Autumn/Winter 2016
CQ DX! If you had an unlimited budget, how would you outfit your Dream Station? The DX Engineering team was hanging around the radio shack asking the same question. So, we chose some of the best gear from the DX Engineering catalog and decided to build one. The result is what you see on the front cover. The station represents the pinnacle performers; the gear used by serious Ham Radio operators the world over. Built around the stunning Yaesu FTDX-9000MP, the station includes an ACOM Amplifier, Heil Microphone, DX Engineering accessories and more. For a full gear breakout, see the sidebar. The guy with the big grin at the controls is our Sales Manager, Bob W5OV. If you want to take our Dream Station for a spin, it’s waiting for you at our newly expanded Retail Showroom near Akron, Ohio. The “Dream Station” is a fun hypothetical—but the reality is not many of us have the checkbook (or spousal support!) to spend that kind of coin on Ham Radio equipment. The DX Engineering operators have plenty of experience maximizing their own budgets, so they’re really good at recommending gear that off ers excellent performance for Hams at any level. In fact, check out our Dream Station packages. We’ve assembled a series of station setups that can give you an impressive HF presence at several price tiers. Whatever it may entail, when you’re ready to build your Dream Station, call us. I hope to hear you on the air,
Tim Duff y K3LR Chief Operating Off icer and General Manager
VHF
Icom IC-2300H VHF FM Transceiver
Icom introduces the new IC-2300H, 144MHz mobile transceiver. The IC-2300H is the update model of the popular IC-2200H. The IC-2300H retains the... Read more
Alinco DJ-G7T/E Tri-Band ( 144 , 430 and 1200MHz)
Get ready for action as you hear signals that you may never have heard before. The DJ-G7 tunes 0.530-1299.995MHz continuously, and you can enjo... Read more
VR-P25 Power Amplifier for Handheld Radios
VR-P25 is a portable, lightweight, Wide coverage RF booster amplifier for Handheld Radio equipment, proprietary and emerging waveforms. Two Way Radio... Read more
Yaesu announced the FT-70DR
Yaesu FT-70DR C4FM FDMA / FM 144/430 MHz DUAL BAND 5W Handheld Transceiver The FT-70DR is a compact System Fusion transceiver providing both conventio... Read more
Equipment
857Sprint portable battery pack system designed specifically for the yaesu FT-857D
Yaesu FT-857D The 857sprint is a self contained tacticlal portable battery pack system designed specifically for the yaesu FT-857D amateur radio. (rad... Read more
VisAir – HF DSP Transceiver Standalone DDC DUC
Microprocessor-based data processing. A distinctive feature of the transceiver is the modern technology of processing data in DSP and output informati... Read more
Ameritron ALS-1306 AMPLIFIER, HF+6M, SOLID STATE, 1200 W PEP, 220 VAC
Ameritron HF+6 1200W Solid State Amplifier 1.5-54 MHz . . . 1200 Watts PEP Output, Instant Automatic band switching, no tuning, no warm-up, SWR protec... Read more
METROPWR FX775 – VECTOR POWER/SWR METER
METROPWR FX775, is a modern VECTOR POWER/SWR METER completely digital. It’s composed of a wattmeter and a power coupler for measurements up to 3/5kW. ... Read more
App - Mobile
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
Tutorial – Using the new routing function in RT Systems featuring RFinder
Once again RFinder and RT Systems have partnered to kick radio programming up a notch. This tutorial will show you how to get the most o... Read more
Remote Vacuum Relay Switch, RK-314
Features The RK-3xx series of switches uses vacuum relays. It is designed to switch coaxial lines in RF systems operating up to 5 kW continuous... Read more
New ARRL Repeater Directory Will Leverage Crowdsourcing Technology
ARRL partner RFinder, the creator of a web and app-based directory of Amateur Radio repeaters worldwide, will supply all data for the 2017-2018 ARRL R... Read more
News
ARRL President Commends Amateur Radio’s Volunteer Public Service Role during National Volunteer Week
ARRL President Rick Roderick, K5UR, is using the occasion of National Volunteer Week, April 7 – 13, to highlight Amateur Radio’s role in helping the p... Read more
The September Digital QST
The September Digital QST is our annual Public Service issue and it is available now at http://www.nxtbook.com/nxtbooks/arrl/qst_201509/. • Build a mu... Read more
Batteriser is a $2.50 gadget that extends disposable battery life by 800 percent
Batteriser by Jon Phillips Bob Roohparvar tells a killer story of industrial espionage. He says the robbery occurred last October at his Batteroo offi... Read more
Happy 150! The Hiram Percy Maxim Birthday Celebration!
As announced in September 2019 QST – page 86 This year marks the 150th anniversary of the birth of the League’s first president and... Read more
