Handheld Transceiver Makes An Excellent Gift For The Ham Radio Operator

Since Christmas is getting closer we all start thinking about all those wonderful Ham Radio pieces of equipment we would like. One of those favorite items I can think of is a nice Handheld Transceiver. There are quite a few different ones to choose from and they all do an excellent job. In fact I remember watching a video where a ham radio operator used a hand held transceiver with a homebrew quad 2 meter antenna. He was getting some excellent results with it on the 2 meter band.

Used Ham Radio Amplifiers Still Work

 If you can afford a new Ameritron Amplifier then I say go for it. On the other hand if you can't afford the new amplifier, then look into a used Ham Radio Amplifier. As I have said before there are some very good buys on Ebay for used Ham Radio Equipment. The only thing I always advise is to check out the sellers reviews before you buy anything. Always remember to protect yourself as you are the buyer and it is a buyer beware world. I remember that old saying " Them That Don't Look Usually Get Took".
 There is a wide variety of Ham Radio Amplifiers for sale on Ebay. Some of them are older than others, but are in excellent condition. I have also found that some of them may only put out 250 watts to 500 watts. Then there is the other group putting out over 800 watts to 3000 watts. It all comes down to what you prefer and what you can spend. I have heard some fellow ham radio operators running 250 watts into a nice 3 element 20 meter beam antenna and they sound awesome. If you have your ham radio shack running properly you will be amazed at what you can actually do.
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  Remember that some Ham Radio Amplifiers such as RM Italy are not approved by the FCC to be used in the United States.

Before The Internet There Was Amateur Radio

WERE ALL HAMS OF ONE KIND OR ANOTHER

 Yes it's true before the internet was around we had Amateur Radio. We also had the 11 Meter CB Radio Band. The nice thing about Ham Radio is that you never had a virus and you could not get a virus over the radio from a friend. Now I am not saying there is anything wrong with communicating with your friends on Facebook, Twitter or whatever social network you prefer. There are even Ham Radio Operators using the internet with their Ham Radios. It sure is an awesome world we live in when everyone works together.
 Now there are occasions when Ham Radio does have it's bad points. Really the only one I can think of is the occasional nasty angry Ham Radio causing what we used to call Hate and Discontent on the old cb radio frequencies. In fact I remember hitting a frequency in the 20 meter band one night and I thought I was back on the cb radio with a late night argument. It was typical where someone could not hear someone else due to some interference. Rather than take your conversation to a frequency further away they chose to make noises and say some very rude comments. Fortunately it was taken care of by the FCC and I have not heard that again.
 Oh yes the only other problems that can occur with ham radio is with your better half. Two things come to mind. How much is that going to cost and you can't put that ugly antenna there, Hi Hi . I do have to say there are some excellent things that do come from Ham Radio. First we have the helping out in Emergency Situations, which is extremely important. Second we have the bringing of people together from all around the world. Now I am not against computers for any communication, in fact I repair computers all day long. So either way whether it's communicating on the Ham Radio or the Internet it's all good.
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