Space Weather picks up this week as we await some fast solar wind from a coronal hole to hit Earth. We have already felt the effects from two mini-solarstorms that have hit Earth over the past couple of days, bringing aurora as far south as Michigan and as far north as New Zealand.
This storm isn’t expected to be very strong but it could bring aurora down to mid-latitudes again for a short while. If the storm is weak, however, it could serve to give amateur and shortwave radio propagation a much needed boost, especially on Earth’s nightside. Now that rogue sunspot 2734 has rotated to the Sun’s backside, we are again staring at a spotless Sun, which means GPS reception should be good, but radio propagation on Earth’s dayside could drop back into poor conditions by the weekend.
VHF
BCH-270 Handheld Radio VHF and UHF
“BridgeCom Systems, Inc is pleased to announce the availability of BCH-270 Handheld Radio for the amateur radio market. The new BCH-270 Handheld... Read more
Baofeng Pofung UV-6R Dual-Band
Baofeng Pofung UV-6R Dual-Band Description: The UV-6R is a new design from Baofeng company in 2015 The UV-6R is using the newest firmware HDBF230 whi... Read more
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Baofeng DM-5R : Tier II Support [ Update ]
Baofeng DM-5R Radioddity has updated the DM-5R listing with this cryptic note about Tier II support: “Support DMR repeater function (DMR Tier I;... Read more
Icom IC-2730A vs IC-2720
Ray Novak and George Thomas compare the IC-2730A to it’s predecessor, the IC-2720. Read more
Antenna
By DX Engineering’s Blog HF users really don’t have many coax issues. As long as power levels aren’t breached, just about any feed line will work without much concern. Even DXE-8X coax (Mini 8) can be used for fairly long runs without worri... Read more
Equipment
3D printed desktop rack for KX3 / PX3
“Robert K5TD makes me wish I had a KX3. His own design of a 3D printed rack beautifully shows off the radio and panadapter and, from observation... Read more
Elecraft K4 – High Performance Direct Sampling SDR
Elecraft K4 OVERVIEW A direct-sampling SDR you’ll love to use Our new K4 harnesses the latest in signal processing while retaining the best aspects of... Read more
MRF1K50H: 1500 W CW over 1.8-500 MHz, 50 V Wideband RF Power LDMOS Transistor
This high ruggedness device, MRF1K50H, is designed for use in high VSWR industrial, scientific and medical applications, as well as radio and VHF TV b... Read more
News
Emily YL Op M6ELM – First Timer Pile Up – LIVE on HF
Emily YL Op M6ELM Read more
MARS Communications Exercise will Involve Amateur Radio Community
Military Auxiliary Radio System (MARS) volunteers will take part in the Department of Defense (DOD) Communications Exercise 20-4, starting on October... Read more
100 Inexpensive Paper Clips – Will It Antenna?
The highly requested paper clip installment of Will It Antenna. Where I try and make ham radio antennas out of common household items. Today, the wors... Read more
FCC Grants ARRL Rules Waiver Request for Fire Emergencies, Hurricanes
The FCC has granted ARRL’s request for a temporary waiver to permit amateur data transmissions at a higher symbol rate than currently permitted by sec... Read more
