RFinder B1 HT Radio, Android DMR and FM
This is the device that you have been waiting for!
The RFinder B1 is now available for pre-order. Imagine a dual band DMR/FM handheld that NEVER needs a code plug! No programming, ever! Uses your GPS position to find the repeaters in your area, anywhere on Earth! These have been in use since early summer and what a blast…it just works…
True 4 watts, a new more sensitive receiver in a completely redesigned RF module.
This is a full Android Cellphone/DMR Radio…carry one device, have the world at your fingertips. A true thing of beauty. WiFi, NFC, GSM, LTE (yes, Verizon, TMobile and ATT and their MVNO’s as well as CA, SA, EU, Oceana and Asian carriers)…and of course 136-174/400-470MHZ DMR/FMW/FMN.
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Equipment
Release the KrakenSDR!
XPA125 Tuner – Any good?
Xiegu X6100 HF/50MHz Portable SDR Transceiver
QDX 4-band 5W Digi transceiver
Tech-out of the Xiegu XPA125B Auto Tuner + Amplifier
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VHF
What Ham Radio Programming Software Should You use?
TIDRADIO BL-1 Bluetooth Baofeng Programmer – Flawed Execution, Poor Software
Best Handheld Ham Radio 2021
Yaesu REVEALS the FTM-6000R Dual Band Mobile Ham Radio
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Antenna
Chameleon CHA-MPAS 2.0 Portable Ham Radio Antenna System
Using FT8 to demonstrate Antenna Orientations
Improving Suburban HF Vertical Antennas
Reduce Common Mode Current (CMC) with a Easy to Build Choke
Building the BuddiHex Hexbeam | Best Portable Ham Radio Antenna
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Review
Set up an entire HF station for under $1000?
How To Power Your Ham Radio Station, Power Supplies, Batteries, Mobile
HF Band Plan Review
RF Ground Rod vs Concrete Patio
Using the ARRL RF Exposure Calculator
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