ICOM IC-7610
“About two weeks in a row i receive very strong static noise from the nearby electric transformer station. The noise level is S9 + 5dB! My new Icom 7610 is doing a great job with cancelation it with NB and NR features. Here you can see how it works in so noisy enviroment. 😉 73.”
Antenna
InnovAntennas An Excellent Dual Band Yagi for 70/144MHz on a 2.4m boom and single feed point The 4-2-12 Dual Band Yagi has a total of 12 elements, 5 elements are used on 70MHz while 7 elements are used on 144MHz. The 4-2-12 InnovAntennas Du... Read more
VHF
Mitsuo Kasai, JA1WQF, successfully decoded a 47 GHz signal bounced off the moon on February 10 by Al Ward, W5LUA. More tests are planned. Ward posted news of the achievement on the Moon-Net email reflector. “These were one-way tests, with o... Read more
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