[dsc]

What’s it cost to get into that game?

[backwoods-engineer]

Got a computer and a somewhat-modern HF rig? Then, it's just the cost of cables. If your HF transceiver has VOX, you can cable up the sound port in your computer to the rig, download the FREE software (WSJT-X), and you're on the air.

You can control your rig's frequency with WSJT-X, but I don't. There's only one center frequency for each mode for each band, so I just stored them in my old Kenwood rig's memories. I can push a button just as good as the PC can.