Some things to think about when you set up your first ham radio station 
Digital Modes
New version of FT8CALL released
“Alright. Enough jib-jab. Here are the notable changes in 0.6: * Version 0.6 is not backwards compatible with 0.5 so you should upgrade ASAP. *... Read more
FT8 Roundup Contest to test WSJT-X (v2)
FT8 Contest – WSJT-X Photo:EA2CCG “A one-hour “practice contest” will be held next week using the FT8 mode and the ARRL RTTY... Read more
Digital Mode Operators Invited to Take Part in 2016 Most Wanted DXCC Entities Survey
Digital mode operators are invited to participate in the 2016 Digital Mode Most Wanted Survey. Previously known as the “RTTY Most Needed DXCC Entities... Read more
FT8 DXpedition Mode Field Test Attracts Upward of 500 Participants
It was the Fox and the Hounds on the bands March 6, as the WSJT-X development group conducted a field test of the still-beta FT8 DXpedition Mode. A se... Read more
VHF
Two new Wouxun mobile radios have lower prices
Wouxun mobile radios are known for delivering good performance at a fair price. Two models in particular stand out in this category, the popular UHF/V... 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
Google Repeater Mapping – K5EXH
Visit the Web Site and seach for city: Google Repeater Mapping Sample New York: Read more
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Icom ID-5100A vs IC-2820H Review by AmateurLogic.tv [Video]
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Review
Zumspot USB Stick for DMR/DSTAR/YSF/P25
The ZUMspot USB is an Advanced Radio Module Board. Connected to a Windows/Mac/Linux computer and MMDVM/BlueDV software make a small and efficient mult... Read more
Icom IC-9100 – QST Review
Icom IC-9100 Mark J. Wilson, K1RO, k1ro@arrl.org Reviewed by Rick Lindquist, WW3DE National Contest Journal Managing Editor ww3de@arrl.org The only re... Read more
QST Product Review – IC 7100 HF/VHF/UHF Transceiver
Reviewed by Ward Silver, NØAX ARRL Contributing Editor n0ax@arrl.org The Icom IC-7100 certainly made a splash when it was first announced in 20... Read more
Contesting
Straight Key Night : A Return to the Basics
“ARRL Straight Key Night (SKN) returns on January 1, 2015 (0000 to 2359 UTC), offering a chance for many to get back to their Amateur Radio root... Read more
Bart Jahnke, W9JJ, Named as ARRL Contest Branch Manager
Former ARRL staffer Bart Jahnke, W9JJ, is the League’s new ARRL Contest Branch manager. Jahnke returned to ARRL Headquarters on January 4 after a deca... Read more
BARTG RTTY HF and Russian DX Contest with Viktoria US1GGF
Viktoria US1GGFÂ Unfortunately the announcement are in Russian but watch Viktoria Read more
JOTA-JOTI Reports More Than 2,500 Registered for October 20-22 Event
Scouting’s Jamboree on the Air (JOTA) / Jamboree on the Internet (JOTI) reports that more than 2,500 have signed up to take part in the 2017 event ove... Read more
News
Tesla Watch
Tesla came up with all sorts of inventions and has sort of become the poster scientist for awesomeness now. Sure he wasn’t perfect. Sure he was... Read more
Concern Rising within Amateur Radio Community over WWV-WWVH Shut Down Proposal
ARRL members and Amateur Radio clubs are expressing increased concern over the inclusion of WWV and WWVH on a list of proposed cuts in the White House... Read more
Status Report: The Amateur Radio Parity Act of 2017
The Amateur Radio Parity Act of 2017 – S. 1534is alive, but with legislative action slowed to a glacial pace on Capitol Hill in recent months, there’s... Read more
Amateur 47 GHz Allocation Avoids 5G Juggernaut in the US for Now, Worldwide Defense Continues
There’s good news regarding the future of Amateur Radio’s primary allocation at 47 GHz in the US. Still a test bed for point-to-point propagation expe... Read more
App - Mobile
Wizkers:Radio APP
Wizkers:Radio is a controller for various Amateur Radio equipments. At the moment, it supports several Elecraft radios and amplifiers, as well as the... Read more
HAM QuickLog – IOS App
Mircules HAM QuickLog is great new HAM radio logging software for the iPad, for quick and easy HAM Logging. This handy app helps you to quickly... Read more
HamSphere 4.0 Mobile APP
HamSphere 4.0 Mobile is a virtual portable Ham Radio transceiver for Shortwave, VHF and UHF bands. Talk with thousands of Ham Radio operators around t... Read more
