There are people that will go out of their way to help you explore this great hobby. On top of all that, if you look in the right places, the “ham spirit” is alive and well. My friends over at the Ham Radio Workbench podcast have talked about it several times. Whether it’s VHF/UHF, HF, microwave, or all of the above-if you’re interested, you can do it. With ingeniously-designed inexpensive kits, it’s easier than ever to get on the air. From microcontrollers to easily available parts and information, never have there been more possibilities for experimentation. Never before have we had such easy access to information, parts and kits needed to get on the air and to experiment. I’ll probably write more about this in other posts, but I believe that we are indeed in the midst of a golden age for amateur radio. Part of this Golden Age means you can get a QRP Labs QCX or BITX40, and a QRPGuys Antenna, plus a few other components, and you’re on the air! Stick with me here, and we’ll get to the details. So another way of looking at it is that my entry into amateur radio was perfectly timed for a modern Golden Age of Ham Radio. Of course, most of the equipment didn’t yet exist. When I started my amateur radio life as KK6VSI in August of 2015, I wish I could have had the information I’m about to lay out here.
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