If you’re looking for a HAM hand-held transceiver (HT) for social and personal emergency comms, the Ailunce HD1 GPS is the way to go. This is one of the first transceivers that involved actual HAM operators in their development and design. The people at Ailunce, Yolonda Guo, Vivian Vu, and Cherry Xiao reached out to…
Alfonso Faustino (K6ASF): Maxpedition Falcon III
I dig bags — I have so many of them — yeah, it’s a fetish of mine, and I’ve put them all to the test — from EDC to bug-out survival bags, I’ve deployed them on land, sea, and air excursions. Based upon my experiences thus far, I must say, unequivocally, the Maxpedition Falcon III…
Alfonso Faustino: Used Motorola Transceivers: eBay: SnarlingRabidDog5150: TalkWave Communications
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…
Alfonso Faustino: Yaesu FT1XDR: Analog and Digital Transceiver: Super Heterodyne and Front-end Filter
I really dig my Yaesu FT1XDR — it is a Yaesu discontinued item, but I still dig it; and I have no interest in purchasing its successor, the FT2XD. In my recent BLOG, I spoke about the importance of getting a transceiver that is Super Heterodyne and has front-end filters for emergency operations. I mentioned,…
Alfonso Faustino: Super Heterodyne vs. Direct Conversion, and Front-end Transceivers
BLUF (Bottom Line Up Front): Your transceivers should be Super Heterodyne and have front-end filters (the ability to block unwanted RF) when in ICS-based emergency operations. If you don’t get Super Heterodyne transceivers and don’t have a filter for the front-end, you will experience desensitizing in your transceivers while involved with ICS-based emergency comm operations:…
Alfonso Faustino: Shark RF openSPOT (K6ASF)
Yesterday, 8-December-2017, at 1430 Hours PST, I was on DMR Talk Group 3100 chatting it up with Ben (KC2RXV) in Tel Aviv: Israel. Ben was telling me about his satisfaction with the Shark RF openSPOT; hence, I became interested in it; because, I wanted a device that would give me strong signal strength inside my…
Alfonso Faustino: CARLA: Antenna Replacement Project (K6ASF)
Boss, N6MVT, invited me to go with him to one of the CARLA sites to replace an antenna on one of CARLA’s towers. I always enjoy helping Boss at his CARLA’s sites; because, I get to see all the technology that makes CARLA so great. In addition to CARLA’s technology, CARLA resides in some of…
Alfonso Faustino: Apple iPhone X
Several years ago, an Apple representative from their Cupertino California HQ called me on my iPhone. They told me about their new Apple iPhone Upgrade Program, and based upon my standing of always buying a brand new iPhone and my excellent credit scores, they invited me to participate in this new pilot program along with…
Alfonso Faustino: Apple iPhone Upgrade Program
The following BLOG was written some time last year, ~September 2016, from another BLOG site. The BLOG still is applicable to the current Apple iPhone Upgrade Program with their current products: iPhone X and iPhone 8. Check 6! /s/ Alfonso Faustino Apple iPhone 7 Plus encased in the Tech 21 Evo Mesh (3 meter (9.9…
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 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. Since I already…
Alfonso Faustino: My code-plug of repeaters (K6ASF)
Since I transitioned to using Motorola transceivers, XPR 7550e (UHF), CP200 (VHF), and XPR 7580 (33-Centimeter), I have to do my best to ensure that each of these transceivers can provide me with the necessary coverage I need in the event of a catastrophe that knocks out the mobile phone services. By far, my XPR…
Alfonso Faustino: Bay Area Fires: Importance of Transceivers (K6ASF)
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