https://hamradioforum.net/ This forum for Amateur Radios (Ham radio) Only (That are Not covered by Other Amateur Radio Topics). Please post Non-Amateur Radio discussions in the Junk Box. en Thu, 06 Jun 2019 13:22:11 GMT vBulletin 60 https://hamradioforum.net/images/misc/rss.png https://hamradioforum.net/ https://hamradioforum.net/threads/8962-Why-stock-HT-radio-antennas-are-so-stiff?goto=newpost Wed, 05 Jun 2019 19:44:43 GMT Yaesu, Icom and most chinese radios stock antennas are made of stiff material and they are uncomfortable to use. Aftermarket ones, like Diamond and... Yaesu, Icom and most chinese radios stock antennas are made of stiff material and they are uncomfortable to use.
Aftermarket ones, like Diamond and clones sells some thin "rat's tail" antennas, flexi but fragile.
Years ago, in the mono band era, many HT were equipped with sturdy, soft and very flexible antennas.

To find a very flexy antenna nowadays i must buy a very cheap and unreliable china product and i don't want it.

What is the reason (i think technical) why modern ht antennas are made to me stiff? ]]> Amateur Radios kar120c https://hamradioforum.net/threads/8962-Why-stock-HT-radio-antennas-are-so-stiff https://hamradioforum.net/threads/8961-How-stop-uv5r-Pop-at-audio-start-and-end?goto=newpost Wed, 05 Jun 2019 05:39:06 GMT Baofeng uv5r emits a Loud pop at the start and end of any audio this is really annoying especially as in a racecar headset. Is there any way to stop... Baofeng uv5r emits a Loud pop at the start and end of any audio this is really annoying especially as in a racecar headset. Is there any way to stop this?
Could I use a coupling capacitor on the speaker or some sort of shunt diode to kill the obvious dc burst? ]]> Amateur Radios Floydie https://hamradioforum.net/threads/8961-How-stop-uv5r-Pop-at-audio-start-and-end https://hamradioforum.net/threads/8947-DMR?goto=newpost Wed, 29 May 2019 02:13:29 GMT Good evening everyone Can everyone recommend a first hand held DMR radio. What is a good radio that isn’t too much past $200. I am totally new to... Good evening everyone

Can everyone recommend a first hand held DMR radio. What is a good radio that isn’t too much past $200. I am totally new to DMR.

Thanks Roger


Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk ]]> Amateur Radios K5MOW https://hamradioforum.net/threads/8947-DMR https://hamradioforum.net/threads/8945-Bonding-grounding-in-a-high-rise?goto=newpost Mon, 27 May 2019 22:36:36 GMT Hope this is the right forum to place this post.

As I'm trying to get a better understanding of grounding and bonding, this is the first step I've been working on. I have several components to my radio and at times I've noticed that when I touch the box, I would get a slight shock. I always thought it was just me walking across the carpet but now I'm starting to get a better understanding of things, but still a long ways to go.

I have started with bonding my system. I have a copper bar mounted to the wall behind my gear and I am going to run flat braid copper from the chassis of each box directly to this bar. Then my understanding is that I should run a wire from the bar to ground ... and here's the problem.

I live on the 10th floor of a high-rise and have nothing to attach it to. No incoming water pipe (all pvc), no A/C copper lines, and if I understand this correctly, I can't use the ground in a 120v electrical socket either (green wire?).

So how do I go about grounding this properly? Any thoughts much appreciated. ]]> Amateur Radios rrlangly https://hamradioforum.net/threads/8945-Bonding-grounding-in-a-high-rise