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Ham Radio Basics: Deciding How to Operate… What’s Your Flavor of Ham Radio?
This episode of Ham Radio Basics covers deciding how and where you want to operate. Amateur radio has so many options out there, it can be daunting when deciding just how to get started. How do you decide what kind … Continue reading
Ham Radio Basics: How to Solder PL259 Connector to Coax
When I was first licensed in the mid 1990s I was scared to death of cutting an end off of a cable. As a result, some of my mobile installations were less than ideal. Had I known how to solder … Continue reading
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Ham Radio Basics: How to Solder Wires Together
Another episode in the Ham Radio Basics series. This episode expands on our last episode, which can be seen HERE. Today we learn how to effectively solder two wires together. This is a handy skill to have. Perhaps you’ve broken … Continue reading
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Ham Radio Basics: Intro to Soldering and Soldering to a PCB Board
Ham Radio Basics is a series for folks who are new to ham radio or people who may have been licensed for a while and just looking for the basics to try something different. Today we take a look at … Continue reading
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Parks on the Air: POTA Activation of Holly Springs National Forest K-4496
It was a cold day, but productive one. We activated the Holly Springs National Forest for the POTA program. It was a great activation, and my daughter decided that she was going to upgrade to her general license.
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TID Radio DMR/Analog DP-580 Review
Hamradiomall.com was nice enough to send me one of these units to review. Overall, not a bad little radio… with a few little quirks. Check out the video below.
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Our First Parks on the Air (POTA) Activation at John W. Kyle State Park, K-2540, in North Mississippi
We finally got everything put together and ready to go for our first POTA activation. We have wanted to do this for a while, and finally made it happen. It was a great time with 60 contacts. We had to … Continue reading
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Retevis RT-72 Analog/DMR Dual Band Radio Review
Retevis was nice enough to send a RT-72 to me to take a look at and see what I thought. It’s a radio that comes in cost-wise at under $100. Think about that for a second. Can you get a … Continue reading
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Radioditty GA-510 Review: Does This 10 Watt Radio Measure Up?
Today we are taking a close look at the Radioddity GA-510 handheld dual band radio. It is a VHF/UHF radio that puts out 10 watts of power. Usually, one would think that a few watts difference in output on a … Continue reading
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How to Choose Your First Ham Radio
Today we are discussing how to choose your first amateur radio. The decision of what radio you go with as your first is a big one. Whether you are looking to drive your vehicle and chat, talk to distant stations … Continue reading
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