Only a year and a half before, you could have asked Mackenzie about amateur radio and she wouldn’t have been able to tell you the terms “diode,” “capacitor,” or “susceptance” meant, or any rules or regulations surrounding the FCC use of the amateur airwaves. In that short amount of time, Mackenzie’s passion for amateur radio and all that it entails was ignited to a point that she became inspired to pursue the highest licensing offered to an amateur…..READ FULL ARTICLE
VHF
New 23cm IARU Region 1 record claimed
Terry M0VRL reports that on 14 July 2017 he completed a QSO of 2,662km, from IO70PO to IL28FC, with Pedro EA8AVI in the Canary Islands that breaks the... Read more
New 60 MHz Beacon Now on the Air from Ireland
The first — and so far only — beacon on 60 MHz went on the air on December 16. The call sign is EI1KNH. In early 2018, the 60 MHz (5-meter) band was a... Read more
New RFinder P10 Tablet with Dual Band DMR and RTL-SDR Receiver – Huntsville Hamfest
“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
Digital Modes
ARRL LOTW now accept FT8 Mode
Aug 14, 2017: Update to TQSL configuration file released (config.xml v11.1) — Config.xml version 11.1 has been released. This is an update relea... Read more
LoTW Now Accepting FT4 Contact
The latest TQSL update (Config.xml version 11.8), released on May 22, includes FT4 as a submode of MFSK. It also adds AISAT-1 and PO-101 in the satell... Read more
Tips for FT8 DXers
Tips for FT8 DXers Gary Hinson, ZL2IFB 1. The digital modes are being actively developed and the protocols/operating conventions are still evolving. U... Read more
FT8 Roundup Contest to test WSJT-X (v2)
FT8 Contest – WSJT-X Photo:EA2CCG “A one-hour “practice contest” will be held next week using the FT8 mode and the ARRL RTTY... Read more
Equipment
RigExpert TI-3000 transceiver interface
RigExpert TI-3000 is a new and powerful USB transceiver interface based on high-quality stereo codec IC, for operating phone, CW and digital modes usi... Read more
Arduino Antenna Rotator – DIY
“After 5 years of operation of the antenna HexBeam I decided to remove the antenna from the chimney and put on a 10m mast in the garden. In the... Read more
RigExpert WTI-1 – Wireless Transceiver Interface
RigExpert WTI-1 is a revolutionary new device to interface your transceiver to your computer wirelessly. It provides: Transceiver audio interface Anal... Read more
$760 Ham Radio Shack From Aliexpress?
$760 Ham Radio Shack From Aliexpress? Read more
