Whoah!! Check out this permie deal!! https://permies.com/w/homesteading-bundle?f=232 "The only thing...more expensive than education is ignorance."~Ben Franklin. "We can easily forgive a child who is afraid of the dark; the real tragedy of life is when men are afraid of the light." ~ Plato
Leigh Tate wrote:I've found two amateur radio clubs in our part of the state. One offers testing, but neither mentions classes. Of course, thanks to the internet, I don't think a class will be necessary, other than it would be nice to meet people.
Have you checked if any local ham radio repeaters are used regularly by the local club?
I built a site and app you can use offline once installed, that shows your nearby ham radio repeaters - https://hearham.com/
I found this post to be very interesting! I have helped setup a few HAMs and GMRS radio operators with solar solutions as well as advice on batteries and inverters. I also climb the towers!
Angyl , thank you so much for the photos! It's been awhile since I first started asking about this, and finally, I think we'll be getting everything set up this winter. So I will likely be back with more questions.