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* Re: how to tune into ham radio?candycane
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`- Re: how to tune into ham radio?Digital Man

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Re: how to tune into ham radio?

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From: candycane@VERT/BTTMLSS (candycane)
To: Phigan
Subject: Re: how to tune into ham radio?
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Date: Sat, 26 Aug 2023 14:20:00 +0000
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 by: candycane - Sat, 26 Aug 2023 14:20 UTC

Ph> Good call! I don't know why I didn't mention SDR dongles. They do require
Ph> little more fiddling, though, and the stock antennas leave much to be desi
Ph> Seems like you could get more (use and satisfaction) out of an SDR dongle
Ph> you are familiar with the radio a bit more.

Hmm... so should I go for a handheld or a SDR first?

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 by: Phigan - Sun, 27 Aug 2023 08:53 UTC

Re: Re: how to tune into ham radio?
By: candycane to Phigan on Sat Aug 26 2023 02:20 pm

> Hmm... so should I go for a handheld or a SDR first?

Probably depends on how comfortable you are with fiddling :). If it's cheap
enough, go for both! But IMO, you'll probably get more initial understanding
with a scanner or handheld.

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From: digital.man@VERT (Digital Man)
To: candycane
Subject: Re: how to tune into ham radio?
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Date: Mon, 28 Aug 2023 12:11:33 -0700
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 by: Digital Man - Mon, 28 Aug 2023 19:11 UTC

Re: Re: how to tune into ham radio?
By: candycane to Phigan on Sat Aug 26 2023 02:20 pm

> Ph> Good call! I don't know why I didn't mention SDR dongles. They do
> Ph> require little more fiddling, though, and the stock antennas leave much
> Ph> to be desi Seems like you could get more (use and satisfaction) out of
> Ph> an SDR dongle you are familiar with the radio a bit more.
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> Hmm... so should I go for a handheld or a SDR first?

The SDR dongles are fun and can receive *more* bands than a handheld (HT), but they can't transmit. So you don't need a license for the SDR dongle usage. SDR dongles are super cheap, so little risk to your investment.

Handhelds are great for *chatting* with folks or listening to a lot of chatter (if you don't have a license), but only somewhat locally to you (VHF/UHF) or (and most often) using repeaters.

So... both?
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