K4NHA / Mobile Radio / Mobile Setup / Mounts
I’ve had a love/hate relationship with the cheaper magnet mount manufacturers like Browning and Tram since I became interested in radio back in the scanner days many years ago. My problems seem to always arise after...
Recently BaofengTech released a new tri-band radio, the UV2501+220, which is a VHF/UHF mobile also covering the 222MHz band. The radio sounded great upon first glance considering it’s small size, 25 watt output (20...
Thanks to KB4RMA ordering a 2-pack of these I have a new radio to test, a TYT TH-UV8000D. The radio is a 10w/5w VHF/UHF with all of the normal features you see on the...
My local radio club and ARES/RACES group (http://jcar.us) are operating a booth at our county Fair this week. So far it’s been a blast and we’ve gotten quite a few interested people stop by....
Baofeng / Base Setup / Batteries & Power Systems / Radio Go-Box / UHF / VHF
Last week I posted a few pictures of my completed VHF/UHF Go-Box so now I’d like to explain more about it and the reasoning behind my choices. My design requirements for the go-box have developed...
This week I started work on the 220MHz Repeater. I’ll be using a pair of TYT TH-9000D 220MHz transceivers and an Arcom RC210 controller. The first step in this project was adding a DE-9 serial...
2m / 70cm / Batteries & Power Systems / Mobile Setup / Radio Go-Box / UHF / VHF
My portable VHF/UHF Go-Box is now complete. This enables me to be able to setup a fully self-contained portable station within minutes. I can also move this between vehicles when needed to provide a...
Base Setup / Echolink / JCAR
Since I’ve had the Echolink relay up and running for a few months now I’ve found a few things out over this time. One being that the Echolink software is very much more demanding...
Baofeng / Mobile Setup / Portable Radios / UHF / VHF
Baofeng UV-3R Information via uv3r.com
2m / 70cm / Base Setup / Mobile Setup / TYT
I’ve been thinking about the possibility of using a different mic with my TYT TH-9800 Quad Band Transceivers for a while now since the main issue I have with the radio is how hot the...
