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RigExpert sent me this SDR Receiver to make a video with. Today I use it to listen to some Airplane traffic with the uSDR software.
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As a follow-up to my first video, I made this new episode that addresses some of the issues with DMR IDs. Most of this video centers around a comment from 1 person on Reddit, who had a few good things to say.
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Reddit Article - https://www.reddit.com/r/amateurradio/comments/1hsdxdu/has_bm_usa_really_stopped_issuing_new_tgs/
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Who cares about spurious emissions? Should we pay attention to that in the Ham Radio, GMRS and CB Radio communities? Or is it just something we YouTubers like to make videos about? Here are my thoughts...
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I got to catch up with Eric from Elecraft at Hamcation 2025. There are some exciting updates to the K4 and K4HD Radios, including some new remote software features for multiple platforms (Windows and MacOS)
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U.S. Senators Roger Wicker, R-Miss., and Richard Blumenthal, D- Conn., and Representatives August Pfluger, R-Tex., and Joe Courtney, D-Conn. announced their joint re-introduction of legislation in the Senate and House to restore the right to Amateur Radio operators to install the antennas necessary to serve their communities. This has been tried before and hasn't gone anywhere, so let's see where it goes this time...
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Article links:
1st article - https://www.mrt.com/news/article/amateur-radio-emergency-preparedness-act-20159158.php
ARRL article - https://www.arrl.org/news/amateur-radio-emergency-preparedness-act-re-introduced
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What is the best handheld Ham Radio for field use, or off-grid, in 2025? I go through my top 6 HT radios that I used in the field from Nov 2024 to Feb 2025 during hunting season in Texas, and I explain why I chose each one of them.
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Tonight I welcome KM9G @temporarilyoffline onto the stream to help me setup a Winlink Gateway server that I want to run here at my home.
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CommsDepot is a new website for Hams, and other people, to sell them our products online. Similar to Etsy. Find out more here: https://commsdepot.com
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I got word yesterday that the Administrative Offices of RigExpert were hit by a ballistic missle. The offices appear to be destroyed but all staff is reported as safe. I have reached out to RigExpert for more information but, understandably, they haven't replied yet. I will be following this story as it unfolds.
X post - https://x.com/rigexpert/status/1889651196534681660
My interview from 2 years ago - https://youtu.be/ZMshGb9f1Uc?si=gKzOLEzU79ZOZPoC
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I had a chance to stop by the Yaesu table at Hamcation 2025 and speak to John Kruk about the new Yaesu FTM-510Rasp radio that is being released very soon. This is an upgrade to the FTM-500 radio that incorporates the new Super-DX Technology and ASP (Audio Digital Signal Processor). Read more here - https://www.gigaparts.com/yaesu-ftm-510drasp-c4fm-55-50w-144-430mhz-dual-band-mobile-transceiver.html
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