Cross-Band Repeat with the Yaesu FTM-400XDR

by | Oct 2, 2019 | emcomm

You may have seen it in the user manual of your radio‚ in a radio advertisement‚ or talked about in an online forum. I’m talking about cross-band repeating. But what is it- how does it work- and most importantly- how can you use it. I’ll talk about this somewhat...

Retevis RT97 Portable Repeater Field Test

by | Sep 11, 2019 | Reviews

Earlier this summer I took a look at the Retevis RT97 portable repeater. Thank you to Retevis for providing an RT97 unit to review for these videos. As a recap, the RT97 portable repeater is available as either a VHF or UHF unit and can be ordered with either a 5 MHz...

Should a Baofeng be your first ham radio?

by | Aug 28, 2019 | Getting started

Hey, I’m gonna start things out by doing a little test. I have two radios: my Yaesu handheld, this is the VX-8R and a Baofeng UV5r. I’ll do a couple of transmissions and see if you can tell the difference between the two. I’ll have the answer at the end of the video....

Chameleon MPAS 2.0 Modular Portable Antenna System

by | Aug 20, 2019 | Reviews

Chameleon Antennas recently updated their Modular Portable Antenna System or MPAS with the goal of it being the most versatile, high performance, and rugged HF antenna system on the market. I think they’ve certainly hit that mark with the MPAS 2.0. The Chameleon MPAS...

Your Questions Answered- July 2019

by | Jul 29, 2019 | Ham Radio Q and A

This month I’m gonna tackle a bunch of questions on my recent portable HF kit and portable power videos, there were so many great comments and questions that deserved a followup, so thank you to everyone that engaged in the community discussion. Plus I’ll talk a...

Portable Power for Amateur Radio

by | Jul 7, 2019 | emcomm

My recent video on portable HF kit generated a lot of questions on what I use for a power supply. So as I’m prepping for a camping trip this weekend, I thought I’d take a moment and share what I use for portable power when off in the field. I’ve been a long time tent...

Retevis RT97 UHF Portable Repeater

by | Jun 26, 2019 | Product Focus

Well, the mystery box has been opened and the contents revealed. Today we’re going to take a look at the Retevis RT97 portable repeater. In fact, I’ll be doing a couple of videos on the RT97. This first one is an overview of the RT97, with a look at its features and...

Portable HF Operation Kit

by | Jun 18, 2019 | emcomm

I like to take my ham radio portable kit when we are camping. Here’s what I pack for portable operation be it in a park or in a wilderness setting. Items described are available from Amazon and other sources. Links are below: Tactical Sling Bag:...