Hello.
I'm a wannabe ham. Just starting to study for Technician Class. My daughter and I both got each other 8w Baofengs for Christmas. BTW, she also is studying too and also has a nice ICOM mobile.
Already figured out how to program our radios with the Chirp software. As I get deeper into this I can already see where having a field use programming station for any radios we may acquire. I'm using Chirp on my old laptop, but I'm thinking a tablet totally devoted to our ham stuff is in order. I will have a small pack. The Baofengs, Tech Class book, other books, programming cable, spare battery and a tablet loaded with Chirp inside would be perfect. Portable too. I already own a cheap (out of date) Android tablet and a Kindle Fire 7. Those don't have full sized USB ports.
I've looked online, but cannot find an Android tablet with a port like that. A lot with micros and card slots, but none with a full usb power/data port.
Also, I'm not sure Chirp will run on Android. Any of you been down this road? Thanks in advance.
I'm a wannabe ham. Just starting to study for Technician Class. My daughter and I both got each other 8w Baofengs for Christmas. BTW, she also is studying too and also has a nice ICOM mobile.
Already figured out how to program our radios with the Chirp software. As I get deeper into this I can already see where having a field use programming station for any radios we may acquire. I'm using Chirp on my old laptop, but I'm thinking a tablet totally devoted to our ham stuff is in order. I will have a small pack. The Baofengs, Tech Class book, other books, programming cable, spare battery and a tablet loaded with Chirp inside would be perfect. Portable too. I already own a cheap (out of date) Android tablet and a Kindle Fire 7. Those don't have full sized USB ports.
I've looked online, but cannot find an Android tablet with a port like that. A lot with micros and card slots, but none with a full usb power/data port.
Also, I'm not sure Chirp will run on Android. Any of you been down this road? Thanks in advance.