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Hello all,

Just curious has any of you decided to make a Christmas gift to yourself and if so what is it. For me i bought the ne ID-52A not sure when i'll get it.
 

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Thinking about one of the new RigExpert antenna analyzers, but I should probably sell my AA-230 Zoom first.
 

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Mine was to find out what was with the "Cheap Chinese Radios" (CCR's) and I bought both a Radioddity GM-30 handheld and DB20-G mobile, both sold as GMRS radios. The GM-30 seems a little harder to program than a previously owned (for about a year), Anytone AT-D878UV, but was also cheaper. What I like better is the DB20-G mobile, 20 watts and can be used VHF/UHF and in amateur bands as well if licensed. I must caveat that previous radio related gifts to myself have included: Harris Unity XG-100P handheld, and old LST-5 satcom from an auction site, lots of antennas, Motorola Talkabouts, CDM1250 mobiles, and others.
 

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Doesn't the add say VHF/UHF scanner? GMRS radios are licensed for use only on set frequencies.
 

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Steered away from radio related, although I did pick up an SDS100.
Xbox Series X Halo edition, Samsung 65" Q70a 4k 120 Hz TV, and Denon AVR-X2700H 4k 120 Hz and Dolby Atmos surround receiver.

Santa was busy with me :)
 

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Steered away from radio related, although I did pick up an SDS100.
Xbox Series X Halo edition, Samsung 65" Q70a 4k 120 Hz TV, and Denon AVR-X2700H 4k 120 Hz and Dolby Atmos surround receiver.

Santa was busy with me :)

I should have said that it does not need to be related to radios/scanners/antennas, nice toys you got there, enjoy :)
 

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Bought the SDS100 from one of the users on this site. Was mint with accessories. Very happy for what I need it for.

My other hobby besides radio is home theater.
 

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Bought the SDS100 from one of the users on this site. Was mint with accessories. Very happy for what I need it for.

My other hobby besides radio is home theater.

Another expensive hobby, enjoy !!!
 

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I haven't bought myself anything yet this year. Last year, though, I bought a Gibson F5L mandolin. It's really, really nice.
 

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I bought myself a whole heap of trouble! 😬
 

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What? Did ya get married?
No. I just got a great deal on a whole heap of trouble. It was buy one heap of trouble and get a heap of trouble for free.
 

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I picked up a Microsoft Surface Go 2 with 8GB RAM and 128GB SSD. I am very pleased with the performance and battery life. Being able to charge it with a 12v plug is a plus. I added a 256GB MicroSD. I am pleased with how well it handles an SDRPlay at a 10 MHz spread. I rarely use it that wide, but there are times when I need that spread and work my way down. It handles other programs for radio stuff too. I took it out of S mode, but I plan on waiting quite a while before upgrading the OS to Windows 11.

It replaces a smaller tablet for out in the field use that just was not cutting it with a lower resolution. The resolution is 1920 x 1280 and it handles SDRuno and various other programs that need screen real estate. It is right in between a small tablet and a laptop.


Have you looked into the nanoVNA options? I sold my AA-230 zoom shortly after using the nanoVNA for a day.
I agree with that decision. I use a similar VNA device that also has an S21 port and have not used my AA-54. Fortunately, I picked up the AA-54 used for $125 a few years back.
 
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