Choosing a Ham Radio - ARRL

Choosing a Ham Radio 1 WHO NEEDS THIS PUBLICATION AND WHY?Hello and welcome to this handy guide to selecting a Radio . Choos-ing just one from the variety of Radio models is a challenge! The good news is that most commercially manufactured Amateur Radio equipment performs the basics very well, so you shouldn t be overly concerned about a wrong choice of brands or models. This guide is intended to help you make sense of common features and decide which are most important to you. We provide explanations and defini-tions, along with what a particular feature might mean to you on the publication is aimed at the new Technician licensee ready to acquire a first Radio , a licensee recently upgraded to General Class and wanting to explore HF, or someone getting back into ham Radio after a period of inactivity. A technical background is not needed to understand the THIS PUBLICATIONA fter this introduction and a Quick Start guide, there are two main sections; one cov-ering gear for the VHF and UHF bands and one for HF band equipment.

using coaxial cable to connect the radio and antenna. For operation from ac power, a power supply capable of supplying the radio’s specified current consumption is required. If you need more portability, add a VHF/UHF handheld as a second radio—it is common (and practical) to have both types of radio. Portable or Mobile Operating – All Bands

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