Ailunce HD1 Review

“The Ailunce HD1 is a dual band amateur radio that supports both analog and DMR Tier I&II protocols. As the flagship of the Retevis line, the HD1 is much less a commercial style radio thrown to the amateur market, but instead built from the ground up with features and capabilities appealing to ham radio operators.”

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Reviewing the Icom ID-52E 5W D-STAR Transceiver [ ICOM UK ]

January 14, 2022 No comments

The ID-52E Dual-Band D-STAR Digital Transceiver has only been available to buy for just a short time, and you may have already purchased one or be in... Read more

Growing Number of Operators Completing WAS on 222 MHz

January 13, 2022 No comments

After this story was posted, ARRL announced that it has validated the 222-MHz WAS application of John Swiniarski, K1OR, for WAS # 13. His last contact... Read more

EASAT-2 and Hades Satellites with FM Repeaters Scheduled for Launch

January 12, 2022 No comments

The EASAT-2 and Hades satellites are scheduled to launch on January 13 on a SpaceX TR-3 flight, AMSAT has reported, citing information provided by AMS... Read more

New QO-100 satellite antenna for DP0GVN

January 12, 2022 No comments

On December 29, 2021, our new QO-100 SatCom ground station antenna for DP0GVN arrived intact in Antarctica at Neumayer Station III, and as of January... Read more

VHF Antenna on my Hydraulic Mast!

January 10, 2022 No comments

“I put my VHF/UHF antenna on my hydraulic lighting rig and it’s amazing. 0-30 feet in 1 minute. Diamond V2000. 6m, 2m and 70cm with Triple... Read more

New linear satellite HO-113 and its issues

January 10, 2022 No comments

Watch John Brier KG4AKV work new linear satellite HO-113 / XW-3 and talk about some of its issues so you can learn how to work it successful... Read more

Ham Radio on the Moon

January 05, 2022 No comments

Japan’s OMOTENASHI, the world’s smallest moon lander, will have an X-band and UHF communication system, although it will not carry an amat... Read more

ICOM ID-52 Overview

December 23, 2021 No comments

ICOM ID-52 Icom has announced details of the ID-52E D-STAR Digital Handheld Transceiver. The ID-52E VHF/UHF dual-band digital transceiver is the lates... Read more

Review

International Radio Network, Inrico T320 IRN, Ham Radio Smartphone

March 30, 2018 No comments

“What is the IRN? Have you heard of International Radio Network? Have you seen one of these devices? This is another method to accessing the hob... Read more

Optimizing Receiver Performance – “ARRL The Doctor is In” podcast. Listen…and learn!

May 12, 2017 No comments

There are a number of ways that you can adjust your transceiver for optimum receive performance Read more

Windom 40 Antenna By Chameleon Antenna

February 27, 2017 No comments

Check out this video on the Windom 40 Antenna from Chameleon Antenna. This antenna is an off center dipole that was specifically designed for 40, 20 a... Read more

The Real FT8, JT65, and JT9 Signal-to-Noise Ratio Revealed

September 26, 2018 No comments

SNR – Signal-to-Noise Ratio From the 2018 TAPR Digital Communications Conference, we learn about a true measurement of signal to noise ratio on... Read more

What’s inside your MFJ and LDG Tuners?

October 27, 2021 No comments

Just a quick video of the inside of a couple tuners, Manual and Automatic. Read more

Are Echolink and Digital Modes Legal for Overseas Communications?

November 12, 2021 No comments

R.E. Klaus, K1AUS, has been watching episode #408 on when Ham Radio is no longer Ham Radio and he doesn’t have much problem using the internet a... Read more