Paul McGee M0WNU

Recent posts indexed from this public source.

• Was live from the National Hamfest pre-opening
• Can Pocket Chirp be used to program the Yaesu FT2D? Let's find out
• Using the USB-C programming cable with Pocket Chirp
• Programming the GB3GR repeater into my Yaesu FTM-400XDE
• 145 Alive, The Fleak, Wensleydale - 13th September 2026
• 145 Alive preparations
• Adjusting the frequency on the Baofeng BF-T1
• Converting a Kenwood-type programming cable to USB-C
• Radioddity GS-10B Pro, first look, tests and app programming
• Baofeng BF-T1 on air test
• Alinco DR-119E power adjustment and reinstating memory backup battery
• The National Hamfest 2026 floorplan is out, who will be there? Who stands out for me?
• Baofeng BF-T22 on air test
• Making a new power lead for the Alinco DR-119E
• Alinco DR-119E new power lead and a CTCSS support dilemma #shorts #hamradio
• Bringing BBC Radio 4 back to the longwave dial
• Baofeng BF-T22, first look and Chirp programming
• upcoming attraction, Baofeng BF-T22 PMR446 radio #shorts #hamradio #pmr446
• The end of BBC Radio 4 longwave
• Behind the scenes, decluttering the workbench
• Baofeng BF-T1 - First look and programming with Chirp
• Some bits and pieces I want to sell
• A programming interface for the Baofeng BF-T1
• A first look at the KV4P HT
• A ground plane antenna for PMR446
• The 2026 DADARS Rally, Bowburn Community Centre, County Durham - 24th May 2026
• Upcoming video on this PMR446 ground plane antenna #shorts
• Does 4 watts make a difference over 1 watt on UHF? Let's find out
• Fitting a new SMA connector to the NooElec magmount
• What is this blank carrier transmission on 96MHz?
• Retevis RB639 - Overview, on air test and programming demonstration
• Retevis H777, brief look, on air tests and CHIRP programming overview
• Fitting a new handsfree mic into the car
• Channel update - I've reached 2000 subscribers
• Have eBay banned CB radios from their platform? Surely not
• Completing the mobile radio installation
• Behind the scenes update - New recording device for the channel
• An update on my mobile installation #shorts
• A rather unusual range extender parrot repeater box #shorts
• The Motorola GP340s I bought at the Blackpool Rally, do they work?
• 145 Alive Participation - The Fleak, Wensleydale - 18th April 2026
• The 2026 NARSA Rally - Norbreck Castle Hotel, Blackpool
• I'm at the Norbreck Castle Hotel and have set up for the weekend #shorts
• Getting packed for the NARSA rally in Blackpool
• Some LoRa APRS experiments
• preparing for LoRa APRS experiments #shorts
• An ISS contact with a British school
• Push buttons in 3D printed enclosures to be used as PTT buttons #shorts
• A Turtle Beach headset that I plan to modify for Amateur radio use #shorts
• The Lilygo T-beam gets a case #shorts
• A quick look at the Lilygo T-beam running LoRa APRS firmware #shorts
• The iradio DM-UV4R, first look and tests
• Coming up, the iradio DM-UV4R dual-band DMR/FM handheld #shorts
• The 2026 Ripon and District Amateur Radio Society Rally
• A small progress update on the mobile install #shorts #hamradio
• Planning and beginning the installation of the Yaesu FTM-400XDE in the car
• I've made a start with installing the FTM-400 in the car #shorts #hamradio
• Some new tools for the workbench and other stuff
• Minor display fault on my Yaesu FT2D #shorts
• Adjusting the deviation of the Alinco DJ-195E
• iGate is back on air, the fault remains a mystery and is very elusive #shorts #hamradio #aprs
• Fitting a fuseholder to a Motorola GM-series power lead
• Testing a replacement RJ45 connector on a Motorola GM350 mic #shorts #hamradio #motorola
• Items passed on to me by a viewer
• A gift from a viewer #shorts #hamradio
• Temporary mobile VHF setup for the 2-metre band
• Questionable wiring, suspect plug and fake fuse from a mains powered Baofeng BF888 charger #shorts
• Another Motorola GM350 has arrived
• MeshCore went a bit crazy (and caught me off guard at bedtime)
• My iGate has developed a fault #shorts #hamradio #aprs #144MHz
• MeshCore repeater kind of back in service #shorts #meshcore
• The 2025 Bishop Auckland Radio Amateur Club rally
• Looking at and testing a Kenwood TS-120S
• A cheap workaround to programming Baofeng radios that use the Motorola-type connector
• Absolute Radio back on the medium wave band... how will be revealed in an upcoming video #shorts
• I've done a thing #shorts #rsgb #hamradio
• Oh Quansheng, will you ever learn?
• The MeshCore repeater went up high for the first time tonight, here is what happened
• Upcoming attraction on the channel, Retevis RB639 PMR446 handheld
• Very worrying and I only heard about this today #shorts #hamradio
• Update to the tape measure Yagi project
• Building a MeshCore Repeater using a Raspberry Pi Pico and a Waveshare LoRa board
• Some more Meshcore tests
• Beginning my exploration of MeshCore and a surprise chain of events
• Quansheng TK11, power and harmonics test
• Making a 3D printed wire dipole centre
• Quansheng TK11, unboxing and first look
• Dual band tape measure Yagi build part 2
• The Quansheng TK11 has landed #shorts #hamradio #quansheng
• 3D printed dipole centre #shorts #antennas #hamradio #3dprinting
• Dual band tape measure Yagi build - part 1
• Tape measure from Poundland to turn into a tape measure Yagi and some other items #shorts #hamradio
• Can you use an intelligent or smart USB charger to charge the Radtel RT-490? #shorts #hamradio
• Opening the LED holes on the Yinitone RC-108 cross-band repeater box
• The Bremi BRS-27 power supply a month on from its repair
• Radtel RT-490, unboxing, tests and app programming
• Are my handhelds clean? Let's find out
• 145 (is) Alive on the Motorola GM350 (or is it?)
• The Fnirsi LCR-P1 can also test LEDs #shorts #electronics #fnirsi
• Testing my tape measure Yagi on the NanoVNA and describing its construction