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: Head-shot Photographer: Zanfer Ali
I always like giving new businesses a try. Starting a new business is always difficult; so, when a new business comes my way, introducing its services to me, I will evaluate it; and, if it falls into the stuff I need to get done, and it provides good quality and customer support, why not? I’m…
Alfonso Faustino: Credit Score: Get it up and keep it up!
My parents engaged my sister in business, specifically, real estate, since we were about eight years old. I remember sitting in real estate meetings with my parents, real estate brokers, mortgage brokers, and bankers each time they purchased a house. At that age, of course, I didn’t know all the stuff my parents and the…
Alfonso Faustino: Yaesu VX-6R: RX & TX:Aviation & Maritime Frequencies
LEGEND: For the sake of discussion for this BLOG, the word, transceiver, means hand-held transceiver. 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. For a HAM operator, this tri-band transceiver is reliable, durable, affordable, and has…
Alfonso Faustino: Thunder & Lightning in San Francisco
11-September-2017, at 2030 Hours PDT San Francisco seldom has extreme weather; and, while I understand that extreme weather in San Francisco is par for the course as normal weather for the rest of the world, from my perspective, thunder and lightning in San Francisco are still amazing and captivating events for me. While I was participating in…
Alfonso Faustino: Aviation Transceiver: Yaesu FTA-450L
7-Sept-2017, 2217 Hours PDT When I travel, land, sea, and air, I carry either one, two, or three of these transceivers: Motorola CP200: Maritime Operations Yaesu FTA-450L: Air Operations Motorola XPR 7550e: Land Operations (though, I did program some UHF maritime and UHF aviations channels in this transceiver, as well — I like to have…
Alfonso Faustino: Lake Tahoe Excursion: Motorola, Yaesu, & Tytera (K6ASF)
From a film I acted, The Pilgrimage.
Alfonso Faustino: Motorola CP 200: VHF: Maritime Frequencies (K6ASF)
I only use four VHF frequencies — the rest of my HAM operational activities are on the UHF frequency band. So, what are the four VHF frequencies I use? MAR-09: Internship SAR MAR-13: Bridge Port-Bridge MAR-14: Bay Traffic MAR-16: DISTRESS (United States Coast Guard) As a PADI SCUBA diver, I am in the ocean about…
Alfonso Faustino: DMR and Yaesu’s System Fusion and WiresX (K6ASF)
I’m fortunate to have access to both DMR and Yaesu’s System Fusion and WiresX digital networks; and, I want to share my experiences with you regarding both digital networks. In this BLOG I will, at a 50,000-feet level, generally talk about the two digital networks I use for my HAM operations: DMR and System Fusion…
Alfonso Faustino: Motorola XPR 7550e Code-plug for Analog, DMR HAM networks, and a list of GMRS Frequencies I use (HAM: K6ASF and GMRS: WQZI967)
Several licensed GMRS operators asked the GMRS frequencies I use; hence, I created this BLOG. By the by, I don’t talk with GMRS people that do not possess a valid FCC GMRS license — unless the unlicensed person is in an emergency situation. Unfortunately, many people using GMRS do not possess licenses or use fake…
Alfonso Faustino: Motorola XPR 7550e versus Yaesu FT1XDR: GPS activities on APRS.fi (K6ASF)
21-22 July-2017: BLOG updated to reflect my Yaesu FT1XDR’s GPS activities with APRS.fi. It successfully tracked my travel activities only one time; hence, it still isn’t reliable nor accurate, whereas my Motorola XPR 7550e is 100% reliable and accurate in any environment and circumstances. In my testing, the FT1XDR’s GPS failed and didn’t meet my requirements. I’ve…
Alfonso Faustino: Reasons I use Commercial Hand-held Transceivers (Motorola XPR 7550e) versus Amateur Hand-held Transceivers (K6ASF)
Before I begin, I wanna thank HAM Operator, AKA: Boss, Tom (N6MVT), for introducing me to Motorola HAM operations: analog and DMR. Thanks, Tom, N6MVT, for helping me program my Motorola and for introducing me to the wonderful world of CARLA. Bottom Line Up Front: I use Motorola hand-held transceivers because I want the best in quality, durability, reliability,…
