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....

Your Questions Answered, November 2018

by | 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...

Your Questions Answered, October 2018

by | Oct 10, 2018 | Ham Radio Q and A

APRS, Buying used gear, and those illegal baofeng radios. I’ll dig into all of these and more in the October Your Questions Answered. I’ve had a lot of new viewers and subscribers of late, so for the benefit of everyone, every month I’ll crawl through all the...

Stands for Baofeng Handheld Radios

by | Sep 7, 2018 | Ham Radio Q and A

I’m sure this has happened to you. You have a Baofeng handheld radio like the UV-5R and you set it down. The radio promptly falls over. If the radio has the extended length antenna, it’s even worse. The radios are so lightweight, that they just don’t want to stay put....