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  Re: Re: The PCL Net
  By: jimmy anderson to Daryl Stout on Tue Dec 02 2025 11:15:44

 >  DS>   Hams are frugal cheapskates, after all.

Guess it depends on your perspective.  Considering the cheapest desktop HF rig
I've seen is ~$500 US, and that's bare-bones, you're not exactly starting out
in the bargain basement.  Wnat an SDR desktop like the IC-7300, then your
looking at a grand!  Then there's the antennae, possibly a tower and/or amp,
and it goes from there.

Great hobby, but not a cheap one.  It's no wonder most the hams I've listened
to were had professional careers before they retired.
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