Here's a good website to visit.I just joined the ranks of the licensed and have yet to receive my call sign.
I guess I will start off with a dual band handheld and see where that leads.
I may also get a license and handheld for GMRS.
I am presently not ready to spend the money for a very good mobile or base station. Maybe I will decide to do that after I get some experience under my belt.
Any home station would have to tip toe around the HOA. So my attic would be the only suitable location for an HF antenna.
https://www.eham.net/
There is always a lot of forum discussion on stealth antennas and dealing with HOA.
There's a lot of older, gruffy kind of folks there so don't let the discussions turn you off. There are also reviews on every piece of gear and rig that you could find and they have helped me a lot when deciding what gear to "invest" in.
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