On the search for Amelia Earhart’s plane this week, members of the Eustace Earhart Discovery Expedition team on board the Mermaid Vigilance, contacted Astronaut Shane Kimbrough, KE5HOD, on the ISS using radio Tom Vinson, NY0V, made the contact from the ship.
News
HF Station Grounding and Microcontroller Projects are Next ARRL Webinar Topics
Two well-known ham radio authors and speakers will share their expertise with members in October during ARRL Learning Network webinars. ARRL... Read more
Slow-Scan Television Transmissions from ISS Planned – September 30
A Moscow Aviation Institute MAI-75 slow-scan television (SSTV) experiment event is planned for Wednesday, September 30, from 1305 UTC to 1845 UTC, and... Read more
Former Dayton Hamvention Venue Hara Arena is Being Demolished
Hara Arena, the former venue for Dayton Hamvention® and myriad sports, entertainment, and other presentations over the years, will soon be histor... Read more
Chinese Amateur Radio Satellite Launches Delayed
CAMSAT says the CAS-7A launch has been postponed until next May, and CAS-5A until next June. “Because of COVID-19, many things have been delayed,” CAM... Read more
New WSJT candidate release features FST4
Candidate releases are intended for beta testers, WSJT-X 2.3.0-rc1 offers the new modes FST4 and FST4W designed for use on the LF and MF bands WSJT-X... Read more
VHF
Promotion video of ICOM IP730D/IP740D
The IP730D series is an innovative hybrid IP radio with licensed professional radio mode for local and nationwide communications. Read more
University in Poland will Launch Balloon with VLF Transmitter On Board
A balloon experiment by Warsaw University of Technology is planned to lift off on September 12, carrying a unique very-low-frequency (VLF) 210-meter l... Read more
IC-SAT100 Operation Guide
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O_0sqZIjiCc Read more
ISS 437.800 MHz cross band FM repeater activated
At 01:02 GMT on September 2 a cross band FM amateur radio repeater with a downlink on 437.800 MHz was activated on the International Space Statio. The... Read more
Baofeng UV-82×3 Triband Ham Radio Review and Power Testing
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nkZheUgugdQ Read more
Equipment
The soon to be released GSOC from XieGu
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RdXYoiP3WFQ Read more
Motorola APX NEXT XE – Focused in the Extreme
Focused in the extreme. The demands of a call require you to adapt and overcome all obstacles. When your focus on the call is threatened, other lives... Read more
Portable Solar Power, Samlex Foldable Solar Panel, Off-Grid Emergency Electricity
Portable Solar Power, Samlex Foldable Solar Panel, Off-Grid Emergency Electricity The Samlex 135 watt portable solar panel with included charge contro... Read more
RGO ONE HF transceiver – PREORDER
This is third production lot.Please fill in your data so we can arrange shipping of your brand new RGO ONE shortwave transceiver right after it is bui... Read more
Northern Florida ARES Requests Clear Frequencies for HF Nets
Northern Florida Section Emergency Coordinator Karl Martin, K4HBN, is requesting that stations not directly involved in the Amateur Radio Emergency Se... Read more
Review
Best Handheld Ham Radio TRI BAND for 2020 – Tri Band Radio Comparison
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lxgqkgelB8Q Read more
Abbree Foldable CS Tactical Antenna
“I was looking for an antenna to throw in my camping kit to give the portable radio a little more range. Typically campsites and backwoods locat... Read more
Xiegu G90 Go Box/Solar Generator Build Tutorial
Xiegu G90 Go Box/Solar Generator Build Tutorial Read more
Bridgecom Systems REVEALS the Skybridge Hotspot | EASY Pi-star Setup
Skybridge Hotspot | – High Power -> 10mW – 1.3″ OLED Screen – See your contacts and connection info! – Cross-Mo... Read more
ICOM IC-705 In Full Sunlight
ICOM IC-705 In Full Sunlight Read more
