“FT8 is the newest weak-signal mode from Joe Taylor, K1JT, and friends. It operates very much like JT65 but is four times faster and more automated. Learn a little about the history of digital modes and conversational vs bare essential modes! Two sample QSOs!”
Antenna
The Buddipole – HF Antenna
The Buddipole It’s a dipole… It’s a vertical… It fits in your travel bag! The Buddipole™ is more than an antenna, it’s a... Read more
Butternut HF9V 9 Band Vertical Antenna
Brand:Butternut Manufacturer’s Part Number:HF9V Part Type:HF Vertical Antennas and Packages Product Line:Butternut HF9V 9-Band Vertical An... Read more
ICOM AH-710 Folded Dipole Antennas AH-710
Wire Antenna, Assembled, Multi-Band, Non-resonant, 150 W, UHF Male, PL-259, 80.3 ft. Length, Each Wire Antenna Band Wire Antenna Frequency 160 meters... Read more
VHF
Baofeng DM-5R Buyer Beware by VE3IPS
“I have been alerted by several hundred emails about the launch of the new Baofeng DM-5R (I am the President of the Toronto Baofeng users group... Read more
BEKO HLV-950 – 950 Watts 50 MHz – Solid State Amp
*Photo by KG4AKV Jhon Brier Hamvention 2016 Ohio Designed for Weak Signal, Tropo Scatter, Meteor Scatter, Digital, & Contest Operation! The BEKO... Read more
New Yaesu FTM-100DR System Fusion radio coming this June!
Yaesu FTM-100DR Item Description Dual Band Analog/Digital Mobile Transceiver Detailed Description FTM-100DR 2M/70 cm Dual-Band C4... Read more
APRS, Baofeng , and Buying Used – Ham Radio Q&A
FCC Enforcement Advisory – Baofeng Update APRS Digipeaters and Wide1-1 path: 01:03 Buying Used Ham Radio Gear: 05:04 Update to the Illeg... Read more
Equipment
PANADAPTER For Any Radio DC – 160 MHz SDR Antenna Switch
PANADAPTER For Any Radio DC – 160 MHz SDR Antenna Switch Read more
Icom PoC Full Duplex Radio System, Nationwide Coverage Over 4G / LTE Mobile Phone Network
Icom’s new PoC (Push-to-Talk Over Cellular) radio system allows you to communicate with your two-way radio system over a 4G / LTE closed network. Now... Read more
Ham Radio Go Box
Ham Radio Go Box Read more
Hilberling VLF / HF / VHF Transceiver PT-8000A
Hilberling PT-8000A VLF / HF / VHF Ham Radio Transceiver RX: 9 kHz … 30 MHz / 50 … 54 MHz 69.9 … 70.5 MHz / 144 … 1... Read more
Review
Choosing Your First (Or 5th) Ham Radio Handheld Transceiver
“I got to talk with Tim Factor from Yaesu about some of the handhelds Yaesu offers, while I was at GigaParts. I constantly get questions in emai... Read more
Icom IC-7851 Transceiver – ARRL Review – QST
Contesters and DXers are always looking for that competitive edge to magically pull out the weak signal that is either the rare country or multiplier... Read more
MFJ-1924 Programmable Screwdriver Antenna Controller
Programmable Screwdriver Antenna Controller 10 Memories. . . Super Accurate. . . AutoPark . . . StallProtector. . . Super bright LEDs Tuning your mobi... Read more
MFJ-1708SDR review – Share your antenna between your transceiver and an SDR
“With all the low-cost performance SDR available these days, we can have a lot of fun experimenting with it. But we need antenna, with the MFJ-1... Read more
News
ARRL Interview Explains Background of Ham Radio in Space Film Short
Josh Tanner, the Australian filmmaker who produced the thriller Decommissioned by Perception Pictures, has explained how he came up with the idea to... Read more
Amateur Radio Helping to Fill Earthquake Report “Donut Holes”
An article describing how radio amateurs can help fill the information “donut hole” by providing post-earthquake “did you feel it” (DYFI) reports via ... Read more
Mystery Box! ARRL Expo At Home Surprise Pack
The ARRL offered surprise boxes as part of their ‘Expo at Home’ for the 2021 Orlando Hamcation. I ordered a mystery apparel pack and a mys... Read more
“Whirlwind Boom” Emergency Communications Exercise Set in Northern Florida
The amateur radio communications team of the Florida Baptist Disaster Relief has created a multi-site radio communications exercise dubbed “Whirlwind... Read more
ARES and Red Cross Cooperate to Assist Storm-Affected Residents in Texas
ARRL Amateur Radio Emergency Service (ARES®) and American Red Cross volunteers joined forces in Texas under the ARRL/Red Cross memorandum of understan... Read more
ARRL CEO David Minster, NA2AA, to Keynote QSO Today Virtual Ham Expo
ARRL CEO David Minster, NA2AA, will keynote the QSO Today Virtual Ham Expo March 13 – 14 weekend. Minster’s talk — part of an 80+ speak... Read more
23cm band in the spotlight with regulators
During the week 15 – 19 February, the preparatory work for WRC-23 agenda item 9.1b continued in ITU‑R Working Party 4C (WP4C)... Read more