“Hello operators A few operators have left comments with concerns about the reported USB clicking on the Yaesu ft-891. Apparently one or more operators has had issues with sounds interfering with RX, while the radio is connected to a computer using CAT control. To take the issue a step further, some operators have said digital mode operations with this radio are impossible.
Let’s call them out to see if that’s true! https://youtu.be/HwmZzOrUkP4 As you’ll see in the video, the closest I was able to come to replicating the USB clicking problems, was by using the worst possible USB cable that I could find. That cable came from China via eBay! Moreover I’m also using this radio with PCALE, wsjt-x, fldigi, FL rig, aprs messenger, and have not been able to find any reason why this radio would not be less than magnificent, for digital mode Communications on HF. This really makes me speculate about ARRLs “thumbs down” of this radio. what I’ve seen so far, this radio has a magnificent receiver, excellent filtering, and comes in a form factor much smaller than the Icom 7300 or 7200, making it a viable field radio. I hate to ssy it guys, but this radio is truly amazing! 73 Julian oh8stn”
Antenna
ARRL’s Portable Antenna Classics
Portable Antenna Classics Antennas for Operating On the Go! Portable operating is gaining popularity in the Amateur Radio community. For amateurs who... Read more
Scorpion SA6-160 – Mobile Antenna 80 to 6 m
A gasketed sealed Polycarbonate enclosure mounted at the base of the antenna sports two shunt coils switched through a relay. An 8 turn shunt c... Read more
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40M UltraLight QRP magnetic loop antenna + TEST [ XIEGU X5105 ]
“In this video I want to show you the 40M band UltraLight Magnetic Loop Antenna, how to setup it and testing in the real QRP conditions. During... Read more
M2 DRIVEN ELEMENT SCHEMATIC & TROUBLE SHOOTING
To check internal driven element block connections, remove balun, shorting bars, and feed coax/ phasing line. Test Steps: 1.Continuity: between block... Read more
Building Coaxial Cable Traps by W8WWV
“ “Introduction This page describes the design and construction materials I used to build a coaxial cable trap. A coaxial cable tr... Read more
100 Ft Balloon Antenna by KN9B
100 Ft Balloon Antenna “Our radio club yearly Special Event (SE) has experienced low signal strength and poor signal reports. We needed a better... Read more
Review
IC-7610 Technical Report (Volume 1)
Icom Inc. have published a technical report on the IC-7610 HF/50MHz SDR Transceiver. In this report you will find detailed information about its featu... Read more
FT-8, The New HF/6m Digital Mode, Introduction For Beginners
Steve (K9AN) and I have developed a potential new mode for WSJT-X. We’re calling the mode “FT8” (Franke-Taylor design, 8-FSK modulation). FT8 is desi... Read more
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FT-DX101D VIDEO [ German Version ]
FT-DX101D Announced features for incredible Yaesu FTdx-101D include: * Elite-Level 160 to 6 Meters 100 Watt Transceiver * Superb and astonishing close... Read more
REVIEW: AIRSPY VS. SDRPLAY RSP VS. HACKRF
When people consider upgrading from the RTL-SDR, there are three mid priced software defined radios that come to most peoples minds: The Airspy, the S... Read more
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Exploring the Yagi, Log Periodic, and Phased Array [ Video ]
Discusses the difference between Yagi antennas, log periodic antennas, and phased array antennas. Read more
Equipment
GroundBreaker – Isolate your audio to remove RFI and ground loop problems!
The bhi GroundBreaker audio unit isolates the grounds on your bhi DSP noise cancelling product or other ancillary equipment from those of the radio sy... Read more
YAESU FT DX 5000MP HF/50 MHz 200W Transceiver
The Yaesu FT DX 5000MP HF/50 MHz 200 Watt Transceivers is a Premium Class of Yaesu radios with 2 Independent Receivers plus many unique options and ac... Read more
Radiosport RS60CF Deluxe Headset
Radiosport RS60CF deluxe “dream” edition Headset – $289.00 Stereo headset supports Dual-Watch/Dual-Receive rigs, 24dB Noise Reductio... Read more
THE CHEETAH – 20Mhz to 512Mhz
THE CHEETAH is a rugged and compact tactical handheld radio that offers outstanding performance for portable missions. The radio offers continuous com... Read more
L3Harris Falcon III® AN/PRC-152A Wideband Networking Handheld Radio
Handheld Radio The L3Harris Falcon III AN/PRC-152A provides simultaneous voice, video and high-speed data in a highly portable form factor. Employing... Read more
MFJ Digital SWR / Wattmeters – MFJ-845/847
MFJ-845/847 New MFJ Digital SWR/Wattmeters display Forward, Refelected Power, SWR and Battery life all in a single glance! Large 1/2” forward power d... Read more
VHF
An introduction to QOscar 100
Noel Matthews, G8GTZ, Dave Crump, G8GKQ and Phil Crump, M0DNY gave a presentation at AGM 2019 on Qatar Oscar 100, the geostationary amateur transponde... Read more
Digital Mobile Radio Hotspots May Be Interfering with Satellite Uplinks, AMSAT Reports
This week, AMSAT News Service (ANS) cited an August 27 report from AMSAT Vice President-Operations Drew Glasbrenner, KO4MA, saying that a digital mobi... Read more
Wouxun KG-UVD1P
Wouxun KG-UVD1P Description of Features 1. 1750 Hz Burst Tone 2. DTMF Encoding Function 3. Working Mode :vhf tx-uhf rx or uhf tx-vhf rx can be set fre... Read more
The Remarkable Retevis Ailunce HD1 DMR Handheld
Ailunce HD1 Dual Band DMR Digital DCDM TDMA Waterproof Two Way Radio Description: HD1 dual band digital radio uses Digital Mobile Radio (DMR) Tier 2 S... Read more
TYT Quad Band Transceiver 10M/6M/2M/70cm VHF/UHF TH-9800
The TYT TH-9800 QuadBand Transmit, Twin Receive, Dual Display FM Radio Transceiver for the 10 Meter, 6 Meter, VHF 2 meter & UHF 70cm Bands! * Load... Read more
New release of PoC transceiver ICOM IP501H
Product name / Type name IP ADVANCED RADIO SYSTEM PoC Transceiver / IP501H Suggested retail price Open price Release date Release in mid-February 2017... Read more
Digital Modes
New Summer EURAO Party to Premier FT4
The motto of the new European Radio Amateurs’ Organization (EURAO https://www.eurao.org/) Summer Party https://www.eurao.org/en/node/1045 is... Read more
World Wide Digi DX Contest
The World Wide Radio Operators Foundation (“WWROF”), in collaboration with the Slovenia Contest Club (“SCC”), is pleased to announce the first annual... Read more
LoTW Now Accepting FT4 Contact
The latest TQSL update (Config.xml version 11.8), released on May 22, includes FT4 as a submode of MFSK. It also adds AISAT-1 and PO-101 in the satell... Read more
