“4U1UN News directly from Adrian KO8SCA, August 24, 2018 18:00z: “No one is operating from the 4U1UN Club Station at this time. Any spots of operation after the short SSB operation on August 22nd are all pirate stations. The 4U1UN Club Station will be fully operational in a few weeks. We are waiting for UN approval for the next visit to finish the setup. There will be no more activity from 4U1UN until the station is completely setup in a few weeks.” Please share this news. Thank you. 73 de Steve N2AJ/”
VHF
Student from Saint Paul’s School Rajkot receives ISS SSTV
14-year-old Snehal Vagadia VU3WHO successfully received his first Slow Scan TV image from the International Space Station on Sunday, February 10. It w... Read more
Icom ID-880H
Icom ID-880H Switchable VHF/UHF dual band The ID-880H provides VHF/UHF dual band capabilities (one band at a time) via a simple band switching system.... Read more
ARISS and Partners Are Investigating Space Station Ham Radio Failure
Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) and its partners are troubleshooting a failure within the on-board NA1SS amateur station in t... Read more
Alinco DR-MD500T Dual Band DMR Mobile Radio
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
Software
SmartSDR v1.9.9 Now Available for Download
FlexRadio Systems announces the immediate availability of SmartSDR v1.9.9 for the FLEX-6000 Signature Series SDRs. SmartSDR v1.9.9 is a maintenance r... Read more
RUMLogNG With WSJT-X Integration
RUMlogNG is a HAM radio logging, QSL handling and printing tool, especially made for the short wave DXer, made by a DXer. Basic logging features are i... Read more
JS8Call 1.0 Public Release
“Hi Folks! A number of you have participated in the beta testing of the pre-release versions of JS8Call for some time now. Well, good news... Read more
Ham Radio Deluxe Software from Hamcom 2019
“I was privileged to catch up with Mike, WA9PIE, from Ham Radio Deluxe at this year’s Texas Hamcom. He discusses some new features of his... Read more
News
ARRL, RSGB Announce Joint Events to Celebrate Centenary of Ham Radio Transatlantic Success
ARRL and the Radio Society of Great Britain will jointly sponsor events to celebrate the achievement of transatlantic communications by radio amateurs... Read more
Unboxing the Radioddity GD-AT10G
Dave has recently been sent a handheld radio from Radioddity. Let the unboxing begin! 10W/5W/2.5W/1W Selectable: The Radioddity GD-AT10G is a pow... Read more
IARU Region 1 Monitoring System Says Radio France International Splatter “Untenable”
The International Amateur Radio Union (IARU) Region 1 Monitoring System (IARUMS) August newsletter reports that Radio France International was active... Read more
How to Renew Your License
Natalie, KK4FLA, has one question that is very simple but still important. “How does one renew his license?” Read more
Next SpaceX Commercial Crew to ISS Comprised of Radio Amateurs
Four radio amateurs will head to the International Space Station (ISS) aboard a commercial flight, thanks to Amateur Radio on the International Space... Read more
Review
Yaesu FT5DR Ham Radio Handheld Unboxing
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
Solar Power for Ham Radio, a presentation – Ham Radio Q&A
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
RTL-SDR RF Filters
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
Ham Radio Bicycle Mobile: Using APRS to track a marathon – Ham Radio Q&A
“Our amateur radio club provides health and welfare communications for the participants of the Wausau Marathon. This year I was the ‘bike... Read more
SunSDR2 Pro, Expert Electronics FULL SDR Review/Demo, HF/6M/VHF
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
