Today I get to talk to you about the GMRS-V1 HT (handie talkie) handheld radio for the GMRS band and GMRS users. Some people have commented how this radio is a 5-watt radio when the BTECH website shows it to be 2-watts, so today we will do a power test and see what happens.
Antenna
Discone Antenna
A discone antenna is a version of a biconical antenna in which one of the cones is replaced by a disc. It is usually mounted vertically, with... Read more
Chamleon Antenna’s MPAS Antenna, is it as good as a Dipole?
“Not long ago I purchased the Cha Hybrid-Mini from Chameleon Antennas. This is the 500 watt SSB and 250w for CW version and just a bit larger th... Read more
Building a Multi-Band Dipole
Multi-Band Dipole I built a multiband dipole that will work 40, 20, 17, and 10 meters for ham radio. An easy project I was able to tackle in one day.... Read more
InLogis RF-PRO-1B Active Magnetic Loop Antennas RF-PRO-1B
Loop Antennas HF Receive Antenna Type:Shielded Magnetic Loop HF Receive Antenna Remote Mounting Position:Elevated HF Receive Antenna Style:One-pie... Read more
CHALLENGER DX – 8 Band Multiband Antenna
THE CHALLENGER DX The Challenger antenna is the first production multiband antenna to utilize GAP technology. Thousands of Challengers are now... Read more
Review
Motorola MOTOTRBO XPR 7550 I.S. DMR portable radio review by VA3XPR
Motorola MOTOTRBO XPR 7550 I.S. DMR portable radio review BY VA3XPR Read Full Review : Read more
Grounding and Bonding Redux
Grounding and Bonding Redux Read more
Heil Sound PR-40 Black Unboxing, Kiwi SDR Overview & Yaesu Cashback!
Heil Sound PR-40 Black Unboxing, Kiwi SDR Overview & Yaesu Cashback! Read more
Comet CAA-500 MK2 Antenna Analyzer Preview
CAA-500MARKII SWR/Impedance Analyzer Highly accurate analog cross needles display SWR and impedance simultaneously. Full color TFT LCD display screen... Read more
Review of QRP Labs QCX QRP Radio
“Unboxing, building and using the QRP Labs QCX single-band, 5-watt QRP radio. This advanced technology radio borrows ideas from software-defined... Read more
Equipment
LimeSDR Mini
An open, full-duplex, USB stick radio for femtocells and more The LimeSDR Mini development board is a hardware platform for developing and prototyping... Read more
The Classic Astatic D-104 Microphone
Let’s take a quick look at the classic Astatic D-104 microphone! Read more
Morse Express Christmas Key by N1FN
“In Celebration of the Season… Morse Express presents the 2014 Christmas Key Fourteenth in the popular annual series, our 2014 Christmas... Read more
Martin introduces two products from the BHi Range
20W Modular Audio Power Amplifier – Parametric Equaliser – Optional BHi Dual Channel DSP Noise Cancelling and Bluetooth technology. Flex... Read more
RSA306 USB Spectrum Analyzer
A full-featured spectrum analyzer for less than half the price of a conventional unit. It’s compact, weighs just 1.3 pounds, takes little space on you... Read more
News
IARU Reports Another Over-the-Horizon Radar System is Under Construction in India
In October, the International Amateur Radio Union (IARU) Region 1 Monitoring System (IARUMS) newsletter reported on the continuing run of over-the-hor... Read more
How well is the VHF Repeater Hearing your Signal?
VHF Repeater “Collin, K0NNK, is having some trouble with is antenna and a nearby repeater. He hit a 2 meter repeater full quieting but the repea... Read more
Dayton Hamvention Expects to be Live Event in 2022
Dayton Hamvention® organizers are planning to mount the first in-person show in 2022, following 2 years of COVID-related cancellations. The event is s... Read more
Big Bright Regions Beckon Amid a Big Aurora Show | Solar Storm Forecast 11.22.2021
“Activity remains subdued this week with only pockets of fast solar wind to bring sporadic aurora to high latitudes, nothing like the G3 show we... Read more
ISS SSTV Dec 1-2 145.800 MHz FM
Russian cosmonauts on the International Space Station (ISS) are planning to transmit Slow Scan TV images on 145.800 MHz FM using the SSTV mode PD-120.... Read more
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