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2 June 2025 at 23:14 #1800
M0PWX
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    welcome RoryMax

    any questions just ask

    i suspect things have changed a lot since you originally got your license,

    there are a lot of digital modes utilising a connection between a radio and a PC/Laptop (especially on HF bands)

    there are a lot of cheap HF transceiver kits from the likes of QRP-Labs if you fancy the challenge of wielding a soldering iron, their QCX model is great if you are into CW, or the QDX/QMX for digital modes (RTTY, PSK31, FT*, Olivia etc) with a PC

    there is also the digital voice modes (DMR, C4FM, D-Star) but you either need to be near a repeater/gateway or use one of the hotspots as a gateway (the path is RF <> Your hotspot <> your internet <> internet <> remote gateway <> RF <> Remote station)

    and more satellites which you can access with a handheld and basic home made tape measure yagi’s

    enjoy getting back into the hobby, there is now a lot more you can do than shout into a mic or tap away with a morse key

    73
    Peter
    M0PWX (not pete M0PSX who runs the site)