kets for Dayton Hamvention® 2018 now are available online.
“Both Inside Exhibits and Flea Market committees are working hard to have space sales open as soon as possible,” said Hamvention spokesperson Henry Ruminski, W8HJR.
Hamvention 2018 will take place May 18-20 at the Greene County Fairgrounds and Expo Center in Xenia, Ohio.
Tickets are $22 in advance, and $27 at the gate. Tickets are good for all 3 days. In addition to admission to Hamvention, a ticket covers parking, all testing sessions, all forums and speakers, and the prize drawings. Tickets also are available by mail order.
Antenna
DX Engineering Skylark Dual-Band Yagi Antenna DXE-2X7
Antenna, Beam, Skylark, Duoband Yagi, 17 and 12 meters, 90 mph Wind Rating, 16 ft. Boom Length, Each HF Beam Antenna Type:Yagi HF Beam Antenn... Read more
SteppIR BigIR Concept and Unboxing
Description SteppIR Verticals are the only true ¼ wave continuous coverage antennas available for the HF bands. The SteppIR technology has had a profo... Read more
JK2040-Hawk – Yagi antenna of 5 elements for the 20 m band and 3 elements for the 40 m band on a 40 foot (12.19 m) boom
The JK2040 Hawk has phenomenal performance characteristics on 20m and 40m. The 38ft boom 20m Yagi has been optimized for high gain and a good F/R with... Read more
Analyzing Analyzers
Robert P Brady, K5RPB, asks “Is an analyzer a primary purchase for building antennas or should I rely on engineering practices?” What anal... Read more
Ionopheric Propagation of Dipoles
Edwin Anderson, asks what is the proper orientation and angle for a dipole if he plans to use it for ionospheric propagation? Read more
VHF
GMRS-50X1 – 50 Watt GMRS Mobile Radio from BTECH is Released
“A High Power 50 Watt GMRS Mobile Radio from BTECH is Released BTECH announced today the North American release of the BTECH GMRS-50X1. The GMRS... Read more
VX-820 Portable Analog Radio Series
VX-820 Portable Analog Radio Series Compact Size Portable Radios With Robust Capabilities Don’t let the size deceive you. The smallest portable analog... Read more
What’s Inside The Retevis RT97 Portable Repeater?!
Retevis RT97 Portable Mobile Analog Mode Repeater Features: 1, Customizable: The TX and RX frequencies can be customized between UHF (400-470MHZ) 2,... Read more
Vertex VXD-720
Vertex VXD-720 Clear, Quality Communications 512 Channels and 512 Groups 5 Watts VHF / 4 Watts UHF VHF: 136 – 174 MHz UHF: 403 – 470 MHz; 450 – 512 MH... Read more
Uniden Announces DMR/MotoTRBO™ Support Coming Soon
Uniden Advances Scanning with Digital Mobile Radio (DMR) Demonstrating our commitment to continually enhance the value and relevance of your investmen... Read more
Review
Coaxial Cables Common Parameters
What are the most common important coaxial cables parameters? Many different coaxial cables exist, but they all share a numbers of common param... Read more
ICOM IC-7800 Upgrade Model
Continuing as the world’s flagship HF transceiver, the IC-7800 keeps on evolving. We would like to introduce you to the IC-7800 Upgrade Model. T... Read more
FLEX-6400M from the ARRL Review
FLEX-6400M Radio Server SDR Features 100W PEP HF-6m operation All modes/all bands Integrated Remote Operation with Maestro, PC/ Laptop, iPad® or iPho... Read more
Ailunce HS2 All Band All Mode SDR Transceiver – First Look [ VIDEO ]
Here we take a first look at the new Ailunce HS2 All Band All Mode SDR Transceiver. HS2 is an ultra-portable full-frequency full-mode SDR radio. Recei... Read more
How To Receive & Track Lora Satellites – TinyGS
TinyGS Here we take a look at the TinyGS Lora Satellite project and how to receive their transmissions. TinyGS is an open network of Ground Stations d... Read more
App - Mobile
Antenna Tool App – Android
A tool to help ham radio, CB, and other radio users to create antennas of various types. Calculations available for dipole, vertical (1/8, 1/4, 3/8, 1... Read more
iSDR for Iphone and Ipad
iSDR is a software defined radio application compatible with the iPhone®, iPod touch® and iPad™. iSDR is designed for experimenters, shortwave... Read more
SignalID – Automatic Radio Signal Identification for Android
There’s an incredible amount of radio signals. It’s impossible to know them all, let alone recognize them. So why not get help from Signal... Read more
APRSdroid – APRS for Android
What is APRSdroid? APRSdroid is an Android application for Amateur Radio operators. It allows reporting your position to the APRS (Autom... Read more
AmsatDroid FREE – APP
This software predicts future passes for amateur radio satellites for a specified location and period of time. Basic features: – Calculate passe... Read more