Review
KX3 Transceiver – Product Review by ARRL
KX3 Transceiver Reviewed by Joel R. Hallas, W1ZR QST Technical Editor w1zr@arrl.org The Elecraft KX3 is a nominal 10 W HF and 6 meter transceiver inte... Read more
Yaesu FT5DR Ham Radio Handheld Unboxing
Brand new from Yaesu is the FT5D Dual Band Fusion Handheld Ham Radio. Let’s take a look at this brand new HT and compare it to the FT3D, its pre... Read more
How Does An Inexpensive Transceiver Compare to An Expensive Transceiver
Jim W6LG plays recordings of an Elecraft K3s and a Yaesu FT-450. Which sounds best to you? Vote for receiver #1 or receiver #2 and give a very short d... Read more
DISCOVERY TX 500 Upgrade Amplifier & ATU!
We look at the latest firmware update and also at the upcoming accessories. GENERAL FEATURES – Splash proof & Dustproof Portable SDR 160-6-m... Read more
Comet CAA-500 MK2 Antenna Analyzer Preview
CAA-500MARKII SWR/Impedance Analyzer Highly accurate analog cross needles display SWR and impedance simultaneously. Full color TFT LCD display screen... Read more
Antenna
Chameleon Antenna – Manufacturers Showcase
We are with John Miller, N7JDM from Chameleon Antenna to talk about the latest offerings! Read more
Six-Band HF Center-Loaded Off-Center-Fed Dipole by ON4AA
Design goals Like many fellow radio amateurs, I own a fairly standard shortwave radio station consisting of a 100W HF transceiver driving a 1kW... Read more
How to get 9 ham bands from one 17′ extendable antenna whip and how to set it up FAST!
“In this Video I show how to make an antenna stake that will be fast and strong for portable Ham Radio work. The stake has two places to mount a... Read more
How Strong are the DX Engineering End Insulators?
Over 6 years ago, DX Engineering introduced the patented (US Patent No. D534,905) serpentine style end insulators (DXE-UWA-END-KIT) which are c... Read more
DIAMOND VX-30 Antenna Review
DIAMOND VX-30 Peter Waters G3OJV, explains why the Diamond VX-30 could be the ideal antenna for those new to ham radio who would like to operate on th... Read more
Active Wideband Receiver Antenna for your SDR 50-2000MHz
Software Defined Radio (SDR) has finally reached a much broader mass of people, who wanted to play with RF technology, but didn’t find the time... Read more
VHF
Best Handheld Ham Radio Under $150 – 2021
“In early 2021, these are my recommendations of the Best Handheld Ham Radios under $150.” Read more
BCR-220 Repeater – 222-225 MHz – 30 Watts
ntroducing the ComLink™ BCR FM Repeater System by BridgeCom Systems, Inc. The BCR Repeater provides a feature rich, extremely reliable repeater/base s... Read more
WRC-19: request to support 50MHz
As the run-up to WRC-19 gathers pace, the UK Six Metre Group has also written to Ofcom in support of a positive approach to Agenda Item 1.1 concerning... Read more
Wouxun KG-B55 Dual Band 2m/440 Base Station
The Wouxun KG-B55 Dual Band UHF/VHF base station combines the ever popular KG-UV920P-A dual band mobile radio with dedicated a power supply int... Read more
Retevis RT83(GPS) 10W IP67 DMR Digital UHF Radio
Retevis RT83 with digital and analogue mode two way radio. Using TDMA technology, designed with Tier II,AMBE++ vocoder, compatible with mototrb... Read more
Two Repeaters One Antenna Feed Line
“We had an opportunity recently to provide a unique duplexer system. The customer needed a single antenna feed line for two repeaters. This solu... Read more
Software
New Release of Win4IcomSuite
Win4IcomSuite There is a new release of Win4IcomSuite (version 1.430). This release averaging in the SDRPlay spectrum and includes a few bug fixes. Wi... Read more
IC-705 Firmware Update
IC-705 type firmware product name IC-705 version Version 1.30 release date 2022/10/13 Major changes Changes from Version1.27・Added DV repeater monitor... Read more
New custom band framing feature in SDRuno
SDRuno Check out Mike KD2KOG’s new video guide to this feature: Documentation is on page 66 of the updated manual: https://www.sdrplay.com/docs/SDRpla... Read more
Experimental IC 705 remote on iPhone
I’ve ported some code by Mark Erbaugh See More:Link Read more
Win4IcomSuite (version 1.422)
Win4IcomSuite There is a new release of Win4IcomSuite (version 1.422). This release adds support for the Scroll modes for the CI-V based panadapters a... Read more
How Good is your Antenna? Use this to find out!
How to use WSPR. The Weak Signal Propagation Reporter. Great for testing Antenna Patterns & Directionality for RX & TX. Read more
