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IF you want to send me a list by PM of what frequencies & bands that you would like to listen to (and later transmit upon) I will try to help you.

FOR STARTERS, go get your TECHNICIAN license, which is really EASY to do.
(I studied by listening to tapes, commuting to/from work for about 10 days.)
Once you have your “TECH”, then buy any quality TWO METER transceiver OR a 2M/440Mhz (usually called a DUAL-BAND) transceiver.

A personal note: After you have “been active” as a TECH for a while, you will better know what you really want to acquire.
(MOST of my equipment is converted COMMERCIAL/INDUSTRIAL GEAR by MOTOROLA, MIDLAND, ICOM or GE.)

Yours, ex-cadet

" IF you want to send me a list by PM of what frequencies & bands that you would like to listen to (and later transmit upon) I will try to help you. "

Sorry, I'm just now taking interest and I don't have an answer to that request. Hence the purpose of this thread, to try to simplify it to whatever degree is possible.

Thanks, though.

What do you think of this completely different route?

https://geekprepper.com/budget-ham-radio/