A Look at the Baofeng Tech DMR 6X2
Baofeng Tech’s DMR-6X2 made waves a few years back as a high end offering into the Digital Mobile Radio (DMR) market at a…
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Xiegu X6100: The Modern Para Set
If you search the Para Set, you’ll find an incredibly neat piece of history from the genesis of the clack and dagger…
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BNC Gooseneck: A Better Tactical Antenna
Usually the first thing people upgrade on a new handheld radio is the antenna. No matter what model of handheld you’re running,…
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The CB for a new Generation: The CB-58 HT
Most, myself included, dismissed CB a long time back as little more than a relic of generations gone by. A fun throwback…
Read More The CB for a new Generation: The CB-58 HTSetup WSJT-X #FT8 On The Xiegu X6100 WSJT-X
A quick, solid video on setting up the X6100 to run on digital modes, including interfacing with FL Digi.
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Low Profile Chest Rigs…An EDC Option
We probably all have a mountain of gear tucked away somewhere. Whether its a plastic bin full of tactical nylon or a…
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Comparing DMRs: Baofeng Tech DMR-6X2 and the DM-F8
Digital Mobile Radio, or DMR, gained some serious traction with the amateur radio community and in turn the preparedness community some years…
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The PMR-171: The Swiss Army Knife of Radios we’ve all waited for?
I remember way back when, around 2008 or so, when I stumbled across Michael Chesbro’s “Communications for Survival and Self Reliance”. It…
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Reviewed: PMR-171 ALL MODE – HF/VHF/UHF SDR TRANSCEIVER
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OpenWebRX Plus – The ULTIMATE Web SDR Application
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