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Is a "Yaesu ft-60r" a good HAM radio to start with? I'm completely new.?
I am just starting out learning about CB and HAM radio, I would very much like to get my amateur's license. I have a couple CB's I'm trying to get them programmed etc right now. But I was looking at radios online and I saw this one for cheaper.
http://www.rigpix.com/yaesu/ft60r.htm
Is it any good, I'm looking to communicate locally in my state and within the US, although it would be nice to talk outside the US.
ALSO!
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As I said I'm just starting out, does anyone have any material or websites they could point me to that would get me JUST STARTING OUT, literally I know NOTHING about any of this stuff but I want to learn and ASAP! :)
Thank You!
1 Answer
- Anonymous8 years agoFavorite Answer
The FT-60R is an excellent HT ham radio. It is a dual band so you can work 2m(144) and 70cm(440). It is low power, so you may not be able to reach a lot of repeaters and simplex operation will be line of sight. Do remember, in order to transmit on this radio, you do need a valid FCC amateur radio license.
To learn more about amateur radio, the ARRL site has a lot of good information http://www.arrl.org/new-to-ham-radio
Source(s): Radio Tech