Ham Radio 2.0

By now everyone has heard about the Pager and Walkie Talkie explosion in the Middle East. Although some of the radios might say "Icom" on them, they may not be genuine. Let's take a look...
Links in the video: https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/israel-planted-explosives-hezbollahs-taiwan-made-pagers-say-sources-2024-09-18/ https://x.com/MarioNawfal/status/1836412256092881005 https://x.com/MarioNawfal/status/1836411606139367848
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/what-are-the-icom-ic-v82-radios-exploding-in-lebanon/ar-AA1qMI4B?ocid=BingNewsVerp
https://www.icomjapan.com/explore/genuine_info/
https://apnews.com/article/lebanon-israel-hezbollah-pager-explosion-e9493409a0648b846fdcadffdb02d71e

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This is my list of the top 14 HT Handheld Ham Radios for 2024. Links below.

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Tonight we build the 9:1 Random Wire antenna from @CoffeeandHamRadios called the ARES. Come by the channel and join us during the livestream!

Link to this kit - https://coffeeandhamradios.com/collections/all

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Ultraman Arc is a new series out of Japan that rebroadcasts their episodes on YouTube. I found an article about an upcoming episode that will feature ICOM Ham Radios and an Amateur Radio Hamshack. Let's take a look!

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  @ultraman_english_official  is the official channel Link to article - https://www.marketscreener.com/quote/stock/ICOM-INCORPORATED-6492780/news/Icom-Incorporated-Radios-Featuring-in-ULTRAMAN-ARC-How-Radios-Play-a-Key-Role-in-Episode-10-47826874/

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The Tokyo Ham Fair of 2024 saw new Ham Radio announcements from Icom, Kenwood and Yaesu. Each offering has a unique audience that should be attracted to the new products. So what are my thoughts on these new radios from "the big 3"? Let's take a look...

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WRL - World Radio League - has a new app for logging your Ham Radio contacts at POTA, SOTA and other outings. This video was recorded in May of 2024 and the app itself has updated many times since then. I have used it myself on my last few POTA activations and I am working on a deep-dive video that will be released soon.

More info: https://hamradioprep.com/world-radio-league-mobile-app/

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Join us tonight as we attempt to upgrade my Allstar Cloud server. ASL 3.0 is a brand new version of Allstar that was recently released and they have instructions for installing into a Cloud, so we will walk through that process tonight. Join my Allstar server at node 43136 afterwards for a short QSO Party (if we are successful)

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Vatrer 100AH Group 24 Battery tested with West Mountain Radio CBA-V

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I caught up with the nice folks from Armoloq at the Huntsville Hamfest in 2024. Take a look at this quick interview.

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I was sent the Little Pro HP Antenna from Tarheel Designs, so I took it out on a POTA Activation. WOW! This is a great performing antenna! So far I have made over 500 contacts with it. Let's take a look at the awesome performance of this antenna.

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