“This is part 1 in this mini series of my progress on building the WB0OEW Autonomous satellite tracker. In this video I went shopping for the parts, and ALL the links are below for the original published document, his website and all the parts that I ordered in this video. Future video updates I will post more links to parts I still need to purchase, like a decent tripod. I also have a satellite antenna on the way that I purchased from GigaParts, which will be a separate video in itself”
News
Award for Top Homebrew Designers in Amateur Radio Announced
The ICQ Podcast has announced a partnership to establish an annual “Homebrew Heroes Award” to recognize individuals, groups, or organizations that hel... Read more
Major WSJT-X Upgrade Boosts FT4 into “a Finished Protocol for HF Contesting”
The WSJT Development Group has announced the “general availability” release of WSJT-X version 2.1.0. This major upgrade formally introduces FT4 as a f... Read more
International Telecommunication Union Accepts EURAO as a Sector Member
The International Telecommunication Union (ITU) accepted the European Radio Amateurs’ Organization (EURAO) as a sector member at the recent meeting of... Read more
No Consensus Reached for FCC on “Symbol Rate” Issues
ARRL-initiated efforts for rival parties to reach consensus on some of the issues they raised in the so-called “Symbol Rate” proceeding have ended. In... Read more
Software
WSJT-X 2.1.0 is available!
WSJT-X 2.1.0 Description WSJT-X implements communication protocols or “modes” called FT4, FT8, JT4, JT9, JT65, QRA64, ISCAT, MSK144, and W... Read more
SDRuno v1.32 release !
“We are pleased to announce the release of v1.32 of SDRuno. The purpose of this release is primarily to add MRC Diversity functionality for the... Read more
Ham Radio Deluxe version 6.6.0.236
https://www.hamradiodeluxe.com/ Read more
Review
Chameleon MPAS 2 NVIS (Near Vertical Incidence Skywave) Antenna
“Part 2 of my look at the Chameleon MPAS 2.0 Modular Portable Antenna System. I set the antenna up in the horizontal NVIS (Near Vertical Inciden... Read more
Overview of the Icom IC-9700 SDR VHF/UHF Transceiver
Following on from our initial ‘Introduction to the IC-9700 VHF/UHF/1200 MHz Base Station SDR Transceiver’ video, we have put together a more in-depth,... Read more
RM Italy MLA100 Amplifier Demonstration
“Mark, W8BBQ show the RM Italy MLA100 amplifier to get over 100 watts from a QRP rig. 160 meters through 10 meters plus 6 meters. Allows you to... Read more
Digital Modes
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
ADIF 3.1.0 was approved today
Dave Bernstein reported this on the DXLabs support group today: ————————————... Read more
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