So the radio we received was defective, and appeared to have been used, scratches on the screen, and version information had HA1G firmware. We ended up sending it back and should have a new one on Friday. We go through a lot of radios here at BigDawg Studios, so the occasional defective radio is no…
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Retevis Ailunce HA1UV — Update
The HA1UV is in! We received the new Retevis Ailunce HA1UV today. Once we’ve had the chance to check it out and play with it a bit, we’ll post an update. At this point, we haven’t even gotten around to opening the box. Hopefully, tomorrow we’ll take it out of the box, charge the battery,…
Baofeng UV-21R: A decent radio with decent features
To make things a bit easier for those who don’t want to sift through a lot of information and just want a quick non-technical impression this will be a quick one. It’s not the best radio I own, but it’s far from the worst. I would definitely buy another. Overall Impression The Baofeng UV-21 stands…
Testing the PAC-12 HF Antennas and Xiegu G-90: A Mixed Experience
As a dedicated ham radio enthusiast, I’m always on the lookout for new gear to test and integrate into my setup. Recently, I had the opportunity to try out the PAC-12 HF ( JPC-12). Antennas for Ham Radio with a Slide Regulator covering 7MHz-50MHz (40m-6m) and 8 Bands. Alongside this, I decided to pair it…
Yaesu FT-60R
Next up I’ll be playing with the Yaesu FT-60R. What I’ve learned so far is that programming the Yaesu FT-60 isn’t the easiest, most intuitive process. I’m not going to go through the programming process here. I’ll just say, even when using Chirp the process wasn’t intuitive. Disclaimer, I am used to programming the Baofeng…