Monthly Archives: October 2017

The Radioddity GD-77 is their 2nd Generation DMR Tier 2 radio and it looks like they’ve done a fine job. It’s a solid, useful radio, and I recommend it. If you’d like to purchase it and support Ham Radio Answers … Continue reading →

Photos by Larry Braden, W7LEV, put to music by Dave Casler. Music: Bama Country – Country by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/…) You can see a list of Ask Dave videos by clicking here. … Continue reading →

Using CHIRP as our guide, let’s look at all the different stuff you need to understand before you set up your VHF/UHF handheld or mobile. We look at frequencies and offsets, CTCSS tones, simplex vs duplex, and much more. Thanks … Continue reading →

This week’s video takes a close look at the MFJ-9232 QRP loop antenna. Given sizes of components and all, it is rated to handle no more than 25 watts. It can be used both indoors and out. This is a … Continue reading →

This turned out to be one weird antenna. It’s an end-fed multi-band antenna that’s best used in a portable environment. I had to get MFJ’s help to figure out what was going on; I provide all this info in the … Continue reading →

I’m often asked how to make a dipole. In this video I use materials on hand to build a 40-meter amateur radio dipole. I hung it on the antenna test rig I built this past week, and it works great! … Continue reading →

I have several wire antennas ready to test, but needed a couple masts. This video describes how I used chain-link-fence top rail together with pulleys and guy rope to set up the “test range.” This is an easy technique you … Continue reading →

Here’s a new approach. For the first time on an Ask Dave video, I’m focusing on an interview! In this case it’s with Ray Nelson, N1MPD, who with his wife own USA Coax (www.usacoax.com, or www.coaxusa.com, or mpddigital). Ray’s an … Continue reading →