It seems my interest in ham radio was the result of ADHD hyperfixation that ended after a few years. I primarily played with CW and digital on HF, and satellites on VHF+. My interest petered out some time in 2023, and I want to get back in but can’t find something that both captures my interest and doesn’t require more purchases.
This doesn’t help with avoiding new purchases, but perhaps getting involved in Meshtastic might interest you? As a side effect, putting up your own meshtastic node would help bolster your communities decentralized communication ability for natural disasters or political unrest.
I went all in with AREDN but couldn’t get people interested.
@early_riser @ProdigalFrog I’m working on it for southcentral PA, I’m lucky that I have a club that has a Part 15 microwave network, and I’m hoping to piggyback onto that so I don’t have to add PtP links. More adventures to follow.