CQ's LATEST ISSUE - October 2016

The October issue of CQ is our annual Emergency Communications Special, with a special focus this time on the versatility that amateur radio can provide as part of a larger emergency preparedness effort. We also have a “Morse Code Three-Pack” for our CW aficionados (as well as radio history buffs).

Feature stories include:

* Three Events, Five Cities, One Week

* EYEWARN: A Visual Situation Reporting Network

* Putting the “HAMster” to Work for EmComm and More

Plus…

* DXCC’s Odd Couple

* Morse Code Three-Pack

* FCC Proposal: Let HF Data Go Wideband

CQ Subscription Special!

Print to USA address:

13 issues for $36
26 issues for $69
39 issues for $100

Digital Editions worldwide!

13 issues for $26
26 issues for $49
39 issues for $75

Sale Ends October 15th

Software

SDR++ VERSION 1.0.0 RELEASED

August 02, 2021 No comments

“ After over a year of work, I’m proud to released version 1.0.0 of SDR++! For those who don’t know, SDR++ is a crossplatform (Windo... Read more

EZNEC PRO ANTENNA MODELLING SOFTWARE WILL BE FREE FROM 2022

July 21, 2021 No comments

“ On January 1, 2022 I will be retiring. I’ll be nearly 76 and want to spend more time at other things. EZNEC is and always has been devel... Read more

WSJT-X version 2.4.0 Now Generally Available, Version 2.5.0 on the Horizon

June 10, 2021 No comments

WSJT-X version 2.4.0 now is available in general release. According to co-developer Joe Taylor, K1JT, WSJT-X version 2.4.0, includes a... Read more

Antenna

Butternut HF5B 5-Band Butterfly Beam Antenna

December 10, 2014 No comments

Butternut HF5B 5-Band Butterfly Beam Antenna Five popular HF bands 20, 17, 15, 12 and 10 meters in a rotatable, two element beam? No Lossy trap... Read more

JK Antennas JK65 6 Meter Yagi

May 27, 2015 No comments

6 Meter Yagi Want to be heard on 6? JK Antennas JK65 6-Meter Yagi Antennas give you tremendous VHF performance with very high gain on a... Read more

SmartSDR for iOS v3.06.02 Now Available

October 21, 2019 No comments

FlexRadio Systems announces the release of SmartSDR for iOS v3.06.02 is now available for download or update from the Apple App Store. This App requir... Read more

News

Just Released: More Arduino for Ham Radio

August 04, 2021 No comments

The new book More Arduino for Ham Radio by popular author and experimenter Glen Popiel, KW5GP, builds on the success of his two previous titles, Ardui... Read more

Woody White, KZ4AK, Wins the July 2021 QST Cover Plaque Award

August 03, 2021 No comments

The winning article for the July 2021 QST Cover Plaque award is “A Sensitive Field Strength Meter for Foxhunting,” by Woody White, KZ4AK. The QST Cove... Read more

SSTV Transmissions Scheduled from ISS [ August 6 – 7 ]

August 03, 2021 No comments

Friday and Saturday, August 6 – 7, Russian cosmonauts onboard the International Space Station (ISS) will transmit slow-scan television (SSTV) images f... Read more

The K7RA Solar Update

July 30, 2021 No comments

Tad Cook, K7RA, Seattle, reports: Solar activity slowed this week, with the average daily sunspot number declining from 48.9 last week to 33.9 this we... Read more

8-Meter Experimental Station on the Air from the US

July 29, 2021 No comments

WL2XUP is an FCC Part 5 Experimental station operated by Lin Holcomb, NI4Y, in Georgia. It’s licensed to operate with up to 400 W effective radiated p... Read more

Quirky APRS, HG-UV98 Lanch NLH Ham Radio Handheld Review

July 29, 2021 No comments

“Chinese radios have come a long way, many have impressive feature lists, but those features seem to be stuck behind programming or poorly imple... Read more

Propagation

A Solar Storm Hits Head On | Space Weather News 07.30.2021

July 30, 2021 No comments

A Solar Storm Hits Head On | Space Weather News 07.30.2021 Read more

The K7RA Solar Update

July 23, 2021 No comments

Tad Cook, K7RA, Seattle, reports: It’s exciting to observe increasing sunspot activity. Recently Solar Cycle 25 produced new sunspots frequently, and... Read more