/diy/ - Do It Yourself

>>2025185
WBCQ is good people.
>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xpm0QIS0MZM

ReviewBrah has air time on there. If you ever wanted to have a real radio show WBCQ is probably the easiest and cheapest way to do it.

>>1998305
In USA you don't need a license to listen.
Get yourself a portable shortwave that does SSB and you can listen to all the HF ham bands.

Any level of Ham license can build antennas and radios.

UHF/VHF is considered line of sight because it cant go very far past the horizon.
HF can propagate past the horizon because it can be reflected off the ionosphere. Uhf/vhf passes right through and goes strait in to space.
https://www.electronics-notes.com/articles/antennas-propagation/ionospheric/hf-propagation-basics.php

The only HF band Technician has access to is in 10 meters (28Mhz).

>>1981508
Your not shitting up the thread. A portable shortwave would be a good idea. Make sure you get something with SSB so you can listen to ship traffic and ham's. You want something with continuous coverage 150-30,0000
TECSUN pl660 is a popular rig.