On a whim, but with the vague aim of getting into Ham Radio, I bought a WOUXUN KG-UV950P 50 Watt Quad-Band CB Radio:
https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B00J67F0YO/
Although I think it is intended for use as a mobile radio, I'd prefer to set it up as a base station if that is feasible. But looking into the bewilderingly vast variety of antennae and power supplies, I'm at a loss to know what extra equipment is needed for this, besides the basic requirement for an antenna and a power supply (50W I think).
I saw a vast all singing all dancing antenna for sale at £7000 (about $10,000 !), but that is way over my budget. So I was thinking an antenna up to, say, £200 (or roughly $300). But possibly this would need extra adapters and a cable.
So if some kind soul could recommend a "shopping list" of everything reasonably needed for a complete novice like me to get started with this radio model, that would be very much appreciated.
I plan to attend a ham radio course soon. But in the meantime, I think in the UK the legal CB radio is confined to the 26-29.995MHz band (although the KG-UV950P also supports several other bands).
Also, I'd like to use this radio as a transceiver rather than just a scanner.
Thanks in anticipation!
P.S. I did try a few searches on this forum, but didn't find any specific info I need, as summarised above.
https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B00J67F0YO/
Although I think it is intended for use as a mobile radio, I'd prefer to set it up as a base station if that is feasible. But looking into the bewilderingly vast variety of antennae and power supplies, I'm at a loss to know what extra equipment is needed for this, besides the basic requirement for an antenna and a power supply (50W I think).
I saw a vast all singing all dancing antenna for sale at £7000 (about $10,000 !), but that is way over my budget. So I was thinking an antenna up to, say, £200 (or roughly $300). But possibly this would need extra adapters and a cable.
So if some kind soul could recommend a "shopping list" of everything reasonably needed for a complete novice like me to get started with this radio model, that would be very much appreciated.
I plan to attend a ham radio course soon. But in the meantime, I think in the UK the legal CB radio is confined to the 26-29.995MHz band (although the KG-UV950P also supports several other bands).
Also, I'd like to use this radio as a transceiver rather than just a scanner.
Thanks in anticipation!
P.S. I did try a few searches on this forum, but didn't find any specific info I need, as summarised above.