Products in this article: Purchase the Yaesu VX-6R on Amazon or at Gigaparts. Signal Stick Antenna - 440 monoband Coil Leash 3d Printed Leash Attachment (Free, or pay somebody $5 to print) It's a story as old as time: What's going on wit…
For me, the excitement of HAM radio has been all about having a functional setup for communication while doing activites. Generally that focus has been on comms while skiing or driving race cars, which is generally easy enough and the lo…
It's no secret that all of the numbers and ratings behind track tires are dubious. Treadwear is a highly debatable value, width is apparently subjective...heck to be honest I think the only reliable number in all of the process is the wh…
Another year of events, another winter big platform push! Coming into the 2026 season my focus was mostly on trying to figure out the rear instability of the car. To quote a pretty talented race car builder "We've never made a car faster…
Link to Purchase the UV-28+ on Amazon -- $39.99 To me, ham radios are purposeful. While many folks get them for personal enjoyment, Myself and my friends use them for communication in situations where cell use is annoying, disruptive, an…
One thing the C5 Corvette LS engine has in spades is blow-by. Now this may seem like a negative, but for the boost happy folks, this adds a lot of forgiveness, and in general these engines last a very long time and take a beating so you …
This is a critical piece of topic I need to cover both legally, and because some of the more cantankerous hams get in a tizzy about this topic. The majority of folks out there guilt free use Ham Radios on GMRS frequencies and never cause…
I'm going to come right out and say it: The Baofeng UV-5R mini is going to do more for ham radio than any other product or entity in the past 5 years, if not longer. This is a controversial opinion on an already controversial radio... bu…
Buy it on Amazon - $495 Buy it on Gigaparts - $419 (recommended, plus you can get it mars modded without voiding factory warranty) YAESU SSM-17A external mic - $32 (an absolute bargain with exceptional quality) Recommended Antennas (See …
Link to purchase this radio: Baofeng UV-22 on Amazon Quick Summary: Cheap radio made even cheaper because it includes accessories you may need anyways for other Baofeng. CHIRP programmable, can operate on GMRS* with no modifications or m…
