Videos from k6ark showing the adventure of summits on the air and low power got me into the hobby. A lot of people that we meet seem to light up when we tell them about summits on the air and parks on the air in particular. It's a good gateway!

Unfortunately the Blue tooth feature doesn't work on IOS. Hope the guys at RE will solve that issue. Lots of people have iPhones. Otherwise AA-500 is an excellent tool.

I just love the technology and learning new things. Meeting and talking to new people with similar interests is also a huge bonus.

We literally just talked about this on our podcast. I’ve seen too many HAM guys try to chase away newer HAMs with gatekeeping, purity tests, and elitism. You can’t grow a community with that element closing the door behind them, and as the community ages without new blood it’ll start to die off. I got into GMRS as this element isn’t as prevalent in that community yet, and I hope it never takes root.

brilliant

Why couldn't you use a digital (any, kind really) handheld with the ftm300 in crossband repeat? Your handheld would do the digital work, and the Yaesu would just act as a repeater. I can hear, in glorious analog FM, the sound of someone using DMR on my local repeater...what's the difference?

I started in the 70s and loved to communicate with people in places other than my own. My job was headed in electronics direction and I enjoyed putting together about 10 Heathkits over 6 years. Communicating and building (and servicing) rigs and antennas just appealed to me. I have to confess, I'm not a big fan of DMR, FT-8, and stuff requiring the Internet. They sound too expensive, involving too much use of software to program things even though I have a degree is CS and was a system analyst for 22 years. I'd just rather turn a dial, push a button, and talk or use CW.

KI8TTY

27 MHz CB is good for skip, but for local over the road, I wish if it in VHF or UHF like Australia.

I would love to have this radio, but I just don't have two grand laying around for a basically dual band VHF, UHF radio. I already have the IC-7100 and I just can't justify spending that kind of money for this radio. Now, should I win the lottery, then I will buy one. Until then I hope that everyone who has one enjoys it. Thanks for posting.

I agree. When I got into the hobby I was in my early 20s. Those who had been licensed a long time were anxious to help and advise. It was wonderful. But some years after that, it became just a lot of cliques. As a member of the local club, I showed up to help with Field Day. Not ONE person offered to let me operate a radio, or even just help set up. I was at one time recording secretary of the club. After saying hello, no one even talked to me. I stayed around about 4 hours and tried to have some conversations, but no one wanted to be bothered by a new-comer, even after I had been licensed for 5 years and had my own home station. I never went back, and I dropped my membership. No one ever asked why. You're either in with the IN crowd, or you're OUT.

can this get the cb bands please

It's a technician class license. It's the same foundation license in London.

Why is I miss this I cried

Being in my 30s I'm by far the youngest one in my local club. Great people with great stories and lots of knowledge and experience but I wish some people closer to my age would be interested.

NICE , Im getting my dehydrator soon. Thanks for the tips !

Here it is 4 years later...and I still love my 101D.

The word you're looking for is Relevance. Ham radio needs a purpose that gives it every day RELEVANCE . The problem is that most ham operators think that ham radio itself is relevant. No, today what is relevant is what the ham radio operator does with his or her radio. That is, "the community benefit that is achieved by use of the radio." It's not just about making contacts; ordinary non-ham folks don't see the relevance in the contact exchange. And truthfully they have a point.

I wish someone would do a video on all the settings for the 9700. I can't get mine to work. The rotator control works great but nothing works correctly on the radio

I like this style of white backlight and display. The Leixen 898 is similar in that regard.

Thanks for the review. Just curious, can the EMG button be changed to a different frequency?

Great company! Moving from Oregon coast to western Washington.

Hi from México bro. Can you please show me how to factory reset a Hytera PD406?

That was the wrong attention tone. That's the tone used in broadcast media. Weather radio uses a 1050Hz attention tone.

Hello, I updated the firmware and the rig says it is necesary to update the bootloader but in DFU it doesn't show. In windows it comes up as serialusb com5 but Windows 10 does not allow the driver to be changed, Is there a solution on how to upgrade the bootloader?

Great video, love the honesty and fair and open-minded views. Thanks so much for posting.

One thing that annoys me at least in HF is when operators say thier call sign so fast you barely can recognise what they're saying... Sure, reception windows can be tight at times but come on...

Happy Birthday, America! Eric, that's a great looking smoked butt, looks delicious. Enjoy!

I have one of these. I have the 2007 model where you can change the colors on the screen. It's been sitting for awhile since i got the 991A and FT-710. I need to hook it up someone time. Had alot of fun on this little radio. 73 KB9HGI

I've mostly enjoyed learning about how the things around me work. Microwave ovens, cell phones, antennas, electronics, etc. That was not my original intent but it has been the best part.

All it takes is one person to say .... to drive engagement lol. There ya go ;)

Anyone can communicate from social media to anyone in the world and not need a license..So social media is replacing ham radio..my opinion..this is why code was eliminated,because the ham population was down and they needed new licensee's..So they made it easier to get the license.

There's a story in my home town of Puckett, ms . pop: 300 people. His name was Fred Polk. He lived right in town. He had a very powerful base station. They said he would get drunk and get on there hollering. HEY WHAT YALL DOIN?!?! IT WOULD GROUND OUT THE JACKSON AIRPORT. 😂 the police finally told him to stop. He told them cops if they came back he was gonna shoot em...... and ... they came back with about 20 cops. he said don't come up to my screen door . When he did, all you heard was a shotgun blast , which knocked the cop off the porch . Fatal wound. The cops immediately lit the whole house up. I think he killed 2 or 3 cops. He ended up dying in jail. Helluva story.... hard to imagine something like that happened in my town. Makes me Wanna do the same thing😂, minus the beer guns and cops 😅

Got it going on 👍🇺🇸🇨🇱✌️

I want that 9700

Seems you were a little late to the party with this video. 220Mhz Amatuer radio band was introduced in the late 1980s. Digital broadcast TV in the US was finalized in June of 2009.

I rember it was blistering ass hot & humid after Francis & Jeanne came through. Thank god for my generator and a couple window ac units!!

The last time i was on CB, i thought it was/is broken. Nothing but silence on 2 different radios. I used to have fun talking to truckers and friends. 😢. This radio looks like fun IF people are still using them.

Too bad the demise of MFJ it taking Hy-gain/ Cushcraft with them!!

Eric an excellent thought. What matters is promoting the benefits of the hobby, we were social media before it became a thing, plus we need to show its ease of use and ability for quick setup and it must have a low financial entry point. Otherwise we get the I have an iPhone line…

Great video

that is not a usb, it is a data cable.

I have been wanting to set up a mobile field repeater for camping site. I have a 8ft painter pole that extends to 50ft. I want to put 2 antennas on the tower/pole for this. With the 2 antennas so close, what kind of filtration should I need on each to prevent crosstalk? Both radios will be on UHF, not on VHF.

In the US maybe...in EU and other countries, tons of youth involved, especially contesting Plus, stop the "please copy" during contests and you'll make more contacts And it's "73" not plural

I got my neighbor fined 2500 dollars and all of his equipment taken for running a 1000 watt linear amplifier. But he totally deserved it. He was a peeping tom and he cut into the neighborhood phone lines and would join in our phone conversations.

12 Americans have been on the moon. FACT

I just bought one of these a week ago it’s a nice rig. I’ve heard nothing but positive things about these. I was going to use mine for possibly doing pota.

100 watts?

It's not a young hobby, period. Like others have said, the young people aren't getting into the hobby. What they are doing is growing up and finding the hobby years later. I was forced into the hobby after getting my FCC license for aviation stuff. With all the radio stuff i had to learn in that process, i ended up finding out about HAM through my professor. This got me interested because of the fun projects that were loosely based around radio stuff. I ended up studying for 2 weeks and took the tech and gen in the same sitting. Eays peasy. Again, though, at 26, i only found out about HAM because of other avenues.

makes no sense that on a vehicle it has to be at the corner to work with ground plane but centered with base kit. If you know what I mean