<div dir="ltr">Congrats on your ticket!<div><br></div><div>I don't have one but I know some who have purchased the TIDRADIO TD-H3 and newer hams like the ability to program it wirelessly from an app on their phone. Some HTs are hard to program from the front panel so early on when you are still discovering repeaters and adding new channels I can see how the app programming could be helpful.</div><div><br></div><div>73,</div><div>Dave, KC1TLF</div></div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Sun, Jun 2, 2024 at 8:43 PM Christopher Lennon <<a href="mailto:kwaj.speedo@gmail.com">kwaj.speedo@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex"><div dir="auto"><div>I was just outside the time window when Gigaparts started selling the Explorer. I ended up buying the TYT UV88 which is the same radio. It's not a bad little radio. I invested in a better antenna, and when I participated in my first volunteer event (Bay State Marathon) I bought a higher capacity battery. It is a very good place to start.</div><div dir="auto"><br></div><div dir="auto">Chris</div><div dir="auto">W2BPL</div><div><br></div><div>Sent from my phone.</div></div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Sun, Jun 2, 2024, 7:50 PM Samir Parikh <<a href="mailto:siparikh@gmail.com" target="_blank">siparikh@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex"><u></u>
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<p>Steve,</p>
<p>Congrats on getting your Technician license! The QRZ Explorer
was the same one I got upon receiving my license!</p>
<p><a href="https://samirparikh.com/blog/my-first-radio.html" rel="noreferrer" target="_blank">https://samirparikh.com/blog/my-first-radio.html</a></p>
<p>It doesn't have a lot of fancy features (e.g. APRS, DMR) but it's
good enough to allow you to get on the repeaters. I would just
recommend replacing the stock antenna with a whip antenna. I
later purchased an Ed Fong J-pole which I put in my attic which
vastly improved the performance of the radio.</p>
<p>Good luck in getting your General!</p>
<p>Samir</p>
<p>K1SIP<br>
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<div>KC1SOZ wrote on 02/06/2024 19:20:<br>
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<div dir="auto">QRZ and Giga parts still have the heavily
discounted deal for new hams on the QRZ handheld. It's not a
super fancy Handheld but it works very well.
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<div dir="auto"><a href="https://www.gigaparts.com/qrzjumpstart" rel="noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.gigaparts.com/qrzjumpstart</a><br>
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<div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Sun, Jun 2, 2024, 17:17
Steven Ford <<a href="mailto:stevef136@gmail.com" rel="noreferrer" target="_blank">stevef136@gmail.com</a>>
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<div dir="ltr">I am new to this, I got my Tech license last
month and am currently studying for my General and taking
exam on the 13th. I was looking to get recommendations for a
handheld that I could use till I save up to get a mobile
station. I would like to be able to participate in the Bars
Net.
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<div>Helpful if this is something I could pick up at Ham
Radio in Salem NH</div>
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<div>Steve Ford </div>
<div>KC1UVA </div>
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