Radio musings
A decade or so ago I had a handheld amateur radio unit and was getting ready for my advanced amateur license test. This process ended when I got in the car one day, only to discover that someone had broken in and stolen the unit from the glovebox -- on the only night it had ever been left in there.
Now someone (okay, it was![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png)
sophie) got me all interested in radio again, especially the scanning end of things. I was fond of scanning before, but now that scanner to PC interfaces are much more advanced, I think I could really get into it now.
My favourite unit so far is the Kenwood TH-F6A, which is a transceiver with a continuous 0.01 to ~1.3GHz receive capability (minus the mobile phone frequencies, of course). I could scan happily until I do my advanced test and get my license, then use it for VECTOR events, keeping in touch with my mom and stepfather when they're on the road, and so on.
I definitely can't afford that right now, though. Hopefully bonus time will provide just enough extra money to make it possible.
Now someone (okay, it was
sophie) got me all interested in radio again, especially the scanning end of things. I was fond of scanning before, but now that scanner to PC interfaces are much more advanced, I think I could really get into it now.My favourite unit so far is the Kenwood TH-F6A, which is a transceiver with a continuous 0.01 to ~1.3GHz receive capability (minus the mobile phone frequencies, of course). I could scan happily until I do my advanced test and get my license, then use it for VECTOR events, keeping in touch with my mom and stepfather when they're on the road, and so on.
I definitely can't afford that right now, though. Hopefully bonus time will provide just enough extra money to make it possible.
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Huh, neat. Ham radio is something I've wanted to get into since being a teenager, but I've never managed to scrape together the cash for a transceiver setup or the time to study for the exams. Maybe one day =)