The winning article for the February 2018 QST Cover Plaque award is “Live Trees Affect Antenna Performance” by Kai Siwiak, KE4PT, and Richard Quick, W4RQ.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 QSTCover Plaque Poll web page. Cast a ballot for your favorite article in the March issue today!
VHF
BAOFENG UV-82 Dual Band Handheld Transceiver Radio Walkie Talkie
Description : BAOFENG UV-82 Dual Band Handheld Transceiver Radio Walkie Talkie The latest radio to come from Baofeng! This radio has upp... Read more
Icom IC-2730
Icom proudly announces the debut of the new VHF/UHF dual band transceiver, IC-2730A/2730E. It is the successor of the long selling IC-2720H ser... Read more
How to work amateur radio satellites with your handheld (HT) radio
How to work amateur radio satellites with your handheld (HT) radio Visit the Worldwide Radio Forum at worldwidedx.com Read more
SAMCOM Mini Mobile Radio 218
SAMCOM Mini Mobile Radio 218 Key Specifications Frequency Range V:136.000MHz-174.000MHz V:220.000MHz-248.000MHz U:400.000MHz-470.000MHz System F3E(FM)... Read more
Yaesu VX-8GR
VX-8GR – A Devoted APRS® User Dual Band Version of the VX-8R Series of HandheldKey Features of the VX-8GR include:• Full 5 watts FM 144/430 MHz. • RX... Read more
Review
Best Ham Radio Antenna Analyzer for OFF-GRID, Camping, SOTA
Antenna Analyzer What is the best ham radio antenna analyzer for off-grid comms, SOTA (summits on the air) camping, outdoors, etc? And why? Frequency... Read more
The TAK-Tenna Review – A Limited Space HF Antenna
“As you may know, a big percentage of this web site is dedicated to building antennas and not buying them, but sometimes an antenna comes along... Read more
Equipment
CatMeters for new Yaesu transceivers
CatMeters for new Yaesu transceivers For FT-450, FT-950, FT-991, FT-2000, FT-DX10, FT-DX101,FT-DX1200, FT-DX3000, FT-DX5000, FT-DX9000 Instantly... Read more
Connecting the MX-P50 amplifier and LDG Z11 pro tuner to the IC-705
Connecting the MX-P50 amplifier and LDG Z11 pro tuner to the IC-705. Read more
Yaesu M-70 | Desktop Microphone
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
LP-500 Digital Station Monitor
General (exclusive features in red) * Bright, High Resolution 5″ Color TFT Display * 32-bit Main Processor * Graphics and Audio coprocess... Read more
mAT-705 Tuner Introduction
mAT-705 Tuner Introduction The MAT-705 is a very small and powerful tuner for portable shortwave devices, especially designed for the Icom IC-705. The... Read more
Antenna
SIGMA 3010 HD: 10 THROUGH 30 MHZ HEAVY DUTY VERTICAL DIPOLE FOR USE WITH AUTOTUNER
High Performance, Ultra-Rugged 30m Through 10m 6 Band (With Feedpoint Mounted ATU) Vertical Dipole Under 16 Feet Tall! No Radials! Force 12... Read more
VHQ HEX BEAM ANTENNA
HEX BEAM ANTENNA VHQ Hex Beam Complete with 6 Bands 6,10,12,15,17,20, Ice Cords. 2″ mast Hub, comes with everything needed including Ferrite cho... Read more
Cheap 40m Antennas for Small Yards / Plots
Three different antennas could have worked here. My personal challenge was to fit an antenna into a VERY SMALL area at the front of a property. I put... Read more
80 METER FRAME ANTENNA
by Harry Lythall – SM0VPOI keep on and on about my little balcony and the antenna restrictions it imposes on my HF antennas. This project... Read more
MEF-330-1K Multi Band End Fed Half Wave Antenna
Product Description MEF-330-1K Multi Band End Fed Half Wave Antenna This is an End-Fed Half Wave antenna (EFHW) resonant on 8 amateur bands. ... Read more
Equipment
Ameritron AL 811
Ameritron AL 811 The first 600 watts make the differenceThe Al-811 gives you 600 watts PEP output — thats nearly 2 full S-units ov... Read more
Mercury Paddle- Bencher
The Return of the Legend. N2DAN’s legacy lives on in this beautiful dual paddle crafted from the finest materials– massive brass base with... Read more
COMET ANTENNA ANALYZER CAA-500MARKII
CAA-500MARKII The NEW CAA-500MARKII SWR/Impedance Analyzer is finally arriving from the Comet factory! The new analyzer retains the same analog cross... Read more
Yaesu FTdx3000 Discontinued
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
L3Harris Falcon III® AN/PRC-117G(V)1(C) Multiband Networking Manpack Radio
The L3Harris AN/PRC-117G delivers breakthrough wideband data speed and legacy narrowband performance in a form factor 30% smaller and 35% lighter than... Read more
App - Mobile
My LoTW – Free app for iOS and Android
My LoTW is a viewer app for ARRL’s Logbook of the World. With My LoTW, you can: – View all the QSOs you have submitted to LoTW. –... Read more
QTH Locator Droid – Mobile App
The QTH Locator App was developed for HAM Radio use. This is the extended version of “Maidenhead Grid Locator” using Google Maps to show a... Read more
RFinder – The World Wide Repeater Directory now supports Twitter!
“RFinder has been the ‘Social Repeater Directory’ for a while now with its support of repeater check-in postings to APRS and... Read more
Amateur Radio Ringtone from NASA
Download NASA Sounds Here’s a collection of NASA sounds from historic spaceflights and current missions. You can hear the roar of a space shuttl... Read more
RS-MS1A – Remote Control Android App
Ray Novak and George Thomas show you how to control the ID-51A with the RS-MS1A Android app. Read more
