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• --- HAM Radio questions ---
• Anonymous Hobbyist (2021-03-30 22:42 ID:IbFKFCB9 )
• Hello, I just started getting into HAM Radio, and I wanted to know what would be a good radio to start off with. Should I just stay with a relatively low-powered handheld until I get at least General class certifications, or should I save myself the trouble of replacing the radio for a suitable one later and get one that can access Extra-class level frequencies now?
• Tell me your thoughts. \n\n
• Anonymous Hobbyist (2023-01-12 17:30 ID:W9Jin/tr )
• Get a baofeng, look up local repeaters, learn how offsets work, and steal FCC callsigns from public databases if you're in the US. Worked for me for >5 years without issue. \n\n
• Anonymous Hobbyist (2023-02-08 06:38 ID:C2tGkadA )
• Bumping for interest. \n\n I am 100% new when it comes to ham radio. What would one suggest to someone like me that's just now starting to get into the hobby?? I think there is a club around here, but the types of people there are probably boomers. \n\n
• Anonymous Hobbyist (2025-11-03 14:54 ID:T91i+2FG )
• I saw some videos a while ago, I think they were HAM radio users, where 2 of them had like a Toyota pickup with a big aerial sticking out the front. They were having some kind of competition to see whose transmitter or whatever was more powerful. There were sparks and flames coming off of them. What's the word for this? I was looking for things like “ham radio cook off” but I don't think that's the right term. I thought I first found out about them here on 4-ch but I couldn't find the thread \n\n
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