AMSAT’s Engineering and Operations Teams have announced that AO-109 (RadFxSat-2/AMSAT Fox-1E) is now open for amateur use. AMSAT advises operators to use efficient modes for making contacts, such as CW or FT4, because issues with the satellite make SSB voice contacts “challenging at best.” An article in the May/June 2021 issue (Vol. 44, No. 3) […] Read more
Radioddity has a new Mini Mobile DMR Radio about to be released which they are calling the DB-25-D. This is a small dual band DMR radio with 20W power output and a compact size. Let’s take a First Look today! 20W output power + 300K DMR Contacts: The Radioddity DB25-D is a mini powerful mobile radio […] Read more
Today I go over the features and do some power testing on the Baofeng UV-10R Dual Band HT Ham Radio Specification: Brand Baofeng Power 10W Frequency VHF: 136-174MHzUHF: 400-520MHz Channel 128 Battery capacity 8800mAh Working voltage 7.2V Size 110x58x32mm Color Black Specification:*Brand:Baofeng*Power:10W*Frequency:VHF: 136-174MHz/UHF: 400-520MHz*Channel:128*Battery capacity: 8800mAh*Wireless Range: 0-15KM*Working voltage: 7.2V*Size: 110x58x32mm*C... Read more
The International Space Station crossband FM repeater should remain active until after the Field Day weekend of June 26-27. Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) has decided to keep its ARISS InterOperable Radio System (IORS) in crossband repeater mode until after ARRL Field Day ends. The IORS ham station is located in the […] Read more
The RSGB Awards Manager has reviewed the current 50MHz awards offered by the Society and concluded that the existing 50MHz 2-Way Countries and 50MHz DX Countries awards are significantly duplicating each other. This has come about because, originally, the DX Countries award was for cross-band operation in the days when few countries had a 50MHz allocation, while […] Read more
On May 8, 2021, the group of Polish radio amateurs: Marek SP4ELF, Jurek SP2GUB, Adam SQ2DOL, Piotr SQ4MIK, and Jarek SQ4IOB realized optical communication (481 THz) between the locators KO04nd40DA and KO04fi31GV for a distance of 50.018 km. So they have broken the magic limit of 50 km! Source:https://ghz-europe.com/ Read more
The newest DMR Handheld Ham Radio from Anytone is the AT-D878UVII Plus HT, which incorporates 500,000 contacts and 10,000 talkgroups into the same, great package we are used to seeing from Anytone. Built-in GPS Bluetooth – Connect to your favorite audio device (Headset, speaker, etc) Roaming (Auto/Manual) – Connect to repeaters automatically as you drive […] Read more
The Chair of IARU Region 1 Spectrum Affairs, Barry Lewis G4SJH, reports on the work being done in defending the interests of the Amateur Services in the 1240-1300 MHz band. His IARU Region 1 post reads: IARU is continuing to represent the amateur services interests in the 23cm band Galileo/GLONASS radio navigation satellite service coexistence discussions in the […] Read more
In today’s video, we’ll be sharing a live unboxing of the AnyTone AT-D878UVII Plus as well as a product demo. VHF/UHF DUAL BAND: Features both DMR digital and analog modes. DMR Tier I and Tier II operation. Auto senses digital or analog reception Massive Memory: 4,000 Memory Channels, 10,000 DMR Talk Groups, 500,000 Digital Contacts, 250 zones, up to 250 […] Read more
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