--By Danny Davis This classic CB radio was dead. Not “maybe it needs a recap” dead. It was the kind of dead where the sane move is to take what you can for parts and stop wasting time. I did not make the sane move. I opened it up, pulled...

--By Robert Gulley K4PKM *First published in the January issue of The Spectrum Monitor and used with permission The Radioddity DB50-B is a 2-meter/440-MHz multiband radio with built-in GPS and APRS/KISS TNC/ Bluetooth capabilities, in a very compact package. Control of the radio is performed through the handheld microphone, and/or...

--By E.T. Bryant I didn’t think I could learn to do CW because trying to memorize the tones would be difficult for me. Decoding the code as it comes through my speaker seemed to be impossible for me. So, I started looking for ways to decode and transmit the code...

--By thereviewsmiths.com How about this for a new hobby: shortwave radio? For hobbyists, it's like exploring the wild west of radio waves, you can discover an exciting pirate radio station from anywhere in the world. The Raddy RF919 is a multiband radio aimed at listeners who want far more than...

--By Raffaele, IU0NYC Introduction The Baofeng UV-5R Mini is a recent addition to the established Baofeng UV-5R series, designed to offer a compact and feature-rich handheld radio for amateur and general radio users. This review synthesizes hands-on testing and detailed evaluation to provide a comprehensive examination of the UV-5R Mini’s...

--By Sean Mazurek Living in Sundown, NY at about 1,300 feet in the Catskills, communication across our farm is always a challenge. Between the rolling ridges, heavy forest cover, and our spread-out chores, cell service isn't reliable. That's why we've been putting the Radioddity GM-30 GMRS radio through its paces...

--By Jay Allen Raddy offers a wide range of radios including several with frequency coverage well beyond the typical multi-band radio and the new RF757 is a recent addition to the line. It many ways it appears to be a compact version of their larger RF919 which I reported on...

--By Jay Allen The Raddy RF750 Plus may be one of the most unusual radios I have seen (not to be confused with the similar but very different RF750). It is a marvel of miniaturization…a tiny yet solid device measuring a mere 2 ½ x 2 x 1 3/8 inches…plugging...