“Solar activity picks up this week after a lull, bringing some fast solar wind that is causing a mild solar storm. Aurora has been seen at high latitudes and sporadically at mid-latitudes, but effects are mild. These mild conditions are likely to continue through the weekend. Amateur radio and GPS operators should only experience minor effects. Get an update on the storm, catch up on aurora photos, and see the first sunspot of solar cycle 25 appear!”
News
Icom IC-9700 Here it is! The all new Icom IC-9700 tri-band direct sampling transceiver. This is a most impressive rig and I will be showing many more videos on this unit. To start, let me show you the rig and talk about some of the features... Read more
VHF
Icom IC-9700 Specifications General Frequency coverage 144.000–148.000, 430.000–450.000, 1240.000–1300.000 MHz Mode SSB, CW, RTTY, AM, FM, DV, DD Number of channels 107 (99 Simplex + 6 Program scan edges + 2 CALL) × 3 bands, 99 (Satellite)... Read more
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Antenna
Model Frequency (MHz) Gain (dBi) Length Feedline VT-14 144-148 2.6 36 in. 3 ft. RG-58 VT-22 222-225 2.6 25 in. 3 ft. RG-58 VT-44 440-450 2.6 16 in. 3 ft. RG-58 VT-27 144-148 & 440-450 2.6 36 in. 3 ft. RG-58 VT-900 900-928 4.2... Read more
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App - Mobile
Apple has released a new app for digital QST (version 5.1) readers that use that platform. A long-standing problem involved the inability of some Apple iOS app users to download digital QST issues to their devices. When they attempted to do... Read more
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