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The Yaesu FT-2DR is a fantastic handheld radio that operates 2m and 70cm FM, along with Yaesu’s Fusion digital mode. It has a built-in GPS receiver that is sensitive enough to operate even inside some houses, and can use that GPS with the best implementation of handheld APRS I’ve ever experienced. Given the lack of […]
N8CD’s Handheld Radio Review #7: Yaesu FT-2DR Read More »
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
N8CD’s Handheld Radio Review #5: Alinco DJ-G29 and DJ-G7 Read More »
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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This is the third in a series of short reviews of handheld/portable/HT radios. Read more about the series here. The Yaesu FT-470R Dual Band HT Not long after Yaesu introduced the FT-23/33/73 series of radios in the 1990’s they followed it up with a full featured dual band radio with direct keypad frequency entry, 42 memories,
N8CD’s Handheld Radio Review #3: Yaesu FT-470R dual bander Read More »
