A Fubsy Polymath subdomain

Scanners & Radios

A 25-volume reference covering every radio, scanner, and DMR hotspot in the lineup — license tiers, decision graphs, antenna pairings, posture mapping.

Photo: Drake 2B on the bench by Whiskeygonebad · CC BY-NC-SA 2.0

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Overview & Decision Graph Orientation Live

Foundations: Networks, Programming & Frequency Foundations Live

Cheatsheet, Glossary & Anchor Index Reference Live

Ham & DMR handhelds

Yaesu VX-8DR Ham HT (quad-band) Live

Baofeng F8HP Ham HT (dual-band) Live

Baofeng UV-B5 Ham HT (dual-band, legacy) Live

AnyTone AT-D878UVII PLUS DMR HT Live

HF gear

Xiegu X6100 HF transceiver (portable) Live

Xiegu XPA125B HF amplifier Live

Shortwave & weather

Tecsun PL-880 Shortwave portable Live

Midland WR120 Weather radio (NOAA + S.A.M.E.) Live

Scanners

Uniden SDS100 Scanner — flagship HT Live

Uniden SDS200 Scanner — flagship base/mobile Live

Uniden BCD536HP Scanner — mid base/mobile Live

Uniden BCD396XT Scanner — mid HT Live

Uniden BC246T Scanner — legacy HT (TrunkTracker III) Live

Uniden BC350A Scanner — legacy desktop (analog) Live

Uniden BC355N Scanner — legacy mobile (analog) Live

Uniden Homepatrol Scanner — legacy zip-code-programmable Live

DMR hotspots

SkyBridge Plus DMR hotspot (commercial) Live

WPSD DIY Hotspot DMR hotspot (DIY — Pi-Star/WPSD) Live

Bench test equipment

Bench Test Equipment Test equipment Live

Other radios

WiPhone Radio-adjacent — SIP/VoIP phone Live

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