Ham Radio 2.0

Join me tonight as I welcome the folks from Wilmington Skywarn to show us a new dashboard and new way to track Skywarn Operations. Link - https://wilmingtonskywarn.org We will also be talking about how this system integrates with the Boondock Echo -
Boondock Echo: https://www.boondockecho.com and https://github.com/Boondock-Echo/ (specifically https://github.com/Boondock-Echo/Boondock-Edge-Dashboard)
For Wilmington Skywarn: https://wilmingtonskywarn.org/
For Boondock Echo: https://www.boondockecho.com/ and https://github.com/Boondock-Echo/ (specifically https://github.com/Boondock-Echo/Boondock-Edge-Dashboard) https://github.com/wilmingtonohioskywarn/skywarn-operators-console

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I made a video about NGGMRS and the FCC Letter of Violation they received, and I got some good comments on that video that I wanted to talk about.

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Youtubers Forum at the Huntsville Hamfest, 2026

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With Jason  @KM4ACK  - Join us for a full walkthrough of the 2026 Huntsville Hamfest as we tour the show floor and visit key amateur radio exhibits.

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POClink works ON-GRID, requiring cell towers to work, but why are they better than cell phones? Because they work across ALL carriers in the USA for 1 small annual fee, or sometimes no fee at all. Today I look at 3 models of POClink radios. One works off-grid, one works over WiFi, and all 3 of them work across ALL cellular carries in the USA.

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The ID-5200 from ICOM is on it's way to the market and the price has been announced for pre-order. But what does the community have to say about the price and timing of the new radio? Here's my feedback...

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In this video, I take a close look at the PeakDo LinkPower 2, a 99Wh (27,500mAh) airline-approved portable battery built specifically to power the Starlink Mini off-grid. Whether you're camping, overlanding, doing emergency comms, or working remotely, this power bank delivers 5+ hours of continuous Starlink Mini runtime, Bluetooth remote control, a real-time LCD display, and Bypass Charging so you never lose connection while charging.

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One of the newest offerings from SpecFive is their MiniTrekker MKII - a small LoRa device that can be flashed with Meshtastic, Meshcore or ATAK Meshtastic. This video provides a hands-on review of the Spec-5 Trekker Mini, the compact successor to the Trekker Delta. If you are interested in portable radio solutions for remote use, this walkthrough shows exactly what makes the hardware tick. We compare two specific units built for different protocols, detailing the physical design and the internal components that enable reliable connectivity without cellular networks.


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