“Many in the prepper community believe that the inexpensive Chinese radios like the Baofeng UV5R handhelds are sufficient for emergency or disaster communications. But in reality these radios are poorly suited for the task and they really fall down when it comes to three main reasons. Here is what I believe are three reasons why a Baofeng doesn’t make a good SHTF radio “
RF noise is a frequent discussion topic among radio amateurs. A proliferation of electronics has cluttered and complicated the noise environment; it’s... Read more
Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) International Chair Frank Bauer, KA3HDO, reports that the ARISS team has been working closely... Read more
We take a look at one of the most recent HF transceivers to come onto the ham radio market. Could this be the new FT-101E that was one of the best sel... Read more
William Noble asks about the base used to hold up my MFJ-1846 Hex Beam antenna. The actual base that allows for a fold-over mast was designed by frien... Read more
ARISS APRS TestingThe ARISS team has been working very closely with NASA and ESA to identify potential ARISS radio anomaly causes and resolve the radi... Read more
An Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) contact between youngsters and youth in Moldova and an International Space Station (ISS) c... Read more
The winning article for the February 2021 QST Cover Plaque award is “Create Your Own 1:1 Coax Choke Balun,” by John Portune, W6NBC. The... Read more
News
Approaches to Tackle Noise Problems Vary, Remedies Elusive
ARISS, NASA, and ESA Continue to Probe Amateur Radio Problems on ISS
Yaesu FT-DX10 HF Transceiver – Is it Right for You?
What is the Base Holding Up My Hexbeam?
ARISS APRS Testing
Moldova Peace Corps to Sponsor March 3 Amateur Radio on the International Space Station Contact
John Portune, W6NBC, Wins the February 2021 QST Cover Plaque Award
“I typically paper log my Parks on the Air contacts during an activation. After I get home I will transcribe and edit the log with Fast Log Entr... Read more
WSJT-X 2.4.0 will introduce Q65, a digital protocol designed for minimal two-way QSOs over especially difficult propagation paths On paths with D... Read more
Read this BEFORE you download and install this software. Keys formatted like “ASDF-QWER-ZXCV-ASDF” will NOT work. That software license se... Read more
Gqrx SDR 2.13 argilo released this 15 hours ago Stereo option for UDP streaming. Script to generate AppImage. Allow scroll wheel direction to be inve... Read more
The latest beta release of the WSJT-X digital software suite includes digital protocols particularly designed for communication on LF and MF... Read more
CATSync allows you to syncronize public WebSDR receivers with your real rig connected via CAT control to your computer. It supports the classical WebS... Read more
SDR has never been easier! SmartSDR is now available for your Mac. It has never been easier to operate your FlexRadio 6xxx Radio. SmartSDR for Mac is... Read more
Software
Paper Logging and Using Fast Log Entry for POTA – Ham Radio Q&A
New WSJT mode Q65
Ham Radio Deluxe
Gqrx 2.13 is out!
WSJT-X Beta Release Introduces Digital Protocols Designed for LF and MF Bands
The CAT Tool for WebSDRs
SmartSDR for your Mac
Tim, W4FTP, asks how he can use some tall but skinny trees along the back of his property as part of his antenna system. We take a look, and your comm... Read more
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As reported on Spaceweather.com, Canadian radio amateur Scott Tilley, VE7TIL, has snagged another signal from deep space. His latest conquest has been... Read more
“Here we take a look at the Skyscan Desktop antenna with a rated frequency range of between 25 Mhz up to 2 Ghz. We test the antenna indoor and o... Read more
Where Can I Put My HF Antenna? Read more
Lets talk about my thoughts on the Wolf River Coils Take It Along 1000 and what its like adding a Chameleon Cha-SS17 whip. Read more
Why Won’t My 80-Meter Dipole Cover the Whole Band? Read more
Antenna
Another Difficult Antenna Situation
Ham Radio experiment – End fed half wave antenna sloper vs flat horizontal orientation
British Columbia Radio Amateur Copies Signal from Mars-Orbiting Satellite
Wideband Desktop Discone Antenna – 25 MHZ – 2000 MHz Coverage
Where Can I Put My HF Antenna?
Wolf River Coil Take It Along With Chameleon SS17 Ham Radio Antenna Whip
Why Won’t My 80-Meter Dipole Cover the Whole Band?
$760 Ham Radio Shack From Aliexpress? Read more
Radioddity Raddy RW3 Go-Kit-Type Radio AM/FM/WX, Phone Charger and More [Small Size But All-Purpose] Unlike other FM/AM/NOAA radios, the RW3 is a Blue... Read more
PANADAPTER For Any Radio DC – 160 MHz SDR Antenna Switch Read more
The Yaesu M-70 is a new desk top microphone from Yaesu, it is ideal for the new FT-DX10 model but will function with other Yaesu Models. More info so... Read more
Technical Features VECTOR SWR/POWER METER METROPWR FX773Coverage 1.8/55 MHz 160/6mtHF/55MHz Measure Power AVG, PeP, dBm, R, Z, |X| , SWR, FrequencyWid... Read more
PA500 linear amplifier with integrated automatic antenna tuner for your next adventure.The complete solution to conquer limitations unique form-factor... Read more
In recent news, Yaesu announced they have discontinued production of the FTdx3000 and FTdx5000 HF amateur transceivers. In our livestream excerpt we t... Read more
Equipment
$760 Ham Radio Shack From Aliexpress?
Radioddity Raddy RW3 Go-Kit-Type Radio AM/FM/WX, Phone Charger and More
PANADAPTER For Any Radio DC – 160 MHz SDR Antenna Switch
Yaesu M-70 | Desktop Microphone
New! Wattmeter HF/50 MHz FX773 3/5 kWatt
PA500 ultra-compact RF amplifier with tuner
Yaesu FTdx3000 Discontinued
