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Wouxun KG-1000G GMRS 50 Watt Mobile Transceiver
Wouxun KG-1000G GMRS 50 Watt Mobile Transceiver With TONS Of Features Read more
VERO VGC VR-UV4 Quad Band IP68 Two Way Radio
VERO VGC VR-UV4 Here we take a look at the VR-UV4 Quad Band IP68 Two Way Radio from Vero, VGC. Product Name: VR-UV4 Quad Band IP68 Two Way Radio Item... Read more
Best Handheld Ham Radio for 2022 – Top 16 HT
Best Handheld Ham Radio Best Handheld Ham Radio for 2022 – my pick of the Top 16 HT Radios, Handie Talkie, Handheld Transceivers, in the Ham Rad... Read more
ICOM IC-V3500 – 144 MHz FM – 65 W
ICOM IC-V3500 65 W Powerful RF Output Power The Icom IC-V3500 is a rugged 2 m mobile transceiver providing powerful 65 W* of output power. Its large h... Read more
JIANPAI 8R Four Band LED Color Screen VHF/UHF Handheld Radio
JIANPAI 8R Four Band LED Color Screen VHF/UHF Handheld Radio Read more
Amateur/RNSS Coexistence – 23cm Band
23cm Band After review and approval by the IARU Region 1 Executive Committee and the IARU Administrative Council a presentation on preliminary Amateur... Read more
World Debut of the SHF-P1, 2.4 GHz / 5.6 GHz Concept
SHF-P1 For more than half a century, Icom has created new technology for Amateur Radio. Our engineers have a new project, “Icom SHF Project – Super Hi... Read more
The ULTIMATE Challenges Facing the Icom SHF Project
Icom Japan have been working on a concept of a new radio looking to revitalize the use of the SHF (Super High Frequency) bands. Recently a concept mod... Read more
Yaesu FTM-200 vs FTM-300 at Dayton Hamvention 202
From the Dayton Hamvention 2022, John Kruk talks to us about the differences between the FTM-200 and FTM-300 radios from Yaesu Read more
Icom IC-T10 Rugged Dual Band HT @ HamVention
Icom IC-T10 Rugged Dual Band HT This New VHF/UHF HT from Icom features a Very Rugged Design, 1500 mW of loud, clear speaker audio, 2400 mAH battery, I... Read more
Review
Elecraft – Dayton Hamvention
2022 saw the return of the Dayton Hamvention and also celebrated the 70th anniversary of the world’s largest ham radio trade show. Ham Radio Out... Read more
Is an FT-818 worth it in 2022?
FT-818 This week Tony and Gary revisit Yaesu’s FT-818 and discuss if it is still relevant in 2022? Read more
Regular Man Fits PL259 Coax Connectors
Not all PL259s are the same. The newer designs are a superior design and accurate. Anyway, I nearly cock this up. Perhaps rate me out of 10! Read more
SharkRF Openspot 4 Pro Setup – FIRST LOOK!
SharkRF Openspot 4 This is my first look at the physical size and menu features of the new Openspot 4 Pro from SharkRF. The openSPOT4 is our latest ba... Read more
sBitx working FT8 mode with logging
sBitx “The first part shows me calling CQ and handling the response. The second part shows how the operator can respond to a someone else’... Read more
QRM ELIMINATOR – Solve Your QRM Problems EASY!
QRM Eliminators, do they work? The QRM canceller is inserted into the feeder of the antenna from thetrx without any other modifications to the radio.... Read more
The POTA SOTA CW Killer Ham Radio DMX-40 Review + Real American Heroes
This is a long term review of The Preppcom DMX-40 QRP CW transceiver. Also a big shout out to some real American heroes. Read more
How Many Ferrite Beads on an HF Antenna? What is Coaxial Cable? What are Common Mode Currents?
Ferrite Beads on an HF Antenna? What is Coaxial Cable? What are Common Mode Currents? Read more
