Subj : Re: Hams on the Cheap
To   : Mortar M.
From : Jimmy Anderson
Date : Wed Dec 03 2025 10:17 pm

-=> Mortar M. wrote to Daryl Stout <=-

 >  DS>   Hams are frugal cheapskates, after all.

 MM> Guess it depends on your perspective.  Considering the
 MM> cheapest desktop HF rig I've seen is ~$500 US, and that's
 MM> bare-bones, you're not exactly starting out in the bargain
 MM> basement.  Wnat an SDR desktop like the IC-7300, then your
 MM> looking at a grand!  Then there's the antennae, possibly a
 MM> tower and/or amp, and it goes from there.

 MM> Great hobby, but not a cheap one.  It's no wonder most the
 MM> hams I've listened to were had professional careers before
 MM> they retired.

Makes 2m/440 much cheaper - but more limited of course...



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