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Amateur Radio Operators Gather for Hamfest in Hastings:

Posted: 20 Jun 2016 06:24 PM PDT
http://www.eham.net/articles/37015


Swapping parts and stories face-to-face, when radios and transmitters are
usually how these friends talk. "It's nice to see people that you talk to
all the time in person, and that's part of what the Hamfest is all about,"
says organizer Brad Harpham. It's the first Greater Midwest Radio Show, and
Harpham says they hope to grow it into Nebraska's biggest such event for
regional amateur radio operators - folks who still use frequencies to
communicate, a method more than a century old. "Federal Communications
Commission lets us have some parts of the band, and we get an amateur radio
license and we can either talk to people using voice, or there's new
digital modes, kind of like digital text messages and that kind of stuff,"
says Harpham. Though there is old equipment on display at the show as well,
hams aren't a thing of the past, operators say, with more people getting
licensed every year.


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Ham Radio Equipment:

Posted: 20 Jun 2016 06:23 PM PDT
http://www.eham.net/articles/37014


Buying a proper equipment can be a tough challenge for beginners. Some are
sure that buying expensive ham radio gear will come with so much fun.
Amateur radio is not always about too many functions and buttons on your
station. You may not even need to spend hundreds of dollars on new
equipment. Visit your local flea market and benefit from numerous
bargain-cost offers featuring used equipment that can be of the same
reliability level. Whatever you decide on, here is a list of basic
components you will need to start your dx ham radio career.