Questions tagged [ht]
Handheld Transceiver, or Handie-Talkie. A hand-held radio that looks like a large walkie-talkie, capable of transmitting and receiving amateur radio bands. Often can receive other bands as well.
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What's a cost-effective way to boost the range of my cheap 2m/70cm handheld?
I'm a very casual/beginner level ham and as such have mostly avoided committing too much in the way of financial resources - I have a UV-5R for a personal radio, anything else I do I've used others' ...
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How do Handheld antennas work without ground?
Dipoles have the 2 wires going to each leg of the antenna completing the circuit.
Big AM towers use the second wire as a ground plane
But how do handheld rigs transmit and receive with just one wire ...
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Is there a disadvantage to using a cheap HT for APRS?
Looking to build a cheap (not even inexpensive, just dirt cheap) APRS beacon transmitter. Right now you can get a dual band handheld transceiver with rechargeable battery, antenna, etc for under $31 [...
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What's wrong with 220MHz?
It seems like 220MHz is the bastard step-child of the amateur world. Every HT is either 2m or 2m/70cm. Some companies offer tri-banders, but they almost always add 6m (?!), not 220MHz.
The only way ...
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Using my Baofeng UV-5R to talk to walkie talkies
I have a few walkie talkies at home and sometimes I connect my UV-5R to them to talk to them and act as another walkie talkie. At one time, I built a little simplex repeater out of it. Should I not be ...
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Are there any real advantages to an aftermarket NA-701 over the Baofeng stock antenna? [closed]
I have a Baofeng UV-5R HT radio that I have been using for about a month now and I really like it because it was very inexpensive and portable. It currently has the stock antenna on it and I have ...
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Are Baofeng radios illegal in the U.S?
Having a low price budget, my search for my first ham radio to buy has led me towards Baofeng. A quick Google search on baofeng showed a lot of results that said that certain model baofeng handhelds ...
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How do I troubleshoot a Baofeng UV-5R that won't receive?
I have a couple of Baofeng UV-5R radios. I have a profile in Chirp that works great on one of them, and I foolishly pushed that profile straight over to a UV-5R without checking firmware versions. ...
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How to do APRS in real wilderness?
I'm a relatively new ham (licensed a couple of years ago, occasional activity on 70cm and 2m, mostly repeaters). I'm looking to extend my ham experience and am interested in digital and packet modes.
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What is body blocking, and does it work with a stock HT on a foxhunt?
I've heard that you might not need a special directional antenna to participate in a foxhunt, that some people are able to use their body to help determine the direction of a signal.
How does this ...
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What is the appropriate length of an antenna for a handheld on 2 meters?
I want to upgrade the stock antenna on my Baofeng uv-5r for which I mostly use the 2 meter band. The quarter wavelength for this band is about 19.2 inches, but when I look for antennas, they are ...
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What is the expected microphone input voltage level of a handheld transceiver?
Ok, so I'm looking to inject some computer generated CW into a little handheld rig by wiring direct into the mic input line. What sort of voltage is expected on this input, are we talking uV, mV or ...
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Were there any 6m handhelds produced ever?
Just of curiosity...
Outside of kits/ham produced prototypes, Do you know about any commercially produced 6m handhelds?
Should be technically feasible despite the fact that it would be more ...
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How would I modify a satellite dish to transmit and/or receive to a Baofeng UV-5r plus? ( A handheld transceiver) If it's possible
I have an old satellite dish just lying around and was wondering how to hook it up to my baofeng uv-5r plus.
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In-house repeater?
At one time I was active in the local SKYWARN program, but then we moved and I find myself 10 miles from the local repeater. Given the various obstructions between it and me, I can't really hit it ...
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