Personal Recommendations

• K3MRI's recommendations

Recommendations made by K3MRI (with some XYL input!)

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Transceivers

• Base HF and all-band transceivers
• Base UHF/VHF transceivers
• Mobile HF and all-band transceivers
• Mobile VHF/UHF transceivers
• Repeaters and controllers
• QRP transceivers

When transmitters and receivers decided to get married...

Antennas

• Base HF antennas
• Base VHF/UHF/microwave/satellite antennas
• Mobile HF antennas
• Mobile VHF/UHF antennas
• Towers and rotors
• Portable and field antennas

How else is the wave going to travel around the world?

Transmission

• Linear amplifiers
• Antenna tuners
• Modems, PACTOR, sound cards
• Baluns and ununs
• Coax and windowline
• Amateur TV related
• Filters and ferrites

Major components of the transmission process between the transceiver and the antenna

Reception

• Scanners
• Receivers

Scanners, receivers, SDRs...

In the Shack

• Keys, paddles and keyers
• Headsets and headphones
• Microphones
• Sound processing and noise reduction
• Power supplies
• Receivers and scanners
• Antenna switching

Speakers, mics, headphones, etc.

In the Field

• Generators
• Batteries
• Solar panels
• Shelters and tents

Stuff you need when you leave the confines of the shack.

Tools

• Antenna analyzers
• Oscilloscopes
• SWR and RF power meters
• Weather stations
• Hand tools

Analyzers, meters, etc

Software

• Logging and control software

From spotting to logging, we need software.

Vendor products

• Sotabeams

Products made by, or in some cases sold exclusively by, Ham Community partner vendors