ive recently become interested in ham radio and am studying for my tech. I used to play with cb radios and built several quad beam antennas which were awesome back in the early '90's so look forward to doing more antenna builds. Def new to ham and find the "q" lingo hard to figure out much less how to find a repeater!😂 Wish me luck but insights into the hobby are great! Tnx👍
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Great video, I'm just getting into the hobby and have many questions. Thank you for this introductory video for newbies, very informative. Keep 'em comin'!
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Nice job. You accomplished in the videos what you promised. Best of luck. Following you. 73 de k2xt Rick
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Citizens band on the run for Watts
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I'm taking my test for Technician May 4th. Glad you find your video.
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Nice video, thank you, I like your manner of talking, explaining, so I have subscribed!
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I got my Tech ticket a couple years ago but I am struggling with memory to pass the General . I had a bad reaction to a COVID vaccine and my memory is not the same. At least I got the Tech . I go nuts on my Qyt and my uv21r . The big brother to my uv5r .
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Glad I found your channel. Really like your simplistic and friendly demeanor. New ham myself studying for general. 73’s KI5LSZ
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The QSO is a great name. Talking about radio is what goes on here. I've been meaning to get my license since the early nineties. Just recently started to get back into it. Since the test is online now, and the bands are opening up, i'm gonna get the ticket. I thought you was close by with the K4 call sign, but then I heard you mention Lexington. Hello from Pike county.
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2 meter/70mm is OK, but the other ham channels go not only nationwide, but wold wide.
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Man, I thought that was Rob Ski!
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I've been in ham radio for more than 30 years. I bought my first chinese radio a few months ago. I used it for 3 days, and i sold it very fastly. Never more, even for free, i want a chinese radio.
