I remember the days when I started in CB. I was 15 years old and had a truck that my Papa gave me. I had a CB installed, and an antenna installed on the outside before I could even drive. My brother-in-law heavily influenced me regarding CB. I tried it for a while but soon…
Just a Ham Hamming Around the Air and the Internet
Author: KD5HIY
GMRS for Emergency Communications Needs
I have been a ham (amateur radio) operator since 1999. I have used it for everything from just talking to friends to providing weather reports to the weather service and local EOCs, location beaconing to providing email services over the radio. I love it. I love the study of radio. I love teaching classes for…
The Wouxun KG-UV980p Surprise
I started my ham career as a Yaesu person because that was the first brand I saw in the HRO catalog in 1999. I continued as a Yaesu person until after moving to Texas years ago when I found an Icom radio on sale and purchased it. I was impressed by the quality improvement and…