Are Radio Prices Going Up? Bouvet, Yaesu & HamClock

Everyday Ham Podcast: Amateur Radio Conversations · Mar 5, 2026 · 1h 1m · transcript

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A Bird 43 wattmeter score at the swap, two new budget handhelds worth a look, and Rory's CW skills getting sharper through QSO parties and daily POTA hunting set the stage for a packed Episode 15.

FT2 mode is here and it is fast - we're talking 3.75-second transmit/receive cycles and roughly 240 QSOs per hour at peak. But speed costs you something: the weak-signal performance drops significantly compared to FT8, and your time sync has to be nearly perfect. We map out where FT2 makes sense and when you should stick with what works.

Then we head south - way south - to Bouvet…