Dave, KB2UBO, has two questions… One about Whether a ZS6BKW could/should be used in an inverted V? Another about Wheather to crimp or solder connectors?
Antenna
Comet GP-15 Tri-Band VHF/UHF Base Vertical Antennas GP-15
Comet GP-15 Tri-Band VHF/UHF Base Vertical Antennas provide good gain figures on the 6-meter, 2-meter, and 70-centimeter bands in a compact 7.9 foot p... Read more
Chameleon EmComm II Amateur Ham Radio Antenna Review
A slightly different form of hybrid is the Chameleon Emcomm II.The Emcomm II is a portable antenna, which can also be very good to use as a base stati... Read more
GRA-ULT01 Lightweight Portable Antenna Mast Mount Tripod Tower UHF SO239 Connector
GRA-ULT01 is a telescopic portable tripod for UHF connector portable antennas. Made by Gabil Radio in Taiwan. Designed as part of a portable, backpack... Read more
Another great choice to boost your Radio Signal
A new series of Antenna has recently entered the radio market known as the Hypario JAPAN HPA series. Hypario HPA-771 is the best selling High Gain Du... Read more
Keep Antennas in the Clea
Dan Evander, KJ7YBK, lives in a duplex condo and wants to set up a dipole on his roof, but asks Dave for his thoughts on the matter before proceeding. Read more
Review
IC-7610 Technical Report Vol. 3 (English Version)
Released the final issue of IC-7610 Technical Report, which explains the circuits used in the IC-7610 and some excellent functions of IC-7610. Read more
DISCOVERY TX-500 Arrives in UK. HF-6m 10W Transceiver
“It’s an exciting new HF radio that packs a lot into a very small space and also packs a punch on the air. Peter G3OJV, takes a first look... Read more
The Xiegu X5105 : QRP Portable Transceiver
X5105 is a highly portable transceiver working at HF+6m band, with a built-in power output of 5W. Technical features: double-conversion superheterody... Read more
The New SDRplay RSPdx receiver – First Impression: Excellent!
“Today i have received the new SDR receiver from SDRplay, the RSPdx and was eager to turn it on and do some tests receiving on HF and VLF. Altho... Read more
Equipment
IC-R8600 – Wideband Communications SDR Receiver
The IC-R8600 is a super wideband communication receiver that covers the radio spectrum from 10 kHz to 3 GHz. It also has the capability to decode sele... Read more
Radiosport RS20S Headset
Over-The-Head “Listen Only” headset in Carbon Fiber finish. The perfect CW Ops headset with 24dB Noise Reduction when you’re digging... Read more
VisAir QRP
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Ray Novak, N9JA – Icom America – Manufacturers Showcase
“We are live with Ray Novak, N9JA, Sales manager of ICOM America with Tim, K3LR. What questions do you have for Ray?” Read more
Runbo P5 4G DMR VHF/UHF
Military grade Tablet with integrated RTK Positioning powers Forensic Mapping, Collision Reconstruction, Land Surveying etc. Running Android, you can... Read more
News
Use your Privileges Properly – Ham Radio
Due to some inquiry by Eric, KB0YDN, I decided to make this video discussing the incident of the Ham Firefighting Interference in Idaho Last year. Thi... Read more
ISM Packet Decoder Plugin For SDR Sharp – RTL 433
Here we take a look at the RTL433 Plugin for SDR Sharp, making it easy to decode ISM RF Packets. https://github.com/marco402/plugin-Rtl433-for-SdrShar... Read more
Increase in unidentified intruders
IARUMS newsletter IARU Monitoring System (IARUMS) Region 1 newsletter reports an increase in unidentified intruders in the amateur radio bands followi... Read more
I’m an Intern at ARRL Headquarters!
“I’m Jherica Goodgame, KI5HTA, and I’m a 2022 summer intern at ARRL HQ. Join me while I show you around some of my favorite parts of... Read more
Antenna on Sloping Ground – What happens?
“Various terrain and Antennas: You can make the slope work to your advantage. I know your next question already. Hang on. I’ll make a vide... Read more