Ham Radio

This cluster centers on amateur radio (ham radio), with users recommending licenses, sharing personal experiences, equipment like Baofeng radios, and its value for off-grid or emergency communications independent of internet infrastructure.

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Sample Comments

JeremyNT Apr 23, 2024 View on HN

Ham radio!I got into it through wanting some cheap radios to keep in my house, so I wouldn't have to go all the way upstairs when I needed to communicate with my daughter.Well let me tell you Baofeng radios are extremely cheap but really flexible. I got these things for the simplest possible use case but after realizing their potential I just had to learn more about the space. You can adjust their configuration with a tool called Chirp and you're off to the races!I attended a

bayindirh Dec 24, 2024 View on HN

Just get a HAM radio license :)

duck Apr 7, 2010 View on HN

Anyone on HN have a ham radio license?

7373737373 Oct 25, 2022 View on HN

time to bust out the good old ham radio

pera Sep 29, 2022 View on HN

Time to get a ham radio license maybe

rmbryan Dec 17, 2019 View on HN

The rich history of this topic: https://hn.algolia.com/?query=Amateur%20Radio&sort=byDate&da...

vuciv1 Dec 25, 2020 View on HN

reading this got me interested in getting a ham radio. anyone have any cool experiences they can share?

xen2xen1 Mar 2, 2023 View on HN

Ham radio, depending on application.

jvansc Feb 12, 2024 View on HN

There’s still room for my HAM radio, right?

acefaceZ Feb 22, 2024 View on HN

What is the big deal? Just use your HAM radio.