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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ARRL Field Day is Saturday June 23rd – June 24th. SARA’s Field Day will be held at the American Legion Post 243 in Rittman from 2pm on the 23rd until approximately 12 noon on the 24th. Mark this time on your calendar now! Complete information about SARA’s Field Day is available at https://w8wky.org/events/field-day-2018/. See that
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Just a reminder that you’re heading to Hamvention this year, you can pre-purchase your tickets at DX Engineering. You can get them in the DXEngineering area when the area is staffed. Buying in advance rather than at the show will save you a few dollars, let you skip a line when you get to Hamvention,
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