determine what equipment you need based on license and areas of interest. Decide if buying new or used. new is known condition but can cost much more than used. used equipment can save you a lot of money, but condition is not guaranteed. what is your budget?
QRZ JUMPSTART PROGRAM
details available from http://www.qrz.com/jumpstart
- Must be new us amateur radio operator license issued in past 6 months
- provides 50% discount on the Explorer QRZ-1 vhf/uhf handheld transceiver & select accessories
New Equipment
availalble from many sources:
- gigaparts
- dx engineering
- radiotity
- rt
- systems
- hro
- direct from manufacturer
- etc
used equipment
can save significant money compared to new, but condition is not guaranteed. one needs to be selective. available from:
- individual sales
- hamfests
- silent key sales
- qrz website
- etc
