For a noob, what’s the best way to get into this hobby?
Likely taking some extended time off from work soon and am looking for a new hardware project to tinker around with.
Likely taking some extended time off from work soon and am looking for a new hardware project to tinker around with.
Software defined radio makes it possible to receive 25-1300 Mhz for about $25, via a USB dongle, and open source software.
The Technician test is a few rules and Ohm's law, you learn what you need to pass that test in a few evenings of studying. The subsequent tests are more difficult, then way more difficult and will require some study. But Electronics and Radio are good skills to have, the learning to past the test has practical value if you really want to hack on electronics and particularly RF.
I recently got my foundation license (the UK version of Tech in the US) mostly motivated by watching Josh on that channel