A listener, Hank, recently performed a battery test with his Baofeng BF-F8HP. The tests were conducted to determine the best long life back-up AA battery solution for the Baofeng HT. […]
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Kids Day is Sunday, June 21!
Kids Day is Sunday, June 21! (Don’t be fooled — the incorrect date appears in the “ARRL Amateur Radio Calendar.”) Sponsored by the ARRL and The Boring (Oregon) Amateur Radio […]
Read moreNo-Nonsense Study Guides get an Update: KB6NU
Hey Folks! Dan, KB6NU, Episode 19 sent me a note this morning. He’s updated his General Exam No-Nonsense Study Guide; In addition to Kindle, Nook and PDF, it’s now available […]
Read moreNew 440/220 HT from MTCradio.com
Have y’all seen this one: 5W 1.25 Meters – 4W UHF 70cm and 220? Yeah, why not…I personally have grown quite fond of our 440 machine of late. Having the […]
Read moreThe 4 Horsemen get a price tag….
https://anytonetech.com/purchase I’ll not go back over the horrid product names (*my opinion) but I will say the pricing comes in right where I imagined it would; especially after looking over […]
Read moreA Listeners Project: Ham Radio Field Portable X-Band Repeater
K0JFC, John recently posted: I was listening to an episode of Fo-Time(ed. Ep1) with a gentleman who had responded to the tornado in Joplin, MO. One thing he said […]
Read moreThe Four HT’s of the Apocalypse?
Wow, it was an announcement that many of us were curious about. Handi-Talkies that were ground breaking… The Wait is Over – A true multi-platform HT is a novel Great […]
Read moreFarewell Old Friend….Radio Shack
For those interested here is a purported list showing the Shack stores to close…all 22 pages worth. http://radioshackcorporation.com/pdfs/RS-Store-Closure-List_020415.pdf Great! Just what our country needs….fewer jobs for our youth and more […]
Read moreLightweight BackPack Radio Guide (from Harlikwin Ep 3)
Harlikwin, from Episode 3 (manpack/milpack) just posted this commentary on Backpack radios….enjoy! Lightweight Pack radios I’m writing this piece from the standpoint of needing a lightweight back-packable radio that […]
Read moreSPAR Winter Field Day…from a listener
Cale, I have not yet been through all 16 podcasts, I am on number 9 headed to 10 so you may have mentioned this. If so please ignore me. No, […]
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