GMRS
October 18, 2021- I purchased my GMRS license in March of this year (2021). It was the beginning of an informative experience that in most ways is the opposite of …
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This category is about my opinions.
Indoor Limitations
July 14, 2018 – I have now lived in this great new apartments (new to us) for just three months. In that time I have slowly begun to gear back …
Indoor Limitations Read MoreFT8 Digital Mode
November 4, 2017 – It has been just a couple of months since the digital mode FT8 has come out. And boy has it been a hit with amateur radio …
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May 11, 2016. I recently purchased an Icom IC-9100 for use on 2 meters and on 70cm SSB. I will use the radio on FM, but I highly prefer the …
IC-9100 Troubled Deliveries Read MoreGetting Ready for Spring
December 27, 2015 – The weather is about to get pretty cold which makes using my radio(s) out of door a bad proposition. Though I might try going to Central …
Getting Ready for Spring Read MoreLimitations of Stealth Radio
October 10, 2014 – Having to go stealth is a positive thing in that you did not give up trying to get on the air. Like a muscle, coming up …
Limitations of Stealth Radio Read MoreStealth Radio
Why Go Stealth? April 12, 2014 – There are many reasons to go stealth: -You Have No Choice due to restrictions where you live -You Choose To Work Under Cover …
Stealth Radio Read MoreThe Problem With Field Day
August 22, 2012 – East Harlem, NY – For decades amateur radio operators have held a yearly Field Day where they take their radios out of their homes or cars …
The Problem With Field Day Read MoreEcho-Link is Not Radio
November 5, 2010 – In late 2005 I returned to Amateur Radio after an 9 year absence. I found that the radio equipment has gotten better and grown smaller. HTs …
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