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Yaesu FT 710 First Look
Yaesu FT-710 AESS has finally arrived at Ham Radio Outlet. Join Ham Radio Sensei, Julian Frost (N3JF) as he gets his hands on the new radio for the fi... Read more
New ICOM IC-PW2 HF Amplifier Reaction With Ray Novak N9JA
ICOM has announced the IC-PW2 HF + 6 meter 1 kw amplifier. Thanks Ray for hanging out with me to do a reaction video! Read more
DX Commander gets Critical UPGRADE
Major Upgrade announced for DX Commander. These replace all telescopic pole stay-up kits from immediate effect. Read more
BD7IBI Telescoping antenna 20-6M – AliExpress Antenna Review $21!
“Today we will be talking about the BD7IBI Telescoping Ham Radio and Shortwave Listening (SWL) Antenna. This is a Antenna capable of 20m-6M. Alt... Read more
How Coaxial Cable Improves Antenna Reception
Comparing RG58/U, RG8X, Hyperflex 5, Ultraflex 7, & Hyperflex 10 What’s the difference? Read more
Comet HFJ-350M Toy Box 9 Band Portable Telescopic Antenna
Comet HFJ-350M Testing the Comet HFJ-350M 160-6 Meter Toy Box Antenna for Portable Ham Radio. Comet HFJ-350 Toy-Box 160M-6M 10-Band Portable Telescopi... Read more
Celebrating The MFJ 50th Anniversary
MFJ is having their 50th Anniversary. I will read a script about MFJ. Watch to learn new and interesting thing about MFJ Read more
Q900 Version 3- ALL BAND ALL MODE HF/VHF/UHF TRANSCEIVER
Here we take a look at the Q900 Version 3 Ham Transceiver which covers all ham bands from 160m up to 70cm. Q900 we introduced an ultra portable full r... Read more
The Mystery of the 17th Harmonic
Jack, N4ACD, wants me to share a story that happend. It also shares a intresting thing a harmonics did. Watch to learn more about harmonics and what h... Read more
Insertion Loss, A/B Amplifier Relay, Why It Is Called An RCA Phono Plug/Jack,
Jim W6LG YouTube Elmer shows how to measure insertion loss on a box he built with a relay inside to select one of two linear amplifiers. He uses a Nan... Read more
Xiegu G106 Ham Radio Review – “It’s Just OK”
The G106 seems like a radio that is just about worth what they are charging for it. When considering the cost of HF radios today, the G106 isn’t... Read more
XIEGU G106 HF Transceiver In Depth Review
XIEGU G106 Peter Waters G3OJV, takes an In-Depth look at this new transceiver. He also gives his views on what may have been a hoax review. G106 The G... Read more
Getting Audio Sorted Out for FT8
Kevin, KF0IPD, Is having problems with his audio. He is wondering if their is a setting on the 7300 that powers down the sound card inside the radio w... Read more
Germany: New Entry-Level license class ‘N’ on its way
DARC reports on the planned introduction of an entry-level amateur radio license, it will be limited to just 10w EIRP in the 144 and 430 MHz bands but... Read more
FT-710 – HF/50MHz TRANSCEIVER
FT-710 HF/50MHz TRANSCEIVER SDR circuit configuration that emphasizes basic performance The twin A/D converter circuit configuration, which is equippe... Read more
Horizontal or Vertical Antennas for HF – Which Is Best For You
You need to know which kind of antenna is best for your particular situation and the bands on which you intends to operate on.Here, Peter G3OJV gives... Read more
Putting Your Dipole in a Cage
Jim has a very difficult question. He is asking If you increase the diameter of the active element, in a dipole, would that increse the bandwidth and... Read more
Emergency Communications Preparedness – Full Disaster EmComm SHTF Drill
Inspirational Video for local and regional Emergency Preparedness Officers and Managers and Amateur Radio Operators in how they can work together to s... Read more
The Chameleon RXL PRO Gets a New Pre-Amp
The Chameleon RXL small receive-only loop gets a new pre-amp. Chameleon sent me the new pre-amp, which I installed, and this complete review compares... Read more
Top 3 Digital Handheld Ham Radios for 2022
Digital Handheld The top 3 digital voice modes in Ham Radio are DMR, DSTAR and YSF Read more
17 FEET TELESCOPIC MULTI-BAND HF ANTENNA MRQ213
Here we take a look at the MRQ213 17 feet telescopic antenna available from Moonrakeronline.com Read more
Impedance and Ham Radio Antennas Explained
In this video, we talk about antenna impedance, what it is and how it’s different from resistance. Read more
Cheap Ham Radio Handhelds Tested – Transmit & Receive
Cheap Ham Radio Handhelds Back to practical range testing. Today we have four popular ham radio handhelds that all sell under $100.00. Read more
Updated CQ Contest Policy
“PLEASE NOTE: This updates and supersedes the policy discussion in the editorial of the September 2022 issue of CQ. Sometimes, deadlines a... Read more
I Am From the FCC. May I See Some Identification Please? You Were Too Fast In The Phonetic Lane!
When do you have to Identify your station? Can you use phonetics? Do you have to say your callsign and location? Must you say your Station Identificat... Read more
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YAESU FT-710 [ Video Japanese ]
YAESU FT-710 YAESU is excited to announce a new HF/50MHz 100W SDR Transceiver – FT-710 AESS.The new FT-710 AESS is estimated September 2022. The new F... Read more
Radioddity GD-88 Dual Band Analog & Digital Handheld Transceiver
Radioddity GD-88 The GD-88 contains two independent VFOs that allow dual-band operation on VHF and UHF channels. With dual mode, the GD-88 allows a sm... Read more
Retevis RT9000D High Power Transceiver 4/2/1.25/70cm
Retevis RT9000D High power RT9000D mobile transceiver provides more longer transmission distance than other radios suitable for flat areas, such as co... Read more
Nuclear Power Plant Exercise Includes Amateur Radio Emergency Service
The Ohio Amateur Radio Emergency Service (ARES®) just completed a dry-run exercise for the Perry Nuclear Power Plant in Lake County, Ohio. ARRL Ohio S... Read more
SDR Control for Icom iPad version 1.0.17 released
Software Defined Radio Client for Icom Transceivers and your iPad SDR-Control is a full featured iPad App to operate your Icom Transceiver at home or... Read more
Digital Modes
Kevin, KF0IPD, Is having problems with his audio. He is wondering if their is a setting on the 7300 that powers down the sound card inside the radio when you power down the comutor? Thus restoring sound to the computors normal sound output settings? Read more
Here we take a look at the Q900 Version 3 Ham Transceiver which covers all ham bands from 160m up to 70cm. Q900 we introduced an ultra portable full r... Read more
FT-710 HF/50MHz TRANSCEIVER SDR circuit configuration that emphasizes basic performance The twin A/D converter circuit configuration, which is equippe... Read more
RX protection This box is able to protect your receiver against the high power RF signals and prevent from destruction. These high RF signals are comm... Read more
IC-PW2 Industry First Digital Pre-Distortion (DPD) Function Single Operator Two Radios (SO2R) with One IC-PW2 Read more
IC-905 Icom will announce an exciting industry first at the Tokyo Hamfair which opens on 20th August 2022. Based on its SHF project, the IC-905 VHF/UH... Read more
New Super Fast Air-band Scanner – AOR AR-7400 Features will include: Simultaneous 4 channel air band receiver. Scan/search all air band in just... Read more
Equipment
Q900 Version 3- ALL BAND ALL MODE HF/VHF/UHF TRANSCEIVER
FT-710 – HF/50MHz TRANSCEIVER
RX protection limiter with CMCC
IC-PW2 HF/50 MHz 1 kW Linear Amplifier Pre-release
IC-905 VHF/UHF/SHF SDR Transceiver Pre-release
AOR AR-7400
HF/6m linear amplifier 2400W MRF1K50H 2 pcs water cooling system 5″ LCD touch screen for N0JSN Read more
VHF-UHF
Review
Pl-259 vs N-Connectors is similar to Ford vs Chevy
Michael, KI7QIB, is asking a simple question “Should I replace PL-259 connectors in a feedline with N-type connectors? Read more
ARRL 2022 Handbook – Battery Selection for Portable Operation
In this video, we take a look at the new 2022 Handbook from the ARRL. Specifically, we look at a new chapter on selecting a battery for portable opera... Read more
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QRP Rig Comparison , FT817 / X108G / X5105 / mcHF RS-918
Here is a video explaining the basic comparisons to each one of these radios Read more
Traditional Amateur Radio Contesting Faces a Demographic Cliff
Frank Howell, K4FMH, followed up his two-part National Contest Journal (NCJ) series, “The Demographics of Contesting,” with a post to his Social Circu... Read more
Often on the HF bands, we find that the quoted antenna frequency bandwidth is not wide enough to cover the whole band. This can be a particular problem with multiband antennas and mobile whip antennas. Can we venture into the no-go areas of... Read more
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
Introducing the Icom ST-4002A GPS tool for Android OS Devices
Automatically input GPS location data from an Android™ device to the transceiver. Compatible with IC-7100, IC-9100, IC-9700, ID-4100A/E, and ID-5100A/... Read more
Satellite Explorer Pro – IOS App
‘Satellite Explorer Pro’ is a tool for tracking satellites in real time. It is not a game. Be sure to visit the support web site http://ww... Read more
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Software
New custom band framing feature in SDRuno
SDRuno Check out Mike KD2KOG’s new video guide to this feature: Documentation is on page 66 of the updated manual: https://www.sdrplay.com/docs/SDRpla... Read more
Experimental IC 705 remote on iPhone
I’ve ported some code by Mark Erbaugh See More:Link Read more
Win4IcomSuite (version 1.422)
Win4IcomSuite There is a new release of Win4IcomSuite (version 1.422). This release adds support for the Scroll modes for the CI-V based panadapters a... Read more
Propagation
Satellites to monitor Ionosphere : DARPA
The Defense Advanced Research Project Agency (DARPA, USA) has issued the first call for proposals for its Ouija programme, which aims to use sensors o... Read more
This Stealthy Storm Packs a Punch! | Informal Solar Storm Briefing 07.07.2022
This Stealthy Storm Packs a Punch! Read more
Contesting
Top 3 Digital Handheld Ham Radios for 2022
Digital Handheld The top 3 digital voice modes in Ham Radio are DMR, DSTAR and YSF Read more
Updated CQ Contest Policy
“PLEASE NOTE: This updates and supersedes the policy discussion in the editorial of the September 2022 issue of CQ. Sometimes, deadlines a... Read more
Dxing
WID (Worked Independence Day)
LABRE presents a new AWARD. WID (Worked Independence Day) celebrates the 200th anniversary of the Independence of Brazil and is available to all world... Read more
S.P.E Expert has been selected as the exclusive amplifier for the Bouvet DXpedition
This week we rcvd 4 x S.P.E amplifiers in Oslo. All amplifiers have been fully serviced for free at the factory in Italy, and some minorcomponents hav... Read more
VHF
Top 3 Digital Handheld Ham Radios for 2022
Digital Handheld The top 3 digital voice modes in Ham Radio are DMR, DSTAR and YSF Read more
Cheap Ham Radio Handhelds Tested – Transmit & Receive
Cheap Ham Radio Handhelds Back to practical range testing. Today we have four popular ham radio handhelds that all sell under $100.00. Read more
Radioddity GD-88 Dual Band Analog & Digital Handheld Transceiver
Radioddity GD-88 The GD-88 contains two independent VFOs that allow dual-band operation on VHF and UHF channels. With dual mode, the GD-88 allows a sm... Read more
Retevis RT9000D High Power Transceiver 4/2/1.25/70cm
Retevis RT9000D High power RT9000D mobile transceiver provides more longer transmission distance than other radios suitable for flat areas, such as co... Read more
Antenna
DX Commander gets Critical UPGRADE
Major Upgrade announced for DX Commander. These replace all telescopic pole stay-up kits from immediate effect. Read more
BD7IBI Telescoping antenna 20-6M – AliExpress Antenna Review $21!
“Today we will be talking about the BD7IBI Telescoping Ham Radio and Shortwave Listening (SWL) Antenna. This is a Antenna capable of 20m-6M. Alt... Read more
Comet HFJ-350M Toy Box 9 Band Portable Telescopic Antenna
Comet HFJ-350M Testing the Comet HFJ-350M 160-6 Meter Toy Box Antenna for Portable Ham Radio. Comet HFJ-350 Toy-Box 160M-6M 10-Band Portable Telescopi... Read more
Putting Your Dipole in a Cage
Jim has a very difficult question. He is asking If you increase the diameter of the active element, in a dipole, would that increse the bandwidth and... Read more
ICOM has announced the IC-PW2 HF + 6 meter 1 kw amplifier. Thanks Ray for hanging out with me to do a reaction video! Read more
Comparing RG58/U, RG8X, Hyperflex 5, Ultraflex 7, & Hyperflex 10 What’s the difference? Read more
MFJ is having their 50th Anniversary. I will read a script about MFJ. Watch to learn new and interesting thing about MFJ Read more
Jim W6LG YouTube Elmer shows how to measure insertion loss on a box he built with a relay inside to select one of two linear amplifiers. He uses a Nan... Read more
DARC reports on the planned introduction of an entry-level amateur radio license, it will be limited to just 10w EIRP in the 144 and 430 MHz bands but... Read more
News
New ICOM IC-PW2 HF Amplifier Reaction With Ray Novak N9JA
How Coaxial Cable Improves Antenna Reception
Celebrating The MFJ 50th Anniversary
Insertion Loss, A/B Amplifier Relay, Why It Is Called An RCA Phono Plug/Jack,
Germany: New Entry-Level license class ‘N’ on its way