Mike N2MAK
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- Baofengs for POTA and Contests: It’s Time to Re-Think FM Simplex
- 2 Meter FM Simplex Net on September 19, 2026 with the 70W Radioddity VB70-B & N9TAX Slim Jim Antenna
- Return of the Grouch: Northeast Ham Radio Happy Hour Livestream September 2026
- Which Antenna is Best? Tri-Band HT Antenna Testing, Comparisons, and Surprising Results!
- New Pickle Pro Antenna: More Bands, Lightweight, and Ultra-Portable for POTA, SOTA, Travel, and More
- HF on a Tri-Band Baofeng?! Testing Harmonics, Power, and Shortwave Receive on the new Baofeng SW-9
- Baofeng Did It! Testing Harmonics & Power, Plus Overview of the new Baofeng UV-29 Pro Features
- Portable with a Purpose: Giveaway & 46Climbs Fundraiser with Scout75, Plus POTA, SOTA, Hiking & More
- 23 #POTA Contacts on 2m FM Simplex with the 70W @Radioddityradio VB70-B and N9TAX Slim Jim Antenna 🤘
- Bravest POTA Activators?! QRP POTA with Ben W2BMK at Sackets Harbor State Historic Battlefield
- How To Add a Custom Image to the Baofeng UV-5G Mini with the Updated GMRS Programming Software
- What Will Be Uncovered?! Northeast Ham Radio Happy Hour Livestream on August 29, 2026 at 22:00 UTC
- HT Antennamaxxing! Tropospheric Ducting Contacts From Under a Bridge with @Radioddityradio GA-5WB
- Trust No One, Tune Everything: Northeast Ham Radio Happy Hour Livestream August 2026
- POTA Bag Roast Loadout: What am I missing here and what needs to go?
- 2 Meter FM Simplex Net on August 22, 2026
- HT Antennamaxxing! Smiley Antenna Onyx Black Super Stick II Reviewed & Compared to TWAYRDIO RH660S
- Radio & Wave Therapy: Smiley Antenna Onyx Black Super Stick II & Radioddity GA-5WB on Lake Ontario
- Testing a Radioddity CB-5000 (AnyTone AT-5000) for Power Output, Harmonics, and Occupied Bandwidth
- Rochester VHF Group Summer 2026 Picnic and Tune-up Clinic
- Improve Your Understanding of Antennas & More! Update on the Five Two Summer Reading Challenge #52SC
- Radioddity PS30 Power Supply Review: Adjustable Voltage and Noise Reduction at an Affordable Price!
- Surprising SWR and More! Trying the Radioddity CB-5000 and CBL-561 Antenna from Inside a Hotel Room
- Radio Shack HTX-10 POTA on 10m with TennTennas 49:1 EFHW
- Great Scott! We’re Going Back to Our Technician Days - Northeast Ham Radio Livestream August 2026
- First Look at the Radioddity CB-5000: Unboxing and DX in the Park
- Amazing! The first 2m FM Simplex Net in Rochester, NY has 23 participants 🤯🤘#52SC #POTA #HamRadio
- New Antenna for 10-20m and Even 30m? I Took the Pickle Antenna for a POTA to RF Around and Find Out!
- Easy & Effective APRS: Using the TOADS Digital Interface & AIOC with DigiPi for a Digipeater & iGate
- 220 simplex?! Breaking in an ICOM IC-38A at the park on the 1.25m band 😱 Leave No Band Behind 🤘
- Why These 90's Radios Rock! A Look at the Radioshack HTX-10 and ICOM IC-T81A
- Choosing the Right Transformer for an EFHW Antenna: Why I Switch to a 64:1 for this Unique Antenna
- Perfect Summer Antenna for an ICOM 705: 2m & 6m Fan Dipole with the Hydra from @CoffeeandHamRadios
- No RF-ing Way! How I Used this Antenna with No Coax and No Power to Check-in to the QRP SSB Net
- Giveaway and Review: SinewaveDesign Powerpole Tester and Radio Adapter Plate for Cell Phone Holder
- Got Attenuation? 6 Bands (6m-23cm) QRP in the June 2026 VHF Contest for a SOTA & POTA Activation
- How to stop getting error check failed on receiving B2 message in the RadioMail iOS app for Winlink
- Northeast Ham Radio Happy Hour Livestream June 2026
- Avoid Loss from Coax, Adapters, and Cross-Polarization: 900 MHz (33cm band) for POTA, SOTA, and more
- Using the Smiley Antenna 5/8-Wave & Tri-Band #Antennas on @Radioddityradio GS-10B for #POTA & #SOTA
- Preppers Delight? Testing the Updated and Previous Versions of the Radioddity GS-10B Multi-Band HT
- Why #POTA activators should stick to HF this weekend in the ARRL June VHF Contest #LeaveNoBandBehind
- Portable Antennas & Signed Book Giveaway Livestream with Salty Walt K4OGO from Coastal Waves & Wires
- Northeast Ham Radio Happy Hour Livestream May 2026
- Hamvention Boneyard Bargains or Busts: Kenwood TM-271a and President McKinley USA CB Radio
- Livestream Giveaway and Update on the Five Two Summer Reading Challenge #52SRC #HamRadio
- What I Learned on the First Night of the Five Two Summer Reading Challenge 📖🥃 #HamRadio #52SRC
- It's Time For a New Chapter in Ham Radio... I'm Launching the Five Two Summer Reading Challenge!
- 160m-33cm (900MHz) setup in an old NBC News van for KI1P from @LostNationRadio #HamRadio #Hamvention
- This Is What Makes Ham Radio...Hamvention 2026 Selfie Montage
- Best WARC Band for POTA? Top Activators Share Their Favorites and Go-To Antennas for 12m, 17m & 30m!
- Clean of Dirty? #Baofeng UV-5R Mini from @Radioddityradio tested by the ARRL Lab at #Hamvention 2026
- Hamvention 2026 Pork Chop Sandwich Paired with the Genesee Summer Brew #HamRadio #Beer
- What I got at Buc-ee’s, the “Texas Embassy in OH” after day one of Hamvention
- Cheap, Easy & Effective Protection for the Baofeng UV-5R Mini, BTECH UV-Pro, and many more HT Radios
- How To Add A Custom Image To The Baofeng UV-5R Mini
- Oops! Troubleshooting no signals on my #ICOM 705 after using the SDR-Control App #APRS #Winlink
- From a hotel room! QSO on 146.52 MHz FM with the Radioddity GA-5WB and a Signal Stick Antenna #52SC
- Five Two Simplex Challenge Livestream Giveaway with N1JUR and Sponsored by Radioddity
- Will the Coil Overheat? Testing of the Radioddity HF-010 Antenna on a Mag Mount at a POTA 3fer
- Don't Make These Mistakes! Lessons We Learned at Hamvention in 2025
- The BIG reveal! It finally happened and I’m a man of my word, so here you go @N1JUR 🥃 #HamRadio
- Five Two Simplex Challenge Update and Giveaway
- April 2026 Northeast Ham Radio Happy Hour Livestream
- Update: Wireless APRS on the Icom IC-705 Now Available with an iPhone and the SDR-Control App
- My #QRP SSB QSO Party setup with the N9SAB 40m OCFD antenna and ICOM IC-705 #HamRadio
- W2A POTA Livestream on 146.52 MHz FM for World Autism Awareness (Acceptance) Week 2026 Special Event
- Testing the Radioddity HF-010 Antenna with 100W FT8 on 80m and a Better Way to Use It on a Mag Mount
- What went wrong? 80m FT8 POTA with the Radioddity HF-010 antenna on a mag mount
- W2A POTA Livestream for World Autism Awareness (Acceptance) Week 2026 Special Event
- 6m dipole #antenna with the Hydra from @CoffeeandHamRadios has perfect SWR #POTA #HamRadio
- No way! How I setup the Radioddity HF-010 Antenna on a Mag Mount for a QRP POTA on 17m and 60m SSB
- Propagation, Pints & Positivity: Kevin K0KLB & Steve KO4GSM just launched a new CQ QRP SSB Contest!
- I don't recommend now, but here's how I tuned 80m on the Radioddity HF-010 antenna using a mag mount
- 60m Loaded Vertical Antenna with the CaHR Hydra
- Loaded 60m vertical antenna with the new Hydra from @CoffeeandHamRadios #HamRadio #LeaveNoBandBehind
- #POTA contact on 146.52 MHz FM for the Five Two Simplex Challenge #HamRadio #LeaveNoBandBehind #52SC
- Northeast Ham Radio Happy Hour Livestream March 2026
- First look! The new Hydra from Coffee & Ham Radios for #POTA, #SOTA, and portable #HamRadio #Antenna
- Unexpected QSO with RIT student while on a walk with my HT for the Five Two Simplex Challenge #52SC
- Northeast Ham Radio Happy Hour Livestream March 2026
- Learned this in the Five Two Simplex Challenge #52SC #VHF #HamRadio #LeaveNoBandBehind
- No luck but looking good and having FUN in the Five Two Simplex Challenge #52SC #HamRadio
- Best Battery Life Testing and Results: Baofeng UV-5R Mini and UV-5G Mini vs. Baofeng GT-5R
- Teen having FUN doing the Five Two Simplex Challenge #52SC #HamRadio #YOTA #POTA
- Guyana DXpedition in split on the Xiegu G90 using a 29’ random wire from Reliance Antennas #POTA
- Five Two & Brew Happy Hour Livestream & Contacts on 146.52 for the Five Two Simplex Challenge #52SC
- Xiegu VK-6 Iambic Paddle for Getting Started with #CW in #HamRadio
- Updated Xiegu VK-5 Straight Key for Getting Started with #CW in #HamRadio
- 2m QSOs at the Start of the Day in the Five Two Simplex Challenge #52SC #LeaveNoBandBehind #HamRadio
- My CW Journey Starts With These: Xiegu VK-5 Straight Key and VK-6 Iambic Paddle from Radioddity
- Make mobile contacts on 146.52 easier with this simple tip for the Five Two Simplex Challenge #52SC
- My First Contacts in the New 60 Meter Band with the Reliance Antennas Bugout EFRW Antenna at a #POTA
- 2m Simplex on a New Amber #Baofeng UV-5R Mini while out on a walk #HamRadio #LeaveNoBandBehind #52SC
- Five Two Simplex Challenge
- Part 2: How-To Get Started in CW with W2ELS from the 599 Signal Report Podcast
- Part 1: How to Get Started in CW with Ron W2ELS from the 599 Signal Report
- Remember to synch your clocks for #FT8 #POTA #HamRadio #WARCbandWednesday #LeaveNoBandBehind
- Northeast Ham Radio Happy Hour Livestream February 2026
- 60m Smackdown! New Reliance Antennas Bugout Dipole crushes it for #QRP SSB #POTA #HamRadio #Antenna