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Mad Radio DXer UK / M7EIW
Великобритания
Добавлен 8 окт 2006
My channel mainly covers radio DXing, either from Sporadic / E Skip, Tropo, shortwave or medium wave catches. I also cover HAM radio.
Xiegu G90 : My verdict & experience after a year of ownership
Giving my verdict & experience of the Xiegu G90 after a year of ownership.
00:00 Introduction
00:09 Verdict
00:22 When did I get my G90
00:38 What modes have I used my G90 on?
02:10 Any problems with the G90?
03:00 Who would I recommend the G90 to?
04:41 Ease of use after a year
05:30 Any heat issues, & what I recommend
06:45 Recommending the DE-19 for digital modes
07:11 Have I used the G90 outdoors?
07:58 Summary & closing
00:00 Introduction
00:09 Verdict
00:22 When did I get my G90
00:38 What modes have I used my G90 on?
02:10 Any problems with the G90?
03:00 Who would I recommend the G90 to?
04:41 Ease of use after a year
05:30 Any heat issues, & what I recommend
06:45 Recommending the DE-19 for digital modes
07:11 Have I used the G90 outdoors?
07:58 Summary & closing
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My opinion on WCBS 880 ceasing, comparison to UK MW closures & what would have happened here
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Giving my opinion on the closure WCBS 880 kHz in New York USA & comparing it to the MW closures here in the UK & Europe. 00:00 Introduction 00:11 Sadness felt in WCBS closure 00:59 Closure has a connection to UK MW closures 02:25 News stations vs the internet 02:42 MW becoming difficult to run in north America? 04:25 Is MW mocked in north America? 05:20 Some people don't know what MW is 06:14 I...
My opinion: Switzerland to end FM band transmissions, other countries may follow?
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With Switzerland set to end transmissions on the FM band, I give my opinion on this. I also give my opinion if other countries want to do the same, & is FM sustainable compared to digital online streaming. Link to article...www.theregister.com/2024/07/02/switzerland_to_end_2024_with/ 00:00 Introduction 00:14 Switzerland not the first to leave 01:06 Why are they leaving FM? 02:38 Do other countr...
Why I recommend the XHDATA / Sihuadon D-808, also highlighting pros & cons
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Talking about my XHDATA D-808 & also highlighting its pros & cons. 00:00 Introduction 00:12 Explanation 00:59 Recommending the D-808 01:37 Battery life 02:18 FM reception performance 03:53 Longwave performance 04:11 Flaws of radio 05:41 The best all round radio imo 05:51 Pricing
TEF 6686: How to disable & enable iMS + EQ
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Giving a demonstration of how to disable & enable iMS EQ functionality, after being asked by a viewer what is the procedure to carry this out on the TEF 6686. Basically you just press in the tuning button until you see the feature or features have been disabled or not lit on the display. 00:00 Disabling IMS & EQ 00:56 Enabling IMS & EQ
Tecsun PL330: A great cheap radio with SSB for shortwave beginners
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Recommending the Tecsun PL-330 because it has SSB for a cheap price & as a great beginners radio. Please note I am not endorsed by Tecsun nor is this a sponsored review. I only did one comparison to my Tecsun PL-880... ruclips.net/video/SZA-DxikJJ0/видео.html 00:00 Introduction 00:15 Explanation 01:04 Recommending the PL 330 01:22 Alternative to Tecsun PL-330 02:17 If you want to stick to the P...
Baofeng DM-1701 buyers advice: What to look out for & should be included
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Giving advice on buying the Baofeng DM-1701 & what should be included to get you up & running for DMR. DFU USB troubleshooting video...ruclips.net/video/fVTnHiicfIs/видео.html 00:00 Introduction 00:08 Explanation 00:28 Prices for the DM-1701 00:51 What should be included 01:16 Charging docks in UK have 2 pin plugs 01:38 Programming cable & why I recommend it 03:01 You need the correct cable for...
My first "scanner" radio when I was still a schoolboy- Steepletone SAB9
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Continuing the history of my previous radios. Here I am talking about the Steepletone SAB9, which was supposed to be an Airband & Marine Band radio but could also receive the police & phone conversations. I no longer own one as I lost it years ago when relocating, but it was fun using it when a lot more could be received before the move from analogue to digital & encryption. 00:00 Introduction ...
My overview of the Baofeng DM-1701 with Open GD77 after a month, & who do I recommend it to?
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Giving my overview on the Baofeng DM-1701 with OpenGD77 after a month of use. I also give my opinion if I recommend this to beginners & veterans of DMR. 00:00 Introduction 00:12 Pricing 00:30 Summary if you don't want to watch the video 01:10 Ease of use 01:42 Showing menus & sub menus 02:23 Great to configure on a PC 02:48 Who would I recommend this to? 03:38 Solid build, I already dropped one...
Tutorial: How to do DAB DXing outdoors
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A tutorial about DAB DXing outdoors. I was asked by a fellow RUclipsr how to DX DAB stations & so I thought I would do this video which I hope is of help. 00:00 Introduction 00:16 Explanation 00:35 Best to do automatic DAB scans 01:46 Signal finding needs some precision 04:14 How easy a DAB signal can be lost 06:09 If you want to do a manual DAB scan 06:32 Doing a DAB automatic scan 06:50 DAB b...
History of my Yupiteru MVT 7100 and the scanner craze of back then
Просмотров 279Месяц назад
Telling the history of my Yupiteru MVT-7100. I also give an insight to the era when I bought it during the scanner craze when emergency services & phone conversations could be heard on open radio frequencies, which prompted sales of wideband scanners even among non-radio enthusiasts. 00:00 Introduction 00:35 2nd owned Yupiteru MVT-7100 01:02 Why did I buy it back in the early 90s 01:30 What I u...
Baofeng DM-1701 with Open GD77: How to change Talkgroups
Просмотров 155Месяц назад
A short instruction video showing how to change Talkgroups directly on your Baofeng DM-1701 with the Open GD77 firmware. I think this trick also works on other transceivers with the Open GD77 firmware. 00:00 Introduction 00:20 Instructions
DMR after a month: My verdict, experience & why I always hear new people
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Giving my verdict on DMR after a month & sharing my opinions. Link to Brandmeister Hoseline page where you can listen to DMR...hose.brandmeister.network/ 00:00 Introudction 00:25 My verdict 00:48 Why I think DMR is great 02:38 I am not a talker, but I still like DMR 03:10 Once you setup DMR, you can be set for good 03:45 A lot more convenient than the HF bands 04:04 I hear new people almost dai...
DMR: The cheapest best way to get started
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Giving my advice on the cheapest best way to get into DMR if you are a beginner. 00:00 Introduction 00:09 Baofeng DM-1701 01:21 MMDVM Hotspot 02:44 External portable power source for MMDVM 03:19 Summary
My recommended portable radios for 2024
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Showing my recommended portable radios for 2024. This is based on radios I own. There are other radios that can be considered, like the Qodosen SR-286 & Radiwow / Sihuadon R108 but I don't them own them & they don't have SSB modes. I also do not consider cheaper radios like the XHDATA D219 & Tecsun R9012 to be worthwhile recommending nor do I own them. 00:00 Introduction 00:10 Explanation 00:34...
How to clean your radios with Isopropyl / Rubbing Alcohol
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How to clean your radios with Isopropyl / Rubbing Alcohol
Advice & my experience on buying old radios, worth the risk?
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Advice & my experience on buying old radios, worth the risk?
My new DMR Hotspot: MMDVM with Pi-Star, first impressions & problems I encountered
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My new DMR Hotspot: MMDVM with Pi-Star, first impressions & problems I encountered
Made in China radios are here to stay & are setting the benchmark
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Made in China radios are here to stay & are setting the benchmark
TEF 6686 useful feature: Add more volume to the radio
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TEF 6686 useful feature: Add more volume to the radio
Why I only buy portable radios nowadays & maybe you should
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Why I only buy portable radios nowadays & maybe you should
My favourite outdoor portable radios in 2024
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My favourite outdoor portable radios in 2024
Making a DMR contact with KD2ZZE / Danny Shortwave And Radio DX
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Making a DMR contact with KD2ZZE / Danny Shortwave And Radio DX
TEF 6686 trick: Using the RF Level Offset feature to improve a signal
Просмотров 203Месяц назад
TEF 6686 trick: Using the RF Level Offset feature to improve a signal
Why DMR has been needed in the HAM radio community for a long time: My 5 reasons
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Why DMR has been needed in the HAM radio community for a long time: My 5 reasons
TEF 6686 receiving Ireland via tropo: 94.0 MHz RTÉ Raidió na Gaeltachta - 414 km presumed distance
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TEF 6686 receiving Ireland via tropo: 94.0 MHz RTÉ Raidió na Gaeltachta - 414 km presumed distance
Using a handheld gaming device for FT8 (Lenovo Legion Go)
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Using a handheld gaming device for FT8 (Lenovo Legion Go)
TEF 6686 receiving BBC Radio 4 92.9 MHz FM on Election Day 2024 & new Prime Minister
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TEF 6686 receiving BBC Radio 4 92.9 MHz FM on Election Day 2024 & new Prime Minister
BBC Radio 4 Long Wave on Election Day 2024 UK victory speech - maybe the last election on LW?
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BBC Radio 4 Long Wave on Election Day 2024 UK victory speech - maybe the last election on LW?
Xiegu X6100 heatsink & fan 3rd party accessory (link in description)
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Xiegu X6100 heatsink & fan 3rd party accessory (link in description)
In North America we had Radio Shack. My entry to radio in general was those multi-band analog radios from Radio Shack. Very similar to the SAB9.
Were getting creeped at night in 80s with this one 🗣️🗣️🗣️🗣️🗣️🗣️
7:08 transmitter shut off
5:14 national anthem
I had one of those too!
This video was so awesome and as persuaded me to part with some hard earned pounds to get a base station
Thank you very much. Hope you will make lots of contacts.
@@mutezonecan you tell me how you would connect the wire to a pl-259 connector
I think you mean the SO-239 connector, PL-259 is the one with the pin connection. Strip a bit of the the end of the wire so that the inside thread is exposed, twist the end about half an inch in length so that it is thick enough to go into the hole of the SO0239 connection & at the same time be secure without becoming loose.
@@mutezone my aerial connector is a pl-259 it’s an icom ic-726
I would not know then because I never tried connecting a longwire with a pl-259
I Don't think tuning a 5m wire which is mostly inside is a very good basis for your experiment.
The point of this video was to see which ATU would work the best with a very basic antenna. I could have even gone on to use a coat hanger for this experiment, as I had seen comments saying the G90 can tune one.
@@mutezoneBut didn't you difficultly tuning 40 ang 80
But didn't you difficultly tuning 40 ang 80
No, you are not understanding what this video is about. It is to see how good the ATU of each transceiver is by using the most basic of antennas. Yes a a better antenna would have given improved results, but I'm showing which tunes best.
How old is yours? I am surprised at the decline of the finish. I just ordered one. 👍
Got it in early 2018 so over 6 years. Congrats on ordering the radio, you will find it is an excellent performer.
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Thank you.
I wonder will audacy end other heritage audacy news and news talkers in other cities?
That is the same concern I see viewed by others.
Ive had my G90 for a few years now, Never let me down. Used it for 8 hours straight when out portable and didnt get hot. I got it for it internal atu and can tune up just about anything. Only let down for me is the screen isnt good in sunlight and the speaker is a bit jarring on the ears.. or mine at least!.
Thanks for this informative review. I'm a member of the G90 team as well and I really like it a lot. I only do SSB, no digital modes and I always get compliments for the quality of my audio. These days I work portable from coastal Brittany with just the G90 and simple vertical antennas and I'm able to work VK/ZL stations almost every morning and quite a few US and South American stations in the late afternoon/evening. The G90 + the salt water boost effect is a winning combination. I don't need more! Temperature in Brittany is kind of chilly now, especially in the morning, so I don't quite need extra cooling for it 😁
Your welcome. The G90 is more than enough for me. If I needed more power I would have got a Yaesu or Icom, but because of my restrictions they would be a waste of money even though they produce great transceivers.
Another G90 user here. They're good little radios and are sensibly priced. Sure, it's no Yaesu or Icom, but it does the job quite nicely.
Good advice. I bought a Lowe HF225 hf receiver complete with original pwr supply and all the accessories in perfect working condition for £20, off a local who thought he was getting a bargain, little did he know how much it was worth, great radio, so there are bargains out there if you're lucky.
At that price it is no risk, it would be if you are going into three figures.
DFU is used for flashing firmware. Does the CPS use the same lead and system for programming, or does it use a normal USB to serial lead like analogue handhelds? I am a bit confused. Just waiting on the radio arriving, but i have read that the internal microphone can be damaged if you power on with programming lead plugged in. I am not sure what lead they are referring to. I got the STM driver. The latest one is OK for Win 11.
I have switched on my Baofeng when connected to my PC & never had an issue. CPS uses the same USB programming cable as the one for flashing the firmware on the DM-1701. The one you need is mentioned in this video...ruclips.net/video/kZAWzteIQ_Q/видео.html
@@mutezone Thanks. That's very helpful. I was sure it must be the same lead. I will let you know how things go. I have done DMR before but I want to use this radio to learn how to build code plugs properly and also do some experimentation. I checked my receipt and it was unbelievably £32 including tax and delivery, with a lead (which might be the right one) because of all the discount vouchers I had.
@@mutezone Unbelievably as I finished typing that comment the courier arrived with the radio. Correct lead in the box, UK plug on the charger and it has Open GD77 already installed. I've put it on charge and will have a play later.
Your welcome. Thats a great price for the 1701.
Great to hear. Looking forward to your results.
Argos all the way!
Greetings and thanks; Have you set the antenna input to connect to medium wave? Because usually these inputs are only for shortwave and FM!
The D-808 does not have an input for MW. This was to show that it can have MW reception improved through a flaw in the radio. Thanks for watching.
It's sad to hear that WCBS 880 is gone. I preferred them over the other New York all-news station 1010 WINS. I will miss them dearly.
It is something I see echoed by others who listened to WCBS. Thank you for watching.
I was saddened by the closure of VOA 1530 from Sao Tome
It was a DX target, sometimes came through quite well here.
The claim that analogue broadcasting is not 'green' is a great example of greenwashing. It does not hold up because it focuses on only one of the aspects of content delivery, which is the energy consumption of transmitters. It completely omits another aspects, like the energy consumption of receivers (multiple times higher in case of DAB receivers, not to mention cell phones) or the environmental costs of electronic equipment manufacturing and recycling (affecting both transmitters and receivers). This is because the companies who are pushing DAB radio are mostly electronic manufacturing companies, they do not care about any environmental impact of their operation (despite claiming to be doing so), they do not care about billions of working radios being sent to some 3rd world landfill - they just want to sell new TX&RX equipment and will pursue that goal at any costs - like every other business does. Mandating conversion to digital through government interventions (even in countries where DAB listening is almost non-existent and despite the fact that DAB practically does not exist outside Europe) seems to them like a great way to achieve it - who would care about things like market competition when you can just make the gov order everyone to buy a radio receiver that you *accidentally* happen to be offering? I support going green 100% wherever it's possible, but going green should always mean buying less, using everything as long as it's possible and therefore, in case of radio, every government should take the customers' side, stand in the way of DAB lobbying, reject their agenda and any forced switch-over dates. Digital radio can exist alongside analogue AM and FM. The focus should be put on meaningful actions, like supplying the transmitters (and the whole industry) with renewable energy, because this is what actually helps the environment. If Radio Caroline could do it with their 648 MW transmitter, everyone can do it.
Ditto! :) Maybe not the same brand but very similar... hobby is still going 40 years later so it worked..
I will still buy a battery-powered multi-band FM radio. Never hurts to have one.
For my experimentation, í have seen a lot better result when connecting the an-200 compared to not connecting it
Wow.. this was a memory unlock, this was actually my 2nd scanner after my 1st scanner an equally cheap scanner with a useless rubber duck. Great fun listening to the airband my local frequency was London Control Brecon Zone on 133.6 One of the few frequencies never to change in over 40 years. Good for listening to transatlantic flight descending into Heathrow. I miss the old call signs like Cipper, TWA, Dan Air, Jetset.. here we would have British gas coms above the airband, then ham radio, police walkie talkies, traffic police and up to taxis and other 2 way stuff. A. Good old scanner, useless by today's standards but for me hooked in the late 80s. Thanks for the video.
Your welcome. There is still some analogue stuff on the band like Airband & maritime rescue, but other things have moved to digital so yeh difficult recommending an analogue only scanner.
I managed to order one in the sale for £32 delivered, including tax. It's on its way. Probably going to install Open GD77.
I highly recommend installing Open GD77. Much better than the stock firmware.
Quite tired of any green agenda forcing broadcasting to close. We are made to feel guilty over every tiny bit of electricity use. My station will be broadcasting and using electricity on LW and I’ll be sticking my finger up at any assumption of green politics saying it’s not eco-friendly.
Australia & NZ can't even let go of AM broadcasting let alone FM. Not likely to happen here - not for a very long time. Case in point - R.Aotearoa recently started on 1368khz. Why? Who would listen to music non AM radio in this day & age? Another eg - 3GL Geelong starting again on 1341 - music on AM radio
With Australia having so many remote areas, I can see why it is hard to let go of FM & AM. I agree about music stations on the AM band, a lot of them have closed down here in the UK & are still on FM or only digital / online.
In case of Poland, as I see it mentioned in the article, things are kinda more complex. Large commercial networks don't want to broadcast in DAB+ saying it is an old technology in wake of streaming being more & more prevalent. But at the same time I don't think they'll be willing to give up their FM frequencies unless pressed by an eventual government-imposed deadline. Public Polskie Radio is the only group with nationwide DAB+ coverage. However, our broadcast regulator's chief officer said recently that one needs to be careful about considering turning off FM given the geopolitical situation we're in, as FM is still so easy to access, everyone has an FM radio, and thus it may be needed in an emergency. (BTW he didn't say the same thing about longwave, even though 225 kHz is still active...) That said, that man turned his institution into a tool of political pressure in favour for now-opposition right-wing PiS party, and the new broad-coalition government wants to impeach him :)
LOL - "electrosmog" - who came up with that? Greta Thunberg?
Sounds like an 80s synth pop group.
Something else I did not mention is that Switzerland ended over the air TV transmissions in 2019 including digital terrestial. The only way to watch TV there is IPTV such as streaming services. Maybe they want to lead the way in being the greenest country when it comes to radio & TV.
I had some cheap £20 thing, looked a bit cheaper, 4xAA cells thing out of one of the national papers, Guess sport or the sun. One of the more downmarket papers because the cheap but similar thing had on the advert and a selling point. Listen to "Bonking Neighbours", near did hear that. Really how was that going to work, baby monitor in the room!, Daft selling point!. Cordless phones. They where easy to do. Even a normal radio could I read back in the day, make me feel old. Did police. Remember that. Now the cheap chinese radios do so much more for less money or say this was £20 in 1990. Quansheng I got now 34 years on. £20. So cheaper as inflation. As you mentioned, All emergency services on that Tetra now. 2000's thing. Mobile phones up at 800-900Mhz, analogue. 1990's could listen on the first handheld Alinco amateur radio. Nice optional extra wideband RX board I think, Was a fair few hundred quid, 2nd hand from the London way shop. Martin Lynch or one of the other names still around. DMR decode on the SDR thing on computer with some software running on top. Got talkie talkies, some work place or so, not worked out what, boring. Should not be nosey really. I got local Taxi, really is, just same end of town on industrial estate, See the antenna on the cabin, office. That 160 something, analogue, china's finest £20 do that as all the scanners, transcievers would. How things cheap now and have a nice RX range and TX thrown in as an extra!. Got some amateur radio videos but not really a radio person. Just the £20 thing when out and about, mostly get nowt back and a high pint, see 30 miles, disappointment Radio now I find, wrong stuff (handhelds and not going on nice antenna at home no more, screwed up the telly) and band I guess, never done the lower stuff, 2m/70cm on and off from 1994.
I have it too, very useful for RDS data
And I could hear the tears in her voice. I truly HATE goodbye!
Absolutely agree...I'm very pleased with my PL-330. It does very well on both AM and FM so if one wants to catch some distant stations, go for it. Great video MadRadioDXer.👍
You're welcome. Have a nice weekend.
Mine came with the stock firmware. I found it impossible to use the programming software. It crashes almost every time. The open gd77 firmware and its companion programming software works fine.
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Thank you.
Great advice on buying.. i recently bought a broken radio from gumtree and was very disappointed.. and out of pocket
Sorry to hear. Its too much of a gamble for me because the radios are too old now.
Wow, this takes me back! Our shop used to sell these in (I think) the early 80's. They were popular with schoolboys who couldn't afford afford the synthesised models from AOR, Regency and Tandy (Radio Shack). Tuning was fiddly because of the simple analogue tuning, but they were a lot of fun. They could receive the police VHF band which was mostly traffic police but not the UHF 'personal comms'. I don't remember any faults on them so they must have been pretty reliable. Of course almost everything in the UK has gone to digital (DMR and TETRA mainly) so analogue radios like this are of not much use.
They were great alternatives when we could not afford anything more upmarket. Thanks for watching.
Excellent video. I agree
Thank you very much.
The XHDATA isn't as sensitive on FM compared to the Tecsuns but does offer RDS.
The best FM portable I had before the TEF was the Tecsun PL-390. Same performance as the TEF but lacks the bandwidth filters & RDS.
Good review. I bought the xhdata d808 and the tecsun pl300 to test both and ended keeping the tecsun as appeared slightly more robust ie embedded tuning buttons a more robust speaker cover (i like to through it in a rucksack) . However the xhdata is an amazing radio. The xhdata also has a slightly richer but noticeable sound quality than the tecsun. Both of them offer amazing bang for buck.
Agreed, easily the best value portable. Good audio for a small speaker too 👍🏼 My only complaints are the soft muting and how the ETM search function stores frequencies into separate pages. I prefer how with Tecsun radios you just scroll through them without having to enter the next page.
Soft muting continues to be the plague for many portables...a shame
It's the digital chip that causes this. It sucks but DSP is still pretty good
I agree all you tell about this radio
It is a great radio. Thank you for watching.
Great to see this type of tropo from you car radio my friend :) Here in Malta today we are having a good tropo noticing one station towards Napoli, skipping the whole Sicily on catching Rado Kiss Kiss via RDS. Cheers John 73!
How u write 255mhz?
It is modified to include the Satcom band coverage.
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Thank you.
I agree it's a good value for the money the side brand works quite well My only issue is the size of the buttons it's very hard for me to see them
Very good and informative John :) These videos shall serve as a guidance for new TEF users. Keep it up my friend 73!
Thank you. 73.
Reminds me of my first car. Well, it wasn't actually a "car" but more of a little- red wagon, but I called it my "car". It hasn't really been long since the encryption on cellular phones was so poor that methods for decrypting the signal were shared on the internet. Even after that happened, companies did nothing to improve the situation for years. I used to listen to phone conversations and set up a sort of trunk tracker to move to the predictable nearby cells as the phone moved. You still needed a digital-to-analog converter and a scanner modified to receive those frequencies.