Ioc 7300
Thank you. I’ve been interested in this also.
Love my IC-7300 with my OCF dipole. I also have an IC-718 for field use.
For starters look at KB6NU’s web site. https://www.kb6nu.com/study-guides/
The Technician book is a free download in pdf format. https://www.kb6nu.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/2018-no-nonsense-tech-study-guide-v1-1.pdf The General and Amateur Extra books are $10 downloads. Most prep books are just lists of the pool of questions and the available answers. His book is far different, in that he covers every question on the test along with the correct answers, but accomplishes this by providing a coherent text which actually explains and lets you understand the concepts, instead of simply memorizing the correct question/answer pairs. I read and reread all three License Guides last winter, the took all three tests in one session.
My starter rig was a YAESU FT-2980R Currently about $150. https://www.hamradio.com/detail.cfm?pid=H0-015771
Add an antenna and you have a solid 2 meter communication rig. The handhelds will nominally get you on the air, but their utility is very limited. If you seriously want to communicate, look at a rig like this which can be used either mobile, or as a base station at home.
AG5YS