This is part 2 of 2 of the Ham radio episode in where I pick Lewis Thompson’s brain, the VP of Austin’s Amateur Radio Club.

If you haven’t seen or heard part 1 yet, you should hit pause and go back and listen to it so you can better understand what we talk about in this episode: https://youtu.be/7itrR47jIFM.

Also I highly suggest you watch the YouTube version of this as well so you can see the equipment that Lewis brought: https://youtu.be/ydQLTZxfPM4.

In part 2, Lewis talks about the equipment needed from beginners all the way up to advance setups, what kind of gear he personally uses, if you can listen to first responder frequencies, if GMRS and HAM can communicate together, and even how a group of people try to listen to frequencies in the attempt to discover aliens.

You can find more information about the Austin Amatuer Radio Club on their website and the ARRL website.

For more information on the scholarship Lewis talked about, you can find more information here.

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