Kind reminder that words have meaning, and your tone, to me at least, is coming across very combative. I’m just trying to have a conversation 🤷♂️
I’m sorry that $100 is out of your reach. The economy isn’t getting any better, it seems.
Truly it seems to me that based on your requirements for hobbies, this is one you may have to pass up. Which stinks, but sometimes that’s how it goes.
For a lot of people, $100 is still a lot of money, but not out of the realm of possibility for a hobby startup. If they were interested, that is.
All that said, going to a club and hanging out with people who have the equipment and would love to share and teach you, is completely free, and a valid option. My club’s radio room is open every Saturday for anyone who wants to warm some clouds with RF. If you’re not licensed, someone will sit with you so you can use their callsign.
There are some crusty old curmudgeony farts in this hobby, sure. But if you only ever look at the negative, you’ll never see the positive. Lot of chill people, some normal, some weird, all harmless, who want to help you 🤷♂️
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Kind reminder that words have meaning, and your tone, to me at least, is coming across very combative. I’m just trying to have a conversation 🤷♂️
I’m sorry that $100 is out of your reach. The economy isn’t getting any better, it seems.
Truly it seems to me that based on your requirements for hobbies, this is one you may have to pass up. Which stinks, but sometimes that’s how it goes.
For a lot of people, $100 is still a lot of money, but not out of the realm of possibility for a hobby startup. If they were interested, that is.
All that said, going to a club and hanging out with people who have the equipment and would love to share and teach you, is completely free, and a valid option. My club’s radio room is open every Saturday for anyone who wants to warm some clouds with RF. If you’re not licensed, someone will sit with you so you can use their callsign.
There are some crusty old curmudgeony farts in this hobby, sure. But if you only ever look at the negative, you’ll never see the positive. Lot of chill people, some normal, some weird, all harmless, who want to help you 🤷♂️
@Earflap Saved you $4.
https://www.aliexpress.com/item/1005007151091174.html?spm=a2g0n.productlist.0.0.57f6767ajohgv5&browser_id=26f5bcbea93d487988803cd5dee3858e&aff_platform=msite&m_page_id=waidcprjcatptfhe195c47603eca1e9bce7cf5cf8e&gclid=&pdp_ext_f=%7B%22order%22%3A%223313%22%2C%22eval%22%3A%221%22%7D&pdp_npi=4%40dis%21USD%2170.26%2115.87%21%21%21506.55%21114.43%21%402103209b17427578234504317e83c9%2112000039658730663%21sea%21AU%210%21ABX&algo_pvid=d192938d-f7c7-409d-8c45-c9775e1bd92b&_universallink=1&m_page_id=waidcprjcatptfhe195c47603eca1e9bce7cf5cf8e
At $20 you can maybe buy a burrito, while you tune into a webSDR
(And lay off the salt, you’re being unnecessarily hostile)