” On Saturday the 28th of December 2019, Ian GM3SEK in the south-west of Scotland managed to work D41CV on 432 MHz to set a new world record for tropo on the band. The distance for this FT8 contact was an amazing 4,562 kms.
Considering the fact that it was on the 70cms band and that the south-west coast of Scotland was one of the longest sea paths to Cape Verde Islands, it seemed as this might be a long term record.
It wasn’t to be however as just a few days later on Wednesday the 1st of January 2020, Nick G4KUX in the county of Durham in the north of England managed to work D41CV also on FT8 on 432 MHz to push the record out a further 80kms or so to 4,644kms…. READ MORE
Brand new from Yaesu is the FT5D Dual Band Fusion Handheld Ham Radio. Let’s take a look at this brand new HT and compare it to the FT3D, its pre... Read more
This is an educational presentation I gave on setting up a solar system for use with amateur radio. It goes into the components necessary and talks on... Read more
In this video, we take a look at how RF filters work and how you can improve signals when using an SDR, in this video we use the RTL-SRD reviewer and... Read more
“Our amateur radio club provides health and welfare communications for the participants of the Wausau Marathon. This year I was the ‘bike... Read more
Checking out the SunSDR2 Pro by Expert Electronics, a full DUC/DDC HF/VHF software defined radio that will please even the most demanding ham radio op... Read more
The Yaesu FT5D is IPX7 rated. What that means is it should be capable of being fully submerged in water at 3 feet for 30 minutes. I just had to test i... Read more
Rod, VK4EZY, is setting up a dummy load that he has constructed but he doesn’t know for sure how to cool it down, or dissipate the heat? Dave he... Read more
Review
Yaesu FT5DR Ham Radio Handheld Unboxing
Solar Power for Ham Radio, a presentation – Ham Radio Q&A
RTL-SDR RF Filters
Ham Radio Bicycle Mobile: Using APRS to track a marathon – Ham Radio Q&A
SunSDR2 Pro, Expert Electronics FULL SDR Review/Demo, HF/6M/VHF
Is the Yaesu FT5D Really Waterproof? Let’s Find Out!
Types of Dummy Loads
New from Alinco is the DR-MD500T, then dual band DMR mobile version of their popular dual band DMR HT. DR-MD500T Dual Band Mobile DMR VHF/UHF Portable... Read more
David, N9BSA, is trying to merge two antennas using a Diamond Phasing Harness ss770r, but Dave has a better suggestion…. The MFJ-916B duplexer i... Read more
The Yaesu FT5DR is shipping fast from Ham Radio Outlet, I got mine today, so lets test is out against its brothers, the FT3DR and FT2DR Read more
The new Yaesu FT-5DR is a full-featured C4FM handheld transceiver with superior operability and new sophisticated functions. Even in a compact body (W... Read more
“Ken, N2DF, is having trouble with his HT because of his metal house. He is unable to connect and communicate. He is wondering if he can the end... Read more
“From the Huntsville Hamfest, we sit down with Bob, W2CYK, and he shows us the new P10 Tablet from RFinder with RTL-SDR Receive and the traditio... Read more
“Always great to see Ray Novak at every hamfest I attend. This year was at the Huntsville Hamfest 2021. A lot of people are eagerly waiting for... Read more
VHF
Alinco DR-MD500T Dual Band DMR Mobile Radio
Using MFJ-916B Duplexe
Yaesu FT5DR First Look, Features And Comparison FT3DR & FT2DR
Yaesu FT5D Unboxing and First Impressions!
Use a Crossband Repeater Instead
New RFinder P10 Tablet with Dual Band DMR and RTL-SDR Receiver – Huntsville Hamfest
Icom ID-52 DSTAR Handheld With Ray Novak At Huntsville Hamfest!
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 proble... Read more
The FALCON OUT-250B is a Short Wave Multiband Vertical antenna (WARC incl.) with flat SWR across the bands. In this video I assemble, install, test, c... Read more
The Chameleon Tactical Delta Loop covers 80 meters through 6 meters. and will handle 100 watts on SSB and 50 watts CW/Digital. Its a great portable an... Read more
Kenneth, WB3JFR, encouraged this question. Do you need to use a counterpoise just because its “End Fed”? Read more
MFJ Ham Stick Read more
BuddiStick Pro ham radio antenna from Buddipole Product Details DESCRIPTION The Buddistick PRO™ Deluxe Package contains the following:1). Buddistick P... Read more
Dave, K4DRA, wants to try a double dipole set up in order to get an omnidirectional dipole, but he has yet to understand the circular polarization tha... Read more
Antenna
Stretching Antenna Bandwidths
HF Multiband Vertical Antenna – FALCON OUT-250B
Chameleon Tactical Delta Loop – Antenna Review
End Fed Dipoles : So I need a Counterpoise?
Antenna Review | MFJ Ham Stick
How to Setup and Tune the BuddiStick Pro Antenna from Buddipole
Backyard Circular Polarization
SDR Receiver demodulates and plays AM and FM signals received by an RTL-SDR, Airspy HF+ or SDRplay radio. Requires a radio and a host comput... Read more
The STARWAVES DRM SoftRadio allows you to conveniently enjoy any DRM live radio broadcast on your Android smartphone or tablet. No Internet connection... Read more
MagicSDR makes it possible to interactively explore RF spectrum using panadapter and waterfall visualization, demodulate and play AM, SSB, CW, NFM, WF... Read more
Marcus, DL8MRE announces that release of SmartSDR for iOS v3.9.12 is now available for download or update from the Apple App Store. SmartSDR is a full... Read more
There’s an incredible amount of radio signals. It’s impossible to know them all, let alone recognize them. So why not get help from Signal... Read more
EchoHam allows Amateur Radio operators to use the Echolink network from their Mac. You must be a licensed Amateur Radio operator to use this software.... Read more
SatSat, by Fabrice Aneche is a satellite tracking software, for radio amateurs, scientists or hobbyists. It displays current and next passes for any s... Read more
App - Mobile
SDR Receiver for IOS version 1.2.1 has been released
STARWAVES DRM SoftRadio App for Android now available!
MagicSDR – A NEW ANDROID AND IOS RTL_TCP CLIENT
SmartSDR for iOS v3.9.12 Now Available
SignalID – Automatic Radio Signal Identification for Android
EchoHam version v2.10 has been released
SatSat for IOS version 1.4.11 has been released
