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VHF
2020 Summer VHF/UHF Field Day Contest
“The 2020 VK Summer VHF/UHF Field Day, a ham radio contest was held on the weekend of January 18th and 19th. The contest is split into either an… Read more
Setting up APRS on the Yaesu FT3DR Handheld Transceiver – Ham Radio Q&A
Compact Design and Reliable 5W RF Power Output (Selectable 5W/ 2.5W/ 1W/ 0.3W) C4FM Digital V/D Mode, Voice FR Mode, Data FR Mode and Conventional FM… Read more
432 MHz world tropo record extended even further to 4,644 kms
” On Saturday the 28th of December 2019, Ian GM3SEK in the south-west of Scotland managed to work D41CV on 432 MHz to set a new world record fo… Read more
New 60 MHz Beacon Now on the Air from Ireland
The first — and so far only — beacon on 60 MHz went on the air on December 16. The call sign is EI1KNH. In early 2018, the 60 MHz (5-meter) band was a… Read more
Retevis DMR Dual Band GPS radio RT72
Retevis RT72 Digital Dual band 4000 channels Two Way Radio ham radio amateur radio GPS Description & Feature: Broadband digital two way radio RT72… Read more
Review
Anytone AT-D578UV Pro Quick Review with Katie WY7YL
“The Anytone AT-D578UV Pro is a mobile, dual-band, analog and DMR radio. With tons of features in a nice compact build, it’s sure to be a… Read more
SDRPlay RSPDX Radio Receiver Review and Demonstration
RSPdx Multi antenna port 14 bit SDR The SDRplay RSPdx is a complete redesign of the popular RSP 2 and RSP 2 pro multi antenna receiver. It’s a wideban… Read more
News
Ham Radio Deluxe 6.7.0.262 release
This release completes the work related to the callsign lookup re-write, slow QRZ lookups, and an “Encountered an unspecified error” in DM… Read more
President Signs PIRATE Act to Combat Illegal Broadcasting
On January 24, President Donald Trump signed into law the “Preventing Illegal Radio Abuse Through Enforcement Act” or the “PIRATE Act.” The measure, w… Read more
Undersea Expedition Planned to Retrieve Titanic’s Radio Gear
The company with sole rights to salvage artifacts from the RMS Titanic has gone to court to gain permission to carry out a “surgical removal and retri… Read more
Amateur Radio Volunteers in Turkey Support Earthquake Response
A powerful magnitude 6.8 earthquake struck the province of Elazig on January 24. Radio amateurs affiliated with the national International Amateur Rad… Read more
Software
Log4OM Release – Version 2.3.0.0
Release note – Version 2.3.0.0 • CAT frequency display is now user configurable for best visual comfort in Settings -> CAT • Added viewable Clublog… Read more
The QARTest program for Contest
There are many Italian radio amateurs who use special programs to manage the various national and international contests. During this evening we will… Read more
LogHX – The freeware logger software, designed as complete Ham Radio environment
LogHX able to: Keep a QSO accounting Track and check of e-QSL and paper QSL exchange, via QSL-manager or direct Check preview QSO in run time Use data… Read more
KiwiSDR update brings integrated DRM RX
Software update brings integrated DRM receiver (Digital Radio Mondiale) based on Dream 2.1.1 to all KiwiSDRs. Stock BeagleBone-Green/Black based Kiwis… Read more
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