Building a radio lab – what components to buy?

Hello, I’m an electronics technician interested in getting licensed (just hasn’t gotten licensed because of bureaucracies) and starting building my own QRP HF radio equipment, just for the learning and sake of it. However, I live in Brazil, where sourcing parts is incredibly difficult, due to an extremely strict customs. Therefore, I would like to hear your suggestions for equipment/components to buy in bulk so I only go through the hassle of importing them once. I’m looking to buy ferrite cores, RF transistors, crystals, transformers and any other stuff I might need. Thanks in advance for the help!

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What are your thoughts on D-STAR radios like the ICOM ID-51a plus?

I’m just getting started with amateur radio (general license) and am not really interested in building my own stuff. I just want to get a nice portable radio to make contacts with and listen in on others – near and far. I have some extra money to spend, and I heard good things about the ICOM ID-51a plus and D-STAR. After watching some videos it seems pretty easy to connect to repeaters all over. What are your thoughts on this radio and D-STAR in general? I have a Baofeng UV82 but the range on it doesn’t seem that amazing and I’d really love to reach out all over the world.

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