RG-214/U is a great double shielded coax for most low level repeater applications. I use it in my UHF 70 centimeters repeater from the duplexer to the transmitter. It’s also used on the receive side of the repeater from the duplexer to the bandpass cavity...
Programming the Motorola Radius was not easy to learn. It took me about a week to figure out how to accomplish this dreadful task. Let’s jump right in and start programming your Motorola Radius series (GM300/GR300/M10/M120/M130) radio!
The Motorola Radius M120 transceiver is a very affordable radio. They are abundantly available on Ebay and many other websites. There are a few things that you need to look out for if you plan to purchase one of these transceivers. 16 Pin Accessory Plug – The...
The Dell Poweredge 2950 is a strong workhorse server. I use them to run Virtual Private Servers for a lot of my online tinkering. They came with two dual core processors that I immediately upgraded to quad core. I upgraded the RAM for a total of 16 GB each. The power...
What is the Yaesu YSK-7800 Separation Kit? The Yaesu YSK-7800 Separation Kit allows you to mount your FT-7800R/FT-7900R’s front panel on the vehicle’s dash board. The radio’s body can then be stored under the seat, in the trunk, or in some other out of the...
Above photo by: DannyChamorro The Raspberry Pi is one of the greatest little computers available. It was originally developed with the intention of being an affordable computer to promote the teaching of basic computer science in schools everywhere. There are five...
Recently I was having problems sending Baofeng DTMF tones to my IRLP board. This only seemed to happen when I was approximately 100 yards, or more, away from the base unit/receiving antenna. Ask For Help One Sunday I was listening to the WIN System Tech Net (IRLP...
Baofeng UV-5RA Features The Baofeng UV-5RA is a great little radio for the price. It’s a dual band transceiver that covers the 2 meter and 70 cm bands. The frequency range is between 136-174MHz for VHF, and 400-480MHz for UHF. There are 128 programmable...
Alinco DR-135T MK III The Alinco DR-135T MK III is a single band VHF FM transceiver. I purchased this radio specifically to connect to my IRLP simplex node. So far I really like this radio. The only thing I found I don’t like is that the microphone cannot be...
The MegaWatt S-400-12 Power Supply is designed for powering HAM radio equipment. The output section of the power supply is highly filtered to eliminate RF in the output voltage. It is rated for 30 amps at 100% duty cycle, and 36 amps at 90% duty cycle with a dc...