By Robert Gulley K4PKM I confess to have been a little bit skeptical when Thomas asked me to review this radio, not because of past experience with RADDY, but because tiny radios in general don’t usually impress me, and I have had plenty of them over the years and considered...

--- by Eric N Balles, W1ENB Introduction I have recently reengaged in the amateur radio hobby after a long hiatus. My primary technical focus is currently on practical and efficient antennae. Like most everything in life, antenna design, configuration, mounting, orientation, etc., are a compromise involving numerous variables. Most of...

The Raddy RF750 Multimedia Music Player-- by Craig WB3GCK　 My (far) better half and I like to keep a radio in our little travel trailer. When we’re camping, we often listen to baseball games in the evening (go Phillies!) while sitting around the campfire. It’s also handy to have a...

--- Thomas Witherspoon from QRPer If you’ve been following QRPer or the SWLing Post for long, you’ve no doubt noticed that I am a certified pack geek.I tend to buy high-quality packs from companies that both design and manufacture their products in the USA (i.e. Red Oxx, Tom Bihn, Spec...

  Radioddity recently released a new water-resistant handheld radio the GS-5B, this fits the bill for a more industrial type radio that can take the daily abuse of in a work environment. The case is definitely sturdier that a typical handheld and has a 7.4 Volt 2,000 mah battery pack....

Recommend Rating: ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ I will admit that my expectations were set pretty low when I ordered this, but I figured what the heck. After just going through a 4-day power outage I thought this would come in handy, even if it wasn't great.I already have an Eton Red Cross emergency...

  Just got a Bluetooth programmable Radioditty GS-5B, which appears to be quite similar to a Baofeng. I wouldn’t be surprised if it uses the same or similar chip as Baofengs as the voice prompting (which I turned off) is the same as any Baofeng. It programs channels 0-127, just...