The latest addition to my shack is the Icom IC-2730A dual band 50 Watt radio. The main reason I purchased this radio was the cross band repeater function. With this feature enabled I am able to be on a low power HT anywhere in my neighborhood (1 mile radius) transmitting to my base station (70cm […]
Adding an additional communication ability to my toolbox, DMR radio enables me to contact other DMR radios (and other modes when linked together) in my local vicinity as well as world-wide. (This is also a great 2 meter / 70cm radio). I really didn’t know anything about DMR and other digital voice mode radios, but […]
Springtime is antenna time. As all hams understand… height is your friend when it comes to antennas, especially for simplex on the 2 meter band. While I was generally happy with my current Tram 1480 dual band antenna, I wanted to improve my signal and reach our farther. My current antenna was installed on a […]
I’ve recently begun listing to the police scanner on my newly acquired Uniden BCD396XT TrunkTracker IV. I’ve wanted to enhance my prep gear for quite a while with a police scanner, but they were just too expensive for me. Those in my price range were older units that did not receive the newer P-25 digital […]