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Reports of Knacksat CubeSat Reception Requested
The Knacksat 1U CubeSat launched on December 3 by a SpaceX vehicle may be in safe mode. The Knacksat project team at King Mongkut’s University of Tech... Read more
Emergency Grid Down Communications Winter Edition
“Hello Operators Extreme weather and grid down disasters seem to be happening more often, and with greater intensity. More often than not, when... Read more
New Technical Requirements in Bulgaria
Today, January 18th, New Technical Requirements has been published from Bulgarian Ministry of Communication. Thanks to the great commitment of BFRA n... Read more
Es’hail-2 live ! TRANSPONDER TESTS
Es’hail 2 was launched last November and it is the first geostationary satellite to contain an amateur radio transponder. The satellite is posit... Read more
DX Engineering – RXSHARE Audio Switch DXE-RXSHARE
Audio Switch, Control Box, Independent Selection of Audio from One or Two Transceivers to Two Headphones, Passive Device, Each DX Engineering RXSHARE... Read more
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“Life Above 50 MHz” [ ARRL PODCAST ]
“Life Above 50 MHz” is the topic of the new (January 17) episode of the “ARRL The Doctor is In” podcast. Listen…and learn! Sponsored by DX Eng... Read more
Museum Spotlights Mics and More
Bob Paquette Photo Opportunity Fairview Photography Studio Read more
Ham Radio Deluxe 6.5.0.183 Released
Ham Radio Deluxe “The 6.5.0.183 version of Ham Radio Deluxe is now available for download. Please download it from the Download pages on our web... Read more
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Uniden SDS200 – Analog & Digital [ VIDEO ]
Overview Introducing the SDS200, Uniden’s latest and most advanced base/mobile digital trunking scanner. The SDS200 incorporates the latest True I/Q r... Read more
December YOTA Month Activity Records More Than 80,000 Contacts
More than 80,000 contacts went into logs at YOTA suffix stations and others participating in December Youngsters on the Air (YOTA) Month, with most op... Read more
Antenna
Log Periodic Antennas – “ARRL The Doctor is In” podcast. Listen…and learn!
These directional antennas may look like Yagis, but they are quite different. The Doctor explains! Read more
Engineering the Doublet Antenna
“I made this doublet connector from a piece of 6mm Nylon 66 I had knocking about. Seems easy enough. I just hope the 450 ohm behaves itself and... Read more
The AMSAT SA 2 m / 70 cm dual-band Yagi antenna is now available
The antenna has a 50-ohm designed driver. The Yagi has a unique element called a ‘Open Sleeve’ which is a director very close to the driven element... Read more
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Ground Plane Antennas [ “ARRL The Doctor is In” podcast ]
Ground Plane Antennas “Ground Plane Antennas” is the topic of the new (December 20) episode of the “ARRL The Doctor is In” podcast. Listen…and l... Read more
Electromagnetics, the W8JK Antenna, and the ‘Wow!’ Signal
Electromagnetics, the W8JK Antenna, and the “Wow!” Signal Or, “My friend, the Ohio State Professor, Dr John Kraus, W8JK” Bob HoufK7ZB Antenna enthusia... Read more
Fixing a brand new Cushcraft A3S beam antenna
Cushcraft A3S Three Element Beam – 10, 15 & 20 Meters A3 World Ranger, our top selling tribander, has become the A3S with all stainless ste... Read more
2018 QST Antenna Design Competition Winners Announced
ARRL has announced the winners of the 2018 QST Antenna Design Competition. “Dozens of entries were received, but only three could win,” said... Read more
Digital Modes
FT8 – Tipping Point for Ham Radio?
This is a view from NASA of the sun today, October 9, 2018, and I am making 10m DX contacts one after another. Zero sunspots but working DX on... Read more
JS8Call 0.9 Release notes
“Hi Folks, Thanks for staying patient with me on this one. Build servers were being weird today! Happy to bring you release with simple features... Read more
MFJ-1204 – USB TO RIG SC INTERFACE, W/8-PIN DIN,DATA/ACC PORT
MFJ-1204 Includes radio interface cable (8-PIN DIN) Sign up for the digital revolution and explore a whole new world of amateur radio excitement using... Read more
JS8Call 0.8 Released – Refinement, Group callsigns
JS8Call Download “Hi folks! Happy to announce 0.8 of JS8Call. This is a backwards incompatible release (which is the primary reason for it being... Read more
JS8Call 0.7 Released
J8Call “Howdy Folks, We’ve sure come a long way in the past few weeks. Thanks for sticking with me and enjoying the ride! This release is... Read more
FT8 is exploding! – No Nonsense Amateur Radio Podcast #6
FT8 is exploding! 1#popular HamRadio digital mode In this episode of the No Nonsense Amateur Radio Podcast, Tom, KB5RF, and I explore... Read more
FT8 Roundup Contest to test WSJT-X (v2)
FT8 Contest – WSJT-X Photo:EA2CCG “A one-hour “practice contest” will be held next week using the FT8 mode and the ARRL RTTY... Read more
WSJT-X 2.0 – New 77-bit messages information update
“Hi all, Many of us have made many QSOs using the new 77-bit messages on 7.078 and 14.078 MHz. Overall the results have been good — but no... Read more
VHF
WiRES-X Software & FT-2DR Firmware Announcement
Originally broadcasted live on the Yaesu System Fusion – Official Facebook group. John Kruk, N9UPC, National Sales Manager for Yaesu USA briefly... Read more
RT97 Portable Repeater Power Amplifier UHF
RT97 Portable Repeater – Retevis Multi working power selection, working with the matching power adapter, and also can work under DC12V~24V power... Read more
Anytone AT-D878UV Dual Band DMR HT with APRS
Anytone AT-D878UV Dual Band DMR HT with APRS “Brand new from Anytone is the new AT-D878UV Dual Band DMR HT with APRS. This is the first r... Read more
Dynascan P-72
Dynascan P-72 Double band 20W equipment, with a very small size. Double simultaneous reception. Microphone connection or micro-speaker on the side. ... Read more
BaoFeng BF-UVS9
BaoFeng BF-UVS9 Product Features Brand:BAOFENG Type of radio:Portable SKU:Baofeng BF-UVS9 walkie talkie Frequency Range:VHF 136-174 MHz UHF 400-520MHz... Read more
Baofeng DM-1801 digital dual-channel walkie-talkie DMR Tier1 Tier2 Tier II Dual time slot digital radio Compatible with Motorola DM-860
Baofeng DM-1801 Baofeng DM-860 Dual Band Dual Time DMR slot digital / analog two way radio 136-174 / 400-470 MHz 1024 Channels Ham Walkie Talkie.1. Ba... Read more
IC-9700 new release!
“We announced the release information of IC-9700 today. IC-9700 is the RF DIRECT SAMPLING METHOD (144/430 Mhz Belt) with high rating in HF Trans... Read more
Baofeng UV-XR IP67 Waterproof Walkie Talkie 10W
Baofeng UV-XR 10W High Power Baofeng UV-XR Feature： 1. IP67 Waterproof and Dustproof. 2. High power 10W 3. Up to 128 memory channels. 4. Cross band r... Read more
Equipment
DX Engineering – RXSHARE Audio Switch DXE-RXSHARE
Audio Switch, Control Box, Independent Selection of Audio from One or Two Transceivers to Two Headphones, Passive Device, Each DX Engineering RXSHARE... Read more
Uniden SDS200 – Analog & Digital [ VIDEO ]
Overview Introducing the SDS200, Uniden’s latest and most advanced base/mobile digital trunking scanner. The SDS200 incorporates the latest True I/Q r... Read more
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The Icom IC-9700 manual is now available [ ENGLISH ]
IC-9700 manual “The Icom IC-9700 manual is now available in Japanese on the Icom website. Here is a link to a “rough” English... Read more
HAMlab – 160-6 10W
HAMlab is a fully functional SDR transceiver with 160-10m band coverage and 10W of output power built around the STEMlab platform. It gives you an out... Read more
SDS200 True I/Q™ TrunkTracker X Base/Mobile Scanner
SDS200 True I/Q™ Receiver TrunkTracker X Direct Ethernet Connectivity for Streaming and Control Complete USA/Canada Radio Database Location Con... Read more
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Yaesu FTdx101D [ VIDEO ]
In homage to YAESU Musen Founder, Sako Hasegawa, Yaesu Japan is excited to introduce a new High-Class HF/50/70MHz Transceiver, the all-new FTdx101D (1... Read more
DXMini Pi-Star Hotspot for Amateur Radio
DXMINI is your gateway to digital HAM radio… Our devices enable your digital radio to communicate over the internet sending your communications... Read more
Works with Flex Radio
Applications that work seamlessly with your Flex Radio. Any comments can be sent to the Flex Community FlexRadio Mestro Flexradio Power Amp. 1.5KW Read more
Review
Emergency Grid Down Communications Winter Edition
“Hello Operators Extreme weather and grid down disasters seem to be happening more often, and with greater intensity. More often than not, when... Read more
“Life Above 50 MHz” [ ARRL PODCAST ]
“Life Above 50 MHz” is the topic of the new (January 17) episode of the “ARRL The Doctor is In” podcast. Listen…and learn! Sponsored by DX Eng... Read more
Retevis RT84 Dual Band DMR Handheld Review
“A new dual band DMR HT is on the market from Retevis, with a model number of RT84. In this video, we try to load an RT82 codeplug into the radi... Read more
Introduction to the IC-9700 VHF/UHF/1200 by ICOM VIDEOS
Direct Sampling Brought to the VHF/UHF World Icom strives to be first, to be innovative, and to continue to refine our radios for a balance of cutting... Read more
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FT-DX101D VIDEO [ German Version ]
FT-DX101D Announced features for incredible Yaesu FTdx-101D include: * Elite-Level 160 to 6 Meters 100 Watt Transceiver * Superb and astonishing close... Read more
5 Things Ruining Ham Radio | K6UDA Radio
” The funniest look at ham radio yet. For every 10 hams out there playing with everything ham radio, there’s some lonely guy sitting in hi... Read more
Heil Pro 7 – VS – Sennheiser HMD 300 Pro – Full Review with Transmit Audio
“Heil Pro 7 vs Sennheiser HMD 300 Pro. This is pretty in-depth – you may need a coffee and a sit down to watch! This was heavier than I ex... Read more
Software
Ham Radio Deluxe 6.5.0.183 Released
Ham Radio Deluxe “The 6.5.0.183 version of Ham Radio Deluxe is now available for download. Please download it from the Download pages on our web... Read more
JTDX-2.0.1-rc115
JTDX-2.0.1-rc115 JTDX 2.0.1-rc115 FT8v2 for evaluation and on air tests 19th December, this rc has only basic FT8v2 decoding function currently an... Read more
How to configure WSJT-X without LOTW Error?
3.1. Windows Download and execute the package file wsjtx-2.0.0-win32.exe, following these instructions: Install WSJT-X into its own director... Read more
FT8 Enthusiasts Urged to Upgrade Now
WSJT-X 2.0 Full Release Now Available The WSJT-X 2.0 software suite has been released, and developer Joe Taylor, K1JT, is urging FT8 and MSK... Read more
Dxing
ARRL’s Logbook of The World Tops 1 Billion QSO Records
As of December 19, more than 1 billion contact records have been entered into ARRL’s Logbook of The World (LoTW) system. And, while 1 billion QSO reco... Read more
ZY6V – Abrolhos Island IOTA SA-019
Abrolhos Island – ZY6V Abrolhos Island, IOTA SA – 019, 14 – 19 November 2018. Team: PY6HD, PY6RT, PY6AWU, PY6BA, PY1AX and PS8NF... Read more
Pitcairn Island DXpedition – October 2019
Pitcairn Island First and foremost, we want this to be fun. Fun for everyone. Work us on as many bands and modes as you like, share your QSO accompl... Read more
DX Group Seeks Reconsideration of Kure Atoll DXpedition Permit Application
Kure Atoll The Pacific Islands DXpedition Group (PIDXG) is hoping to gain approval of its latest application for a DXpedition from Kure Atoll — curre... Read more
Contesting
RTTY and FT8 Successfully Coexist in 2019 ARRL RTTY Roundup
Based on informal polling and log-submission trends, it appears that RTTY and FT8 successfully shared spectrum during the ARRL RTTY Roundup over the J... Read more
Winter Field Day 2019 is January 26 – 27
The Winter Field Day Association (WFDA) sponsors the 2019 running of Winter Field Day, January 26 – 27. WFDA says that the ability to conduct emergenc... Read more
WRTC 2022 Organizing Committee Unveils New Website, Initial Qualification Rules
The World Radiosport Team Championship 2022 (WRTC 2022) Organizing Committee has debuted its official website as well as the Initial Qualification Rul... Read more
FT8 in the ARRL RTTY Roundup 2019
ARRL RTTY Roundup The popular digital mode makes its HF contest debut January 5 – 6. Follow these instructions and give it a try! Joe Taylor, K1JT The... Read more
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Propagation
A Stormy New Year Celebration: Solar Storm Forecast
“Our Sun decides to celebrate New Years early this week with some fast wind from a familiar coronal hole that has brought us multiple solar stor... Read more
A Bit of a Mixed Bag: Solar Storm Shortie 12-20-2018
“This week we deal with more unsettled conditions as the Sun gives us a mixed bag of fast and slow solar wind streams. This means more sporadic... Read more
Dancing with Our Star: Solar Storm Forecast 11-29-2018
“The Sun ramps up excitement this week with a very familiar dance partner. A huge coronal hole that sent us 3 solar storms over the past 3 month... Read more
Thanksgiving Day Reprieve: Solar Storm Shortie 11-22-2018
“The Sun quiets down this week while we wait get a good look at a returning coronal hole that could bring us another chance for a solar storm fr... Read more
App - Mobile
iWSPR TX – WSPR for iOS version 2.8 now available
WSPR WSPR implements a protocol designed for probing potential propagation paths with low-power transmissions. Normal transmissions carry a station’s... Read more
RUMlogNG2Go for iOS version 3.5.2 now available
Thomas Lindner, DL2RUM, is happy to announce the availability of version 3.5.2 of his RUMlogNG2Go logger for the iPhone and iPad. RUMlogNG2Go can be ... Read more
SmartSDR for iOS v2.6.2 Now Available
FlexRadio Systems announces the release of SmartSDR for iOS v2.6.2 is now available for download or update from the Apple App Store. This App requires... Read more
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