by Michael Martens | Dec 28, 2018 | Ham Radio Q and A
A popular topic on this channel are my product reviews. I will often review amateur radio related products as hams are infinitely curious on how a particular item is functioning. So as we close out 2018, I’ve compiled a list of five items that I reviewed and continue...
by Michael Martens | Dec 21, 2018 | Ham Radio Q and A
Every month I comb through the comments of my videos for the best questions. This month there was a bevy, so let’s just jump headfirst into the. My video on the Subaru Outback ham radio install generated a lot of questions and comments. Both on Outback owners...
by Michael Martens | Dec 11, 2018 | Amateur Radio
Recently I purchased a new to me car. After years and years of being second or even third in line for the nice auto, it was finally my chance. This meant I was also able to put a radio back in the car. Although I will admit that I did have radios in the older junkers-...
by Michael Martens | Dec 3, 2018 | Amateur Radio
As the Christmas holidays draw near, I like to scour the web for gift items for ham radio operators. This year I have a fine selection of gift ideas, starting as little as $15 and going up from there, so I’m sure you’ll find something that will appeal to them. So...
by Michael Martens | Nov 28, 2018 | Product Focus
The Green Egg for Ham is a cute name for a 3D printed cover for your NMO antenna mounts. The Motorola style NMO mount is a popular style mount for amateur radio antennas. And you’ll want to keep your mount covered or capped if you don’t have an antenna on it....
by Michael Martens | Nov 26, 2018 | VHF
The Ailunce HD1 is a feature packed dual band DMR handheld radio. It was built from the ground up for the amateur radio market so it has some features and capabilities that you’re not going to find on many other DMR handhelds. Today we’re gonna look at...
by Michael Martens | Nov 12, 2018 | Ham Radio Q and A
Wow, a lot of things are happening on this channel, we’ve just passed the 10,000 subscriber mark and and picking up about 50 new subscribers a day. Thank you so much for the support, I really appreciate it. I also appreciate the intelligent comments and great...
by Michael Martens | Nov 6, 2018 | emcomm
I’ve done a couple of videos on APRS, or the Automated Packet Reporting System. APRS is a tactical real-time communication system to share location information and short messages. It can be really handy for tracking vehicles and other assets during events like...
by Michael Martens | Oct 27, 2018 | emcomm
A couple months back you may have remembered my video and blog post on NVIS or Near Vertical Incidence Skywave propagation. In that video I give a introduction to the NVIS method and perform a real world demonstration of an NVIS contact. Well that video was as a...
by Michael Martens | Oct 19, 2018 | Reviews
In previous videos we looked at the Retevis RT82 and the RT3S DMR handheld radios. Both are great handhelds serving particular price points and market niches. But the Ailunce HD1 is a little different. As the flagship of the Retevis line, the HD1is much less a...
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