Monthly Archives: January 2012

Handheld Rubber Duck Antennas

Posted on 2012-01-16 by Nigel VH

I recently purchased a new FT-60R dual band handheld from Yaesu, as the handheld I had already (a VX-150) was only a single band. Seeing as I do a fair amount of stuff up in the 70cm band, it would … Continue reading →

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Packet Radio

Posted on 2012-01-01 by Nigel VH

Each year I help out with UW’s rocketry and high altitude balloon classes. In the past, we’ve been using custom telemetry systems using radios in the 70cm band, transmitting RTTY telemetry down. This has been working well for us, but … Continue reading →

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