In this episode, we cover a few new products and fun at Huntsville Hamfest and Tokyo Hamfair.
VHF
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
Getting started on Ham Radio 2M FM BY K7AGE
In this series of Ham Radio videos, I’ll show you how to program a 2M HT to get on the air along with some of the basics of 2M FM operating.. In... Read more
Yaesu VX-8GR
VX-8GR – A Devoted APRS® User Dual Band Version of the VX-8R Series of HandheldKey Features of the VX-8GR include:• Full 5 watts FM 144/430 MHz. • RX... Read more
Hytera introduces the PD982 handheld radio
PD982, a new member of the already versatile DMR portfolio of Hytera, brings exceptional audio experience with enhanced features and innovation... Read more
Review
Icom IC-9100 – QST Review
Icom IC-9100 Mark J. Wilson, K1RO, k1ro@arrl.org Reviewed by Rick Lindquist, WW3DE National Contest Journal Managing Editor ww3de@arrl.org The only re... Read more
Ham Radio HT Antenna Range Test, Diamond SRH770S
“Another video on this new antenna from Diamond, by viewer request, to see how much difference it makes on simplex with a distant station. Diamo... Read more
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Xiegu X5105 QRP Portable HF Radio – Review and Demo HF/6m
Operating mode: A1A(CW)，A3E(AM)，J3E(USB/LSB)，F3E(FM) minimum frequency stepping: 1Hz Antenna impedance: 50Ω Operating temperature range: -10℃ ~ +60℃ F... Read more
SDRPlay RSP-1A VS Airspy HF+
“Comparing reception of two popular SDR Receivers using the same antenna at 5 PM local time. Short wave and medium wave frequencies. Using the s... Read more
Software
OPENWEBRX VERSION 0.18.0 RELEASED: NEW DECODERS FOR DIGITAL VOICE, DIGITAL HAM MODES
“Hello fellow radio enthusiasts, with great excitement I would like to announce the availability of OpenWebRX Version 0.18.0 as public release.... Read more
Log4OM Release – Version 2.3.0.0
Release note – Version 2.3.0.0 • CAT frequency display is now user configurable for best visual comfort in Settings -> CAT • Added viewable Clublog... Read more
The QARTest program for Contest
There are many Italian radio amateurs who use special programs to manage the various national and international contests. During this evening we will... Read more
LogHX – The freeware logger software, designed as complete Ham Radio environment
LogHX able to: Keep a QSO accounting Track and check of e-QSL and paper QSL exchange, via QSL-manager or direct Check preview QSO in run time Use data... Read more
Digital Modes
New Summer EURAO Party to Premier FT4
The motto of the new European Radio Amateurs’ Organization (EURAO https://www.eurao.org/) Summer Party https://www.eurao.org/en/node/1045 is... Read more
World Wide Digi DX Contest
The World Wide Radio Operators Foundation (“WWROF”), in collaboration with the Slovenia Contest Club (“SCC”), is pleased to announce the first annual... Read more
LoTW Now Accepting FT4 Contact
The latest TQSL update (Config.xml version 11.8), released on May 22, includes FT4 as a submode of MFSK. It also adds AISAT-1 and PO-101 in the satell... Read more
News
COVID-19 Affects Space Station Crew Transition
International Space Station (ISS) Expedition 62 crew is readying its Soyuz MS-15 vehicle for an April 17 departure back to Earth. Expedition 62 member... Read more
FCC Grants Temporary Emergency Authority to WISPs Operating in 5.8 GHz Band
The FCC has granted temporary permission to wireless internet service providers (WISPs) in rural portions of 29 states and the US Virgin Islands to op... Read more
NZ hams allowed “ZM” prefix during Covid-19
At the suggestion of Paul, ZL4TT, we applied to Radio Spectrum Management for, and have been granted, approval to treat the COVID-19 lockdown period a... Read more
Monitoring Emergency Radio Frequencies and Scanning
“A question that keeps coming up is, “what frequencies should I monitor during an emergency?” We’re going to cover those frequ... Read more
