Recently I acquired a used Garmin GPSMap64 (to replace my even more used eTrex Vista HCx) and I wondered if it’s possible to make it display Maidenhead locators…

Turns out - yes, it is possible. As with the eTrex, one can set one of the data fields on the Trip …

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Icom IC-732 is a version of the well-known IC-737 meant for Japanese domestic market. That means its transmitter is locked to whatever band limits were allocated to Japanese hams in the 90s. They were certainly more strict than current regulations in region 1, meaning a ham who bought …

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