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
What is CESSB? W9GR the author explains!
Dave, W9GR explains what is CESSB – Controlled Envelope SSB and how it gives your more RF Talk power. Read more
ELAD FDM-DUO SDR QRP Quick Tour and Review
FDM-DUO is a SDR tranceiver that offers the possibility to operate STand-alone like traditional radio or attached to a Personal Computer discovering t... Read more
Geochron Digital 4k UHD Review
“This is the ultimate jewelry for your dream ham shack! The Geochron Digital 4k UHD gives viewers beautiful displays of the Earth with the sunri... Read more
Yaesu FTM-400DR [ Review ]
FTM-400XDR C4FM FDMA / FM 144/430 MHz DUAL BAND TRANSCEIVER The new FTM-400XDR includes an improved GPS receiver that employs the latest in GPS techno... 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
Super Battery Booster MFJ-4416C
Today`s compact 100-watt HF rigs are designed to operate from about 12-16 volts, with output signal distortion, output power problems, and transceiver... Read more
Xiegu X5105 [ First Video´s]
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
Not being heard at 100 Watts
Dan, KG5WQN, doesn’t know what to do. He has a well set up antenna and should be able to use the ham bands, but even at 100 watts he has trouble... Read more
Testing Grounding (Earthing) with the DLG DI120 Ground Earth Resistance Tester
USB Connection for Data Uploading with software applicable in window 2000 / window XP / window Vista / window 7 ( NOT available for window 10 currentl... Read more
Antenna
A Simple Wire Tuner
Here’s a basic, but effective and efficient, antenna tuner for feeding random wires, especially half-wave end-fed wires. Read more
How to get 9 ham bands from one 17′ extendable antenna whip and how to set it up FAST!
“In this Video I show how to make an antenna stake that will be fast and strong for portable Ham Radio work. The stake has two places to mount a... Read more
TransWorld Basic Antenna
These two folding arm units are ready for connecting to the array box of your choice, and attaching to either the sturdy Quadrastand or Permanent Moun... Read more
Building Buddipole Yagis – A Practical Demonstration
Building Buddipole Yagis – A practical demonstration by ZL4PLM using standard Buddipole parts. Read more
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
APARTMENT ANTENNA, HF, 40M-2M – MFJ-1622
The MFJ-1622 Apartment Antenna covers 40 through 2 Meters, mounts outdoor to windows, balconies, railings, and works great indoors mounted to d... Read more
HF Multiband Vertical Antenna – FALCON OUT-250B
The FALCON OUT-250B is a Short Wave Multiband Vertical antenna (WARC incl.) with flat SWR across the bands. In this video I assemble, install, test, c... Read more
Building 2 Meter Vertical Moxon
Building a 2-Meter Moxon by Stephen Dunifer Source´S : http://www.moxonantennaproject.com/ and VE3STL Read more
4-Radio 8-Antenna Switch – Array Solutions
This compact system allows you to share up to 8 different antennas with 4 different radios. Perfect for Multi-Single, Multi-2, and some small M... Read more
Ham Radio Anthology : Antennas 1973-1975
Carefully selected, these first two antenna anthologies cover all types of antenna designs and theory from 160 meters through microwaves. All articles... Read more
App - Mobile
Morse Decoder for Android Smartphones and Tablets
Morse Decoder decodes Morse code characters through the built-in microphone of your Android device. Morse Decoder can be used by Ham Radio operators o... Read more
Yaesu FT817 CAT Control Setup & BT Remote Control | Android
In this video we run through setting up a bluetooth CAT control for the Yaesu FT-817, using an Android Tablet, bluetooth interface, and Yaesus... Read more
CWSpeed IOS App – The fun and efficient way of learning morse code
Description The fun and efficient way of learning morse code! Features: – Uses Koch’s training method (the most efficient known to date)... Read more
SmartSDR for iOS v2.6.2 Now Available
FlexRadio Systems announces the release of SmartSDR for iOS v2.6.2 is now available for download or update from the Apple App Store. This App requires... Read more
QTH Locator Droid – Mobile App
The QTH Locator App was developed for HAM Radio use. This is the extended version of “Maidenhead Grid Locator” using Google Maps to show a... Read more
AmsatDroidFree now open source
AmsatDroidFree satellite tracking App for Android devices is now open source. This App predicts future passes for amateur radio satellites for a speci... Read more
RUMlogNG2Go for iOS version 3.3 now available
Thomas Lindner, DL2RUM, is happy to announce the availability of version 3.3 of his RUMlogNG2Go logger for the iPhone and iPad. RUMlogNG2Go can be do... Read more
Ham Radio Prefixes – Android App
Enter a call sign and get immediately all the geographical informations (country, ITU zone, CQ zone, GMT). Google Play: https://play.goo... Read more
RUMlogNG2Go for iOS version 3.5.2 now available
Thomas Lindner, DL2RUM, is happy to announce the availability of version 3.5.2 of his RUMlogNG2Go logger for the iPhone and iPad. RUMlogNG2Go can be ... Read more
SmartSDR for iOS v1.0.4 Now Available
FlexRadio Systems announces the release of SmartSDR for iOS v1.0.4 is now available for download or update from the Apple App Store. This release con... Read more