Amateur Radio

Allstar Node

I have read many articles on building an Allstar node based on the commonly available CM108 sound fob and the Baofeng 888s HT radio. Most of the articles that I have read rely on making major modifications to the CM108 sound fob by removing the 3.5mm audio sockets, removing several components, scratching etchings on the […]

Low Power Baofeng 888s

The scope this article to modify a Baofeng 888s HT to prepare it to be used to build an AllStar node. There are many excellent resources on the internet and YouTube on building an Allstar node with the Baofeng 888s that I highly recommend watching before proceeding. One resource that I found very helpful is […]

Becoming “Radioactive”

I have always been fascinated by radio since my earliest memory. As a child, I frequently “borrowed” my uncle’s expensive transistor radio and listened to it stealthily under my pillow. My grandfather had a short wave radio that provided endless hours of listening. Unfortunately, between not knowing CW and his radio being only AM, there […]

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