Programming the Baofeng UV-5R
Here is a great guide to how to manually program the Baofeng UV-5R, copied below. How to manually program a simplex channel – Step 1. Press [VFO/MR] and enter Frequency Mode. – Step 2. Press…
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New Radio, Again!
After 11 years of doing without my TS-2000, I have finally been able to purchase another one. I had to sell my last one when we had to move from Mississippi to Texas for work….
Yaesu FT1DR/XDR APRS Messaging
The Yaesu FT1D is a 144/430 MHz dual-band digital handheld transceiver. The transceiver is equipped with a 66 channel GPS receiver and supports APRS functionality at both 1200 and 9600 bps. It also provides Dual…
4U1UN QSL Card
Here is my QSL card from the UN!!!
TX7T DxPedition QSL Card
My QSL card from the TX7T DXPedition came yesterday. Very Cool!!!
KA6LMS QSO Card
Look at what came in the mail yesterday!!! Finally got my QSL card from KA6LMS! Very excited!!
2019 Contacts
For the last few years I have been lax on operating for various reasons. I bought an Ailunce HD1 DMR handheld and started making more contacts. I even met a couple new friends via DMR….
Year-Long German Special Event to Honor Beethoven
12/12/2019 German special event station DL250BTHVN will be active between December 16, 2019, and December 17, 2020, to honor the 250th anniversary of the birth of famed composer Ludwig van Beethoven. The Beethoven anniversary year will take…
Field Day 2019 Review
I participated in Field Day this year with my local club, North Richland Hills Amateur Radio Club, for the first time ever. I have had plans over the years to participate but something always came…
Field Day 2019
This weekend my local Ham Radio Club, the North Richland Hills Amateur Radio Club (K5NRH), will be participating in the 2019 ARRL Field Day exercises. Since 1933, ham radio operators across North America have established…