“The Ailunce HD1. It’s a DMR Radio. It’s a Ham Radio. It’s both. This promises to be the next evolution in Dual Band DMR handhelds. This time I’m reviewing the first DMR radio that operates the way hams operate. While we’re at it, I’ll take you through the process of how to build a cqodeplug from scratch. It’s actually a pretty simple but time consuming process.”
Equipment
NooElec have recently released a new LNA + filter combo called the “SAWbird+ H1 Barebones” which significantly lowers the entry bar for new amateur radio astronomers. It’s designed to be used with RTL-SDR or other SDRs for... Read more
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Antenna
“The Legendary G5RV Antenna” is the topic of the new (August 15) episode of the ARRL The Doctor is In podcast. Listen…and learn! Read more
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Review
SunSDR2 PRO at SK3W in CQWW SSB
“How does the SunSDR2 PRO perform in a multi operator contest environment? We wanted to test the PRO in the toughest possible environment, a mul... Read more
Review of QRP Labs QCX QRP Radio
“Unboxing, building and using the QRP Labs QCX single-band, 5-watt QRP radio. This advanced technology radio borrows ideas from software-defined... Read more
HRN 399 3/4 – DMR Overview
David and Guest Darren AJ6BL talk about getting up and running on DMR. Read more
Review of MFJ-1984MP End-Fed Multi-band Antenna
END FED, 1/2 WAVE, 40-10M, 300W, WIRE ANTENNA FULL HF Coverage, no tuner needed on most frequencies. No long counterpoise, radials or feedline require... Read more
Review of v1.3 of SDRuno software with scanning
“SDRuno, the “house brand” software for the SDRplay family of “radio spectrum processors” has been updated with scanning... Read more
Retevis RT95 Mobile Review – Is a budget mobile radio worth it?
RT95 Dual Band Transceiver Mobile Amateur Radio “I’ve been using the Retevis RT95 Mobile Ham Radio in my Jeep TJ as a daily driver for a... Read more
App - Mobile
Antenna Tool App – Android
A tool to help ham radio, CB, and other radio users to create antennas of various types. Calculations available for dipole, vertical (1/8, 1/4, 3/8, 1... Read more
ATNO Alert – App for DXer´s
This app was developed to help HAMs during DX operation, cluster viewing and award tracking. Main Features: * Send alerts to user devices – Our backgr... Read more
RFinder – The World Wide Repeater Directory now has Jamming Reports!
RFinder now includes the ability to make jamming reports. This is already available in RFinder Android and should be available on iOS devices by Dayto... Read more
EchoLink for iOS version 2.10.18 is now available
EchoLink for iOS version 2.10.18 is now available in the App Store. This is a 64-bit build that is fully compatible with iOS 10 and modern iOS devices... 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
Free App Allows Blind Hams to Work PSK31
A free, new app — Accessible Digipan — has been released that allows blind hams to operate PSK31. The download includes the app, audio tutorials, deta... Read more
News
ARRL Contest and DXCC Rules Now Prohibit Automated Contacts
Following the direction of the ARRL Board of Directors, ARRL has incorporated changes to the rules for all ARRL-sponsored contests and DXCC, prohibiti... Read more
Happy 150! The Hiram Percy Maxim Birthday Celebration!
As announced in September 2019 QST – page 86 This year marks the 150th anniversary of the birth of the League’s first president and... Read more
Alexanderson Alternator Station SAQ Hails “Incredible” Number of Listener Reports
Sweden’s Alexanderson Alternator station SAQ says it received 438 listener reports — “an incredible amount” — for its June 30 Alexanderson Day transmi... Read more
Pirates On US Navy Satellites – UHF SatCom
Here we take a look at how to listen to the Brazillian Pirates on UHF SatCom Read more
FCC Dismisses ARRL, AMSAT Requests in Small Satellite Proceeding
An FCC Report and Order (R&O) released August 2 in the so-called “small satellite” rulemaking proceeding, IB Docket 18-86, failed to address conce... Read more
2 Meter Sharing Proposal is on CEPT Conference Preparatory Group Agenda
The final European Conference of Postal and Telecommunications Administrations (CEPT) Conference Preparatory Group (CPG) meeting prior to World Radioc... Read more
