Mercury III
News
Amateur Radio Association of Nebraska 3D print face shields for healthcare workers
HASTINGS, Neb. (KSNB) – With a national shortage of personal protective equipment for healthcare workers, people are doing what they can to fulf... Read more
Reservation IC-705
IC-705 Icom IC-705 HF/50/144/430 MHz All Mode Transceiver Reservation Your New Partner for Field Operations Expected availability Spring 2020 Grab you... Read more
To All ARRL Members and ARRL VEC Accredited Volunteer Examiners
We know many examiners have canceled amateur radio license exam sessions to meet the requirements and recommendations of national and local government... Read more
Spain Grants Unlicensed Individuals Permission to Use Amateur Stations During Lockdown
Spain’s International Amateur Radio Union (IARU) member-society URE has obtained temporary permission from the country’s telecommunications regulator... Read more
Some Countries Permitting “STAYHOME”-Suffix Call Signs during COVID-19 Pandemic
Some countries around the world are allowing radio amateurs to use special “STAYHOME” call sign suffixes. For example, listen for 8A1STAYHOME from Ind... Read more
RSGB to introduce remote invigilation for Foundation Exams
In response to the coronavirus emergency and to comply with the government’s social distancing recommendations, the RSGB announced on 20 March that it... Read more
VHF
ARRL Suspending Tours and Guest Visits to Headquarters
As part of efforts under way to help protect the health and safety of ARRL Headquarters employees and volunteers from the impacts of the coronavirus,... Read more
International Group to Reactivate the Legendary Yasme VP2VB Call Sign
On Tuesday, March 10, an international group now in New York will set sail to the British Virgin Islands and activate the VP2VB call sign of Yasme fam... Read more
ICOM – New release of IP700, the industry’s first hybrid IP transceiver
IP transceiver and digital simple radio in one Product name / model name Hybrid IP transceiver / IP700 Suggested retail price Open price Release date... Read more
Yaesu FTM-300DR C4FM Dual-Band
Yaesu FTM-300DR 50W C4FM/FM 144/430MHz Dual-Band Digital Mobile Transceiver The new FTM-300DR provides stable and reliable 50W RF power output. As in... Read more
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
Review
Unboxing the AnyTone AT-D578UV III Pro DMR/FM Mobile Radio
AnyTone AT-D578UVIIIPRO Tri-Band Amateur DMR Mobile Radio with Bluetooth, GPS and BridgeCom University Want the latest and greatest DMR radio? We ar... Read more
Replacing a bad PL-259 Connector
“Since we all need to stay at home anyway, let’s fix up the station! I need to review a new mobile radio, and the connector on my VHF/UHF... Read more
Ofcom engineers shine a light on interference issue
Ofcom’s spectrum assurance team recently solved a sky-high interference case that took more than a little detective work to crack. The team were conta... Read more
A Review of the Power Genius XL – By Mack McCormick, W4AX
Power Genius XL Searching for the highest performing solid state linear amplifier on the market today? If so, then the Power Genius XL (PGXL) amplifie... Read more
Antenna
Chameleon EmComm III Portable End Fed Antenna Review
The EMCOMM III Portable antenna is a portable High Frequency (HF) antenna specially designed for short to long range portable and man-pack HF comm... Read more
MomoBeam DUO 6 20-40 SF – BIBAND – 20M and 40M
DUO 6 20-40 SF is every contester’s dream, a dual-band yagi with separate feed line, high power handling, large bandwidth and with the usual Momobeam... Read more
HF Antenna In An HOA, Chameleon MPAS 2.0 Is Discrete!!
Chameleon MPAS 2.0 1.8-54 MHz Modular Portable Antenna System IT’S IMPORTANT TO WATERPROOF THE CHA MIL EXT 2.0 BEFORE PERMANENT INSTALLATION Us... Read more
YouLoop HF loop antenna
HF loop antenna HF Portable & Flexible Receive Loop Antenna Covers HF frequencies (10 kHz to 30 MHz) Usable on VHF up to 300 MHz as a folded Dipol... Read more
Reference Station Antenna Redux: MFJ-2010 OCFD for 40, 20, 10, 6m
“The MFJ-2010 off-center-fed dipole (OCFD) looks like a much better candidate for the reference station antenna. This video looks at is features... Read more
