Ham Radio 2.0

It is 2024 and therefore time for a new "Best Of" List in my New Ham Workshop Playlist. This is my list of the top 8 HF Ham Radios for 2024 that are under $2000. Take a look and let me know what you think...
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6 - https://www2.randl.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&products_id=72735
5 - https://www2.randl.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=14_480&products_id=75960
4 - http://hr2.li/1qyad
3 - https://www.gigaparts.com/icom-ic-7300.html
2 - https://www.gigaparts.com/icom-ic-7100.html 1 - https://www2.randl.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&products_id=72862
BONUS - https://www2.randl.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&products_id=75295

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Tonight I welcome members of the Winter Field Day Board, of which I am a part, onto my Livestream to discuss recent changes made to the rules and plans for this upcoming event, which happens at the end of this month. Bring your questions and comments to the stream, I hope to see you there!

WFD Website - https://winterfieldday.org

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Today we take the Radtel RT-490 and go through the menus, key up on frequencies that it shouldn't be allowed to transmit on, plus put the radio on the TinySA to see what type of signal it has. The results might surprise you...
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Links for the video:
RadTel RT-490: https://amzn.to/3vwLcBo
TinySA: https://amzn.to/3SenPWh
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I love this Mystery Box videos because you never know how the video is going to turn out. Today I open a $50 Box from RW Antennas, a store that sells Ham Radio Antennas and more. Check their website here - https://rwantennastore.com/

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Replay of the weekly Livestream where I share my thoughts and opinions on my favorite items and events of 2023. Plus we will talk about some upcoming events for 2024 and how we can make HAM RADIO stand out this year!

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A NEW Ham Radio Antenna for POTA - Parks on the Air! This "Reel" Antenna has a reel-in wire that is totally adjustable for operating multiple HF bands. Today we activate Galveston Island State Park, K-3013, and get some DX in the logbook!
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Spiderbeams Mast - http://hr2.li/n2rwx
Hitch Mount for Mast Holder - https://amzn.to/3NQ1eMY

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I bought the Mystery Box from CountyComm that they call the Mega Big Daddy VIP Mystery Swagg Pack. Let's see what's inside! Link: https://countycomm.com/products/mega-big-daddy-vip-mystery-swagg-pack

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Join us at 10:30pm CST (04:30 UTC Monday) on Sunday Night to bring in the New Year! We will livestream for about 1.5 hours to bring in the New Year for both the Eastern and Central Timezones. After that, who knows? I have invited some special guests to join us for this event, so make plans to stop by and ring in the New Year with us!

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I got a Baofeng UV-17R radio, a new model in 2023, and today I got through the menus and show the features of the radio. THEN we take the TinySA from Seesii and test the radio for spurious emissions. SPONSOR: Check out pcbway.com for your Maker Needs.

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Seesii TinySA: https://amzn.to/3RDNtSH

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