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Indian radio hams interviewed by UK radio station
Rajesh Vagadia VU2EXP is well-known as the West India Zone Regional Coordinator for AMSAT-INDIA. Over the years he has done a great of educational out... Read more
Antenna Yagi 17 elements 4 bands – GPX Antennas
Frequency: 7, 14, 21, 28 MHz Number of elements: 7 MHz – 3 el. 14 MHz – 4 el. 21 MHz – 4 el. 28 MHz – 6 el. Gain dBd: 5,8... Read more
The K7RA Solar Update
There were no sunspots over this reporting week, February 6-12. Average daily solar flux declined over one point to 71.1. Average planetary A index in... Read more
ZUMSpot RPi PiStar Hotspot Review
The ZUMspot RPi is an advanced radio module board. Paired with a Raspberry Pi and the MMDVM software becomes a small and efficient multi-mode digital... Read more
VeroTel VR-N7500 Android Controlled Mobile Radio
The Vero Telecom VGC VR-N7500 is a brand new 50watt VHF/40 watt UHF Headless ham transceiver with a solid build quality. It is very different in desig... Read more
Cary Rubenfeld, VE4EA, is RAC Amateur of the Year for 2019
Photo by: VE4EA, GM3WOJ, K8RCT http://hamgallery.com/ “Cary has become the face of VE4 on the international scene,” RAC said in announcing the award.... Read more
FCC Invites Comments on 5.9 GHz Proceeding
The FCC has invited comments on a Notice of Proposed Rule Making (NPRM) in WT Docket 19-138, which said the FCC would take “a fresh and comprehensive... Read more
Six Way Switch Box -bhi 1024
Don’t keep disconnecting cables…get a switch box! Need to Connect more than one piece of equipment to your bhi Noise Eliminating Speaker o... Read more
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Antenna
Antenna Yagi 17 elements 4 bands – GPX Antennas
Frequency: 7, 14, 21, 28 MHz Number of elements: 7 MHz – 3 el. 14 MHz – 4 el. 21 MHz – 4 el. 28 MHz – 6 el. Gain dBd: 5,8... Read more
Dual-band antenna 5 elements VHF 8 elements UHF
Dual-band antenna Horizontal or vertical polarization Specifications: Band 144-146Mhz Gain: 8dBd F / B> 24dB Band 430-440Mhz G... Read more
AEG Ultra Loop RX 40-80-160
Technical specifications 160m Gain -25dbi 80m Gain -15dbi 40m Gain -8dbi Weight 5Kg Loop 2 phased elements for 40/80/160, optimized for rx 80/160, ... Read more
Monocone HF Antenna
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SUPER VERTICAL 80/160 DX [ New Version 22 m Height]
DX vertical antenna for low-bands 80/160 NEW Height 22 meters 5kw power Elements diameter from 75 to 25 mm Hardware full stainless steel Coil of alumi... Read more
New complete HF Portable QRP Station on the Palm of the Hand
Ver essa foto no Instagram January 19 / 2020 – New complete HF Portable QRP Station on the Palm of the Hand – Yesterday Sund... Read more
Solid Delta loop for 20m band
Delta loop Antenna Boom length: about 7m, projection on the ground 4m per arm Mounts on mast from 40 to 50mm, 60mm optional. suggested height at least... 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
FT4 vs FT8 – A new mode, what’s the difference?
The FT4 Protocol for Digital Contesting by K1JT Read more
New FT4 Mode with more 20K spots in few your hours realese
Source: LINK WSJTX 2.1.0RC5 Release! – The FT4 Protocol for Digital Contesting The FT4 Protocol for Digital Contesting by K1J... Read more
VHF
Successful 47 GHz Amateur Radio Moonbounce Test Reported
Mitsuo Kasai, JA1WQF, successfully decoded a 47 GHz signal bounced off the moon on February 10 by Al Ward, W5LUA. More tests are planned. Ward posted... Read more
2020 Summer VHF/UHF Field Day Contest
“The 2020 VK Summer VHF/UHF Field Day, a ham radio contest was held on the weekend of January 18th and 19th. The contest is split into either an... 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
432 MHz world tropo record extended even further to 4,644 kms
” On Saturday the 28th of December 2019, Ian GM3SEK in the south-west of Scotland managed to work D41CV on 432 MHz to set a new world record fo... Read more
New 60 MHz Beacon Now on the Air from Ireland
The first — and so far only — beacon on 60 MHz went on the air on December 16. The call sign is EI1KNH. In early 2018, the 60 MHz (5-meter) band was a... Read more
Retevis DMR Dual Band GPS radio RT72
Retevis RT72 Digital Dual band 4000 channels Two Way Radio ham radio amateur radio GPS Description & Feature: Broadband digital two way radio RT72... Read more
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New release of portable transceiver IC-705 that covers all modes including DV (digital voice) from HF to 430MHz band .
IC-705 Product name / model name Amateur Radio HF / 50/144 / 430MHz <SSB / CW / RTTY / AM / FM / DV> IC-705 Suggested retail price 124,800 yen +... Read more
Equipment
Six Way Switch Box -bhi 1024
Don’t keep disconnecting cables…get a switch box! Need to Connect more than one piece of equipment to your bhi Noise Eliminating Speaker o... Read more
Hambuilder V3.0 HBR4HF 4 Band HF Transceiver
HBR4HF V3.0, is another 4-banders series from Hambuilder. It is a medium size desktop transceiver with big enough power. We try to keep it low cost, s... Read more
SW-3B QRP CW transceiver
QRP CW transceiver Description Dimensions: 104*71*25mm (excluding the protruding part such as knob) Weight: 180g. Operating voltage: 8-15VDC. Operatin... Read more
Astron Has A New Power Supply, SS-50M-AP First Look
“This is their brand new, up and coming line of switching mode power supplies. Very quick video. But it is the only one in the world on display... Read more
Transceiver RFI Kit – 5 Noise Reduction Filters
MPN: RFI-ICOM-7300 Type: NEW Country/Region of Manufacture: United States Filter Power Rating (PEP watts): = Cable Rating RFI Suppression Range (MHz):... Read more
Elad FDM-S3 SDR
— WIDEBAND DIRECT SAMPLING RECEIVER —- JAN 2020 SPECIFICATIONS 2 switchable HF Antenna inputs direct sampling 1 VHF Antenna input direct s... Read more
Omega 900 – 10 band (160-10m include 5MHz) QRP transceiver
Omega 900 is the successor to the well-known and warmly received Omega+ model. It’s a 10-band (including 60m/5MHz band) QRP transceiver with a m... Read more
SSB-Electronic GmbH 9300
Perseus SDR 10 kHz to 30 MHz Direct Sampling HF Receiver P E R S E U S is a Software Defined Radio covering a frequency range of 10 kHz to 30 MHz. (U... Read more
Review
ZUMSpot RPi PiStar Hotspot Review
The ZUMspot RPi is an advanced radio module board. Paired with a Raspberry Pi and the MMDVM software becomes a small and efficient multi-mode digital... Read more
VeroTel VR-N7500 Android Controlled Mobile Radio
The Vero Telecom VGC VR-N7500 is a brand new 50watt VHF/40 watt UHF Headless ham transceiver with a solid build quality. It is very different in desig... Read more
Extensive Ground System at N6GR
“Brad Rich, N6GR, walks us around his Alamogordo, New Mexico, ground installation to see the extensive lengths he went to in order to create a v... Read more
RFinder B1 Interview from Orlando Hamcation 2020
“RFinder B1 at Orlando Hamcation of 2020 – I was privileged to spend lots of time with the nice folks from RFinder at the Hamcation this y... Read more
Elecraft K4 Updates from Orlando Hamcation 2020
HIGH-PERFORMANCE DIRECT-SAMPLING SDR Our new K4 doesn’t just harness the latest technology: it blends new tech with a classic user interface to create... Read more
Software
Log4OM Release – Version 2.3.0.0
Release note – Version 2.3.0.0 • CAT frequency display is now user configurable for best visual comfort in Settings -> CAT • Added viewable Clublog... Read more
The QARTest program for Contest
There are many Italian radio amateurs who use special programs to manage the various national and international contests. During this evening we will... Read more
LogHX – The freeware logger software, designed as complete Ham Radio environment
LogHX able to: Keep a QSO accounting Track and check of e-QSL and paper QSL exchange, via QSL-manager or direct Check preview QSO in run time Use data... Read more
Dxing
TyQSL – Online Logbook
A modern Logbook by Hams, for Hams Share your QSO Statistics and even your whole Logbook with others A Place for other hams to take a look at your QSO... Read more
Large-Scale DXpedition to Timor-Leste Planned for this Fall
The Lagunaria DX Group is planning a “large-scale DXpedition” to Timor-Leste (4W) in the October/November 2020 timeframe. “We currently have one team... Read more
TI9A DXpedition to Cocos Island
From February 2nd until February Feb 7th, a group of four operators will be active from Cocos Island, using the callsign TI9A. The QTH will be Chatham... Read more
Swains Island W8S DXpedition Set for March 10 – 25
An international team of 10 operators will be active as W8S from Swains Island from March 10 to March 25. The DXpedtion team will be active on all HF... Read more
Contesting
FT4 DX Contest 2020 – European FT8 Club
FT4 DX Contest 2020 – European FT8 Club Rules 1 – Date Begins: 29-February-2020 | 12:00 UTC Ends: 01-March-2020 | 12:00 UTC 2 – Bands and mod... Read more
The ARRL International DX Contest (CW) is Just Ahead!
The CW weekend of the always-exciting ARRL International DX Contest kicks off February 15 – 16 (UTC). This event is a huge opportunity for new, casual... Read more
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Propagation
The K7RA Solar Update
There were no sunspots over this reporting week, February 6-12. Average daily solar flux declined over one point to 71.1. Average planetary A index in... Read more
New active region 2757 belonging to cycle 24 continues
“Hello again folks. New active region 2757 belonging to cycle 24 continues to evolve and is currently producing very minor B-Flares. In more int... Read more
App - Mobile
Look4Sat: Radio satellite tracker – APP
Ham radio and weather satellite tracker and passes predictor inspired by Gpredict Main features: – Calculating satellite passes for up to one week (16... Read more
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Learn Morse Code in Minutes A Day [ APP ]
– Learn Morse Code with different modes of learning, using the letter frequency and spaced repetition to help you learn. – Customize your... Read more
SmartSDR for iOS v3.4.01 Now Available
FlexRadio Systems announces the release of SmartSDR for iOS v3.4.01 is now available for download or update from the Apple App Store. This App require... Read more
New APP for digital QST
Apple has released a new app for digital QST (version 5.1) readers that use that platform. A long-standing problem involved the inability of some Appl... Read more
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