handheld radio

I recently decided to test some of my so called "Nagoya 771" antennas I bought off Amazon. I set it up with my Surecom SW 102, and I was shocked with the results. When I tested other antennas from trusted locations, the SWR testing was good, 1.1 - 1.6. First I just want to make sure I'm sitting...

Hi All, I was playing around with a tigger tail for my HT. I found that the tigger tail gave me a nice enhancement for my HT up to 10 db. I have heard from others that it didn't make such a big difference. I would love to hear from others who tried this. You can see my experience in this...

Afternoon Elmers, hoping you can set me straight on HT antennas. I have always been under the impression that HT antennas, especially the rubber ducks, are crap and the radios themselves are actually designed to be able to handle the fact that they Tx with crap stock antennas. Obviously, an...

I am using a Uniden BCT15X Trunktracker III in my office to monitor local wildfire traffic. I programmed it with FreeScan software and would like to buy a handheld version of the BCT15X that could use the same frequency/channel data files as the desktop radio. Is there a programmable handheld...

I Recently purchased a used KX-99 and needed to give it a once-over and couldn’t find the service manual until I came across this gem in the wild. If anyone needs it, here you go. Couldn’t upload the file directly since it was too big. Download

I live in Barrie, Ontario and I have a Retevis UV 5R radio I got off Amazon and I was wondering if you can pick up police and fire frequencies on it? I've looked on a few websites but I can't seem to find any that work. I get confused with PL tones and how to program the radio to listen. Can...

I am a Reserve Deputy in NC. Unfortunately, that means I get the bottom of the pile when it comes to radio equipment, so I am looking for an inexpensive handheld UHF radio to replace an old Motorola HT750. The ht750 will not transmit unless I am in the Sheriffs department, which makes it...

i am having difficulty with my ex600 it only shows the id of some radios even when i hear a chirp it wont display the id and i know it has to be another motorola. the other radio i am using for the test is a ex500 the only thing i can think of is that i programmed the radios wrong but i tried...