This is the second in a series of short reviews of handheld/portable/HT radios. Read more about the series here. The Yaesu FT-23R / FT-33R / FT-73R series Just a year or two after the Icom IC-2AT came out, Yaesu introduced a series of 3 monoband radios that covered the 144, 220, and 440 MHz bands […]
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As has been mentioned at several meetings, SARA is attempting to launch a technical discussion mailing list. This list is open to all licensed amateurs (not just SARA members) and is intended to provide a place where amateurs can talk tech, get help, and bounce ideas off one another. The goal is to provide the
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Marty N8XPK and Mike KC8LCH provided a fantastic drone video that shows the N8XPK Doylestown tower and the view from the top. Once you see how far the horizon is from where the antennas are, you’ll understand why the repeaters have the great coverage that they do. The video is below, and scroll down further
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This is the first in a series of short reviews of handheld/portable/HT radios. Read more about the series here. The Icom IC-2AT In about 1980, the newest, hottest HT on the market was the Icom IC-2AT. It was fairly revolutionary at the time, and was probably the second fully synthesized 2 meter handheld radio available.
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My name is John, and my call is N8CD. I was originally licensed in 1978 as a Novice class at the age of 12, and before the time I was 14 I had my Technician class license. Since then, I’ve bought, traded, and sold a lot of different radios, and particularly a lot of different
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