The Motorola XPR-6550 is different from the other ham radio oriented radios that are part of this review series. It is built for commercial and business operations, not for ham radio. You’ll often see the XPR-6550 hanging on the belt of police and fire personnel, factory workers and hotel/event staff. The radio is single band – covering […]
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I’m reviewing two radios together for this segment, as they are nearly the same radio just designed to cover two sets of bands. Batteries, chargers and other accessories are interchangeable between the two radios, and if you have both of them you can cover 5 VHF/UHF bands between the two. Alinco DJ-G7: a Tri-Band radio on
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Another field day is behind us, and it was a great success! 2018 was once again run at the Rittman American Legion hall. Setup was very well attended and began right after 9AM on Saturday, with stations on the air shortly after the 2PM contest start time. There was some rain during the setup but
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From Mike N8QQN – The Silvercreek Amateur Radio Association (SARA) will be holding its annual Field Day Operations from 2:00 PM – Saturday – June 23rd continuously until 10:00 AM – Sunday – June 24th at the American Legion Hall located at 220 E. Sunset Dr in Rittman Ohio. The public is invited to come
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Hamvention 2018 is now behind us, and it was a great event. Day 1: Jason N8JDM and John N8CD got on the road around 6AM on Friday for the trip down. We checked in with the Barometer Net and were active until a bit past Mansfield. John N8CD had had his mobile hotspot and was
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