As for how to start, much depends on which country you’re in. So let’s start there.
From an overview perspective, essentially you can start playing with (free online) receivers immediately, lots of online resources. To transmit you’ll need to do some studies and pass a test to get an amateur radio licence because all radio spectrum is regulated, since radio waves don’t stop at borders. No Morse Code required in most countries, and in many cases there’s an introductory licence class which you can often do in a weekend.
Welcome to the community :)
As for how to start, much depends on which country you’re in. So let’s start there.
From an overview perspective, essentially you can start playing with (free online) receivers immediately, lots of online resources. To transmit you’ll need to do some studies and pass a test to get an amateur radio licence because all radio spectrum is regulated, since radio waves don’t stop at borders. No Morse Code required in most countries, and in many cases there’s an introductory licence class which you can often do in a weekend.