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Info-Hams Digest            Mon, 29 Nov 93       Volume 93 : Issue 1400

Today's Topics:
                     Starter Station not so bad!

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Date: Sun, 28 Nov 1993 08:34:57 GMT
From: news.Hawaii.Edu!uhunix3.uhcc.Hawaii.Edu!jherman@ames.arpa
Subject: Starter Station not so bad!
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In article <CH6u4n.DE3@freenet.carleton.ca> al602@Freenet.carleton.ca (Jim Jindrick) writes:
>
>In a previous article, IQC109@URIACC.URI.EDU (Ken Carr..KB1AWV) says:
>
>>I recently read a post indicating that Ham Radio is overly expensive.
>>I agree that it can be very expensive, but it does not have to be. I have
>>a few examples:
     ........
>>I'm easing my way into this hobby and I'll bet others could lowbuck it even
>>better than I have!
>>
>
>"Lowbuck" used to be half the challenge of ham radio -- often that mean't
>QRP operation, too.  Here's a contest idea -- put together a rig for under
>$50 and see how many others with similar rigs can be contacted over a
>weekend.  CQ LOW $ . . . now what is Morse for $?
>
>WA9QYC

$50? Geez, who has that kind of money to spend on radios? Now look, if
you scrounge through your neighbors trash cans you'll find plenty of
old bcst radios and TV sets. I haven't spent a buck on this hobby in 
years thanks to my neighbors. And you won't believe what our EE and 
geophysics departments here on campus throw out - my office is filled
with so many electoncis goodies from them (including a URR-1051 receiver!).
If you guys have any interest in QRP there is a QRP newsgroup via
email - lots of building going on in that net. Email me and I'll tell
you how to subscribe.

Jeff NH6IL (jherman@hawaii.edu)

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