New UK Record on 76 GHz

Two SSTV events during July 29 – August 4

July 22, 2019 No comments

Below is the scheduled (as of July 22) for the planned activation of SSTV from the ISS. The first session is the routine MAI-75 activity that is only... Read more

DV4mobile – first all mode digital tri band transceiver plus LTE with GPS

May 16, 2016 No comments

DV4mobile – first all mode digital tri band transceiver plus LTE with GPS The DV4mobile supports all digital modes: no need for multiple radios, savin... Read more

Quick Charge Soldering Iron Kit – Boxed (#7700)

January 10, 2016 No comments

Quick Charge Soldering Iron Kit – Boxed (#7700) 7700 Series Soldering Irons Our best seller! The Quick Charge is world’s number one rechargeable... Read more

New 23cm IARU Region 1 record claimed

July 23, 2017 No comments

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

ZF2EE Cayman Islands

July 21, 2015 No comments

I will be active from Cayman Islands with CW and using the callsign ZF2EE. Active periode is from 7th August until 9th August including the WAEDC CW C... Read more

QSO TODAY Episode 056 Glenn Elmore N6GN – WSPRnet for VHF and UHF propagation

September 02, 2015 No comments

  The book,  SOS at Midnight, by Walker Thompson, inspired Glenn Elmore, N6GN, to become an amateur radio operator. Son of a Caltech physicist, Glenn... Read more

FCC Finds a Fix for Amateur Radio Application Batch Processing Problem

July 14, 2016 No comments

It’s taken a couple of weeks, but the FCC has resolved a computer programming problem that had affected its ability to accept and process batch-filed... Read more

Brazil Eases Authorization for Radio Amateurs Attending the 2016 Summer Olympics

April 19, 2016 No comments

IARU Region 2 News Editor Joaquín Solana, XE1R, reports that radio amateurs hoping to operate in Brazil during the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio this summ... Read more

Mountain Topper Radio review by G0POT

November 23, 2015 No comments

A review of the LNR Precision version of the MTR, Mountain Topper Radio a three band, CW only, QRP trail friendly transceiver. Mountain Topper Tri-Ban... Read more

TVTR1 630m Transverter – 472-479 kHz

January 08, 2017 No comments

The Monitor Sensors 630m Transverter enables any Amateur Radio Station, equipped with a conventional HF transceiver, immediate, all mode, access to th... Read more

Deciphering Decibels Tell All for Ham Radio

February 01, 2018 No comments

“Decibels got you down? Are dBm and dBW giving you headaches? Is it confusing when sometimes an antenna gain is given in dBi and other times in... Read more

HamCation 2017 -Orlando/FL – 71st edition

January 09, 2017 No comments

“HamCation® 2017 is just around the corner. Time is flying, before you know it the 71st edition of the second largest show in the United States... Read more

Amateur Radio 5 GHz to 10 GHz Lunar Transponder Mission planned for September 2018

September 07, 2016 No comments

AMSAT-NA plan a satellite carrying transponders for 5 GHz to 10 GHz that is expected to launch into a Lunar orbit in September 2018. Heimdallr is a 3... Read more

New! YAESU FTA-750L

January 28, 2015 No comments

  The YAESU FTA-750L Combines tradition with innovation. Born from a history of high quality communications the FTA-750L now includes a 66 channel GPS... Read more

Blenheim radio ham listens to Nepalese emergency

April 28, 2015 No comments

  by MIKE WATSON “ A Blenheim amateur radio enthusiast is among a worldwide network of radio hams helping keep the airwaves clear for emerg... Read more