Amateur ‘ham radio’ operators will station in places along the Total Solar Eclipse path of totality across the state from Greenville to Columbia and Charleston. These are volunteers who will communicate with the South Carolina Emergency Management Division (SCEMD) at headquarters, should cell reception go down from the influx of crowds potentially jamming cell signal. ….READ MORE
Antenna
Written to bridge the gap between basic theory and graduate-level engineering texts, the second edition of Antenna Physics: An Introduction includes new material to help you better understand the complexities of antenna theory. World-recogn... Read more
VHF
VOXTER UV-W8 Technical Parameter Model/ General VOXTER UV-W8 Frequency range VHF 136-174MHz UHF 400-480MHz Channel Capacity 2X128 Channel Spacing 25KHz Antenna Impedance 50 ohm Microphone Impedance 600 ohm Operating Voltage 7.... Read more
Review
EVOLUTION PL-259 CONNECTORS
In this video I show you how to install the best PL-259 connector in the world! The Messi & Paoloni Evolution PL-259 Connector for Messi & Pao... Read more
7 Things When Building Your Ham Radio Shack
“I have installed two major ham shack builds over the years. One was a DISASTER! This is what I learned when designing my new ham radio shack.... Read more
uSDX+ v2 8 – HF TRANSCEIVER
uSDX Here we take a look at the uSDX+ Version 2 8 Band All mode HF Transceiver with Surprising Results! it is optimized fromuSDX QCX-SSB ope... Read more
Messi & Paoloni Is Better Than LMR Coax
“Yes, it sure is. Comparing the losses between Messi & Paoloni & LMR Coax cables. The numbers don’t lie in this heated battle betw... Read more
Ameco AC-1T Unboxing
Ameco was an old Ham Radio company that existed back in the 50s. Now it is being remade as a sort of modern, vintage radio with all the traditional tu... Read more
Uniden SDS100 Handheld Scanner, True I/Q Technology
“Today I’m taking a look and unboxing the Uniden SDS100 handheld scanner. Using True I/Q technology, it will pull in signals even in the w... Read more
Worldwide Ham Radio Operators (2000-2022)
Amateur Radio Operator numbers worldwide from data 2000 to 2022. This data has been collected from multiple data sources. Some records only go up to 2... Read more
Best HF Ham Radio for POTA 2022 – Parks On The Air, Portable Radio
Here is my list of the top 10 HF Ham Radios for portable operations and POTA – Parks On the Air. Read more
Hoarding Handheld Radio Batteries & Connecting Radios To Power
“How do we actually connect our radios to a power source? Also, should we have more than one handheld radio battery? Should we go a step further... Read more
Grounding the Computer
Rob, WD4IFT, is installing a new ham shack and wants to know how he should ground the computer. Dave here to help explain what he suggests… Read more