“Hurricane Irma’s effects are starting to be felt here in Central Florida, and the effects of the X8.2 class solar flare have begun to subside. 12 year-old Faith Hannah (AE4FH) decided to check into the Hurricane Watch Net to give a report. Right now, we still have power and the winds are not too high, so Faith Hannah used the 1/4 wave 20 meter vertical that is made out of a Crappie Pole fishing rod that we installed in the back yard when we took down our antenna farm. (We will be posting a video about that antenna shortly…) Later this evening, the kids will attempt to check into the Hurricane Watch Net with the Alpha Loop antenna that is indoors.”
Review
Chameleon MPAS 2 NVIS (Near Vertical Incidence Skywave) Antenna
“Part 2 of my look at the Chameleon MPAS 2.0 Modular Portable Antenna System. I set the antenna up in the horizontal NVIS (Near Vertical Inciden... Read more
Coaxial cable quality review
Coaxial cable quality review What to look for in a coaxial cable and at what price? Not all coaxial cables are constructed equal. This is what you sho... Read more
Introducing the RSP1A SDR from SDRPlay
“The folks at SDRPlay were nice enough to send me their new RSP1A SDR. Some very significant upgrades come with this new model. Any of you still... Read more
Antenna
InnovAntennas XR7 & XR7C
InnovAntennas After the success of the XR6, InnovAntennas announce today the release of the new XR7 models. The XR7 is based on the XR6 model which co... Read more
8 EL. DELTA LOOP 144 MHz (144DL8) – SMARTECH
DELTA LOOP: THE ANTENNA WITH THE BEST GAIN/BOOM LENGHT RATIO SPECIFICATIONS ► Gain: 19.1 dBi 30.4 dB Boom 2.90 m ► F/B: 30.4 dB F/R ► Frequency... Read more
160m/80m Transmit Vertical by AC0C
Adding topband to a full sized elevated 80m vertical and putting N6LF’s QEX data to the test This antenna started out as an 80m vertical... Read more
Slim Jim Antenna Project
Slim Jim Antenna The Slim Jim is a vertically polarized omnidirectional end-fed antenna having considerable “gain” and this is concentra... Read more
App - Mobile
Ham Radio License Exam Preparation for Iphone and IPad
Get Your Ham Radio License You are only 35 questions away from getting your Ham radio license. The questions come from a pool of questions publ... Read more
EchoLink for iOS version 2.2 is now available
Photo:K5TRA EchoLink for iOS version 2.2 is now available in the App Store. This is a 64-bit build that is fully compatible with iOS 10 and modern iOS... Read more
RFinder – The World Wide Repeater Directory now free trial on Android!
In order to support the proliferation of third party app stores worldwide, we have now released RFinder on Android as trialware! Just go download it f... Read more
Ham GeoTool APP
A tool all-in-one for the radio amateur in Portugal and Spain created for personal use but at the last JOTA / JOTI, was released at the request of som... Read more
VHF
EI3KD works Cape Verde on 144 MHz to set new Region 1 DX record
“On Sunday the 5th of August 2018, Mark Turner EI3KD managed to work D4Z on the Cape Verde Islands off the coast of of Africa on 144 MHz, a dist... Read more
Turning your smartphone into a 2-way radio – Alianza DxB
Alianza DxB “We are proud to introduce the Alianza DxB which is the latest device created by the Northern New Jersey, family owned technology co... Read more
What’s Inside The Retevis RT97 Portable Repeater?!
Retevis RT97 Portable Mobile Analog Mode Repeater Features: 1, Customizable: The TX and RX frequencies can be customized between UHF (400-470MHZ) 2,... Read more
Radioddity x Baofeng RD-5R DMR
TDMA-Based Dual Mode: VHF 136-174MHz/ UHF400-470MHz. RD-5R has two bands 2m and 70cm. True dual time slot DMR, Tier I & II, compatible with Motoro... Read more
News
The K7RA Solar Update
Tad Cook, K7RA, Seattle, reports: Solar activity slowed this week, with the average daily sunspot number declining from 48.9 last week to 33.9 this we... Read more
8-Meter Experimental Station on the Air from the US
WL2XUP is an FCC Part 5 Experimental station operated by Lin Holcomb, NI4Y, in Georgia. It’s licensed to operate with up to 400 W effective radiated p... Read more
Quirky APRS, HG-UV98 Lanch NLH Ham Radio Handheld Review
“Chinese radios have come a long way, many have impressive feature lists, but those features seem to be stuck behind programming or poorly imple... Read more
Product Discontinuation: IC-7851 HF All Band Transceiver
“We are sorry to announce that Icom has discontinued the IC-7851 HF All Band Transceiver. Since its launch six years ago, the IC-7851 has been I... Read more
ISS SSTV Aug 6-7 145.800 MHz FM
Russian cosmonauts on the International Space Station (ISS) are planning to transmit Slow Scan TV images on 145.800 MHz FM using the SSTV mode PD-120.... Read more
JA1TOKYO – Olympic Games
Olympic Games – JA1TOKYOOn July 16 JARL opened the special commemorative station ‘JA1 TOKYO‘ in Nishitokyo City, Tokyo, to commemora... Read more
Massachusetts Court Okays Amateur Radio Tower, Citing Board of Appeals’ Error
A judge in the Massachusetts Land Court has ruled that the Zoning Board of Appeals in the City of Framingham “erred” in revoking a building permit for... Read more
FCC Investigating Alleged “Jamming” on 40 Meters
Reports suggest that jamming stations have been deployed on the lower portion of 40 meters. The jamming appears to be coming from Cuba. The signals, s... Read more
Audio and visual of Cuba jamming 40M, making it to OH
Audio and visual of Cuba jamming 40M, making it to OH Audio and visual of Cuba jamming 40M, making it to OH. #hamradio pic.twitter.com/J4wHLPMGhF — Ha... Read more
Volunteer radio operators to the rescue in Belgian floods
July 2021: Brabant Wallon’s Emergency Radio Network volunteers stepped in when the Police building in Wavre, Belgium – including its Tetra anten... Read more
