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.

  • Onno (VK6FLAB)
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    7 days ago

    It seems to me that you already have all the gear.

    You can experiment endlessly with an increasing number of digital modes.

    You can test your skills and improve them in comparison with yourself and the rest of the community by doing a contest. There’s at least one on every weekend.

    You can participate in or host a daily, weekly and monthly net. I run one for new and returning amateurs every Saturday at midnight UTC for an hour and have done for over 14 years.

    You can incorporate the hobby into other activities such as camping, hiking, boating, etc.

    You can build stuff from components, or write software and experiment.

    Finally there’s a ham challenge with a new thing to learn or do every week for a year.

    I’ve been writing a weekly podcast about doing stuff since I was licensed.

    There are any number of things to do if you apply a little imagination to the problem.

    This is a hobby, so having fun is part of the gig.