60-Watt Radio Power Test: Does It Really Hit 60W? #shorts
Testing real-world power output on a mobile radio to ensure it hits the advertised 60 watts. Through FM and AM mode adjustments, we confirm performance matches expectations despite minor measurement variances. Real results from a standard portable setup.
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Beelink finally made the ME Pro NAS with FOUR hard drive bays! In this hands-on review, I’m unboxing and testing the Beelink ME Pro N150 4-Bay NAS, a surprisingly compact network-attached storage system featuring four SATA drive bays, three M.2 NVMe SSD slots, 2.5GbE and 5GbE Ethernet, and a removable, upgradeable motherboard. We take a close look at the hardware, cooling system, and modular design before setting up FygoOS, creating storage volumes, and exploring RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 5, RAID 6, and RAID 10 options.
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How fast is the Beelink ME Pro in real-world use? I connected it directly to a Linux mini PC over 2.5 Gigabit Ethernet, measured approximately 2.35 Gbps with iperf3, and transferred 10 GB files at around 256 MB/s. We also benchmark the included NVMe system drive against a Kingston SSD, configure SMB network sharing, connect from macOS, and explore why Wi-Fi can become a serious bottleneck for NAS performance. This is a real-world setup and performance test, including the surprises and frustrations along the way.
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In this video, I share why I’m upgrading from standard cooler bags to the SetPower RF20 12V Portable Fridge for road trips and portable ham radio operations (Parks on the Air / POTA).
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Stop wasting money on random ham radio equipment. Your next purchase should depend entirely on your goals, whether that’s local repeaters, HF, POTA, or emergency communication. Define your path before buying your next radio.
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AnyTone AT-5289 II: A Compact 10-Meter Radio Unboxed #shorts
Discover the surprisingly compact AnyTone AT-5289 II, a powerful 10-meter export radio that challenges typical bulky hardware. From its 6-pin connectivity to its clean, functional design, this portable unit offers impressive performance for its size.
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Protecting the Planet - OneDual Band Ham Radio at a time!
Another Amazon return radio lands on the bench, and this time it might be one of the cleanest Retevis RT95 / AnyTone AT-778UV-style dual band mobile radios I’ve seen come back yet. But does it actually work, is anything missing, and can it be tested, programmed, and saved from the eWaste pile one more time?
In this episode of the Amazon Return RT95 series, I go through another returned 2 meter / 70 centimeter mobile ham radio and check the basics: what came in the box, whether the radio powers up, whether it transmits and receives, whether the microphone works, and whether it can still be programmed with CHIRP. These little radios are budget-friendly VHF/UHF mobile transceivers that can make a great first mobile ham radio, shack radio, go-box radio, or simple repeater rig if everything checks out.
This one had a little twist, because I’m running low on spare parts for these returns, but the goal is the same as always: test it honestly, make it right, and get it ready for a new home instead of letting perfectly usable gear become eWaste.
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• Testing another Amazon return Retevis RT95-style dual band mobile radio
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• Confirming the radio is ready for re-homing
• Talking through what makes these budget mobile radios useful for ham radio operators
The Retevis RT95, AnyTone AT-778UV, and similar compact dual band radios are popular because they are small, affordable, and simple enough for new hams while still being useful for mobile, shack, RV, go-box, and repeater work. They are not fancy radios, but when they work, they do the job: VHF/UHF FM, local repeaters, simplex calling frequencies, and basic mobile operation.
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Halloween POTA At The Beach Galveston Island State Park
I can’t tell you enough how much I love the JPC-12 Antenna (not sponsored). I loved it when I reviewed it (they did send it to me) and I love it to this day. I just never use it. I don’t like fussing with radials. I just want to put my end fed up and get on the air. I’m not what some people would call a "patient person". Which is why I always gravitate to the EFHW. I’m up in minutes. I’ve been wanting to take this antenna out again though. It lives in a box in my closet and I can hear it calling, nay, beckoning for me to use it. And I want to. After reviewing it a year or so ago, it really impressed me. And I was doing QRP in that video! https://youtu.be/iCPC2TIs65k?si=7dwScLKL3l3axntZ Friday night as I’m laying in bed thinking about what radios and antennas I want to take to Galveston, as one does, I thought about the JPC-12. I knew where I wanted to go in the park and it would be the perfect antenna for the location I was planning on activating from. I brought my 891 go bag as well as I was planning on hiking out onto the marsh lands of the bay side for a picturesque activation. For the lady, of course. Unfortunately we weren’t able to activate from the bay side of the park, but I think this just might have turned out better. With ground spike in sand, radials in the salt water amplifier, and an SWR that barely made a blip on my 7300MKII, this antenna brought one of the biggest pileups I’ve had in a while. This video is the whole activation. While I don’t normally post an entire POTA activation, this was just too much fun. I hope you enjoy watching as much as we enjoyed making. Not a bad first time to Galveston for Caitlin I’d say.
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