This is a forum from the 2015 Dayton Hamvention, introducing you to the DMR – Digital Mobile Radio (aka MotoTRBO) – a digital voice mode for VHF/UHF that is becoming more and more popular in Amateur Radio. The forum is presented by John Burningham W2XAB. John won’t take you all the way through programming a radio, but he’ll make you knowledgeable enough to take the next step if you get interested.
A second hour-long FT4 “practice contest” set for May 14 UTC has been cancelled, following the success of an initial mock contest held on May 9 UTC (t... Read more
by JENNIFER HACKETT In natural or man-made disasters, ham-radio enthusiasts put their hobby to work. There’s a sense of urgency in the air at a Virgin... Read more
The SSB version of ARRL Rookie Roundup is back on Sunday, April 19. The event gets under way at 1800 UTC and continues through 2359 UTC. For th... Read more
Tad Cook, K7RA, Seattle, reports: Up until September 23, we saw 32 consecutive days with no sunspots. Then new sunspot group AR2773 appeared, which ha... Read more
The ID-52E Dual-Band D-STAR Digital Transceiver has only been available to buy for just a short time, and you may have already purchased one or be in... Read more
Construction and Analysis of a Low Cost Omnidirectional Horizontally Polarized Antenna for 144 MHz by Dr. Carol F. Milazzo, KP4MD (posted 23 May 2012)... Read more
Win4K3Suite is a windows control program for the Elecraft K3 and KX3 transceivers supporting all options such as the secondary receiver,... Read more
Recent Posts
May 14 FT4 Mock Contest Session Canceled, New WSJT-X Beta Version Pending
The Amateur Radio Operators Preparing for the Worst
ARRL Rookie Roundup Returns: SSB Event is Sunday, April 19!
The K7RA Solar Update
Reviewing the Icom ID-52E 5W D-STAR Transceiver [ ICOM UK ]
144 MHz Halo Antenna
Win4K3 Suite Software for the Elecraft K3 and K-Line
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