Software
OpenWebRX 1.0.0 released!
Hello radio enthusiasts, today we’d like to announce the release of the next version of OpenWebRX, your SDR web server that just got a little bi... Read more
Icom IC-7850/IC-7851 Firmware Update (Version 1.40)
Icom has released a firmware update for the IC-7850/IC-7851 HF Amateur Radio transceivers. Also released is a related update to the RS-BA1 version 2 s... Read more
Win4Icom Lets You Control Your Icom from Your Computer
Win4IcomSuite is a windows control program for the Icom IC-7100, IC-7300, IC-7600, IC-7610, IC-7700, IC-7800, IC-7850/51 and IC-9700 transceivers sup... Read more
Paper Logging and Using Fast Log Entry for POTA – Ham Radio Q&A
“I typically paper log my Parks on the Air contacts during an activation. After I get home I will transcribe and edit the log with Fast Log Entr... Read more
New WSJT mode Q65
WSJT-X 2.4.0 will introduce Q65, a digital protocol designed for minimal two-way QSOs over especially difficult propagation paths On paths with D... Read more
News
Wooden Satellite to Launch by Year’s End
The WISA Woodsat project, being sponsored by plywood supplier WISA in an unconventional PR initiative, is poised to place a wooden satellite into orbi... Read more
NCDXF HF beacon monitoring station DL8LAS
Location: JO54EF , Trent, Germany, 54°20′ N 10°36′ E RX: IC-7851 ANT: 7m vertical omnidirectional homemade E... Read more
The last Morse code maritime radio station in North America | Bartell’s Backroads
1999 marked the last time a commercial Morse code message was supposedly transmitted to ships at sea. However, if you travel on the backroads to Point... Read more
Workshop for Attorneys Under Consideration for 2022 ARRL National Convention in Orlando
The Amateur Radio Legal Defense and Assistance Committee (ARLDAC) is considering hosting a half-day workshop for attorneys at the ARRL 2022 National C... Read more
URE satellite telecommand station automated
Spain’s national amateur radio society URE has announced their satellite ground station has been automated and is ready for the launch of GE... Read more
Antenna
AlexLoop HamPack
This is the AlexLoop HamPack system – the ultimate solution for the hampacker and the antenna restricted Ham. Read more
Wimo X-Quad Antenna for 144 MHz 18010
The X-Quad antenna is a refinement of the well-known multi-element quads. Its special features, especially developed for amateur radio, are Switchable... Read more
First Antenna Questions
Laurent Egli, soon to be HB9***, has some questions about what antenna would be a good first antenna for her. Read more
Tri-band 6 element HF Upper Bands and CB Radio Yagi Antenna 3B-222
HF 3-Band antenna 3B-222 for 20m, 15m and 10m that covers also 11m CB through the power of full 3-D optimization! Perfect optimized tri-bander with ex... Read more
TN07 SFP-102 32′ Flagpole HF Ham Radio Antenna for POTA
“One of the Ham Radio Antennas that I have used most often for POTA – Parks on the Air – is the TN07 SFP-102 32′ telescoping f... Read more
Review
Yaesu FTDX10 Tuning and Receiver Deep Dive
Today I welcome Doug, N4HNH, from the YouTube channel N4HNH Radio, and we discuss the best receiver tuning practices for the new Yaesu FTDX10 HF Ham R... Read more
To Choke or not to Choke?
Damian, VA3CYC, is working on building a copper pipe VHF antenna, and wants to know how he should do the chokes? How many? Is one ferrite choke equal... Read more
Comparing the lab599 Discovery TX-500 with the Elecraft KX2. Which one should you choose?
Comparing the lab599 Discovery TX-500 with the Elecraft KX2. Which one should you choose? Read more
Radio Set up on a Pickup Truck
James Hollen, D25Y31, has a radio and antenna set up in the bed of his pickup truck and wants to know if his truck will cause interference. Read more
Baofeng UV-9R Model Comparison and Power Testing
Today I compare and test 3 different models of the Baofeng UV9R. Read more
