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Wouxun pays for positive reviews, they tried it with me!

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That’s right, Wouxun pays for positive reviews, they tried to pay me for not only a positive review but wanted me to write an advertorial. I know that a lot of you probably already assumed this happened but I had never had it happen to me, until now. I am not saying I haven’t received … Read more

Categories General Radio Equipment Tags popular 2 Comments

What happened to JT65?

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Why am I wondering what happened to JT65? The other day I decided to fire up my JT65 software and make some contacts. I had not played with JT65, or any digital modes, in several years but had fond memories of using it. To my astonishment, I could not get it to work. I tested … Read more

Categories Radio Modes Tags digital modes, ft8, jt65, popular, wsjt-x Leave a comment

How to program the BaoFeng BF-888S radio

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The BaoFeng BF-888S is a very cool and inexpensive little radio that a lot of people purchase before realizing that there is no way to program the BaoFeng BF-888S radio with just the radio, you have to purchase a programming cable, download the software, and learn what you are doing first. This can be a … Read more

Categories Ham Radios Tags baofeng, BF-888s, popular, programming 42 Comments

What type of antenna cable to use

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Years ago when I wanted to put up my first real antenna I looked far and wide to find out what type of antenna cable to use. Is there a difference for distance? How about just receiving instead of transmitting? Different types of cable for different frequencies? How about for the power I would be … Read more

Categories General Radio Equipment Tags cable, coax, lmr400, pl259, popular, rg58, rg8x 4 Comments

Best cheap RTL SDR radio kits for 2023

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There are a lot of SDR kits out there so finding the best cheap RTL type SDR kit to get started with can be a daunting task. Fortunately we have played with a lot of them so we can help guide you along the path to finding the one that suits your needs. This article … Read more

Categories General Radio Equipment Tags popular, RTL-SDR, RTL2832U, rtlsdr, sdr Leave a comment

Camouflaging or hiding your antenna, avoiding antenna restrictions

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There are quite a few reasons you might want to camouflage or hide your antenna installation. Perhaps you rent and do not have permission to mount an antenna on the property, maybe there is a property owner’s association that doesn’t like antennas, or maybe you just like to keep your home from looking like a … Read more

Categories Ham Antennas Tags popular 5 Comments

Best dual band HT antennas for 2023

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Finding the best dual band HT antenna can be a tough job. It seems every time a person gets their license one of the first questions is what kind of antenna can they upgrade to so their HT radio will work better. Unfortunately this is not as easy as it may sound. For the purposes … Read more

Categories Ham Antennas Tags antenna, handheld antenna, ht antenna, popular 8 Comments

Cheap Chinese radios, are they any good?

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I often get asked if the cheap Chinese radios are any good. When you can buy a Baofeng UV-5R off Amazon for $24, I can certainly see both sides of that question. When a nice Yaesu 2 meter handheld can cost $100 or more, that Baofeng sure looks appealing. Then again, can a dual band … Read more

Categories Ham Radios Tags baofeng, chinese handheld, chinese ht, leixen, nagoya, popular Leave a comment

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