The winning article for the March 2018 QST Cover Plaque award is “A Delta Loop for 160 Meters” by Ted Algren, KA6W. The QST Cover Plaque Award — given to the author or authors of the most popular article in each issue — is determined by a vote of ARRL members on the QST Cover Plaque Poll web page. Cast a ballot for your favorite article in the April issue today.
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VHF
Kenwood TM-V71A Full Dual Bander 144/430MHz
The Kenwood TM-V71A is a true dual-band operation radio so VHF+VHF/VHF+UHF/UHF+UHF operation is possible. The detachable control head is easily connec... Read more
TYT Quad Band Transceiver 10M/6M/2M/70cm VHF/UHF TH-9800
The TYT TH-9800 QuadBand Transmit, Twin Receive, Dual Display FM Radio Transceiver for the 10 Meter, 6 Meter, VHF 2 meter & UHF 70cm Bands! * Load... Read more
Icom IC-SAT100 Satellite PTT Radio
“Video, presented by James Heming which provides a comprehensive introduction to the Icom IC-SAT100 Satellite PTT Radio system, how it works, fe... Read more
Setting up APRS on the Yaesu FT3DR Handheld Transceiver – Ham Radio Q&A
Compact Design and Reliable 5W RF Power Output (Selectable 5W/ 2.5W/ 1W/ 0.3W) C4FM Digital V/D Mode, Voice FR Mode, Data FR Mode and Conventional FM... Read more
145 MHz Low Loss Bandpass Helical Filter
Low Loss Bandpass by Mile Kokotov Basic design of the filter is from RSGB VHF-UHF Manual, but I made some modifications. Both Inductors... Read more
Review
SunSDR2 Pro review by ZL3DW
First impressions First impressions, the radio arrived very well packed. It was double boxed with the radio box inside a standard DHL box. There was a... Read more
Comet CAA-500 MK2 Antenna Analyzer Preview
CAA-500MARKII SWR/Impedance Analyzer Highly accurate analog cross needles display SWR and impedance simultaneously. Full color TFT LCD display screen... Read more
Review Palstar LA-1K – 1 kW Solid-State LDMOS HF amplifier
“Here’s a full review of the Palstar LA-1K, it’s a 1 kW dual LDMOS solid-state HF linear. It covers from 6 to 160 meters. The LA-1K as RF sensin... Read more
ICOM IC-7610 First Details from Waters & Stanton
First details of the ICOM IC-7610 IC-7610 HF/50MHz Transceiver (Base Station) The IC-7610 is the successor to the IC-7600 and will be a dual-watch cap... Read more
Equipment
ADALM-PLUTO: A NEW $149 TX CAPABLE SDR WITH 325 – 3800 MHZ RANGE, 12-BIT ADC AND 20 MHZ BANDWIDTH
The easy to use ADALM-PLUTO active learning module (PlutoSDR) helps introduce electrical engineering students to the fundamentals of software-defined... Read more
New SP-38 External Speaker for the IC-7300, Coming Soon!
Icom are introducing a new external speaker for its revolutionary IC-7300 Software Designed Radio. The new SP-38 complements the appearance of the IC-... Read more
AOR AR-DV10 100 kHZ ~1300 MHZ
AOR AR-DV10 Here is a teaser on the new products for 2017-2018 which will be presented at the HAMFAIR AR-DV10 DIGITAL RECEIVER ● 100kHz～1300MHz Analog... Read more
K-Pod Control Panel for the K3S & K3
A Compact Accessory Panel for Contesting, DXing, and Customized Station Control Our new K-Pod is the ideal companion to your Elecraft K3 or K3S Transc... Read more
RigExpert AA-230 ZOOM – Antenna and Cable Analyzer
RigExpert AA-230 ZOOM – Antenna and Cable Analyzer 100 kHz to 230 MHz The analyzer is designed for measuring SWR (Standing Wave Ratio), Return... Read more
Antenna
How to make a 4:1 balun cheap and easy
How to make a 4 to 1 balun cheap and easy Read more
MonoBeam HF Multibander MB16 10-15-20
MonoBeam The mb16 10/15/20 is an antenna for 14 MHz, 21 MHz and 28 MHz. No traps or inpedance adapting system is used, the feeding is direct with a s... Read more
HF Portable Par End-Fedz EF-20, Jackite Fiberglass Pole Deployment
This video shows how easy is is to set up an end-fed HF antenna and a fiberglass pole, even in non-ideal weather. Sorry for the water on the lens; the... Read more
Maldol HVU-8 Vertical Base Station Antennas HVU-8
Operational Bands 80 meters 40 meters 20 meters 15 meters 10 meters 6 meters 2 meters 70 centimeters Maldol HVU-8 Vertical Base Station Antenna... Read more
Diamond Antenna – SUPER GAINER SERIES ( VHF /UHF )
Diamond Antenna SG2000: 144MHz(2m) Length:1.59m / Weight:400g Gain:5.2dB / Max.power rating:150W / Impedance:50ohms VSWR:Less than 1.5:1 / Conn... Read more
Digital Modes
New Summer EURAO Party to Premier FT4
The motto of the new European Radio Amateurs’ Organization (EURAO https://www.eurao.org/) Summer Party https://www.eurao.org/en/node/1045 is... Read more
World Wide Digi DX Contest
The World Wide Radio Operators Foundation (“WWROF”), in collaboration with the Slovenia Contest Club (“SCC”), is pleased to announce the first annual... Read more
LoTW Now Accepting FT4 Contact
The latest TQSL update (Config.xml version 11.8), released on May 22, includes FT4 as a submode of MFSK. It also adds AISAT-1 and PO-101 in the satell... Read more
ADIF 3.1.0 was approved today
Dave Bernstein reported this on the DXLabs support group today: ————————————... Read more
