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Advice on getting back into the hobby? (lemmy.radio)

submitted 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago) by early_riser@lemmy.radio to c/amateur_radio@lemmy.radio

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It seems my interest in ham radio was the result of ADHD hyperfixation that ended after a few years. I primarily played with CW and digital on HF, and satellites on VHF+. My interest petered out some time in 2023, and I want to get back in but can't find something that both captures my interest and doesn't require more purchases.

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[–] tangycitrus@lemmy.world 1 points 2 weeks ago

Try listning in on the local repeaters, and if they are active, getting a cheap HT or a mobile rig will let you keep in touch with other hams around you. Keep practising CW (I'm a fairly new ham and all my HF contacts has been on CW). You can use the IZ2UUF app for that. There is another app called Morse Chat which you can use to chat with others using CW and it's fairly active. If going portable interests you, POTA and SOTA will be another activity you can lookup on. Have fun. 73!