IARU Contest
About
Objective: to contact as many other amateurs, especially IARU member society HQ stations, around the world as possible using the 160, 80, 40, 20, 15 and 10 meter bands.
Online Log Submission – logs mustw be uploaded within 5 days after the event via the preferred online web service atcontest-log-submission.arrl.org.
Paper Log Submission – logs must be mailed/postmarked (within 5 days after the event) to: ARRL Contest Logs (IARU), 225 Main St, Newington CT 06111 USA.
Contest Software
Tools
Score Distributor
Review
2022 saw the return of the Dayton Hamvention and also celebrated the 70th anniversary of the world’s largest ham radio trade show. Ham Radio Outlet went to the show, of course and spoke to many of the vendors. Read more
![Graphical Frequency Allocations [ QST: Ask Dave August 2022 ]](https://qrznow.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/freq-90x60.png)
![PICOAPRS V4 TINY APRS VHF [ Review in Spanish ]](https://qrznow.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/maxresdefault-3-90x60.jpg)
News
Simultaneous APRS and Voice Repeater on the International Space Station
ARISS, Amateur Radio on the International Space Station, announced that simultaneous operations of the ARISS Voice Repeater and digital APRS communica... Read more
Protect That Receiver From Your Transmitter
Pat, AB9TC, was wondering, how do I Prevent my anntena that is transmitting from overloading another that is receiving. Read more
Manual vs Automatic Tuners – August 2022 Livestream Excerpt
What should you buy first, a manual tuner or automatic one? Kevin, K7SW, and I talk about why one may be better than the other for your first tuner pu... Read more
New ARRL Radio Lab Will Inspire Your Ham Shack!
Introducing the brand new ARRL Radio Laboratory, W1HQ! Join Jherica Goodgame, KI5HTA, as she walks you through everything there is to know about this... Read more
Equipment
Introducing the ANAN-8000DLE MKI
ANAN-8000DLE MKII HF & 6M 500W SDR Transceiver Keeping in mind the various requirements posed by new cutting edge technologies implemented in the... Read more
Hermes Lite 2 Back in PRODUCTION
Hermes Lite 2 Read more
SARK100 HF Antenna Analyzer
SARK100 HF Antenna Analyzer “Here we take a look at the SARK100 Antenna Analyzer. Discontinued in KIT Form in 2011 but STILL available to purcha... Read more
ACOM 06AT is almost ready
ACOM 06AT antenna tuner & switch teaser Are you looking for a desktop antenna tuner and switch for your astonishing ACOM solid-state amplifier? Ex... Read more
Recent Posts
Introducing the ANAN-8000DLE MKI
ANAN-8000DLE MKII HF & 6M 500W SDR Transceiver Keeping in mind the various requirements posed by new cutting edge technologies implemented in the... Read more
Simultaneous APRS and Voice Repeater on the International Space Station
ARISS, Amateur Radio on the International Space Station, announced that simultaneous operations of the ARISS Voice Repeater and digital APRS communica... Read more
New 28/50MHz dual ban Yagi models are being built and tested
New 28/50MHz dual ban Yagi models are being built and tested now at our manufacturing partners Wimo Antennen und Elektronik GmbH. This 8el 28/50MHz ex... Read more
Experimental IC 705 remote on iPhone
I’ve ported some code by Mark Erbaugh See More:Link Read more
Protect That Receiver From Your Transmitter
Pat, AB9TC, was wondering, how do I Prevent my anntena that is transmitting from overloading another that is receiving. Read more
Manual vs Automatic Tuners – August 2022 Livestream Excerpt
What should you buy first, a manual tuner or automatic one? Kevin, K7SW, and I talk about why one may be better than the other for your first tuner pu... Read more
Hermes Lite 2 Back in PRODUCTION
Hermes Lite 2 Read more
Is the BuddiStick Pro Really That Good??
BuddiStick Let’s take a good look at this antenna and see what all the hype is about. Designed as a multi-band, portable antenna for 40m –... Read more
A gigantic tribander! Three big full-size yagis on one boom (15.1 m)
Phenomenal characteristics! Big gain, perfect F/B and F/S ratios. 4 elements for 20 m, 6 elements for 15 m and 14 elements for 10 m! Antenna is fed by... Read more
Elecraft – Dayton Hamvention
2022 saw the return of the Dayton Hamvention and also celebrated the 70th anniversary of the world’s largest ham radio trade show. Ham Radio Out... Read more
Wouxun KG-1000G GMRS 50 Watt Mobile Transceiver
Wouxun KG-1000G GMRS 50 Watt Mobile Transceiver With TONS Of Features Read more
Is an FT-818 worth it in 2022?
FT-818 This week Tony and Gary revisit Yaesu’s FT-818 and discuss if it is still relevant in 2022? Read more
Regular Man Fits PL259 Coax Connectors
Not all PL259s are the same. The newer designs are a superior design and accurate. Anyway, I nearly cock this up. Perhaps rate me out of 10! Read more
SARK100 HF Antenna Analyzer
SARK100 HF Antenna Analyzer “Here we take a look at the SARK100 Antenna Analyzer. Discontinued in KIT Form in 2011 but STILL available to purcha... Read more
Win4IcomSuite (version 1.422)
Win4IcomSuite There is a new release of Win4IcomSuite (version 1.422). This release adds support for the Scroll modes for the CI-V based panadapters a... Read more
ACOM 06AT is almost ready
ACOM 06AT antenna tuner & switch teaser Are you looking for a desktop antenna tuner and switch for your astonishing ACOM solid-state amplifier? Ex... Read more
New ARRL Radio Lab Will Inspire Your Ham Shack!
Introducing the brand new ARRL Radio Laboratory, W1HQ! Join Jherica Goodgame, KI5HTA, as she walks you through everything there is to know about this... Read more
Why is my signal so strong? My HF ham radio portable antenna kit
What do I carry with me when I hit the road for a Parks on the Air or some other kind of portable radio activity. In this video I break down the conte... Read more
How Good is your Antenna? Use this to find out!
How to use WSPR. The Weak Signal Propagation Reporter. Great for testing Antenna Patterns & Directionality for RX & TX. Read more
Why Is This Dipole Tactical? Chameleon TD 2.0
While I was out at Dave Canterburry’s Gathering I tested the Chameleon Tactical Dipole 2.0 The CHA TD 2.0 is a broadband High Frequenc... Read more
VERO VGC VR-UV4 Quad Band IP68 Two Way Radio
VERO VGC VR-UV4 Here we take a look at the VR-UV4 Quad Band IP68 Two Way Radio from Vero, VGC. Product Name: VR-UV4 Quad Band IP68 Two Way Radio Item... Read more
This is a discussion about price, cost and value of antennas
Jim W6LG talks about expensive antennas that do not radiate as advertised. That is to say, an expensive antenna that promises superior results may act... Read more
ICM – ISTRA CONTEST MEETING BY 9A1P
06 – 09 October 2022, Hotel Materada, Poreč First annual international Contest meeting for HF & VHF contesters.Idea was born by 9A1P in the... Read more
PockeTATOR mini Ver1.0
“The other day, we developed Pocke TATOR Jr., whose function is limited only to rotation movements, and we also distributed it for the first tim... Read more
DX Engineering Acquires Hi-Z Antennas Amateur Radio Products
DX Engineering has acquired Hi-Z Antennas’ full lineup of HF directive receiving array products for amateur radio operators, ensuring that the company... Read more
Tear down of the ABBREE tactical VHF/UHF antenna
Several comments on the previous video asked me to tear it down, so here we go. Read more
VE2DX Electronic – Dayton Hamvention 2022
VE2DX 2022 saw the return of the Dayton Hamvention and also celebrated the 70th anniversary of the world’s largest ham radio trade show. Ham Rad... Read more
SharkRF Openspot 4 Pro Setup – FIRST LOOK!
SharkRF Openspot 4 This is my first look at the physical size and menu features of the new Openspot 4 Pro from SharkRF. The openSPOT4 is our latest ba... Read more
Two new bands for Canadian amateurs
RAC reports On July 28, 2022, Innovation Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED) released an update to a very important document for Canadian R... Read more
HF ham radio portable kit: 2022 edition
What do I carry with me when I hit the road for a Parks on the Air or some other kind of portable radio activity. Read more