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My new HF radio set up successfully (midwest.social)

submitted 8 months ago by seahorse@midwest.social to c/amateur_radio@lemmy.radio

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I only have a technician license at the moment but wanted to try some longer range stuff so I got an HF radio. I'm extremely new to the hobby so I have little idea what I'm doing lol.

Xiegu G90 HF radio Astron power supply EFHW antenna strung around the outside of the house like Christmas lights

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[–] Blackout@fedia.io 10 points 8 months ago (1 children)

I've been doing it for 20 years now and the best tip I ever got was you can double your range by getting naked first.

[–] seahorse@midwest.social 9 points 8 months ago

I think that only works on Twitch