Software Locks & Legal Dangers of GMRS Radio Frequencies! #shorts
Hardware capabilities often exceed legal broadcast limits. While your radio might cover wider frequencies, software locks exist to ensure compliance with type acceptance standards. Know the regulations before you modify your transmission settings.
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Joseph asks why, after a tree crashed into his antenna, his whole radio system has gone wonky. Joseph’s problems just keep getting worse the further into the email that Dave reads…
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Is 500 Watts Enough for POTA? Putting the KPA 500 to the Test
This is a re-edit of a video I made a few years ago, but the information in it is still relevant. Take a look and tell me what you think in the comments.
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Easily Change Your Grid Square Location For LOTW Upload
I wonder how many portable operators are uploading their logs to LOTW without entering the correct grid square? Prob a lot. I know I used to upload EVERYTHING from my home location regardless of where in the country I was. It was a little bit of "I don’t care about grid squares" and a little bit of "I don’t want to learn how to do it the right way". But then several years ago I figured out how insanely easy it is to create a new station location to upload to LOTW, thus giving those who collect grid squares the correct QSO confirmation. It’s for the people you see? It’s the ham thing to do. Since then, I kinda like getting the correct grid square. Especially in FT8 with GridTracker. Makes it fun.
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The Baofeng SW-9 isn’t your typical UV-5R replacement. This 10-watt tri-band amateur radio offers 2-meter, 1.25-meter (220 MHz), and 70-centimeter transmission, plus HF shortwave reception with USB/LSB single-sideband (SSB), AM aviation airband, and NOAA weather reception. It features two SMA antenna ports, Bluetooth audio and wireless PTT support, Bluetooth smartphone programming through the Ola Radio app, a 2-inch color display, 1,000 memory channels, a 2,500 mAh battery, and USB-C charging. But do all these features make the SW-9 a worthwhile upgrade over the classic Baofeng UV-5R?
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Broken Knob, Bad Parenting, or Return Scam? Unpacking the Mystery! #shorts
Evidence points to a classic return scam: a broken radio swapped for a new one. The clues left in the packaging—missing accessories and clear physical damage—reveal how dishonest buyers manipulate return policies.
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200,000 Subscriber Livestream - Let's Giveaway some RADIOS!
Join me tonight, along with several other channels you will recognize, as we giveaway several radios in celebration of this channel’s milestone.
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The first radio has made it upstairs… and I’d forgotten how heavy a TS-990S is! Welcome to the new shack. There’s a desk, a view of the antenna field and rather a lot still to work out. Where do the radios go? How high do the monitors need to be? And how am I going to get an ACOM 2000A up the stairs?
In this video I show you around the new work area, explain the proposed cable route back to the antennas and ponder what equipment I actually need to keep. Three TS-990s is probably pushing it… but keeping a separate 12V station for backup does have its attractions.
Nothing is set in stone, so your thoughts are welcome. What would you keep, what would you sell, and how would you arrange it all?
There’s also a little Project X update. Progress is being made, although getting the new shack operational might have to wait its turn!
Another instalment of moving upstairs, simplifying things and hopefully getting back to enjoying the radio.
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