As we welcome new people into the hobby, the first obvious question that’s asked is “what radio should I buy?” In this article, we will cover VHF and UHF for new technicians who want to use repeaters.
DMR Learning Series: Channels
If you’ve been following my series, you’ve now learned about Contacts, Talk Groups, and Receive Group Lists. It’s now time to put that all together and set up a channel. 5 / 5 ( 2 votes )
Hiding Frequencies for “Operational Security”
Recently, I have heard people in the amateur radio community – especially in emergency communications circles – discussing the idea of using channel names or designators instead of frequency. 5 / 5 ( 5 votes )
Why you should create your own DMR codeplug – from scratch.
I see a lot of DMR codeplug files being passed around. It’s super convenient – just download the file, fill in your radio ID, and you’re good to go! Here are a few reasons why you should create your own.
Motorola Astro25 Audio Settings
A very popular communications forum had a great article on optimizing the audio settings for your Astro25 radios. That forum is no longer running, so I thought I would take the opportunity to document the settings here. All AGC is enabled. AGC Output is -3, total is 12. Noise suppression enabled. Attenuation level: Advanced. Of course, […]
FAQ About Chinese Radio Compliance
Whenever my article about Baofeng radio non-compliance is shared, I usually see a number of comments on it, and it usually starts quite an argument! I would like to try to clarify some of the misunderstandings people have. Update, September 28, 2018: I have added a few additional questions and answers. 5 / 5 ( […]
Growth of VHF FM in Northeastern Ohio
A fairly complete history of amateur radio VHF FM and repeaters in Northeast Ohio.
DMR Learning Series: Zones
Zones are simply a way of organizing channels. 5 / 5 ( 4 votes )
DMR Learning Series: TX Admit Criteria
Which option should I select?
History of the “F2” Repeater
Complete history of the “F2” 52.68 amateur repeater.
