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Do it Yourself Radio station

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So I was thinking today about what it might take to build your own radio station. I want to do this myself, but I am no hardware engineer, I do Ruby and Python programming and honestly I haven't ever really gotten into hardware, as much as I want to. So, does anyone have any ideas for this? I want to build a set of transmitters/receivers almost like walkie talkies but functioning over radio waves on a large scale and range. I would like an operational range of at least 60 miles, perhaps piggybacking off booster towers in the area. They don't need to be battery powered or anything. In fact one could be a receiving or listening station and one could be a dedicated server computer which did the broadcasting. My only problem is I don't want to use wifi for the receiver. But I don't mind using it for the transmitter. It could also use text sent over radio almost like Ben's radio texting devices but with a much much larger operational range. Any ideas?

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  • HAM is the way to go. There are tons of areas you can explore depending on your interest. You can purchase off the shelf equipment, use one of the many kits and tutorials online to build your own. Not only can go 60 miles but around the world. There are also different areas within the hobby to suit your needs, whether you want to learn and use Morse code, two way radios for voice, computer controlled radios and digital radios. The other advantage is that by getting properly licensed you won't run afoul of the FCC but more importantly you can meet large groups of people who share your interest and will help you along. I would start with the Amateur Radio Assoication at arrl.org. They can help you get started if you're interested.

  • in reply to Former Member

    Do you personally know anything about getting started with HAM radio? What it might take to repurpose old technologies to use in a broadcasting unit perhaps?

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