George and Tommy, from Amateur Logic review the IC-7610 with Ray Novak from Icom. During their review they discuss the radio’s key features and compare it to the IC-7600
and IC-7300
.
News
Bar Code Lead Developer George Laurer, K4HZE, SK
The lead developer of the bar code system that became the now-ubiquitous Universal Product Code (UPC), George Laurer, K4HZE, of Wendell, North Carolin... Read more
SAQ, Sweden’s Alexanderson Alternator, Announces Scheduled Christmas Eve Transmission
SAQ, the call sign of the 1920s vintage Alexanderson transmitter in Grimeton, Sweden, is set to be on the air for its annual Christmas Eve transmissio... Read more
The January Edition of Digital QST is Now Available!
The January issue of Digital QST is now available for viewing on your desktop or laptop. Click here to view the issue. It is also available for readin... Read more
ARRL Asks FCC to Dismiss Petition Seeking Declaratory Ruling on Encoded Message Rule
ARRL has asked the FCC to dismiss a Petition for Declaratory Ruling filed by New York University (NYU), that in ARRL’s view proposes a new interpretat... Read more
Dayton Hamvention Admission, Fees to Increase in 2020
Dayton Hamvention® is increasing the cost of admission and its booth fees. Hamvention General Chair Jack Gerbs, WB8SCT, announced this week that gener... Read more
Oldest Known US Ham Receives ARRL Centurion Award
The oldest known US radio amateur, Cliff Kayhart, W4KKP, received his ARRL Centurion Award plaque in November. The award recognizes hams who have achi... Read more
UN Headquarters’ 4U1UN has been Back on the Air
The United Nations Amateur Radio Club, 4U1UN, at UN Headquarters in New York has been on the air recently. Adrian Ciuperca, KO8SCA, recently was on si... Read more
Ham radio nets activated for Typhoon Kammuri
ARU-R1 Emergency Communications Co-Ordinator Greg Mossop G0DUB reports information received from Dani YB2TJV about Typhoon Kammuri which is affecting... Read more
US State Department Seeks Foreign Service Information Management Technical Specialists – Radio
The US Department of State is currently accepting applications for Foreign Service Information Management Technical Specialists – Radio (IMTS-R) posit... Read more
Review
Installation and Review of the Ameritron RCS-8V Remote Coax Switch
Ameritron’s Remote Coax Switch lets you remotely switch up to five separate antennas using one inexpensive small control line (like standard telephone... Read more
Unboxing the TYT TH-8600 Mini-Mobile Radio
TYT’s newest addition to their analog radio line is the TH-8600, which is a full-color screen dual band mini-mobile radio. Outputting 25-watts o... Read more
The new Malahit-DSP: A portable all-in-one wideband SDR receiver
Technical Specifications 1 MHz to 1000 MHz. Bandwidth 160 kHz. Modulation types AM, WFM, NFM, LSB, USB. Powered by one Li-ion cell. Consumption up to... Read more
Unboxing and Testing the Yaesu FT-891 : Ham Radio 2.0: Episode 67
Yaesu‘s newest HF mobile radio has some cool new features, but leaves out other options of its predecessors. Let’s take a look at the radi... 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
“Life Above 50 MHz” [ ARRL PODCAST ]
“Life Above 50 MHz” is the topic of the new (January 17) episode of the “ARRL The Doctor is In” podcast. Listen…and learn! Sponsored by DX Eng... Read more
Knot for Coax Strain Relief
“Here’s a handy knot you can use to tie to coax to allow strain relief at coax connections on your antennas. I saw this in QST some time a... Read more