by Michael Martens | Feb 14, 2019 | Ham Radio Q and A
I’ve got a lot of ground to cover, so let’s dig in. In the recent video on the Chameleon Emcomm III antenna that myself and guest host Joe, KD9CJX, put together a couple weeks ago generated quite a bit of questions. All of them good. It can be difficult to cover every...
by Michael Martens | Feb 12, 2019 | emcomm
Quality coax cable can be a significant investment for your amateur radio station. A common mantra is to save your money on the antenna and spend it on the coax. For a certain extant I would agree with that, as good quality coax cable will give you years of use and...
by Michael Martens | Jan 31, 2019 | Reviews
Today we’re out here in Northern Wisconsin for Winter Field Day and it’s a balmy two degrees right now. Next to me is Joe KD9CJX you may have remembered him as the Baofeng guy in one of my previous videos. But we’re not gonna talk about that. Today...
by Michael Martens | Jan 18, 2019 | Reviews
If you were starting out in ham radio in the late 90’s or early 2000’s you’d remember this radio. The Icom IC-2800H was the pinnacle of the Icom line when it was introduced in 1999. This dual band FM mobile transceiver was quite innovative for its time. Although It’s...
by Michael Martens | Jan 9, 2019 | Ham Radio Q and A
2019 is upon us, and it’s starting out to be a great year. I had an awesome time at the West Allis Radio Amateur club’s midwinter swapfest in Waukesha, wisconsin. Thank you to everyone that stopped by the table and chatted. It was great to hear how appreciative...
by Michael Martens | Dec 30, 2018 | Ham Radio Q and A
A new year is right around the corner. So its a great time to look back at all the videos of I produced in the past year and choose the best ones of the 2018. This year it was a bit of a challenge, as I stepped up my production game in 2018, so there was a lot more to...
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...
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