“Today we’re on a fox hunt for a hidden transmitter. It’s just like the ‘Amazing Race’ but instead of getting clues, we are using radio direction finding techniques to search for the transmitter hidden somewhere in the city”
Review
Icom ID-51E PLUS2 Unboxing
The D-STAR Evolution continues with the ID-51A PLUS2! Over the years, Icom has taken the D-STAR protocol to new levels with each generation of portabl... Read more
Icom IC-7300 vs Yaesu FT-991 80m SSB Comparison
Hear a comparison of the Icom IC-7300 vs Yaesu FT-991 on 80m SSB. Read more
Review of CW Morse Paddles with weighted base
“CW Morse (cwmorse.us) makes a variety of inexpensive, 3D-printed Morse code keys. They’ve now added paddles for iambic keyers to their li... Read more
Digital Modes
FT8 Roundup Contest to test WSJT-X (v2)
FT8 Contest – WSJT-X Photo:EA2CCG “A one-hour “practice contest” will be held next week using the FT8 mode and the ARRL RTTY... Read more
New version of FT8CALL released
“Alright. Enough jib-jab. Here are the notable changes in 0.6: * Version 0.6 is not backwards compatible with 0.5 so you should upgrade ASAP. *... Read more
FT8 is exploding! – No Nonsense Amateur Radio Podcast #6
FT8 is exploding! 1#popular HamRadio digital mode In this episode of the No Nonsense Amateur Radio Podcast, Tom, KB5RF, and I explore... Read more
Getting Started on FT-8 by Jim Heath W6LG–Using Holiday Lights
“An amazing new mode for quickly communicating around the world with low power and simple antennas. In this video Jim uses exterior holiday or C... Read more
FT8 DXpedition Mode Field Test Attracts Upward of 500 Participants
It was the Fox and the Hounds on the bands March 6, as the WSJT-X development group conducted a field test of the still-beta FT8 DXpedition Mode. A se... Read more
Antenna
Yagi Antenna 4 antenna elements 5 bands
Yagi Antenna Frequency [Frequency]: 28, 24, 21, 18, 14 MHz Number of elements [Number of elements]: 4 Profit [Gain]: 9.5 – 9.0 dBd suppressio... Read more
Sea Water Antenna
The US Navy has created a device which turns a jet of sea water into an impromptu liquid antenna, creating a powerful, high frequency broadcast... Read more
Discone Antenna
A discone antenna is a version of a biconical antenna in which one of the cones is replaced by a disc. It is usually mounted vertically, with... Read more
High Quality 5 bander CobWeb Antenna
The Cobweb 2000The 5 bander CobWeb Antenna is a High Quality designed antenna with products from Europe. We don’t use low-budget accessories. This Cob... Read more
News
FCC Turns Down Petition to Amend Amateur Radio Identification Rules
The FCC has denied a Petition for Rule Making to amend Part 97 station identification rules to better accommodate and simplify station identification... Read more
SAQ Transmission Set for UN Day on October 24
A transmission from the vintage Alexanderson alternator in Grimeton, Sweden, will complement activities marking United Nations Day on October 24. Tran... Read more
Report on Es’hail-2 / QO-100 geostationary satellite carrying amateur radio
Videos of the presentations given at the AMSAT-UK International Space Colloquium, which was held as part of the RSGB Convention in Milton Keynes, Octo... Read more
Yet more features in the SDRplay Spectrum Analyser
Steve Andrew has just added a couple of cool new features to his popular Spectrum Analyser software which works with all the SDRplay RSPs. is latest r... Read more
Bidding Begins Today in the Annual ARRL Online Auction
Bidding gets under way today, October 17, on more than 230 items on the block in the 14th annual ARRL Online Auction. Bidding begins at 10 AM EST (140... Read more
