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IC-9700 Firmware Update
Download Type Firmware Model name IC-9700 Version Version 1.23 Update 2020/04/03 Major changes Changes from Version 1.21 Changed the screen drawing se... Read more
Reservation IC-705
IC-705 Icom IC-705 HF/50/144/430 MHz All Mode Transceiver Reservation Your New Partner for Field Operations Expected availability Spring 2020 Grab you... Read more
The K7RA Solar Update
A new sunspot appeared on the last day in March and the first days of April, with daily sunspot numbers of 12, 13 and 12. Total sunspot area increased... Read more
To All ARRL Members and ARRL VEC Accredited Volunteer Examiners
We know many examiners have canceled amateur radio license exam sessions to meet the requirements and recommendations of national and local government... Read more
Spain Grants Unlicensed Individuals Permission to Use Amateur Stations During Lockdown
Spain’s International Amateur Radio Union (IARU) member-society URE has obtained temporary permission from the country’s telecommunications regulator... Read more
Some Countries Permitting “STAYHOME”-Suffix Call Signs during COVID-19 Pandemic
Some countries around the world are allowing radio amateurs to use special “STAYHOME” call sign suffixes. For example, listen for 8A1STAYHOME from Ind... Read more
Chameleon EmComm III Portable End Fed Antenna Review
The EMCOMM III Portable antenna is a portable High Frequency (HF) antenna specially designed for short to long range portable and man-pack HF comm... Read more
Ailunce HS2 HF VHF UHF SDR Transceiver
Ailunce HS2 is an ultra-portable full-frequency full-mode SDR radio. The HAM-BOX mobile app we developed allows the mobile phone to easily control and... Read more
RSGB to introduce remote invigilation for Foundation Exams
In response to the coronavirus emergency and to comply with the government’s social distancing recommendations, the RSGB announced on 20 March that it... Read more
Circuit Board for Bare-Bones Ventilator Moves Toward Production with Radio Amateurs’ Help
Radio amateurs continue to play key roles in developing the electronic control system for an open-source/architecture, modular, low-cost human patient... Read more
Contest Entry Features Multiple Operator Locations and Remote Transmitter-Receiver Site
Restrictions on gatherings due to the COVID-19 pandemic recently prompted a novel approach to multioperator/multi-transmitter operation. The WW2DX ent... Read more
JTAlert 2.16.3 – Update – FT8 – FT4
*** Includes Callsign database file version 2020-03-30 (2020-March-30) Changes: - US State Scan: A popup warning that a new scan is needed will be sho... Read more
RSGB contest committees launch ‘Hope QSO Party’
To help and support radio amateurs who are isolated at home and would appreciate contact with other people, the RSGB Contest Committees are launching... Read more
Ham Radio Test Online! – First Recorded Technician License Completion
Ham Radio Test Online – USA conducts first online ham radio exam – special thanks to W5YI for supporting this project. Read more
Ham Radio Deluxe 6.7.0.269 FT4 Release WMV
This video demonstrates the method for getting FT4 QSOs into Ham Radio Deluxe Logbook correctly, uploading them to LOTW, and downloading them from LOT... Read more
Friedrichshafen – Ham Radio 2020 update
The organisers of the Ham Radio 2020 in Friedrichshafen, June 26-28, say they are working intensively to plan the upcoming event, they expect to provi... Read more
MARS Military frequency list and schedule for nets MArch 31st 2020
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ARES Members to Support Illinois Emergency Management Agency in COVID-19 Response
Illinois ARES members are supporting the Illinois Emergency Management Agency’s (IEMA) COVID-19 response activities as AuxComm Radio Operator voluntee... Read more
MomoBeam DUO 6 20-40 SF – BIBAND – 20M and 40M
DUO 6 20-40 SF is every contester’s dream, a dual-band yagi with separate feed line, high power handling, large bandwidth and with the usual Momobeam... Read more
Delay in Delivery of ” Icom IC-705 “
Icom IC-705 Thank you for using ICOM products. Many customers have made reservations for the HF-430MHz all-mode 10W transceiver “IC-705”,... Read more
Coronavirus: Spain grants special authorization to radio hams
Spain’s national amateur radio society URE has talked to their regulator and obtained permission for unlicensed people to use amateur stations d... Read more
COVID-19 Affects Space Station Crew Transition
International Space Station (ISS) Expedition 62 crew is readying its Soyuz MS-15 vehicle for an April 17 departure back to Earth. Expedition 62 member... Read more
Understanding HF Propagation
“Looks at how HF radio signals are propagated via the ionosphere. Includes a description of NVIS propagation, and looks at VOACAP-based propagat... Read more
A Simple High-Frequency Communications Receiver
See What QST Has to Offer! QST is the monthly membership journal of ARRL. Each issue is your source for equipment reviews, technical tips, projects, n... Read more
FCC Grants Temporary Emergency Authority to WISPs Operating in 5.8 GHz Band
The FCC has granted temporary permission to wireless internet service providers (WISPs) in rural portions of 29 states and the US Virgin Islands to op... Read more
NZ hams allowed “ZM” prefix during Covid-19
At the suggestion of Paul, ZL4TT, we applied to Radio Spectrum Management for, and have been granted, approval to treat the COVID-19 lockdown period a... Read more
Monitoring Emergency Radio Frequencies and Scanning
“A question that keeps coming up is, “what frequencies should I monitor during an emergency?” We’re going to cover those frequ... Read more
Download Type Firmware Model name IC-9700 Version Version 1.23 Update 2020/04/03 Major changes Changes from Version 1.21 Changed the screen drawing se... Read more
Ailunce HS2 is an ultra-portable full-frequency full-mode SDR radio. The HAM-BOX mobile app we developed allows the mobile phone to easily control and... Read more
See What QST Has to Offer! QST is the monthly membership journal of ARRL. Each issue is your source for equipment reviews, technical tips, projects, n... Read more
We are very excited to offer this new mounting solution for the Kenwood TM-D710. It will also work with Kenwood TM-D700A TM-D700E TM-D710E. There are... Read more
Built by popular demand, the DX Engineering Ladder Line Surge Protector is ready to be placed in line with your balanced feedline antenna system! For... Read more
Equipment
IC-9700 Firmware Update
Ailunce HS2 HF VHF UHF SDR Transceiver
A Simple High-Frequency Communications Receiver
CAR SEAT BOLT MOUNT WITH MAGNETIC MIC HOLDER FOR KENWOOD TM-D710
DX Engineering Ladder Line Surge Protector DXE-LLSP
Sunspot numbers drifted below 100 over the past week (May 14-20), and so the average daily sunspot number declined from 146.9 over the previous seven days to 92.1 in the recent period. Average daily solar flux dropped from 156.3 to 123.3. You can see the decline... Read more
VHF-UHF
Review
HRN 399 3/4 – DMR Overview
David and Guest Darren AJ6BL talk about getting up and running on DMR. Read more
MFJ-1924 Programmable Screwdriver Antenna Controller
Programmable Screwdriver Antenna Controller 10 Memories. . . Super Accurate. . . AutoPark . . . StallProtector. . . Super bright LEDs Tuning your mobi... Read more
The Double Bazooka Antenna – A Review
The Double Bazooka Antenna – A Review Read more
March 2, 2016 Posted by Jim Howard Armed Forces Day 2016 Communication Test to Include Direct Military-Ham Contact on 60 Meters 03/01/2016This year’s Armed Forces Day Crossband Communication Test on Saturday, May 14, will include a signific... Read more
App - Mobile
Hamradio Line Loss Calculator for iOS devices
Coax Line from Federico Romano, IW2MVI is a simple and fast app that allow you to calculate the loss of your coax line and calculate power output from... Read more
iWSPR TX – WSPR for iOS version 2.8 now available
WSPR WSPR implements a protocol designed for probing potential propagation paths with low-power transmissions. Normal transmissions carry a station’s... Read more
QRZ.com App for Android now in Beta Testing
The updates to QRZ’s Android App, formerly known as QRZDroid have been released and are available to those who are interested in trying it out.... Read more
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Software
JTAlert 2.16.3 – Update – FT8 – FT4
*** Includes Callsign database file version 2020-03-30 (2020-March-30) Changes: - US State Scan: A popup warning that a new scan is needed will be sho... Read more
Ham Radio Deluxe 6.7.0.269 FT4 Release WMV
This video demonstrates the method for getting FT4 QSOs into Ham Radio Deluxe Logbook correctly, uploading them to LOTW, and downloading them from LOT... Read more
OPENWEBRX VERSION 0.18.0 RELEASED: NEW DECODERS FOR DIGITAL VOICE, DIGITAL HAM MODES
“Hello fellow radio enthusiasts, with great excitement I would like to announce the availability of OpenWebRX Version 0.18.0 as public release.... Read more
Propagation
The K7RA Solar Update
A new sunspot appeared on the last day in March and the first days of April, with daily sunspot numbers of 12, 13 and 12. Total sunspot area increased... Read more
Understanding HF Propagation
“Looks at how HF radio signals are propagated via the ionosphere. Includes a description of NVIS propagation, and looks at VOACAP-based propagat... Read more
Contesting
RSGB contest committees launch ‘Hope QSO Party’
To help and support radio amateurs who are isolated at home and would appreciate contact with other people, the RSGB Contest Committees are launching... Read more
RUSSIAN DX CONTEST – 2020
RUSSIAN DX CONTEST 1. Contest sponsors The “Soyuz Radioljubitelej Rossii” (Union of Radioamateurs of Russia), SRR is pleased to announce 2... Read more
Dxing
TyQSL – Online Logbook
A modern Logbook by Hams, for Hams Share your QSO Statistics and even your whole Logbook with others A Place for other hams to take a look at your QSO... Read more
Large-Scale DXpedition to Timor-Leste Planned for this Fall
The Lagunaria DX Group is planning a “large-scale DXpedition” to Timor-Leste (4W) in the October/November 2020 timeframe. “We currently have one team... Read more
VHF
ARRL Suspending Tours and Guest Visits to Headquarters
As part of efforts under way to help protect the health and safety of ARRL Headquarters employees and volunteers from the impacts of the coronavirus,... Read more
International Group to Reactivate the Legendary Yasme VP2VB Call Sign
On Tuesday, March 10, an international group now in New York will set sail to the British Virgin Islands and activate the VP2VB call sign of Yasme fam... Read more
ICOM – New release of IP700, the industry’s first hybrid IP transceiver
IP transceiver and digital simple radio in one Product name / model name Hybrid IP transceiver / IP700 Suggested retail price Open price Release date... Read more
Antenna
Chameleon EmComm III Portable End Fed Antenna Review
The EMCOMM III Portable antenna is a portable High Frequency (HF) antenna specially designed for short to long range portable and man-pack HF comm... Read more
MomoBeam DUO 6 20-40 SF – BIBAND – 20M and 40M
DUO 6 20-40 SF is every contester’s dream, a dual-band yagi with separate feed line, high power handling, large bandwidth and with the usual Momobeam... Read more
HF Antenna In An HOA, Chameleon MPAS 2.0 Is Discrete!!
Chameleon MPAS 2.0 1.8-54 MHz Modular Portable Antenna System IT’S IMPORTANT TO WATERPROOF THE CHA MIL EXT 2.0 BEFORE PERMANENT INSTALLATION Us... Read more
IC-705 Icom IC-705 HF/50/144/430 MHz All Mode Transceiver Reservation Your New Partner for Field Operations Expected availability Spring 2020 Grab you... Read more
We know many examiners have canceled amateur radio license exam sessions to meet the requirements and recommendations of national and local government... Read more
Spain’s International Amateur Radio Union (IARU) member-society URE has obtained temporary permission from the country’s telecommunications regulator... Read more
Some countries around the world are allowing radio amateurs to use special “STAYHOME” call sign suffixes. For example, listen for 8A1STAYHOME from Ind... Read more
In response to the coronavirus emergency and to comply with the government’s social distancing recommendations, the RSGB announced on 20 March that it... Read more
News
Reservation IC-705
To All ARRL Members and ARRL VEC Accredited Volunteer Examiners
Spain Grants Unlicensed Individuals Permission to Use Amateur Stations During Lockdown
Some Countries Permitting “STAYHOME”-Suffix Call Signs during COVID-19 Pandemic
RSGB to introduce remote invigilation for Foundation Exams
