Matt, N3PAY - HAM radio hobbyist

TD-H3 Plus hand held radio

Here's the reminder email I just sent to the BARC groups.io:

Hey Friends - I'll bring some TD-H3 plus radios to show you tonight. I want to tell you why I like these radios so much: radio to radio copy, wireless programming from a computer (or phone/tablet), and you get a LOT of stuff for $40. It's very likely that other brands and models will also soon offer these features. Yay for Moore's law. It's always nice to add a better antenna and I'm delighted that SignalStuff.com now has a web page to help pick an antenna for 16 brands of radios. IIRC that wasn't there in 2024....

Our discussion is very likely to take the new-ish standard BARC tech talk time slot of 30 minutes or less. Thanks for letting me share my joy around these gadgets.

If you have show and tell tonight, I'm happy to share the 30 minutes with you. And if you have something for a future meeting, I'll enjoy that too.

Disclaimer: I'm not saying that TIDRadio is perfect or the best, just that these TIDRadio features are shiny.

I'm looking forward to hanging out with you tonight.

-- Matt N3PAY

p.s. I used Claude.AI's code tool to generate a presentation about inexpensive HT radios. I'll likely not go through it and it's free for anyone to use or reuse as they see fit. If you spot errors, please tell me? Also, I'm happy to talk about (the little) I know about AI & vibe coding. tl;dr is it's fun.

I'll be giving a talk about the TD-H3 Plus and handhelds at Bellevue Amateur Radio Club on Thursday 5/21/2026 (doors open at 7 pm).

Slides: TD-H3 Plus Presentation

My Favorite Features

Resources

Check out the TidRadio YouTube playlist for more information about this radio.