13-12-2021, 08:50 AM
Congratulations John on passing your Foundation licence. You won't regret it.
When considering what HF transceiver to buy, these days there's a world of choice, ranging from the products of the long-established manufacturers such as Icom and Yaesu, through the newer Asian, Chinese and Indian manufacturers. You can buy ready-built transceivers as well as self-assembly models (including some that don't require soldering components!).
Among the more-recently established amateur transceiver manufacturers is Xiegu, sold and serviced in Australia by Tecsun Radios Australia (www.tecsunradios.com.au). The Xiegu G90, for example, has been on the market for some two-plus years now and reviewed favourably in Europe as well as locally - the latest review is in the Wireless Institute of Australia (WIA) journal Amateur Radio magazine, which you can download from the bottom of this page here: https://www.wia.org.au/members/armag/2021/september/
If you'd like to try the screwdriver-only style of self-assembly, check out the uBitX v6 kit, from HF Signals, an Indian-based company; go to their website here: https://www.hfsignals.com/index.php/ubitx-v6/
To bolster your knowledge of amateur radio in Australia, you might like to read back issues of Amateur Radio magazine available online; I'd suggest you perhaps might start with the most-recent issues - scroll down to the 2013 link on this page: https://www.armag.vk6uu.id.au/
At this point, I must declare my interest as a member of the WIA and current Editor in Chief of Amateur Radio magazine.
Best wishes on your journey in amateur radio.
Roger Harrison VK2ZRH
When considering what HF transceiver to buy, these days there's a world of choice, ranging from the products of the long-established manufacturers such as Icom and Yaesu, through the newer Asian, Chinese and Indian manufacturers. You can buy ready-built transceivers as well as self-assembly models (including some that don't require soldering components!).
Among the more-recently established amateur transceiver manufacturers is Xiegu, sold and serviced in Australia by Tecsun Radios Australia (www.tecsunradios.com.au). The Xiegu G90, for example, has been on the market for some two-plus years now and reviewed favourably in Europe as well as locally - the latest review is in the Wireless Institute of Australia (WIA) journal Amateur Radio magazine, which you can download from the bottom of this page here: https://www.wia.org.au/members/armag/2021/september/
If you'd like to try the screwdriver-only style of self-assembly, check out the uBitX v6 kit, from HF Signals, an Indian-based company; go to their website here: https://www.hfsignals.com/index.php/ubitx-v6/
To bolster your knowledge of amateur radio in Australia, you might like to read back issues of Amateur Radio magazine available online; I'd suggest you perhaps might start with the most-recent issues - scroll down to the 2013 link on this page: https://www.armag.vk6uu.id.au/
At this point, I must declare my interest as a member of the WIA and current Editor in Chief of Amateur Radio magazine.
Best wishes on your journey in amateur radio.
Roger Harrison VK2ZRH