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

submitted 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week 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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[–] ProdigalFrog@slrpnk.net 6 points 1 week ago (5 children)

This doesn't help with avoiding new purchases, but perhaps getting involved in Meshtastic might interest you? As a side effect, putting up your own meshtastic node would help bolster your communities decentralized communication ability for natural disasters or political unrest.

[–] early_riser@lemmy.radio 1 points 1 week ago (3 children)

I went all in with AREDN but couldn't get people interested.

[–] k0stk@mastodon.radio 1 points 1 week ago

@early_riser @ProdigalFrog #AREDN was an epic failure in our city when the OMs found out that it required more than self deploying with a half-charged $30 2M HT.

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