I went on a mission to buy the cheapest HF rig I could find on Ebay. The uSDR at $125 is indeed the cheapest allmode HF readytogo radio I have found. This little guy will fit in the palm of your hand and could most likely slip into a pocket on your next hiking trip. It is small, yes, but will it perform? In this video we unbox this little rig, talk about who would benefit from a rig such as this and try to make a couple of contacts with it. Join me on today's adventure.

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Music credits:
The Beacon by Zachariah Hickman
Acoustic Guitar by Audionautix

Camera equipment:
GoPro Hero 8 Black (while adventuring or outdoors)
Canon Vixia HF R800 (in the studio)

Editing software:
Corel Videostudio Ultimate 2018

My favorite radio equipment for outdoor portable ops or RaDAR:
Radio: Icom IC705
Tuner: Elecraft T1 tuner
Antennas: Chameleon FLoop magnetic loop antenna (does not need a tuner)
End fed antenna with 9:1 unun (needs tuner)
Sotabeams Bandhopper 20/30/40 linked dipole
Digital software: FLDigi and WSJTx