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Reply to: Beginner’s guide to amateur (ham) radio for preppers Posted August 6, 2019

As in many things, practice makes perfect. If you are not planning on regular participation in ham radio, when an emergency comes it is unlikely you will be able to set up an improvised HF antenna that works, key up a new VHF repeater, and in general communicate with your radio.

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Reply to: Beginner’s guide to amateur (ham) radio for preppers Posted August 6, 2019

As in many things, practice makes perfect. If you are not planning on regular participation in ham radio, when an emergency comes it is unlikely you will be able to set up an improvised HF antenna that works, key up a new VHF repeater, and in general communicate with your radio.

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