All posts in General Information

I’ve taken the first steps to ramping the Ham Shack back up. Pictured are an assortment of Baofeng handhelds, a Yaesu FT-60 Handheld, a Yaesu 857D All band mobile unit, a TYT MD-UV380 DMR handheld, a TYT TH-9800, a President McKinley 40 Channel CB, a Cobra HH50 WXST CB Walkie Talkie. Not pictured is a…

So I received a new radio today. The President McKinley 40 channel SSB. – 40 channels AM / SSB– 12 / 24 V– Channel rotary switch– Volume adjustment and ON/OFF– Manual squelch and ASC– Multi-function LCD display– S-meter– ANL filter, NB and HI-CUT – Channels and memories scan – 3 Memories– F function key– Beep Function– Dual…

So I installed a CB in my SUV. You might ask, Why? Why would you go to CB when you’re a licensed Amateur? Well, I was surprised to find that there is still a lot of activity on CB. I still have all of my Ham equipment and intend to keep and use it. I’ve…

Today I received my GRMS (General Mobile Radio Service) license. The license is easy enough to get, just fill out the FCC form and pay $70. The General Mobile Radio Service (GMRS) is a licensed radio service that uses channels around 462 MHz and 467 MHz. The most common use of GMRS channels is for short-distance, two-way voice communications using hand-held radios,…