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 | Jul 13, 2017 | Ham Radio Q and A
Last weekend I was at the South Milwaukee Swapfest in Oak Creek. This is a classic tail-gate style hamfest, and was a great way to spend a Saturday morning. While I was there to sell antennas and chat with fellow hams, I also enjoy browsing the tables and picking up...
by Michael Martens | May 23, 2017 | Ham Radio Q and A
Long time viewers of my Youtube channel know that I periodically do reviews of products that I find may be of benefit to the amateur radio community. Back a few months ago I reviewed the Iso-Tip Pro 50 butane soldering iron. This inexpensive portable iron has been an...
by Michael Martens | May 14, 2016 | Ham Radio Q and A
As an active person that enjoys the outdoors one of the concerns I always have is changing weather conditions. Nowadays we can receive text alerts on our phones or carry a weather radar with us. But if we are outside of phone coverage or in a situation where...
by Michael Martens | Jan 4, 2013 | Amateur Radio, Reviews
Thank you Justin for creating this unsolicited independent review and field test of the 2 meter J-Pole antenna. It’s greatly appreciated. If you are looking for mounting ideas for the antenna, Justin used a J-mount that screws into the roof with four large lag...
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