[roamer_1]

I've been reading that there's been a resurgence in Amateur Radio

I came close back in the day... Had a Midland sideband CB tied to a Siltronix Model 90 VFO, with a couple co-phased amps and a Moonraker 4... Man, I loved skip! Went about as far as I could in CB (last step would have been a Yaesu 101EE) and had every intention of moving into HAM proper, but life got in the way... Now, with things so close to SHTF, I am looking at it again. I will be going there very soon.

[usconservative]

Here's some eye candy for you:

This one's on the "boat anchor" side of the shack. Finished restoring it about 6 months ago, she sounds beautiful on the air. I also have the matching amplifier, external VFO, 2 meter and 6 meter transverters for it.

The entire thing works as it did new out of the factory. Had it on air a few weeks ago on what's called "The Boatanchor Net" and received a ton of compliments on it's AM audio.

C'mon! Get in the hobby! Pick up a copy of the ARRL's "Technician Q&A" book off of Amazon, spend a few hours studying and go take your test!