NEW-CYCLE SUNSPOT ACTIVITY: Solar Cycle 25 is gaining strength. Today there are two new-cycle sunspots on the solar disk: AR2767 and AR2768. Both have magnetic polarities that identify them as members of Solar Cycle 25. Neither appears to pose a threat for strong solar flares, though, so the quiet of Solar Minimum continues. Aurora alerts: SMS Text.
News
Arecibo Observatory Reflector Dish Damaged after Cable Snaps
An auxiliary cable that helps to support a metal platform above the Arecibo Observatory radio telescope’s reflector dish in Puerto Rico snapped in the... Read more
Grid and Prefix Award Program Announces Digital Awards Program
The Grid and Prefix Award Program (GAPA) has announced the establishment of a comprehensive Digital Awards Program. Awards are available for radio ama... Read more
New 2700km+ IARU Region-1 tropo record on 23cms between Ireland and the Canary Islands – 17th July 2020
On the 17th of July 2020, there was an opening between the Canary Islands and the UK & Ireland on the VHF & UHF bands. A remarkable contact wa... Read more
Meet Up with ARRL Virtually August 7 – 9 at QSO Today Virtual Ham Expo
ARRL will be a virtual exhibitor at the all-online QSO Today Virtual Ham Expo, Friday – Sunday, August 7 – 9. ARRL staffer Bob Inderbitzen, NQ1R — a f... Read more
VHF
Building a Complete Ham Radio Repeater
Ham Radio Repeater “The complete construction process of a 440MHz UHF Amateur Radio Repeater that was setup on top of our school here at New Mex... Read more
New 23cm IARU Region 1 record claimed
Terry M0VRL reports that on 14 July 2017 he completed a QSO of 2,662km, from IO70PO to IL28FC, with Pedro EA8AVI in the Canary Islands that breaks the... Read more
IC V86 Review with George Thomas and Ray Novak
The IC-V86 gives you more audio, more RF power, more coverage and more battery capacity in a compact, MIL-STD portable. With 1.5W of receive audio pow... Read more
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BaoFeng Tech BF-F8HP
BF-F8HP: “BaoFeng’s Only TRI-POWER (1, 4, 8 Watt)” ExClusive Features that separate it from the UV-5R Series: It has 3 Power Levels... Read more
Equipment
CW TOUCH PADDLES
Product Features and use: · Electronic keyer paddles using electrostatic touch paddle technology · Because there are no moving par... Read more
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Yaesu FT-991 [ New Video ]
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4O3A – STATION GENIUS
Station Genius can control: 4 Square Antenna Systems Antennas Antenna Switches Band Pass Filters Beam Stacks Beverages Rotators RS-232 Devices Station... Read more
XIEGU G1M HF TRANSCEIVER | QUAD BAND | PORTABLE SDR | QRP | 5W SSB CW AW
XIEGU G1M [Entry Level QRP Transceiver] – With receiving 0.5-30 MHz generally and transmitting capabilities on four popular amateur radio bands,... Read more
Anytone AT-6666 All-Mode 10 Meter Mobile
Anytone AT-6666 All-Mode 10 Meter Mobile 60 watts SSB – 360 Memories CTCSS / DCS Option Included Programming Cable Included General Speci... Read more
Review
New DMR / DSTAR / Fusion / P25 Nano-Spot WIFI Digital Ham Hotspot
Here is a brand new device for your digital radio pleasure. The Nano-Spot from Micro-Node.com features all 4 modes, Wifi and a “set it and forge... Read more
2 Days Off Grid – /P Ham Radio to Japan FT8 Random Wire Antenna
“Hello Operators In the previous videos from this excursion, we covered portable off grid battery and solar power, the Raspberry Pi for data com... Read more
IC-9700 Test Report by Adam VA7OJ/AB4OJ
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App - Mobile
Repeater Database APP ( IOS and Android ) – Now includes over 35 countries
Repeater Database “RepeaterBook – The Free Repeater Directory for the USA and Canada. Powered by the popular community database of... Read more
RUMlogNG2Go for iOS version 3.3 now available
Thomas Lindner, DL2RUM, is happy to announce the availability of version 3.3 of his RUMlogNG2Go logger for the iPhone and iPad. RUMlogNG2Go can be do... Read more
SmartSDR for iOS v2.1.0 Now Available
FlexRadio Systems announces the release of SmartSDR for iOS v2.1.0 is now available for download or update from the Apple App Store. This App requires... Read more
Nifty app uses Morse code to send Apple Watch messages
Although there are ways of messaging people with the Apple Watch — either with Siri dictation, or using pre-written responses and emojis — as far as I... Read more
Wizkers:Radio APP
Wizkers:Radio is a controller for various Amateur Radio equipments. At the moment, it supports several Elecraft radios and amplifiers, as well as the... Read more