— Ham radio operators are a big part of emergency communications in Puerto Rico in the aftermath of Hurricane Maria.
Now, local operators are taking part in the largest ever amateur radio severe weather drill. It simulates what would happen if a massive weather disaster happened here.
Just steps away from the WHIO-TV newsroom, ham radio experts come in whenever there’s the potential for severe weather to the SKYWARN office. There, Mike Carter and Don Parker today were communicating with the outside world using ham radios in a drill called Black Swan….
VHF
Introducing the IC-M423G VHF/DSC with Integrated GPS Receiver
The IC-M423G is an enhanced version of the IC-M423 fixed mount VHF/DSC with some new enhancements including an integrated GPS Receiver which allows cu... Read more
RECENT RS-689 10 Watts Tri Band Handheld Radio
RECENT RS-689 – Handheld Radio HI/MI/LO Power Selective (Max Power :10W) Tri-band Frequency, Dual Display and Standby Torch Light Function DTMF... Read more
YANTON DM-980
YANTON DM-980 Built for dual-mode (Digital+ Analog) 1000Channels Versatile Voice Call (Private call,group call, all call and emergency call) Digital e... Read more
Baofeng UV-5RX3 Handheld Triband Radio
UV-5RX3 is a compact, ergonomically hand fit HT, which balances cost, functionality and reliability. It provides real 5 watts in the frequency range o... Read more
Ham Radio Tutorial – 2 Meter Repeaters
Ham Radio Tutorial – 2 Meter Repeaters Read more
Antenna
Antenna Yagi MB8 15-20 Separate Feed line – MomoBeam
The MB8 15-20 SF is a fullsize antenna for 14 MHz and 21 MHz. No traps or adapting systems where used to obtain fantastic performances and the best ba... Read more
How to install a Horizontal Waller Flag antenna at 150 foot
The Horizontal Waller Flag antenna is a produced and sold by Carlos N4IS http://top-beam.com/ The boom on this one is 44 feet long. Interlaced... Read more
How to make a 4:1 balun cheap and easy
How to make a 4 to 1 balun cheap and easy Read more
Topband: Webinar – Waller Flag RX Antenna 101 – How to Construct a WF
“Join us for a webinar on Feb 16, 2017 at 9:00 PM EST Register now! – https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/7735767269616129539 JC N4I... Read more
Diamond Antenna – SUPER GAINER SERIES ( VHF /UHF )
Diamond Antenna SG2000: 144MHz(2m) Length:1.59m / Weight:400g Gain:5.2dB / Max.power rating:150W / Impedance:50ohms VSWR:Less than 1.5:1 / Conn... Read more
Review
HAARP 2 Meter Antenna Review By M0OGY
“Welcome to my exclusive look at the new HAARP two meter antenna designed and built in North Lincolnshire by Phil Simpson M0PXS. Whilst the name... Read more
AE4FH Interviews Hans from QRP Labs About the QSX SDR Transciever Kit
“YOTA 2018 South Africa is now over, and one of the highlights of the youngsters’ week were the kit building sessions. They had the opport... Read more
SunSDR2 Pro review by ZL3DW
First impressions First impressions, the radio arrived very well packed. It was double boxed with the radio box inside a standard DHL box. There was a... Read more
MFJ Big Ear Portable Dipole Review – K6UDA Radio Episode 25
“I’m reviewing the new MFJ-2289 Big Ear Portable rotatable dipole antenna this week. I’ve switched things up just a bit and I’... Read more
ARRL’s The Doctor is In – Zero Beating
The Doctor explains “zero beating.” It isn’t just about CW.  Read more
Equipment
PPG100 Portable Power Generator
Midland Radio has been a show participant at the Consumer Electronics Show for several decades. Long an industry leader in two-way radio technology in... Read more
Aerial-51 SKY-SDR
GENERAL TRANSCEIVERÂ SPECIFICATIONS Technology Solid State SDR-DSP Direct Conversion Frequencies / Bands 1.8 MHz to 54.0 MHz 160, 80, 60, 40, 30, 20,... Read more
Morse Express Christmas Key by N1FN
“In Celebration of the Season… Morse Express presents the 2014 Christmas Key Fourteenth in the popular annual series, our 2014 Christmas... Read more
DC9DZ: Project Tsunami 40K – Power Amplifier (PA) using 4CX15000AA
Data of DRESSLER Tsunami-40K RF Linear Amplifier Frequency bands all HF amateur bands 1.8 MHz to 29.7 MHz Power supply 3 power supply transformers 200... Read more
MFJ-993B DUAL POWER AUTO TUNER , 300/150W, 1.8-30MHZ
MFJ IntelliTuner Automatic Tuner Automatically tunes unbalanced/balanced antennas . . .Ultra fast . . . New 20,000 memories . . . Antenna Switch . . .... Read more
App - Mobile
QRZ.com App for Android now in Beta Testing
 The updates to QRZ’s Android App, formerly known as QRZDroid have been released and are available to those who are interested in trying it out.... Read more
What is Echolink? Ham Radio 2.0: Episode 56
Mark Goodrum, W5MHG, discusses Echolink for Ham Radio at the Duke City Hamfest Read more
Koch Morse Trainer Pro – Android App
 Take your morse code to the next level with Koch Morse Trainer Pro. The only trainer that supports prosigns (procedural signals) and non-english cha... Read more
RFinder – The World Wide Repeater Directory now free trial on Android!
In order to support the proliferation of third party app stores worldwide, we have now released RFinder on Android as trialware! Just go download it f... Read more
SmartSDR for iOS v3.4.01 Now Available
FlexRadio Systems announces the release of SmartSDR for iOS v3.4.01 is now available for download or update from the Apple App Store. This App require... Read more
