by Michael Martens | Apr 2, 2018 | Ham Radio Q and A
Early spring through late summer are the the peak season for severe weather in the US. But our climate is quite varied and severe weather can happen at any time and anywhere. Here in Wisconsin, I’ve seen thunderstorms in January and snow in June. So being an active...
by Michael Martens | Mar 16, 2018 | Ham Radio Q and A
The Wolf River Coils Silver Bullet 1000 and the Silver Bullet mini are a variation of the popular screw driver style antenna. But instead of a motorized slider, these antennas you manually slide the tuning coupler up and down the coil. By removing all those mechanical...
by Michael Martens | Mar 8, 2018 | Ham Radio Q and A
Thanks for indulging me and taking the time to watch the last few episodes about Digital Mobile Radio. DMR is one of the hot new VHF/UHF digital modes and is gaining popularity due to the supply of inexpensive DMR handheld radios. But it’s not without its challenges...
by Michael Martens | Mar 1, 2018 | Ham Radio Q and A
Don’t let the lack of a repeater keep you from playing with DMR or another digital mode. Keep reading to find out how This post continues the conversation of DMR radio in my series. In the first video I looked at the Retevis RT82 DMR dual band handheld radio. Part two...
by Michael Martens | Feb 20, 2018 | Ham Radio Q and A
A DMR radio isn’t any good if it doesn’t have any frequencies or channels programmed into it. Programming your first DMR radio might feel a little bit daunting. It’s certainly different than programming an analog radio. So in part 2 in my series on DMR, we’re going to...
by Michael Martens | Feb 14, 2018 | Ham Radio Q and A
The Retevis RT82 DMR Dual Band Handheld Radio is a Motorola Tier I & II compatible DMR radio with 3000 channels, 5 watt output power on VHF and 4 watts UHF. The folks at Retevis provided me with this model to evaluate so first we’ll take a look at its features...
by Michael Martens | Feb 8, 2018 | Ham Radio Q and A
I’ve collected another batch of viewer mail. Thanks for sending those comments and questions. So for the benefit of everyone, today I’m going to pull out a few great questions and do some follow up. Please watch the video or read the transcript below. My video on...
by Michael Martens | Jan 24, 2018 | Ham Radio Q and A
Today we’re about going to talk about HF radio transceiver controls and function. We’ll also talk a bit about the vocabulary or jargon that is specific to the receive and transmit functions of an HF transceiver. This presentation is designed as a companion for chapter...
by Michael Martens | Jan 15, 2018 | Ham Radio Q and A
Is this the best kept secret in 2-Way Radio Communication? The Multi-Use Radio Service, or MURS, is an unlicensed radio service that allows for personal and business communications on five VHF channels. So what’s the amateur radio connection to MURS? If you are...
by Michael Martens | Jan 8, 2018 | Ham Radio Q and A
Saturday January 6th, 2018, we’re at the West Allis Radio Amateur Club’s 46th Annual Midwinter Swapfest at the Waukesha County Expo Center in suburban Milwaukee, WI. This hamfest happens on the 1st Saturday in January after New Years. This is one of the...
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