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Chameleon CHA TD Lite Antenna

March 28, 2017 by jdviz 1 Comment

This is the perfect portable antenna for me. Apparently, I’m hard on antennas. I’ve managed to break my BuddiPole. I’ve fixed it, but I need something more robust. So, I started looking for something that could take a beating, is light, easily configurable, and can handle watt ranges from QRP to at least 100 watts. After much searching and research, I settled on the CHA TD Lite system from Chameleon Antennas.

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Filed Under: Equipment, Featured, Ham Radio, Reviews, Uncategorized Tagged With: Antenna, Chameleon, Dipole, Equipment, Portable

The MiniShack Conversion Begins

May 3, 2016 by jdviz Leave a Comment

My mini Marisol

My mini Marisol

This is the ‘Before’ pic of my car. I took this pic last July, and will take new ones as the MiniShack takes shape.

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Filed Under: Equipment, Featured, Ham Shack, The MiniShack, Uncategorized Tagged With: Antenna, Equipment, Mobile

Elecraft KX3 Kit Arrived!!!

May 3, 2016 by jdviz Leave a Comment

IMG_0990YAY!! It’s HERE after an INTERMINABLE wait of 5 WHOLE days!!!

I’ll start putting it together  SOON!

Until then I’ll at least unpack the box..

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Filed Under: Equipment, Featured, Ham Shack, Uncategorized Tagged With: Equipment, KX3, QRP, Radio, Transceiver, Unboxing

Icom IC-7200

May 3, 2016 by jdviz Leave a Comment

Content coming soon!

Filed Under: Equipment, Ham Shack, Reviews, Uncategorized Tagged With: Desktop, Equipment, Radio, Review, Transceiver

Yaesu VX-6R

May 3, 2016 by jdviz 2 Comments

I absolutely LOVE this little radio!  It is my first ham radio, and is what I used to make my first ever ham radio QSO with KD5LQD. If for no other reason that that, it has secured a soft spot in my heart forever.

However, there are plenty of other reasons to love this little guy. Little though it may be, it is absolutely packed with features and abilities. I’m using the Diamond NR770HNMO antenna on my car, and I did upgrade the rubber ducky (you’re the one) to the Diamond SRH320A.

On to the review.

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Filed Under: Equipment, Featured, Reviews, Uncategorized Tagged With: Equipment, HT, Radio, Review, Transceiver, VX-6R

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