ezyang’s blog

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First impressions of the VX-8R

The VX-8R is the first Ham radio I've ever owned; I have used the VX-7R before, but the extent of my usage of it was someone handing me the radio is "Here is the radio preconfigured to the frequencies you'll need; here's how squelch works; here's how to debug common problems; don't fuck it up." […]

  • January 11, 2010