If you’re new to the hobby, you might be looking for some items to add to your amateur radio shack. Here are a few items that we’re happy to recommend:
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“The Book”: Foundation Licence Manual
Cost is around £5, and available as a Paper version or Kindle Version |
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Intermediate Licence Manual
After your Foundation, comes Intermediate. The book’s about £9, and is available as a Paper version or Kindle Version |
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Full Licence Manual
After Intermediate comes the Full licence, and the manual for that is about £12, and is available as a Paper version |
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RSGB Exam Secrets
Need some extra help? This book contains a summary of the main points for each of the 3 levels, plus lots of mock questions to try out. Paper version |
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Baofeng UV-5R 2m / 70cm 5 watt handheld
The Baofeng UV-5R is a basic 2m and 70cm handheld recommended to get you started: You can buy a Baofeng from Amazon: Baofeng UV-5R – from Amazon Want a pre-programmed Baofeng with UK repeater settings installed? Service available from Prepcomm UK |
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USB Software Defined Radio
Listen to the bands on your computer with this USB software-defined radio – priced from £10-£15 USB Software Defined Radio Dongle at Amazon.
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RSGB Yearbook
A book full of callsigns, repeaters, clubs and very handy information – this is the annual yearbook from the RSGB. |
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RSGB Stealth Antennas Book
Got a small garden and want to set up an effective antenna without upsetting the neighbours? We recommend the Stealth Antenna book |
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RSGB Membership & Radcom
You may want to consider joining the national body that protects and supports amateur radio. Benefits of joining include: Radcom monthly magazine (and Radcom Basics), book discounts, contests and awards, free Bletchley Park entry, Planning & EMC advice and more. Occasionally, there are some special offers for signing up – at the time of writing… free RSGB book vouchers, and you’ll be helping us too! RSGB Membership Offers |
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