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Work the DX from ANYWHERE! SDR-Control App for Icom Radios
SDR-Control is an iPad app developed by Marcus Roskosch DL8MRE SDR-Control is a full featured iPad App to operate your Icom Transceiver at home or fro... Read more
Military intruders in ham radio bands
IARU Monitoring System (IARUMS) Region 1 newsletter reports during March, likely as a consequence of the current military situation, they noticed an i... Read more
What to use to learn Morse Code?
Richard, VK2IRS, asks “Has the format for teaching Morse Code changed? For example are the Koch or Farnsworth techiques still used?” Dave... Read more
Tuning SparkPlug and CAHRtenna Antennas for POTA & SOTA
In this video we tune up the Sparkplug and CAHRtenna antennas. Two great antennas for getting out and playing Portable Ham Radio such as Parks on the... Read more
ICOM IC-705 FULL POWER With The ANKER 521 Power Station
ICOM IC-705 FULL POWER With The ANKER 521 Power Station Check out Anker 521 Portable Power Station Read more
LibreVNA Overview, Firmware Update, and Calibration
LibreVNA In this video, we take an introductory look at a newer Vector Network Analyzer, the LibreVNA. This particular model was sent to me free of ch... Read more
Iridium Command Center Explanation – ICOM
Icom’s satellite radios utilize Iridium’s constellation of Low Earth Orbit satellites. With this network, you can set up to 2,250,000 square kilometer... Read more
The Legendary Mountain Topper HF Radios
The Mountain Topper Radios (MTR) are the most svelte top down radio some one can have in their kit without goong full stripped down home brew. They ar... Read more
SKYSCAN DESKTOP 25-2000MHZ SCANNER ANTENNA
This is the best all round wideband desktop scanner antenna on the current market. Keeping within the famous discone design but smaller for internal u... Read more
Diamond V2000A Antenna for 6m-2m-70cm
The V2000A is the U.S. version of the V2000 Tri-Band Antenna. This antenna has been optimized for the U.S. FM Bands. The V2000A utilizes a linear phas... Read more
How to get 9 ham bands from one 17′ extendable antenna whip and how to set it up FAST!
“In this Video I show how to make an antenna stake that will be fast and strong for portable Ham Radio work. The stake has two places to mount a... Read more
xCluster: A Mac DXCluster Map App
xCluster is a visual display of dx cluster activity. DX spots are received via telnet or web services and displayed in a tabular form and plotted on a... Read more
Malachite V4 SDR DSP Radio Receiver 50KHz – 2GHZ
50KHz-2GHZ V4 Malachite SDR DSP SDR Radio Receiver AM/SSB/NFM/WFM Shortwave Radio with Speaker Expansion Module “Here we take a look at another... Read more
Monitor Station Lextel MS-2000
Lextel MS-2000 is an RF Transmitter Station Monitor which analyzes auxiliary devices and antenna characteristics as well as the source that powers the... Read more
Japan International DX Contest
==== New Category Multi 2TX (2021-03) We will have the "MULTI-OPERATOR 2-TX" category in 2021. (CQ-WW Two-TX QSY rule will be applied) The exact rules... Read more
CQ DX Marathon updates
Photo: PY5EG In 2005, W9KNI and CQ Magazine asked me if I was interested in managing a new contest for CQ Magazine – the CQ DX Marathon. This ne... Read more
ARCO Cross Controlled Rotators
Demonstration of ARCO feature to control another rotator physically connected to different ARCO controller. ARCO is a completely self-contained stand... Read more
FCC Amateur Radio Application Fee: Good, Bad, and Ugly
The FCC application fee for amateur radio licenses takes effect on Tuesday April 19, 2022 Read more
What is an Octopus Antenna?
This is another question from Charles. What is an Octopus Antenna? Read more
End-Fed Half-Wave Antenna Kit | Part One: BUILD
Get radio active! In this video, you’re guided STEP-BY-STEP by ARRL member Rob Zielfelder, Jr., N1NUG, to build an End-Fed Half-Wave Antenna Kit... Read more
CountyComm GP-7 SSB ( GEN 4 ) General Purpose Radio – Organic Gray
The new GP-7 SSB radio is made based on a continued request for an excellent quality general purpose information radio. These radios are re-... Read more
ISS SSTV April 7-8
Russian cosmonauts on the International Space Station (ISS) are planning to transmit Slow Scan TV (SSTV) images on 145.800 MHz FM probably using the S... Read more
Yaesu FTDX10 vs Kenwood TS590SG on weak signal RX
“You decide. Not scientific, but just a video showing the similarities in these 2 rigs on weaker signals on 15M CW as the band was going out. Bo... Read more
ICOM IC-T10 – Released April 2022. What are its Main Features
A first look at the new Icom IC-T10. Dual Band Transceiver ICOM IC-10 PDF File https://icomuk.co.uk/files/icom/PDF/newsFile/IC-T10_A4.pdf Read more
UBA excluded Russian and Belarus
“Decision on the participation of stations of the Russian Federation and Belarus in the activities organized by UBA. With regard to participatio... Read more
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ARRL International Digital Contest Log 1.0 is Now Available! [ N3FJP LOG]
“Hi All, Just a quick note to let you know that…ARRL International Digital Contest Log 1.0 is Now Available!We just completed a brand new... Read more
Survival Radio & Emergency Communications Ukraine
“With ham radio suspended in Ukraine, we take a broader look at emergency survival radio preps & top strategies for decentralized communicat... Read more
EA RTTY Contest Rules
– Click here to announce your participation in this contest – Organized by: Unión de Radioaficionados Españoles (URE); delegated in EB4Z. To part... Read more
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JIANPAI FT-UV78 [ Review ]
Here we take a look at the JIANPAI FT-UV78 Dual Band Radio with Airband Receive And Fluorescent Screen. Read more
Not being heard at 100 Watts
Dan, KG5WQN, doesn’t know what to do. He has a well set up antenna and should be able to use the ham bands, but even at 100 watts he has trouble... Read more
Digital Modes
Hello Operators. In this episode of the OH8STN ham radio, we are discussing replacing the raspberry pi field computer build, with the Microsoft Surface as a portable ham radio computer for data modes. Top of my list was the Microsoft Surface Go 2 tablet for use with mod... Read more
ICOM IC-705 FULL POWER With The ANKER 521 Power Station Check out Anker 521 Portable Power Station Read more
50KHz-2GHZ V4 Malachite SDR DSP SDR Radio Receiver AM/SSB/NFM/WFM Shortwave Radio with Speaker Expansion Module “Here we take a look at another... Read more
Lextel MS-2000 is an RF Transmitter Station Monitor which analyzes auxiliary devices and antenna characteristics as well as the source that powers the... Read more
The new GP-7 SSB radio is made based on a continued request for an excellent quality general purpose information radio. These radios are re-... Read more
The keypad is connected to the “Key” socket (morse key) of the IC-705 or the “Ext. Keypad” socket of the IC-7610 . As describe... Read more
Ideal for simultaneous calls on work vehicles such as heavy machinery and various cranes, and also as a base station for alternate calls! It is a... Read more
Equipment
ICOM IC-705 FULL POWER With The ANKER 521 Power Station
Malachite V4 SDR DSP Radio Receiver 50KHz – 2GHZ
Monitor Station Lextel MS-2000
CountyComm GP-7 SSB ( GEN 4 ) General Purpose Radio – Organic Gray
Memory keyboard for IC-705
Alinco DR-PM300SE
The AIM 4170D antenna analyzer measures the complex impedance (magnitude and phase) at each frequency of interest in the range of 0.1 to 180 MHz. A PC is used to calculate all RF parameters, including R +/-X, Magnitude and Phase, SWR, Return Loss, TL loss, and mo... Read more
VHF-UHF
Review
HRN 269: Bull in a China Shop on Ham Radio Now
“HamRadioNow doesn’t do ‘unboxings’, and we don’t do product reviews per se, but this time we do both. A new BaoFeng UV... Read more
Ham Radio vs CB
Ham Radio vs CB, Citizen’s Band Radio – Ham Radio compared to CB frequencies and modes – which ones is better? Today let’s tal... Read more
The Difference Between Yaesu WiresX And Hotspots
“In the world of Yaesu System Fusion and C4FM there seems to be a lot of confusion over access to the WiresX system from a hotspot. This time, I... Read more
Elecraft K4 Ham Radio Transceiver – Hands On, FIRST LOOK!
The Elecraft K4 is the latest and greatest HF Ham Radio Transceiver from Elecraft and today I get to sit down in front of one and go through some menu... Read more
MFJ-4403 Voltage Conditioner
Protects against reverse voltage, over-voltage, voltage transient, and short circuits. Super noise and ripple filtering … Power supply bufferin... Read more
“Today i have received the new SDR receiver from SDRplay, the RSPdx and was eager to turn it on and do some tests receiving on HF and VLF. Although at the moment my mini-whip antenna is not operational, I have connected some 20 meters... Read more
App - Mobile
RS-MS1A – Remote Control Android App
Ray Novak and George Thomas show you how to control the ID-51A with the RS-MS1A Android app. Read more
Nifty app uses Morse code to send Apple Watch messages
Although there are ways of messaging people with the Apple Watch — either with Siri dictation, or using pre-written responses and emojis — as far as I... Read more
Updated Android Digital QST App Now Available
A completely rebuilt digital QST app for the Android platform now is available from publisher Nxtbook Media, which responded to readers’ frustrations... Read more
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Software
ARRL International Digital Contest Log 1.0 is Now Available! [ N3FJP LOG]
“Hi All, Just a quick note to let you know that…ARRL International Digital Contest Log 1.0 is Now Available!We just completed a brand new... Read more
Updates for Icom IC-7100, IC-9100 and IC-R8600 Cloning/Programming Software
Icom has released cloning/programming software updates for the IC-7100, IC-9100 HF/VHF/UHF Amateur radio transceivers and the IC-R8600 Wideband Commun... Read more
DR++ Server | Remote RTL-SDR SDRPlay LimeSDR AirSpy and More!
SDR++ Server | Remote RTL-SDR SDRPlay LimeSDR AirSpy and More! | Raspberry Pi and Windows Setup Read more
Propagation
A Machine-Gun Flare Player Delivers a 1,2 Punch at Earth
“We have two back-to-back solar storms on their way to Earth! The second one will catch up and slam into the first before they reach Earth, whic... Read more
The K7RA Solar Update
Tad Cook, K7RA, Seattle, reports: Solar activity was weaker over the February 24 – March 2 reporting week, with the average daily sunspot number weake... Read more
Contesting
Japan International DX Contest
==== New Category Multi 2TX (2021-03) We will have the "MULTI-OPERATOR 2-TX" category in 2021. (CQ-WW Two-TX QSY rule will be applied) The exact rules... Read more
EA RTTY Contest Rules
– Click here to announce your participation in this contest – Organized by: Unión de Radioaficionados Españoles (URE); delegated in EB4Z. To part... Read more
Dxing
CQ DX Marathon updates
Photo: PY5EG In 2005, W9KNI and CQ Magazine asked me if I was interested in managing a new contest for CQ Magazine – the CQ DX Marathon. This ne... Read more
Crozet Island DXpedition Preparations are Moving Forward
Crozet Island The upcoming solo Crozet Island DXpedition spearheaded by Thierry Mazel, F6CUK, will likely arrive on the island around C... Read more
VHF
Iridium Command Center Explanation – ICOM
Icom’s satellite radios utilize Iridium’s constellation of Low Earth Orbit satellites. With this network, you can set up to 2,250,000 square kilometer... Read more
ICOM IC-T10 – Released April 2022. What are its Main Features
A first look at the new Icom IC-T10. Dual Band Transceiver ICOM IC-10 PDF File https://icomuk.co.uk/files/icom/PDF/newsFile/IC-T10_A4.pdf Read more
Icom ID-52 Quick Look And Highlights
My newest radio is the new ID-52 by Icom. I have had this a bit over a month and finally starting making videos on it, just to show you why I think th... Read more
Yaesu FTM-200DR Dual Band System Fusion Radio – FIRST LOOK!
Yaesu FTM-200DR “Join us for today’s lunchtime livestream as I welcome John Kruk from Yaesu back onto the channel to talk about the brand... Read more
Antenna
Work the DX from ANYWHERE! SDR-Control App for Icom Radios
SDR-Control is an iPad app developed by Marcus Roskosch DL8MRE SDR-Control is a full featured iPad App to operate your Icom Transceiver at home or fro... Read more
Tuning SparkPlug and CAHRtenna Antennas for POTA & SOTA
In this video we tune up the Sparkplug and CAHRtenna antennas. Two great antennas for getting out and playing Portable Ham Radio such as Parks on the... Read more
LibreVNA Overview, Firmware Update, and Calibration
LibreVNA In this video, we take an introductory look at a newer Vector Network Analyzer, the LibreVNA. This particular model was sent to me free of ch... Read more
SKYSCAN DESKTOP 25-2000MHZ SCANNER ANTENNA
This is the best all round wideband desktop scanner antenna on the current market. Keeping within the famous discone design but smaller for internal u... Read more
IARU Monitoring System (IARUMS) Region 1 newsletter reports during March, likely as a consequence of the current military situation, they noticed an i... Read more
The FCC application fee for amateur radio licenses takes effect on Tuesday April 19, 2022 Read more
Russian cosmonauts on the International Space Station (ISS) are planning to transmit Slow Scan TV (SSTV) images on 145.800 MHz FM probably using the S... Read more
“Decision on the participation of stations of the Russian Federation and Belarus in the activities organized by UBA. With regard to participatio... Read more
“With ham radio suspended in Ukraine, we take a broader look at emergency survival radio preps & top strategies for decentralized communicat... Read more
News
Military intruders in ham radio bands
FCC Amateur Radio Application Fee: Good, Bad, and Ugly
ISS SSTV April 7-8
UBA excluded Russian and Belarus
Survival Radio & Emergency Communications Ukraine