Hey, I am interested in getting started in HAM. I do not know the first thing. I know that the Baofeng's are some good and cheap radios. I know there is a test to take to be certified. Beyond that I am pretty stinking ignorant.
I do not want to jump in and get all super geeky and stuff. I mainly want to be able to communicate with a group that is fairly close and possibly within 30 miles or less with a Beofeng UV-5R (or variant). Is that possible?
I would also like to be able to know what is going on in the world if there is a huge disaster (possibly with larger antenna at home).
Can anyone point me to a site geared to getting the uneducated started. I am not super interested in getting super deep, though I realize I may need to if I have to.
I do not want to jump in and get all super geeky and stuff. I mainly want to be able to communicate with a group that is fairly close and possibly within 30 miles or less with a Beofeng UV-5R (or variant). Is that possible?
I would also like to be able to know what is going on in the world if there is a huge disaster (possibly with larger antenna at home).
Can anyone point me to a site geared to getting the uneducated started. I am not super interested in getting super deep, though I realize I may need to if I have to.