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Radio – Radio communication systems and devices used for short- and long-range communication in preparedness, emergency, and off-grid scenarios.
note: over the next several days I will be posting a number of articles on handheld radios…specifically Baofeng…and which is the best to buy. Hold off buying any radio until you’ve read all the articles. You will be glad you waited. OK…more radio stuff…hope you are ready for it. So what about this radio? It…
2019 note #1: article first appeared in April 2016 2019 note $2: the radio is not available from what I can find. 2019 note #3: the radio has been replaced by the BaoFeng BF-F8HP which I will be doing a review on very shortly. 2019 note #4: this article still contains useful information that you…
While I was beefing up my communications capability I was trying how to maximize my Baofeng UV-5 and Yaesu FT60 handheld Ham radios. Both are great radios for different reasons. Read more about each radio rfom the articesl that posted earlier this morning…Yaesu FT-60 and Baofeng UV-5 The radios are called “handhelds” or “handi-talkies” for…
UV-5RA radio from Baofeng. I can’t say enough good things about this little radio! This radio is compact, battery charge lasts a very long time, versatile, and so far it is proving itself to be very durable. The downside? Yeah, made in China. FYI…I spent about $130 for the radio and all the accessories to make…
note: article first appeared in January 2015 In this post I will go over how I store my 60R, what I store/transport it in, and what I store with it. In a previous article that was posted about 15 minutes ago I went over the Yaesu FT-60R radio and accessories. So let’s go over my…
note: article first appeared in January 2015 As you soon as you pick up this radio you know you are holding a high-quality piece of electronic gear. It has that “feel” to it, and you won’t be disappointed. The sound quality is excellent, 1000 programmable channels for all your favorite frequencies, and it can handle…
note: first appeared in late 2015 As you know I’ve been working on a series of highly portable, field going Ham radio boxes and the portable power boxes to juice them with. This article is branching off to renewing the power to keep your Ham radio outfit up and running far beyond simply a day…
note: first appeared late 2015 In the first article published about 30 minutes ago I described what I was trying to accomplish and then I defined the specific mission. Once all that was done I was able to list the individual components that would go into the box and the specifics for each. This article will…
note: first appeared late 2015 I decided to build this really cool solar rechargeable battery powered Portable Power Box. The Power Box was to provide battery-based power in the event the AC power went out. So I went back to the basics of a Power Box…supply power to a Radio Go Box solution in that…
note: first appeared in March 2015 I have one of the best Ham radios on the market today, a Yaesu FT-8900r. It is a quad-band mobile radio that is simply the top of the line for its mission. To maximize its capabilities I purchased a Diamond CR8900A Quad-Band FM Mobile Antenna. I already have a…