“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
TYT UV8000E Dual Band VHF/UHF Radio Product Review – KEØOG
TYT UV8000E Dave Casler, KEØOG, reviews the new TYT UV8000E, a great radio for all hams including new Techs. Click “see more” for a Table... Read more
A Beginner’s Guide To Ham Radio In Space
“The most entertaining look at amateur radio satellites ever. In my almost 10 years in the hobby, I’ve been intimidated and never tried to... Read more
Antenna
Stealth 2 Meter Copper J-Pole for your HOA – AF5DN
Stealth 2 Meter Copper J-Pole for your HOA – AF5DN 0 Read more
Super Broad Band Stainless Steel Ham Antenna
Extremely Versatile, Highly Efficient, UV rated and Very Lite With Almost No Wind Load. With 18 Stainless wires 2″ inches wide for 10-20-40-80 m... Read more
Hy-Gain AV-680 9 Band Vertical Update Video
Hy-Gain AV-680 9 Band Vertical Hy-Gain Multi-Band PATRIOT Vertical Antennas 9-band vertical covers 80/40/30/20/17/15/12/10/6 Meters • No radials • No... Read more
Magnetic Loop Antennas – ARRL The Doctor Will See You Now!
“Magnetic Loops” is the topic of the latest (July 28) episode of the “ARRL The Doctor is In” podcast. Listen…and learn! Sponsored by DX Engine... Read more
App - Mobile
Amateur Radio Ringtone from NASA
Download NASA Sounds Here’s a collection of NASA sounds from historic spaceflights and current missions. You can hear the roar of a space shuttl... Read more
RS-MS1A – Remote Control Android App
Ray Novak and George Thomas show you how to control the ID-51A with the RS-MS1A Android app. Read more
Nifty app uses Morse code to send Apple Watch messages
Although there are ways of messaging people with the Apple Watch — either with Siri dictation, or using pre-written responses and emojis — as far as I... Read more
Hamradio Line Loss Calculator for iOS devices
Coax Line from Federico Romano, IW2MVI is a simple and fast app that allow you to calculate the loss of your coax line and calculate power output from... Read more
VHF
YEASU FTM-10
Dual-band mobile beyond the concept of transceivers. Mobil transceiver to enjoy motor sports. Body waterproof type FTM-10S stand... Read more
Dutch IARU Member-Society Invites Hams to Participate in 2-Meter Propagation Experiment
The International Amateur Radio Union (IARU) member-society in the Netherlands, VERON, has invited radio amateurs from around the world to take part i... Read more
Successful VHF QSO between ZS3 and ZD7
Kobus van der Merwe, ZS3JPY reports that between 19:45 and 21:45 UTC on Wednesday 7 November 2018, a QSO took place on 2 metres between St Helena Isla... Read more
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
News
Hams Help Find Kids by Monitoring FRS Radios
Late on the afternoon of September 16, the police department in Post Falls, Idaho, received a 911 call that two juveniles — ages 9 and 11 — were missi... Read more
International Telecommunication Union Releases 2020 ITU Radio Regulations
The International Telecommunication Union (ITU) has published the 2020 ITU Radio Regulations — the international treaty governing the g... Read more
New mode FST4 – WSJT-X
Steve Franke, K9AN; Bill Somerville, G4WJS; and Joe Taylor, K1JT Version 2.3 of WSJT-X introduces a new family of digital modes we designate FST41. Th... Read more
AIRSPY – SDR Software Download Update
Windows SDR Software Package (Change log)This package contains:SDR# (SDRSharp) x86 revision 1756 2991c02 (2020-09-23) – The best free SDR so... Read more
KM4BLG Wins the September 2020 QST Cover Plaque Award
QST Cover Plaque Award The winning article for the September 2020 QST Cover Plaque award is “Easy to Use Antenna Mast for Portable Operators” by Zach... Read more
Venerable AO-7 Satellite Approaching a Return to Full Solar Illumination
AMSAT-OSCAR 7 (AO-7), the oldest amateur radio satellite still in operation, is nearing a return to full illumination by the sun, which should take pl... Read more
RigExpert AA-650 ZOOM: UNBOXING
RigExpert AA-650 ZOOM: UNBOXING RIGEXPERT AA-650 ZOOM SPECIFICATIONS Frequency range: 0.1 to 650 MHz Frequency entry: 1 kHz resolution Measu... Read more
New Japan RTTY sub-bands
Hide, JH8KYU/1, wants to remind everyone of the new JA RTTY sub-bands during the CQWW DX RTTY Contest (September 26-27th): 80m — 3520-3580 kHz 2... Read more
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
