“Congratulations! You just earned your FCC Technician amateur radio license. I bet when you took the test, one of the examiners asked if you wished to also test for your general license. If you are like most people, you are probably pretty mentally exhausted from taking the first test, so you may or may not feel the confidence of taking the next one. Should you take the test and move along to the next level? We’ll talk about that in a minute. But first, feel free to watch the video.”
App - Mobile
SmartSDR for iOS v3.9.12 Now Available
Marcus, DL8MRE announces that release of SmartSDR for iOS v3.9.12 is now available for download or update from the Apple App Store. SmartSDR is a full... Read more
US Amateur Radio Band Plan for Android
US Amateur Radio Band Plan A clean native app that’s sole purpose is to provide amateur radio operators a simple and easy to use f... Read more
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
CommCat 4 for Radio Control and Logging!
CommCat 4 is a radio control and logging program for radio amateurs who share a passion for talking to other hams around the world. CommCat works with... Read more
Digital Modes
The Ultimate Portable Ham Radio Computer
Hello Operators. In this episode of the OH8STN ham radio, we are discussing replacing the raspberry pi field computer build, with the Microsoft Surfac... Read more
Get Started with FT8 – An Introduction for Beginners
FT8 is a mode in the WSJT-X software developed by Dr Joe Taylor K1JT. In this video I show how to get started and make contacts with FT8, introduction... Read more
WSJT-X Version 2.5.1 has been Released
The WSJT-X development team has announced the general availability release of WSJT-X version 2.5.1. This release mainly contains i... Read more
WSJT-X Errors? Try This Simple Fix
Does WSJT-X display errors when you transmit with your radio? Try this simple fix which has helped me get rid of those frustrating errors. Read more
Equipment
TR-35 4-Band 5-Watt CW Transceiver Kit
DC Input Voltage Vs. Typical RF Output DC In 17 meters 20 meters 30 meters 40 meters 9.5V 4.4W 4.5W 4.9W 4.0W 10V 4.8W 5.0W 5.1W 4.5W 12V 6.5W 7.0W 7.... Read more
FX-4C Transceiver
The FX-4C is a new SDR transceiver developed by BG2FX. It covers all of the major HF bands, and includes wide-band receive capabilities. I... Read more
Runbo P5 4G DMR VHF/UHF
Military grade Tablet with integrated RTK Positioning powers Forensic Mapping, Collision Reconstruction, Land Surveying etc. Running Android, you can... Read more
My Favorite Ham Radio Gear Of 2021 – Gift Guide
Time to look back over 2021 and talk about my favorite gear, why I like it and why I recommend it! Read more
News
The Xiegu X6100 or the Icom IC-705? Making a purchase decision!
Xiegu X6100 or the Icom IC-705? Read more
Best GMRS Handheld Radio 2022 | GMRS Radios Compared
GMRS Handheld What is the best GMRS handheld radio for 2022? We saw an explosion of GMRS growth and activity in early 2020, and that growth continues... Read more
WSPR – An Introduction for Beginners | WSJT-X
WSPR (Weak Signal Propagation Reporter) is a mode in the WSJT-X software developed by Dr Joe Taylor K1JT. In this video I show what WSPR is, how to ge... Read more
EZNEC antenna software now free
The EZNEC antenna modelling software by Roy Lewallen W7EL is now available for free download The software is available from https://ezn... Read more
Software
LORA APRS – iGate & Tracker Configuration & Test
Here we take a look at the Lora APRS project using the TTGO Lora Boards LORA Features:Working voltage: 1.8~3.7v Acceptable current: 10~14mA Transmit c... Read more
New Icom Amateur Radio USB Driver and Control Software Updates
Over the Christmas and New Year Holiday, Icom released updates that will provide improvements to the IC-705/ID-52E USB driver and RS-BA1 Version 2 and... Read more
SDRangel – TX & RX Software Defined Radio
An overview of some of the features in SDRangel, an open-source TX & RX SDR (Software Defined Radio) application. Read more
PDW – An SDR Decoder For ACARS & POCSAG Pagers
PDW – An SDR Decoder For ACARS & POCSAG Pagers Read more
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