The Beginning.

I've decided to start a blog about my journey into the world of amateur "HAM" radio. As of now, I don't have a license, but I do have a radio. To be honest, it was something of a whim. For years I've been interested, but I finally decided to take the dive in.

About two weeks ago, I was browsing Amazon and came across a Baofeng UV-5RA handheld radio. After reading the reviews, it didn't seem that bad for a $35 radio. Haven't been transmitting of course, but at least it's given me a chance to see what I can find, and what repeaters are active.

Since then, I've decided to research the licensing process. After seeing the three license classes, Technician's License, General License, and Extra License.

Given what I want to do, I'm focusing on the Technician's and General License.

Now, some of the things I may include are my contacts I make, after I get my license, naturally, but also I may include tips I find for using HAM in an urban environment. While they may be posted who knows where, they're are just things I may come across and deem useful. I'm not going to go too in depth with the information, just enough to get the understanding across.