If you’re interested in wireless communication, like HackRF, Flipper Zero or Meshtastic you might be thinking about getting into amateur radio, or at least you should be. While you’re thinking, getting a handheld radio is a cheap and great way of dipping your toes into the hobby. But what are handheld radios used for? How does a radio repeater work? And how does the Talkpod a36plus compare to the Quansheng UV-K5(8)?

The a36plus in this video has been provided free of charge to me by Talkpod, but they have had no say in my opinions expressed in this video.

CHIRP radio programming software: https://chirp.danplanet.com/projects/...

0:00 Introduction
0:49 Amateur bands and other uses
2:14 Talkpod a36plus and it's features
3:25 Radio repeaters
5:44 Frustrations with a36plus
7:37 Tips and tricks for the a36plus
8:52 Harmonics and spurious emissions
10:49 Outro