Bio

My first blog post is as good a bio as any – read it here.

License History

  • WRJE754 – GMRS – 8/2020
  • KF0BTJ – Amateur Operator Class Technician – 9/2020
  • KF0BTJ – Amateur Operator Class General – 2/2021

Current Equipment

HTs
  • BTECH GMRS-V1
  • Baofeng BF-88A x2
  • Radioddity GA-2S x2
  • Radioddity GD77
  • Baofeng X Radioddity UV-82X3
  • Baofeng x Radioddity UV-5RX3
  • Baofeng x Radioddity RD-5R
  • BTECH UV-5×3
  • BTECH DMR 6×2
  • Yaesu FT-70DR
Mobiles
  • Retevis RT95
  • Radioddity QB25
Base
  • Icom 7300
  • MFJ 939 Antenna Tuner
Antennas
  • Signal Stuff Signal Stick 220mhz
  • Signal Stuff Signal Stick 440mhz
  • Signal Stuff Signal Stick Dual Band 2m/70cm
  • Nagoya NA-320A
  • Nagoya NA-781
  • Nagoya NA-771G
  • Nagoya NA-701C
  • Radioddity RD-301
  • Radioddity RD-371
  • Radioddity RD-771
  • Ed Fong DBJ-1 (ham) dual band base antenna
  • Ed Fong 220 base antenna
  • Ed Fong DBJ-2 (commercial) dual band roll up antenna
  • Nagoya UT-72 Super Loading Coil 19-Inch Magnetic Mount VHF/UHF (144/430Mhz)
  • JTNMO220 AND JTM8NMO JTNMO-220M 220 MHZ MOBILE 1.25m ANTENNA
  • Laird NMO 2m quarterwave
  • Laird NMO 220mhz quarterwave
  • OPEK 400
  • HFedz End Fed 6m-80m HF antenna
  • 30 & 15 Meter- Fan Dipole- Half-Wave Amateur Ham Radio Antenna- With 1:1 Choke
  • Various Stock HT antennas
Test Equipment
  • SURECOM SW-33 Mark II Mini Digital VHF UHF Radio Handheld Power SWR Meter
  • NanoVNA-H Vector Network Analyzer
  • Surecom SMA-J DC 1GHz SWR<1.15 5-20W 50Ohm Dummy Load with Heatsink
  • RTL-SDR Blog V3 R820T2 RTL2832U 1PPM TCXO HF Bias Tee SMA Software Defined Radio with Dipole Antenna Kit
Cables
  • TIMES MICROWAVE® 20 Feet LMR240UF Antenna Jumper Coax Cable
  • LMR100 SO239 UHF Female to SMA FEMALE Coax RF Cable 1ft
  • RG-8X COAX CABLE JUMPER 6 FT FOOT SEALED PL-259s x2
  • LMR195 SMA FEMALE to PL259 UHF MALE Coaxial RF Pigtail Cable 1ft
Miscellaneous Accessories
  • CD Player Mount for HT With Mic Mount
  • BTECH QHM22D Dual Push-to-Talk (PTT) Speaker Mic
  • Radioddity RS24 Waterproof Shoulder Speaker Mic
  • Retevis Walkie Talkies Speaker Mic 2 Pin Shoulder Speaker x2
  • Baofeng Speaker Mic Earpiece Headset Dual PTT
  • BTECH USB Smart Charger (9-10.8V) Transformer Cable
  • Battery Case ( 6 x AA Battery) for BaoFeng UV-5R
  • BTECH PC03 FTDI Genuine USB Programming Cable
  • Radioddity RD-201 Programming Cable
  • Baofeng BL-5L 3800mAh Extended Battery
ADB-S
  • CanaKit Raspberry Pi Zero W (Wireless) Complete Starter Kit – 16 GB Edition
  • Bingfu Dual Band 978MHz 1090MHz 5dBi Magnetic Base SMA Male MCX Antenna for Aviation Dual Band
  • AirNav RadarBox FlightStick – Advanced USB ADS-B Receiver
Weather Radios
  • Midland – WR120B/WR120EZ – NOAA Emergency Weather Alert Radio