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Ham sticks, while not the best they are clearly not "dummy loads", I ran them for years before going to a High Serria Side Kick screw driver.
To nfsus, the type of mount will be just as important as the antenna itself. The down side of running ham sticks is bandwidth, a ham stick will not cover...
I was involved on eleven meters from 1973 through 1990, and even though I owned a lot of radios back then, there were some I never got to hear or use. A few of them I’ve always been curious about—how they actually performed in the real world. One of those is the Motorola Mocat series. I know and...
These are Chinese‑made, just like almost everything else these days. I’ve had a few Chinese radios work fine one day and quit the next. Granted, those were cheap ham HTs and not an overpriced export model, but it does happen.
Honestly, I really hope they addressed the issues the H3 had—especially the lack of a proper voltage regulator. I’ve never been a fan of the H3. I bought two, and one died within a couple of months. The other still works, but I barely use it anymore.
I actually prefer the H8 over the H3. Sure...
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