new ham

I am looking to buy my first HAM radio and I am looking at hand held radios. My local repeater is about 7 miles away, and I would like to know if a Yaesu FT-65R (5w) with a signal stuff dual band signal stick antenna would be powerful enough to transmit to my local repeater. Thanks for taking...

Hello! I hope everyone is doing well and is safe during this pandemic. On another lighter note, recently, I invested in my first base station. It's not one of the top brands, but I think it will serve the purpose. This was purchased as a kit from Buy Two Way Radios (Ham Radio Starter Kit -...

Hi Folks, So here's the plan for the new toys ..... and I thought I'd run it past the grown-ups first! (grin) I'm a new ham and so far I've just got a couple Wouxun's UVD1P's as a starter radio's and I'm now planning the upgrade. The two wouxun's were a great price with lotsa of toys and...

I am new to HAM radio but I am ready to jump in! I am looking to get a transceiver- I am trying to decide between the Yaesu VX-6R and the Wouxun KG-UV6Dv2. What are the differences? Eventhough it is more pricey I think I want the 6R because of the large amount of frequencies it can receive...