On the heels of my recent spurious emissions range tests, a number of you acted like I have *never* tested good radios against cheaply made radios. It felt like some were implying I was hiding facts? Or making cheaply made radios perform badly. Sooooo, lets do a good old fashioned radio test!

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Gear needed for radio testing:
TinySA Ultra: https://www2.randl.com/index.php? />PC Software: https://tinysa.org/wiki/pmwiki.php?n=Main.PCSW />main_page=product_info&cPath=16_16990&products_id=75872
Amazon list on tool testing: https://amzn.to/3ZXLBrM
Want a GOOD quality cheap radio? Check out Radioddity BAOFENG GT-5R (10% off with link): http://radioddity.refr.cc/hoshnasi
Want the best HT antenna? Signal Stuff Signal Stick https://signalstuff.com/?ref=622 (This is an affliate link)
Good Quality HTs: HTs: https://www.buytwowayradios.com/?cmid=amsreGRvTmttM0k9&afid=Mkx1eE1uN2M0S1k9&ats=bHNrMHVhZ3lZcjQ9 />SOTABeams band pass filter: https://www.dxengineering.com/parts/sbm-bpft-100?seid=dxese1&gclid=CjwKCAjw-KipBhBtEiwAWjgwrKGR3KYXjffcVX2SnLTVF_RQNcBNtBnszcP8d_Uphrb1-NhU9Js99RoCziMQAvD_BwE />
Variable RF Sampler: CleanRF.com
https://www.bioennopower.com/
https://palomar-engineers.com/ “HRCC73” for 10% off

My favorite HT antenna is the Signal Stuff Signal Stick: https://signalstuff.com/?ref=622 />(This is an affiliate link)

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