Generally speaking, I don’t trust sellers on eBay; hence, I seldom make purchases on eBay — I prefer Amazon. In my opinion, eBay is a cesspool and a petrie dish of scammers and products of questionable origin, make, and quality –ESPECIALLY, sellers that write, “No refunds due to people swapping out parts” in their product…
Category: HAM Operators
Alfonso Faustino: Reasons I use Commercial Hand-held Transceivers (Motorola XPR 7550e)
All you need to do is spend one night at the PAPA System DMR Round-table and listen to operators talk about their problems with their hand-held transceivers to appreciate the pride of owning a Motorola hand-held transceiver: Motorola XPR 7550(e). I purchased ~95% of the most common hand-held DMR transceivers you will hear operators talk…
Alfonso Faustino: Motorola XPR 7550 VHF Transceiver (K6ASF)
My collection of Motorola hand-held transceivers is complete with the Motorola XPR 7550 VHF hand-held transceiver, shown in the picture, below. The Motorola XPR 7550 VHF transceiver will take the place of my Motorola Radius CP200, as shown in the picture, below. I will either sell or use it as a back-up for VHF communications….
Alfonso Faustino: Motorola XPR 7580 Transceiver: 806-941 MHz (K6ASF)
An acquaintance gave me a Motorola XPR 7580, and his gift forced me to expand my knowledge and understanding of RX and TX operations in the 800 and 900 MHz frequencies with a hand-held transceiver. As I mentioned in my previous BLOGs, I’m really a believer in the Motorola transceivers for emergency preparations and social…
Alfonso Faustino: Yaesu VX-6R
My Yaesu Submersible VX-6R was my very first amateur HAM transceiver; and, it has been one of the best purchases I ever made with respect to Yaesu products. I bought this unit, brand new, 2017, and to this day, it works like brand new. For a HAM operator, this tri-band analog-only (no digital platform) Super…
Alfonso Faustino: Aviation Transceiver: Yaesu FTA-450L
7-Sept-2017, 2217 Hours PDT: In this BLOG, I will detail my experiences with the Yaesu FTA-450L, which I really really dig. I use a private jet for my air travels. My PIC found this transceiver to excel in air:air ops with ATCs and the FBO or commercial airlines ground crew. Legend: transceivers = hand-held aviation…
Alfonso Faustino: Bay Area Fires: Importance of Transceivers (K6ASF)
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