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ARRL Audio News is a weekly compilation of news stories from the ARRL Letter. Hosted by ARRL’s Sean Kutzko and Carla Pereira, ARRL Audio News features no music or advertising, and is suitable for playing over Amateur Radio repeater systems.
In this week’s report:
- A New “Amateur Radio Parity Act” Bill is Introduced in US House of Representatives;
- The ARRL Board of Directors Meets in Connecticut January 20-21;
- Hamvention says they are Ready to Deal with Anticipated Traffic Flow at the New Venue in Xenia, Ohio
Review
Controlling the OM2000A+ from Tablet
The automatic linear amplifier OM2000A+ is designed for all short wave amateur bands from 1.8 to 29 MHz (including WARC bands) + 50 MHz and all modes.... Read more
Why even good Antennas need good Coax Cable
By Dennis Walter “Nothing’s going on shortwave anymore!” Really? Many ham radio operators and SWLs keep telling me that nothing is going on on shortwa... Read more
Review of Chameleon P-Loop Magnetic Antenna
CHA P-LOOP 2.07.0-29.7 MHz The CHA P-LOOP 2.0 was designed with portability, ease of use simplicity, ruggedness and high performance in mind. U... Read more
Review of The Sidekar, CW device for the KX3
“I’m startin’ the year with a long overdue review of the QRPworks Sidekar. A super portable CW appliance built for the KX3. Oh yeah,... Read more
AnyTone AT-D878UV – In-Depth Review – DMR HT with APRS!
“The AnyTone AT-D878UV is a dual band analog FM and DMR (tier I and II) portable radio, it supports APRS, DMR Roaming and DPRS. This radio is de... Read more
Testing the NEW GD-55+ for DMR
Advanced GPS function for emergency communication 10W High Power IP-67 Waterproofed Call Recording Emergency Alert (“Man Down” Alarm) 2800mAh Lithium... Read more
Retevis RT-95 Dual Band Mobile Transceiver Review – Ham Radio Q&A
New Black Retevis RT95Dual Band 200 Channels Mobile Car Radio Description: RT95 Mobile Radio has nice housing, stoutness & stability, advanced and... Read more
M2 6M-1K2 HIGH-POWER 6 METER AMPLIFIER – QST Review
About 5 years ago, M2 Antenna Systems introduced a high power solid state amplifier for 6 meters (model 6M-1000) capable of a full kilowatt of output.... Read more
Comet CAA-500 MK2 Antenna Analyzer Preview
CAA-500MARKII SWR/Impedance Analyzer Highly accurate analog cross needles display SWR and impedance simultaneously. Full color TFT LCD display screen... Read more
Antenna
Elecraft XG3 RF Signal Source
Photo Credit: Bill Hammond, AK5X The XG3 RF Signal Source is a powerful programmable signal source that fits in the palm of your hand. Miniature RF s... Read more
JK2040-Hawk – Yagi antenna of 5 elements for the 20 m band and 3 elements for the 40 m band on a 40 foot (12.19 m) boom
The JK2040 Hawk has phenomenal performance characteristics on 20m and 40m. The 38ft boom 20m Yagi has been optimized for high gain and a good F/R with... Read more
“KBG” Short Dipole Antenna
Short Dipole Antenna No, it is not a KGB antenna, even though it’s overall length makes it a stealthy antenna: 1m8 for the... Read more
Icom Mobile Antennas AH-760 and AH-740 (1.6MHz–29.999MHz )
Icom Mobile Antennas AH-760, Wide Frequency Heavy-Duty Moving Coil Antenna 200W PEP SSB, 125W PEP CW/DATA 1.6MHz–29.999MHz wide frequency coverage wit... Read more
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Super Versa Xseries Antenna [ Japan ] 11 and 8 elemets HF Antenna
Type number KA1-211X KA1-408X KA1-411X Gain table / size Frequency (MHz) 14-50 7-50 7-50 The total number of elements 11 Elements 8 Elements 11 Elemen... Read more
20m Ground Plane Kit
20m Ground Plane Kit was originally designed for a project to encourage younger people into the hobby of amateur radio. It was us... Read more
XR3 on prototype new Force 12 ToT (Tilt Over Tower)
3D animation by Jeremy Cleaveland, KE0CGU Read more
Cushcraft MA6VA – Six-Band Restricted-Space Vertical Antenna
The Cushcraft MA6VA provides amazing coverage, great versatility and incredible performance with an addition of 6 meters. Enjoy the antenna con... Read more
InnovAntennas ‘Big Gun’ arrays
InnovAntennas continue to supply the World’s top DX’ers with large antenna systems with over 55% of sales being into the USA and 10% into... Read more
7 EL. DELTA LOOP “THE CLAW”
7 elements full size arranged on a single boom, divided into 2 parts for 20 m, 2 elements for 15m and 3 elements for 10m in spotlight radiator configu... Read more
App - Mobile
A New App Visualizes the Radio Waves All Around Us
Radio Waves The modern world is awash in a sea of radio waves — currents of electromagnetic radiation upon which our digital lives depend. What if you... Read more
AmsatDroid FREE – APP
This software predicts future passes for amateur radio satellites for a specified location and period of time. Basic features: – Calculate passe... Read more
MacLoggerDX HD for iPad
MacLoggerDX HD is an Amateur Radio application that monitors the spots from your favourite DX Cluster for DXing, Contesting or casual rag-chewing. It... Read more
Training fast CW on Android (Koch method)
The user starts by recognizing only two letters, M and K, at high speed (at least 20WPM) on a 5 minutes session. When she or he will be able... Read more
Hamradio Line Loss Calculator for iOS devices
Coax Line from Federico Romano, IW2MVI is a simple and fast app that allow you to calculate the loss of your coax line and calculate power output from... Read more
OpenHPSDR Radio – Android App
Check this new app on Google Play Software Defined Radio. Supports the following hardware: HPSDR Atlas based systems using Metis. HPSDR Hermes... Read more
Shortwave radio distributes smartphone apps
Imagine being able to download an app…without the internet. Well, it’s finally happened, thanks to shortwave radio. Broadcasting Board of Governors (B... Read more
Free APRS application for iOS
What it’s all about A modern APRS app for iOS users, with models detection, frequencies detection, C4FM highlight… More features Receive l... Read more
What is Echolink? Ham Radio 2.0: Episode 56
Mark Goodrum, W5MHG, discusses Echolink for Ham Radio at the Duke City Hamfest Read more
US Amateur Radio Band Plan for Android
US Amateur Radio Band Plan A clean native app that’s sole purpose is to provide amateur radio operators a simple and easy to use f... Read more
