“For years the Baofeng UV-5R has been maligned as non-compliant with FCC regulations and a real spreader of spurious emissions. Further, it would easily transmit outside the ham bands. Radioddity has stepped in with the GT-5R which is basically a UV-5R but with a compliant RF section. Further, it now only transmits on the ham bands. And, best of all, it’s still available for only $27!”
Antenna
Field Day Antennas [ PodCast ] – “ARRL The Doctor is In”
The Doctor offers advice about antenna options for the upcoming ARRL Field Day. Read more
Jim W6LG Uses A Short Dipole To Demonstrate How A Dipole Functions
Jim makes and then shows his tunable half wavelength dipole antenna. Using an antenna analyzer, Jim finds the resonant frequency and the lowest SWR do... Read more
Alaskan Arrow LEO Satellite Antenna – 4 Elements for 2 Meters crossed with 10 Elements for 70 cm
The Alaskan antenna is meant for those who live in the higher lattitudes and need a little more gain. For us mere mortals who live in the lower 48 of... Read more
2-Element- DK7ZB – Quad Antenna for 5 Bands
“The Quad Antenna uses a single, central-fed frame with a feeder-line. Therefore you must use an ATU for operating this antenna. Excellent woul... Read more
SteppIR UrbanBeam / SDA 2000 OptimizIR / Unboxing + Parts Checklist
“This is the part 1 of a video series about the SteppIR UrbanBeam with the SDA 2000 OptimizIR Controller. In this video I do the unboxing and pa... Read more
Review
Eric from Universal Radio discusses the Icom IC-R8600 Receiver
Eric, KC8XJ of Universal Radio discusses some fine points of the Icom IC-R8600 receiver. The IC-R8600 is a very wide band feature packed self containe... Read more
Receiving NOAA weather sats without a radio
Using just a browser and a decode program, NOAA-APT, I receive images from a weather satellite as it passes over Europe. Read more
An In Depth Look At ICOM IC-705 HF VHF UHF QRP Transceiver
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=abbSuqz59co Read more
“Dummy Loads” is the topic of the “ARRL The Doctor is In” podcast. Listen…and learn!
“Dummy Loads” is the topic of the new (August 16) episode of the “ARRL The Doctor is In” podcast. Listen…and learn! Sponsored by DX Engineering,... Read more
USDX USDR+ 8 Band HF SDR Transceiver
Here we take a look at a cheap clone of a uSDX Transceiver. Read more
Equipment
New ! Yaesu FT-410
YAESU FT-410 features General Rx Frequency Range: 30 kHz – 30 MHz (operating) 160 – 10 m (specified performance, Amateur bands only) Tx Frequency Ra... Read more
Elad FDM-DUO: now available in camouflage!
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
YAESU SMB-201 DESKTOP COOLING FAN – Compatible With FTM-400DR, FT-8900R, FT-8800R & FT-7900R
YAESU SMB-201 With so many diverse ways to enjoy Amateur Radio such as WIRES-X and packet operation, transceivers are now having to deal with increase... Read more
Malachite V4 SDR DSP Radio Receiver 50KHz – 2GHZ
50KHz-2GHZ V4 Malachite SDR DSP SDR Radio Receiver AM/SSB/NFM/WFM Shortwave Radio with Speaker Expansion Module “Here we take a look at another... Read more
ADALM-PLUTO: A NEW $149 TX CAPABLE SDR WITH 325 – 3800 MHZ RANGE, 12-BIT ADC AND 20 MHZ BANDWIDTH
The easy to use ADALM-PLUTO active learning module (PlutoSDR) helps introduce electrical engineering students to the fundamentals of software-defined... Read more
News
New at ICOM Hamvention 2022!
ICOM Hamvention 2022! Take your contesting experience to the next level with the latest LDMOS power device with features supporting a SO2R operation i... Read more
AMSAT-UK announce the 2022 International Space Colloquium
AMSAT-UK is very happy to announce the 2022 AMSAT-UK International Space Colloquium will be held as part of the RSGB Convention on October 8-9 at the... Read more
ICOM will announce news at Hamvention
This morning Icom announced that it will have “new and exciting is on the horizon” during Dayton Hamvention 2022 Will it be a new HF or VH... Read more
Annual Armed Forces Day Cross-Band Exercise Set for May 14
The US Department of Defense will host this year’s Armed Forces Day (AFD) Cross-Band Test on Saturday, May 14. While Armed Forces Day is May 21, the A... Read more
Global Radio Guide: Summer 2022
Global Radio Guide During times of crisis, radio hobbyists turn on their radios and tune to the shortwave “Global Radio” bands for context, perspectiv... Read more