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IC-705 vs KX3 vs X5105 vs G90 – QRP Ham Radio Comparison
IC-705 vs KX3 vs X5105 vs G90 – QRP Ham Radio Comparison Read more
Robert Bankston, KE4AL, is New AMSAT President
Robert Bankston, KE4AL, of Dothan, Alabama, is the new president of AMSAT. The AMSAT Board of Directors elected Bankston at its annual meeting on Octo... Read more
ARRL Logbook of The World Harmonizes Designation of FST4 Protocol
The Logbook of The World (LoTW) Committee worked with WSJT-X developer Joe Taylor, K1JT, to harmonize the designation of FST4 among WSJT-X, the ADIF s... Read more
Ham Fair 2021
Regarding this year’s Ham Fair 2020, we have unavoidably canceled the prevention of the spread of the new coronavirus infection and ensuring th... Read more
A Spectacular Solar Flare Fire Plume & New Bright Regions
A Spectacular Solar Flare Fire Plume & New Bright Regions Read more
YL Raisa introduces how to spell Russian Callsigns during a QSO
YL Raisa introduces how to spell Russian Callsigns during a QSO Read more
The Most Advanced DMR & 4G LTE Radio – RFinder B1
The Most Advanced DMR & 4G LTE Radio – RFinder B1 The RFinder B1 is the most advanced Dual Band (VHF/UHF) DMR Transceiver combined with an e... Read more
Getting Started On Ham Radio Satellites With Sean KX9X
Getting Started On Ham Radio Satellites With Sean KX9X Read more
Gqrx 2.13 is out!
Gqrx SDR 2.13 argilo released this 15 hours ago Stereo option for UDP streaming. Script to generate AppImage. Allow scroll wheel direction to be inve... Read more
Florida ARES Group Publishes After-Action Book
A new paperback aimed at the Amateur Radio Emergency Service Community, Power Out! After-Action Report and Improvement Plan by Susan Halbert, KG4VWI;... Read more
Power Line Noise On Your Ham Radio? How To Find AND Get it Fixed
Power Line Noise On Your Ham Radio? How To Find AND Get it Fixed Read more
The K7RA Solar Update
Tad Cook, K7RA, Seattle, reports: Sunspots returned on October 9 – 12, with sunspot numbers of 24, 26, 15 and 15. No sunspot appeared on October 13, b... Read more
Now Open! The 15th Annual ARRL Online Auction
The 15th Annual ARRL Online Auction is now open for registration and bidding. The 2020 ARRL Online Auction includes a large assortment of QST “Product... Read more
Jamboree on the Air Takes Place this Weekend
Scouting’s Jamboree on the Air (JOTA) and concurrent Jamboree on the Internet (JOTI) will be held Friday, October 16, through Sunday, October 18. A ne... Read more
NanoVNA V2 Plus4
4GHz second generation NanoVNA vector network analyzer, our own design. The V2 Plus4 is the latest hardware version with 4″ display, aluminum ca... Read more
AB1OC Wins the October 2020 QST Cover Plaque Award
The winning article for the October 2020 QST Cover Plaque award is “Ham Bootcamp: Getting Hams On the Air” by Fred Kemmerer, AB1OC. The... Read more
ARRL Comments in Orbital Debris Mitigation Proceeding
In comments to the FCC, ARRL targeted two specific areas of concern regarding a Further Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (FNPRM) in IB Docket 1... Read more
2021 Edition of The ARRL Handbook and New Microcontroller Projects Book Available
It’s here! The ARRL Handbook for Radio Communications for 2021 — your complete guide to radio experimentation, discovery, and innovation — n... Read more
Multiple Balloons Carrying Ham Radio Payloads Launched
Eleven schools across the US launched helium-filled balloons carrying amateur radio payloads on October 9. The Smithsonian Air and Space Museum live-s... Read more
IARU Administrative Council Addresses Wide-Ranging Agenda in Virtual Meeting
The International Amateur Radio Union Administrative Council (AC) met in a virtual session on October 8 – 10. Consisting of the three IARU internation... Read more
Amateur Radio Special Joint Activation
Amateur Radio Special Joint Activation In celebration of the Abraham Accords Peace Agreement Between the UAE and the State of Israel. Activation will... Read more
Icom IC-705 Unboxing and Menu Demo – HF/VHF/UHF All Mode Transceiver
Icom IC-705 Unboxing and Menu Demo – HF/VHF/UHF All Mode Transceiver Read more
Contact between Japanese ham radio experience stations
What is believed to be the Japan’s first contact between two unlicensed people using amateur radio took place on October 11 between Experience S... Read more
Best Ham Radios To Buy When Starting Out. VHF/UHF/HF
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bSF-q_qaqqg Read more
Sale of amateur radio AMPRnet TCP/IP addresses raised $108 million
The President of Amateur Radio Digital Communications (ARDC) has announced they received $108 million from Amazon for 4 million amateur radio TCP/IP a... Read more
The K7RA Solar Update
Tad Cook, K7RA, Seattle, reports: Geomagnetic activity quieted down over the October 1 – 7 reporting week. Compared to the previous 7 days, average da... Read more
FCC Orders Amateur Access to 3.5 GHz Band to “Sunset”
Despite vigorous and continuing opposition from ARRL and others, the FCC has ordered the “sunsetting” of the 3.3 – 3.5-GHz amateur radio secondary spe... Read more
Small Garden Vertical HF Antenna Installation
Vertical HF Antenna Installation Read more
The Xeigu G90 QRP Transceiver on CW
The Xeigu G90 QRP Transceiver on CW Read more
Solar Physicist Predicts a Slightly Better Solar Cycle 25
Solar physicist Leif Svalgaard of the W.W. Hansen Experimental Physics Laboratory at Stanford University has predicted a maximum sunspot number of 128... Read more
4GHz second generation NanoVNA vector network analyzer, our own design. The V2 Plus4 is the latest hardware version with 4″ display, aluminum ca... Read more
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RdXYoiP3WFQ Read more
Focused in the extreme. The demands of a call require you to adapt and overcome all obstacles. When your focus on the call is threatened, other lives... Read more
Portable Solar Power, Samlex Foldable Solar Panel, Off-Grid Emergency Electricity The Samlex 135 watt portable solar panel with included charge contro... Read more
This is third production lot.Please fill in your data so we can arrange shipping of your brand new RGO ONE shortwave transceiver right after it is bui... Read more
Northern Florida Section Emergency Coordinator Karl Martin, K4HBN, is requesting that stations not directly involved in the Amateur Radio Emergency Se... Read more
Equipment
NanoVNA V2 Plus4
The soon to be released GSOC from XieGu
Motorola APX NEXT XE – Focused in the Extreme
Portable Solar Power, Samlex Foldable Solar Panel, Off-Grid Emergency Electricity
RGO ONE HF transceiver – PREORDER
Northern Florida ARES Requests Clear Frequencies for HF Nets
10-BAND HF/VHF 80-2M MOBILE ANT, 200W, 3/8-24 STUB The MFJ-1669 40-10 Meter Mobile Antenna with built-in Auto Tuner A brand new product from MFJ to marvel over. This exciting new addition to the MFJ product line will be officially announced at Dayton 2020, but here is... Read more
VHF-UHF
Review
Eric from Universal Radio discusses the Icom IC-R8600 Receiver
Eric, KC8XJ of Universal Radio discusses some fine points of the Icom IC-R8600 receiver. The IC-R8600 is a very wide band feature packed self containe... Read more
Comparing the RFinder H1and M1 Devices
In this episode, I talk about the 2 RFinder devices – the original H1, and the new M1. The M1 is now my daily carry Smartphone and 2-way radio.... Read more
The new Malahit-DSP: A portable all-in-one wideband SDR receiver
Technical Specifications 1 MHz to 1000 MHz. Bandwidth 160 kHz. Modulation types AM, WFM, NFM, LSB, USB. Powered by one Li-ion cell. Consumption up to... Read more
Retevis RT3S Dual Band DMR Radio With GPS & Record + Programming
RT3S dual band digital radio uses Digital Mobile Radio (DMR) Tier 2 Standard protocol. It is compatible with the popular MOTO TRBO series Tier I and I... Read more
Xiegu X5105 QRP Portable HF Radio – Review and Demo HF/6m
Operating mode: A1A(CW)，A3E(AM)，J3E(USB/LSB)，F3E(FM) minimum frequency stepping: 1Hz Antenna impedance: 50Ω Operating temperature range: -10℃ ~ +60℃ F... Read more
FT-891 HF+50Mhz ALL MODE MOBILE TRANSCEIVER The FT-891 HF All Mode Mobile Transceiver once again continues Yaesu‘s legacy for legendary receiver design in a compact package, providing uncompromised performance for both the mobile and... Read more
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App - Mobile
Antenna Tool App – Android
A tool to help ham radio, CB, and other radio users to create antennas of various types. Calculations available for dipole, vertical (1/8, 1/4, 3/8, 1... 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
Pocket Radio Android App ( TX and RX )
This is an Android application used to remotely control several HAM radio – any CAT enabled transceiver over Bluetooth, USB/Serial or with secu... Read more
Software
Gqrx 2.13 is out!
Gqrx SDR 2.13 argilo released this 15 hours ago Stereo option for UDP streaming. Script to generate AppImage. Allow scroll wheel direction to be inve... Read more
WSJT-X Beta Release Introduces Digital Protocols Designed for LF and MF Bands
The latest beta release of the WSJT-X digital software suite includes digital protocols particularly designed for communication on LF and MF... Read more
The CAT Tool for WebSDRs
CATSync allows you to syncronize public WebSDR receivers with your real rig connected via CAT control to your computer. It supports the classical WebS... Read more
Propagation
A Spectacular Solar Flare Fire Plume & New Bright Regions
A Spectacular Solar Flare Fire Plume & New Bright Regions Read more
The K7RA Solar Update
Tad Cook, K7RA, Seattle, reports: Sunspots returned on October 9 – 12, with sunspot numbers of 24, 26, 15 and 15. No sunspot appeared on October 13, b... Read more
Contesting
Jamboree on the Air Takes Place this Weekend
Scouting’s Jamboree on the Air (JOTA) and concurrent Jamboree on the Internet (JOTI) will be held Friday, October 16, through Sunday, October 18. A ne... Read more
FT8 HEAVYWEIGHTS by 9Z4Y & KC0BRA
FT8 HEAVYWEIGHTS is an unofficial FT8 Special Event which… can be consideredsimply an FT8 Sked meet, it was first conceptualized in December 201... Read more
Dxing
80th Anniversary of the Battle of Britain
Special Event Station GB80BOB 1st September to 28th September 2020 The Royal Air Force Amateur Radio Society (RAFARS) will be operating a Special Even... Read more
The King of DX Marathons PY5EG OMS
According to the rules, a station may be awarded only one of the four trophies in any one year, and may be awarded each of trophies only once in any 3... Read more
VHF
Promotion video of ICOM IP730D/IP740D
The IP730D series is an innovative hybrid IP radio with licensed professional radio mode for local and nationwide communications. Read more
University in Poland will Launch Balloon with VLF Transmitter On Board
A balloon experiment by Warsaw University of Technology is planned to lift off on September 12, carrying a unique very-low-frequency (VLF) 210-meter l... Read more
IC-SAT100 Operation Guide
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O_0sqZIjiCc Read more
ISS 437.800 MHz cross band FM repeater activated
At 01:02 GMT on September 2 a cross band FM amateur radio repeater with a downlink on 437.800 MHz was activated on the International Space Statio. The... Read more
Antenna
Small Garden Vertical HF Antenna Installation
Vertical HF Antenna Installation Read more
An Unusual Jpole Antenna
An Unusual Jpole Antenna Read more
CHA MPAS LITE: CHAMELEON DESIGNS A NEW QRP COMPACT PORTABLE ANTENNA SYSTEM
The CHA MPAS LITE is the little brother of the CHA MPAS 2.0 – the most popular Modular Portable Antenna ... Read more
How I designed the Nebula eXtreme Multiband 18m DX Commander Antenna
eXtreme Multiband 18m DX Read more
Robert Bankston, KE4AL, of Dothan, Alabama, is the new president of AMSAT. The AMSAT Board of Directors elected Bankston at its annual meeting on Octo... Read more
The Logbook of The World (LoTW) Committee worked with WSJT-X developer Joe Taylor, K1JT, to harmonize the designation of FST4 among WSJT-X, the ADIF s... Read more
Regarding this year’s Ham Fair 2020, we have unavoidably canceled the prevention of the spread of the new coronavirus infection and ensuring th... Read more
A new paperback aimed at the Amateur Radio Emergency Service Community, Power Out! After-Action Report and Improvement Plan by Susan Halbert, KG4VWI;... Read more
The 15th Annual ARRL Online Auction is now open for registration and bidding. The 2020 ARRL Online Auction includes a large assortment of QST “Product... Read more
News
Robert Bankston, KE4AL, is New AMSAT President
ARRL Logbook of The World Harmonizes Designation of FST4 Protocol
Ham Fair 2021
Florida ARES Group Publishes After-Action Book
Now Open! The 15th Annual ARRL Online Auction