Adjustable 1/4 wave antenna – homebrew version
VHF
What Ham Radio Programming Software Should You use?
“I’m taking a 10,000 FT look at three types of ham radio programing software. There’s so much to unpack here that a quick overview i... Read more
TIDRADIO BL-1 Bluetooth Baofeng Programmer – Flawed Execution, Poor Software
“The TIDRADIO bluetooth programmer application is one of the worst aplications I have had to deal with in ham radio. Its odd and makes no sense... Read more
Best Handheld Ham Radio 2021
Today I go through my top 15 Handheld Ham Radios for 2021 – as an update to my Best Handheld of 2020 video, this is a list of both new and exist... Read more
Yaesu REVEALS the FTM-6000R Dual Band Mobile Ham Radio
Brand new from YAesu, dropping in October of 2021, is a new dual band Ham Radio, the FTM-6000r. This was announced today, so I wanted to get some rese... Read more
YAESU announces new Dual Band (2m/70cm) FM Mobile Transceiver! FTM-6000E
FTM-6000E – 50W transmitting power – Reception range from 108 to 999.995 MHz – New “E2O-III” user interface – Remo... Read more
Software
SDR++ THE BLOAT FREE SDR SOFTWARE
In this video we take a look at a new and upcoming SDR Application called SDR ++ Wide hardware support (both through SoapySDR and dedicated modules) S... Read more
Released SDRuno 1.41
SDRuno Roadmap Updated 13th September 2021 Version 1.41 of SDRuno® is the latest full production version. The remaining features along wit... Read more
SDR++, A new SDR program. Open source and cross platform!
SDR++ It’s nice to see a new cross platform program in the scene. https://github.com/AlexandreRouma/SDRPlusPlus Read more
N1MM+ Updates!
Version 1.0.9252 (August 31, 2021) K4 Radio Control: Increased the command pacing and slowed the radio polling to eliminate a radio configuration erro... Read more
Ham Radio Deluxe Software Overview
This is an updated overview video that describes the overall features of the Ham Radio Deluxe Software suite. Ham Radio Deluxe Guides and Manuals... Read more
Antenna
Phasing Antennas for Directionality
Jared, N0SPC, is the only ham in his country, and he has a question regarding phasing. He wants to know if he can use a phased array of mobile whips t... Read more
Chameleon CHA-MPAS 2.0 Portable Ham Radio Antenna System
The Chameleon CHA-MPAS 2.0 just might be the best portable Ham Radio antenna that you can get today, due to its versatile configurations and compact s... Read more
Using FT8 to demonstrate Antenna Orientations
One man’s observation of different radiation patterns that evolved from choosing different antenna installation orientations. What are your thou... Read more
Improving Suburban HF Vertical Antennas
HF verticals are very popular for the smaller suburban gardens. How do they perform and are there any improvements you should consider? Read more
Reduce Common Mode Current (CMC) with a Easy to Build Choke
Common Mode Current can really mess with RFI and cause interference in the shack. In addition, you could also be receiving unwanted interference on th... Read more
Review
Wireless, Off-Grid, No-License Communication For $27.99 (LoRa Meshtastic)
The LoRa Meshtastic T-BEAM device are small battery powered devices that will mesh with other T-BEAM and send messages and other data from your phones... Read more
What is CESSB? W9GR the author explains!
Dave, W9GR explains what is CESSB – Controlled Envelope SSB and how it gives your more RF Talk power. Read more
Set up an entire HF station for under $1000?
“A viewer asks: I want a home base station trans/receiver so I can listen till I am licensed. Need an antenna too. But all for under $1000 if po... Read more
How To Power Your Ham Radio Station, Power Supplies, Batteries, Mobile
An important first step in ham radio is figuring out how you want to power your radio station. Reagrdless if it being at home or in the field, you nee... Read more
HF Band Plan Review
Over the past 18 month a proposal for an IARU HF Digital Mode reorganization has been undertaken by representatives of all three IARU Regions IARU-R1... Read more
