You can listen live without a license. Baofeng is the standard entry-level radio and they are OK for listening and super cheap. They are decent for transmitting low power local, but if you do want to transmit the Baofeng is pretty shitty. I have a Yaesu FT5D that was damn cheap for how well it performs and it’s in the HandiTalk format so I can carry it around. I can also slot it right into a real antenna in my shack and that’s where it really shines.
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MissJinx@lemmy.world 6 days ago
I would lo e fo get into radio chat hobby. But I don’t know.anything about it so i just listen to radio recordings of ppl chating on YT
rc__buggy@sh.itjust.works 6 days ago
onyxjet@lemmy.world 6 days ago
Or build this fun thing my dad once showed me. You can turn a phone into a HAM receiver. (I dont remember if it could transmit too, if it does you would need a license for that)
einfach_orangensaft@sh.itjust.works 6 days ago
you can listen in world wide with web SDR rx-tx.info/map-sdr-points
sunshine@lemmy.ml 6 days ago
thank