Following is a story of how I found a solution to make my very old Yaesu FT-817 work on 60 meters. If you have the Yaesu FT-817ND there is no need to modify the radio as it is designed to include 60 meters! This process of modifying the older Yaesu FT-817 is quite difficult. …
I was given a Toyota 2009 RAV4 from my sister who can no longer drive. I decided to install an old Kenwood radio that I had purchased years ago into that vehicle. The Kenwood TM-D710A radio is a dual display radio because two channels can be received. MSRP for the TM-D710A when it was…
I really recommend the Comet SBB5. This is a 2 meter and 440 antenna. It does not require a ground plane. It is almost double the length of the SBB2 which is an awful antenna. My SWR analyzer showed a near perfect SWR for 2 meters using the SBB5. Typically this antenna is…
It all started when I noticed on the shelf of Home Depot a plastic ammo can. Immediately I thought it would work to hold my 12 volt gel cells that I use for emergency communications.
I love Kenwood Ham Radios because their radios are easy to use without a manual but the TH-D72 was driving me crazy. As is typical with a lot of technology items, the user manual was nice but totally lacking in a couple of places. If you want to use the APRS function, you must…
My wife and I were in San Luis Obispo June 23 on vacation. That evening our room lights dimmed, a brown out. A while later we lost power. My wife looked out the window and reported not seeing any lights. After finding two LED flashlights I pulled out my hand held ham radio and…
