VHF
Portable Repeater Controller
This microprocessor-based Portable Repeater Controller was designed to quickly build a fully functional repeater ‘in the field’ in less th... Read more
AC6V’s GUIDE TO FM REPEATERS
AC6V’s GUIDE TO FM REPEATERS This book is six months in the writing and features the advice of several noted Amateurs and technical gurus... Read more
Yaesu FT2DR C4FM/FM 144/430 MHz DUAL BAND DIGITAL
Yaesu FT-2DR C4FM 144/430 MHz Dual Band Digital Handheld Transceiver with 1.7″ Touch Screen Display This exciting leading edge Tra... Read more
Review
Review of Chameleon P-Loop Magnetic Antenna
CHA P-LOOP 2.07.0-29.7 MHz The CHA P-LOOP 2.0 was designed with portability, ease of use simplicity, ruggedness and high performance in mind. U... Read more
TenTec 506 Rebel Transceiver – ARRL – QST Magazine
The Rebel 506 utilizes a chipKIT Uno32 prototyping board which give users access to an Arduino based programming environment. With its 32 bit computin... Read more
“Automatic Gain Control” is the topic of the latest episode of the “ARRL The Doctor is In” podcast
“Automatic Gain Control” is the topic of the latest (February 1) episode of the “ARRL The Doctor is In” podcast. Listen…and learn! More than a h... Read more
News
W6NBC Wins the August QST Cover Plaque Award
The winning article for the August 2018 QST Cover Plaque award is “A Novel Approach to Using Window Line” by John Portune, W6NBC. The QST Cover Plaque... Read more
New FCC Part 95 Personal Radio Services Rules Published in The Federal Register
Reorganized and updated FCC Personal Radio Services (PRS) Part 95 rules have been published in The Federal Register. Among other things, the PRS cover... Read more
Storm Takes Down Antennas at Memorial Ham Station on Swedish-Norwegian Border
The SJ9WL-LG5LG Morokulien memorial station on the border of Sweden and Norway is off the air after a large tree, brought down during a severe storm o... Read more
HAARP’s WSPR Research Campaign Yields Hundreds of Reports on 40 and 80 Meters
Just-completed research at the High-Frequency Active Auroral Research Program (HAARP) transmitters in Gakona, Alaska, successfully took advantage of t... Read more
NIST FY 2019 Budget Would Eliminate WWV and WWVH
The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) FY 2019 budget request includes shutting down “NIST radio stations in Colorado and Hawaii” —... Read more
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Updating the Firmware – Icom IC-7610 [ VIDEO ]
Step by step instructions showing how to update the firmware using a USB thumb drive Faint signals are no longer a challenge for DXers and Contesters... Read more
New US Submarine Forces Commander is Radio Amateur
US Navy Vice Admiral Charles A. “Chas” Richard, W4HFZ, assumed command of US submarine forces during a change-of-command ceremony on August 4, held ab... Read more
BIRDS-2 CubeSats to Deploy from ISS on August 10
According to Masa Arai, JN1GKZ, Japan’s space agency JAXA has announced that three BIRDS-2 CubeSats with APRS digipeaters will deploy from the Interna... Read more
4U1UN UN Amateur Radio Club Operation Could Resume Later this Year
Outside of beacon signals, 4U1UN, the Amateur Radio club station at United Nations Headquarters in New York, has not been heard on the air since 2015,... Read more
DECODING A MOON ORBITING SATELLITE 378500 KM’S AWAY
Thanks to IU2EFA (William) for writing in and letting us know about his success in decoding telemetry from the moon orbiting satellite known as DSLWP-... Read more
Digital Modes
A New FT8 with Rag Chew Abilities ( FT8CALL )
FT8 has taken over the airwaves as the digital communication mode for making QSOs over HF/VHF/UHF. The mode has been widely popular as the latest offe... Read more
Significant changes in store for FT8 and MSK144 with WSJT-X Version 2.0
WSJT-X co-developer Joe Taylor, K1JT, has announced that major changes are coming to the FT8 and MSK144 digital protocols when WSJT-X version 2.0 arri... Read more
Third Public Test of FT8 DXpediton Mode Deemed a Success
The third public test of FT8 DXpedition Mode on May 5 is being called a success. The goal of the exercise was to simulate a rare DXpedition pileup on... Read more
Release: WSJT-X Version 1.9.0-rc4
Changes from WSJT-X Version 1.9.0-rc3 include the following: – Corrected a number of flaws in Fox and Hound behavior, FT8 DXpedition Mode... Read more
A New Spin on JT Alert HRD Logbook and WSJT X
WSJT-X for rig control. There’s no need for HRD rig control to be running. Just HRD Logbook, WSJT-X and JT Alert. Read more
VHF
EI3KD works Cape Verde on 144 MHz to set new Region 1 DX record
“On Sunday the 5th of August 2018, Mark Turner EI3KD managed to work D4Z on the Cape Verde Islands off the coast of of Africa on 144 MHz, a dist... Read more
Increase Your Two Way Radio’s Power With The Retevis RT91! 30 Watt Amplifier
This is a portable, lightweight, Wide coverage RF power amplifier for Handheld Radio equipment , proprietary and emerging waveforms. Dual mode for Dig... Read more
BTECH DMR-6X2 Digital (DMR) & Analog Two-Way Radio (with GPS and Recording)
The BTECH DMR-6X2 is the most versatile dual-band DMR radio available. Designed for both amateur and commercial usage with its large, bright 1.77... Read more
Retevis RT83(GPS) 10W IP67 DMR Digital UHF Radio
Retevis RT83 with digital and analogue mode two way radio. Using TDMA technology, designed with Tier II,AMBE++ vocoder, compatible with mototrb... Read more
VERO China New Arrival: 40 Watts Dual Band Mobile Radio VR-6900 With Band Scope and APRS Display
Firmware upgrade remote VR-6900 can update firmware remotely, fix some bugs when find it Optional APRS VR-6900 support the optional APRS... Read more
Equipment
Kenwood TS-890 – Instruction Manual
The Kenwood® TS-890S transceiver made its world debut at the 2018 Hamvention® in Xenia, Ohio. It features full down conversion receiver with h... Read more
Icom PoC Full Duplex Radio System, Nationwide Coverage Over 4G / LTE Mobile Phone Network
Icom’s new PoC (Push-to-Talk Over Cellular) radio system allows you to communicate with your two-way radio system over a 4G / LTE closed network. Now... Read more
ES-4 Radio / Antenna Selector Switch between 3 radios and 5 antennas
ES-4 COMES AS A CONTROL UNIT AND A BASE (SWITCHING) UNIT THE BASE UNIT RECEIVES 12V POWER AND HAS ALL THE HEAVY COAXIAL CABLES CONNECTED TO IT. THER... Read more
TR 144 – PRO, Transverter for the 2m band
Over 25 years of experience in development of new transverter technologies led to this masterpiece of VHF technology. Implementing technological innov... Read more
XPA125B 125W Solid State Linear Amplifier
Xiegu XPA125B is a small and lightweight 125 watt HF and 50 MHz solid state linear power amplifier perfect for your QRP radio or low power SDR... Read more
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