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Tag Archives: cheap ham radio
How to Make First Contact on 2 Meters (Repeater/Simplex/Voice)
So, you’ve got your radio. Now what? It’s time to get on the air…. the question, however, is just how do I do that? This video gives you the basics of how to find someone to talk to for that … Continue reading
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Ham Radio Basics: How to Build a Dipole Antenna
This episode covers how to build an inexpensive dipole antenna. Specifically, it is a 40 meter dipole… however the principal is the same for any dipole. Using inexpensive materials, you can get this dipole in the air for very little … Continue reading
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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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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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How to Set Up and Program the AnyTone 778UV Mobile Ham Radio
The nice thing about Chinese made amateur radios is that they are inexpensive. The drawback… programming them. Sometimes it can be a challenge to program these guys. The software for each one is just different enough to frustrate some. The … Continue reading
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