What do you present yourself as – a ham radio operator, a ham or a radio amateur? I most definitely do not feel like a ham radio operator.
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Repairing a Kenwood TM-241
I purchased a defective Kenwood TM-241 mobile VHF transceiver a while ago. It transmitted and received as it should, but the display was garbled and rendered the radio practically useless. Some times it did not respond to button presses either. Finally, the backup battery was near its end of life. Repairing the unit was not too hard, and once again it works like a charm. Read on and see how I did it.
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Free custom VHF coverage maps
Would you like to make a coverage map for your QTH? Roger Coudé, VE2DBE has created a free tool allowing you to create maps based on your different locations and equipment, free of charge. I have created coverage maps for my own QTH and our repeater site, and it seems quite accurate, although simulations can never get 100% exact.
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Yaesu FT-70D – First impressions
I received my brand new Yaesu FT-70D a few days ago. I previously wrote a post about the five things that appealed to me most. Here is a review of my first few days with this handy little radio and how it suits me.
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My 50 cents on jargon and abbreviations
A “linear” is not a piece of radio gear, An AMPLIFIER IS! “Linear” is the STATE of the amplifier
W8LGZ – in the “Strays” section on Eham.net.
I am one of those people who easily get locked up in other peoples choice of words. Maybe I am a bit conservative in that matter. W8LGZ and I are probably quite alike in that matter.
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