Happy 1st unofficial day of summer to all of y’uns around the globe, whether here in the USA or not. I know you folks down there in Australia are in winter now. Happy day to you, too.
New Supporters: Thank you! I’ll try to keep things interesting here and offer exclusive content that I don’t share anywhere else, such as the video you’ll see here.
This was taken fifteen years ago before video quality and audio is what it is today. I’m in the mountains deep in the backcountry on a very wet excursion. My dog Bradbury is still a young pup in training here, and he has woken me up early before sunrise to go out, use the bathroom, and sniff around a bit. It’s a full moon night. I’ve gotten the fire stirred back up and crackling and I decide to try to capture the moment in a brief video - long before I ever had any ideas or plans to share my life as The Practical Woodsman.
These old videos were only originally ever intended as something for my own enjoyment, a way for me to sort of journal certain experiences. I’m happy to go through many of them now and be able to share them with you.
One other thing, Supporters: Be sure to take full advantage of your supporter status here by sharing your own posts, videos, and so forth. Not only will I really enjoy this, but so will all of our other members. If there are things you would like to share with an even smaller, more exclusive and discerning audience, notice that you can mark the content you upload as ‘Supporters Only’. It will then only be visible to other Supporters. If you’d like for it to be visible to all members in our group, you can do that as well.
Baofeng K63… I forgot to mention in the video that the battery has a USB-C charge port, so it can be easily recharged in the backcountry with a power bank or a solar charger. Also, the battery allows for something like 12 hours straight usage, and 22 hours monitoring.
Get yer’s here: https://a.co/d/ci7hOcA
I’ve been using AI to answer all my questions and learn these radios. Here is some of my conversations with my good ol’ buddy ‘Chatty’ George P. Tooley (some call him ChatGPT) for your benefit and so you can see where I started and how I began to learn the ins and outs.
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On your Baofeng radio screen, the two sets of numbers you see represent two different frequency channels, and here’s how they function:
Top Frequency (Display A):
• In your photo: 155.725
• This is the active transmitting/receiving frequency when you’re on “A” (upper) channel.
• It is usually the main frequency you’re using to talk or listen unless you switch to the other.
Bottom Frequency (Display B):
• In your photo: 471.665
• This is a second frequency you can monitor or switch to quickly.
• It’s handy for dual watch or dual standby — the radio can listen to both frequencies and let you know when activity occurs on either.
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Key Differences in Purpose:
Function Top Frequency (A) Bottom Frequency (B)
Primary Use Active/Selected channel Secondary or standby channel
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