[Harc] Base Station

[Andrius D. Ilgūnas]

I spoke to Jaye, KE6SLS, and he convinced me to get my General next week in
Fortuna.

That'll likely change my requirements for a base station, though I have no
idea which ones.

On Wed, Mar 6, 2024, 12:21 Andrius D. Ilgūnas <andrius at ilgunas.net> wrote:

> Thanks to all who have replied to my previous email!
>
> My next request is for recommendations on a base station. I've only worked
> with HTs and mobiles, and want to set up something fixed, now that I no
> longer live in an apartment.
>
> Currently, I have a tech license and my interests in amateur radio are
> mostly for local/emergency comms and experimenting with digital modes.
> DXing isn't much of an interest to me, though maybe because I haven't yet
> caught the bug.
>
> I've considered upgrading my license, but haven't found a strong enough
> reason to do so. Maybe someone would like to sell me on the idea?
>
> So I'm asking for recommendations on a radio for my home base. If not a
> specific make/model, then perhaps features/capabilities of a radio that I
> might want to look for?
>
> I know that the usual answer is "it depends" (on what I want to do with
> it), but aside from the reasons I mentioned above, I don't really know what
> else I would use the radio for; that is, at least until I've had a base
> station for a while, and discovered "Oooo! I also want to do X now".
>
> As far as a budget goes, I'm ballparking that it would cost me between 0.5
> and 1 kilobucks, but I wouldn't refuse donations, either ;)
>
> I apologize for being so vague, and I appreciate your patience with me.
>
> --
> Andrius
> KG6JUI
> *To know recursion, you must first know recursion.*
>
>
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