General Amateur Radio Exam part 5. Volunteer Examiners, good operator practices. Reactance demonstration.
Antenna
Grounding a Counterpoise on End-Fed Half Wave Antenna
Laurence, WA2TLY, is asking some questions about a few aspects of the EFHW 80-10 antenna, Why they are there and what they are for? Read more
BIG SIGNAL 6BS-70 – 432 MHz
Specifications: Band: 432 MHz. Active elements: 6. Gain: 12.6 dBi. F / B: 23.00 dB. · Polarization: Horizontal or Vertical · SWR: 1.1: 1 ~ 1.5:... Read more
VE6JY Antenna Farm
A quick tour of VE6JY’s towers/antennas near Lamont, Alberta. Read more
Equipment
Geocron Atlas 4K
A brief overview of the GeoChron Atlas 4K A Worldview in 4K with Satellites, Weather, and Commercial Aviation The Geochron Digital Atlas 4K gives view... Read more
Hambuilder V3.0 HBR4HF 4 Band HF Transceiver
HBR4HF V3.0, is another 4-banders series from Hambuilder. It is a medium size desktop transceiver with big enough power. We try to keep it low cost, s... Read more
TRX DUO APPLICATION BASED HF SDR TRANSCEIVER (RED PIYATA)
Here we take a look at the TRX Duo, a Linux Based SDR Transceiver. TRX-duo is an SDR device that supports dual-channel physical reception and transmis... Read more
R&S®M3TR Software Defined Radios – 1.5MHz to 512MHz
R&S®M3TR Software Defined Radios The challenge Today’s military missions are characterized by joint operations of multinational armed forces... Read more
VHF
Yaesu FTM 6000R Initial Walk-Through, Part 2
Yaesu FTM 6000R Taken from the livestream with John Kruk about this new radio, I cut down to all of the important parts about the radio for this quick... Read more
DB-750X Dual Band VHF/UHF 750 Channel Commercial Mobile Radio
DB-750X Description All of the features you want at an affordable price. The newest mobile added to the Powerwerx lineup features Narrow band transmi... Read more
ISS SSTV – 12/26
The ARISS team will be supporting Slow Scan TV (SSTV) operations from the International Space Station during the period of Dec 26-31 The images will b... Read more
Yaesu FT5D Unboxing and First Impressions!
The new Yaesu FT-5DR is a full-featured C4FM handheld transceiver with superior operability and new sophisticated functions. Even in a compact body (W... Read more
Review
Radioditty GD-73 DMR HT – Programming and Using
PALM SIZE DMR: Compatible with MOTOTRBO, the GD-73A features lightweight and mini size that can easily fit your pocket. The clear LCD screen and compa... Read more
A Peek Inside The New Icom AH-705 Tuner
Unboxing the Icom AH-705 Compact Auto Tuner, one screw at a time. 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
COMET CAA 500 Antenna Analyser Review
This is a high performance Antenna Analyser, designed particularly for ham radio. The Japanese quality shows through. We will have it back in stock sh... Read more
Digital Modes
FT8 Waterfall Ham Radio Pull-Over Hoodie
When you want to tell people you’re into FT8 without telling them you’re into FT8 Warm, comfortable and soft, this hoodie is a perfect cho... Read more
Getting Audio Sorted Out for FT8
Kevin, KF0IPD, Is having problems with his audio. He is wondering if their is a setting on the 7300 that powers down the sound card inside the radio w... Read more
VarAC – HF/FM Digital Chat Reinvented
VarAC What is VarAC? VarAC is a FREE, modern HF P2P real-time chatting application for the amateur radio operator that leverages the gloriou... Read more
The Ultimate Portable Ham Radio Computer
Hello Operators. In this episode of the OH8STN ham radio, we are discussing replacing the raspberry pi field computer build, with the Microsoft Surfac... Read more
Get Started with FT8 – An Introduction for Beginners
FT8 is a mode in the WSJT-X software developed by Dr Joe Taylor K1JT. In this video I show how to get started and make contacts with FT8, introduction... Read more
