How To Set-Up And Master Ham Radio Without Going Crazy, Part 2 

For the new ham radio enthusiast, setting up the gear can be a challenge.  This is especially true for starter radios that are known to be high on features and design but low on intuitive usability.  Documentation?  Unless you can read broken English written by a Chinese national who has never studied the  language, you are out of luck.

Like many prepper’s, I understand the importance of communication following a disruptive event.  To that end, I took the easy road and purchased a couple of portable Baofeng radios so that I could communicate with the rest of the world when the grid is down.

Long story short, I spent six frustrating hours attempting to set up my radios for listening mode.  I did not have a license, so “transmit” mode was not at option at that point.  After failing to get much farther than loading some weather channels, I gave up and did what many of you have done.  I set my radios in a box and hid them in the garage so I would not feel guilty about not learning to use them.

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