Over the past year of my journey to becoming more proficient with CW, I have been asked quite often about the tools that I use to practice. I decided that it may be helpful to the community if I could compile a simple list of resources for others that are also improving their Morse code […]
A new addition to the N8CD HT family prompted me to write another review. I wasn’t planning on doing another review in the series after #8, but the radio manufacturers keep producing products that I can’t resist. The Kenwood TH-D74A has about every tech feature you could want in a radio (with the possible exception
N8CD’s Handheld Radio Review #9: Kenwood TH-D74A Tri-Bander + DStar + APRS Read More »
The Yaesu VX-8DR is a lot of radio in a small package. First – some background on “dual-band”, or even tri-band and quad-band mean. There are 3 meanings for “dual-band” radio in amateur radio specifications, and it isn’t usually clear from the brochure which definition is used for a radio. A true dual/tri/quad bander can
N8CD’s Handheld Radio Review #8: Yaesu VX-8DR QUAD band Read More »
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
N8CD’s Handheld Radio Review #6: Motorola XPR-6550 Read More »
