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Today I get to go through the menus and do some power testing on the BTECH 25×2 Mini Mobile Ham Radio – distributed by BaofengTech (BTECH) this is a great option for a mobile radio that will fit in tighter spaces. Comments in the video are welcome.
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QRM or RFI (Radio Frequency Interference) can play havoc with your ability to hear weak signals on Ham Radio. In this video myself and TheSmokinApe discuss how you can narrow down the sources of interference and what you can do about them.
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QRM or RFI (Radio Frequency Interference) can play havoc with your ability to hear weak signals on Ham Radio. In this video myself and TheSmokinApe discuss how you can narrow down the sources of interference and what you can do about them.
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I traveled to Georgia over Christmas break and reached out to my SOTA friends there to see if they wanted to do a joint SOTA activation with me. I joined Doug N4HAN and Wayne K4KWM in “Rusty the Trusty SOTA-mobile” and we were able to hit two summits on December 27th, 2022. There were several others who wanted to join as but had conflicts. On our activations, many of our friends chased us. It seemed like practically everybody we worked was a personal friend. This hobby is amazing! There are so many great people I’ve met in person and on the air.
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One of the best tools for a Ham Radio Operator is a NanoVNA, these come in many different varieties. Today we take a look at the NanoVNA SAA-2N, this particular model was sent to me free of charge from AURSINC in exchange for this video review.
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