“Hey Oggies, Oggie Rodney Johnson, KAØUSE, loaned me his Alpha Loop antenna and his Buddipole Buddistick. Both antennas are pretty good out away from buildings in low noise environments. I would give the nod to the Buddipole.”
Digital Modes
RASPBERRY PI3 SDR Monitor 40m FT8/JT65/JT9 (RTL-SDR/LINRAD)
Remote Desktop screencapture of my Raspberry Pi3 monitor receiver on 40m amateurradio band with WSJTx and decoding FT8,JT65 and JT9. Receiver hardware… Read more
JTDX – Videos and Guides – FT8- JT65 – JT9 – T10 – WSPR
JT DX JT65 – JT9 – T10 – FT8 – WSPR Guides JTDX_User_Manual_EN_2018_01_08.pdf – (English language by VK7YUM with… Read more
JT-DX 18.1.0.30 with FT8 mode ! Released
JT-DX Download JTDX means “JT & T modes for DXing”, it is being developed with main focus on the sensitivity and decoding efficiency,… Read more
New Digital Modes Changing Complexion of Bands and Perhaps of Ham Radio
The wave of software-based digital modes over the past several years has altered the atmosphere of the HF bands. Some suggest the popularity of modes… Read more
VHF
Baofeng UV9R Plus Waterproof – Dual Band FM VHF UHF
Baofeng UV9R Plus Product parameters Frequency Range: VHF 136-174,UHF 400-520MHz Theoretical communication distance: 10 km Power: 15W Battery: Polymer… Read more
Two new Wouxun mobile radios have lower prices
Wouxun mobile radios are known for delivering good performance at a fair price. Two models in particular stand out in this category, the popular UHF/V… Read more
IRN – International Radio Network
The IRN (International Radio Network) is a VoIP/RoIP system using Teamspeak 3 (TS3) that allows radio users to TX/RX using RF around the World using … Read more
IARU Region 1 announce a new edition (8.00) of the VHF Handbook
The new version of the VHF handbook is available in the “Resources” section of the website and can be accessed at IARU Region 1 VHF Manage… Read more
Review
Review of Alpha Loop and Buddipole Buddistick
“Hey Oggies, Oggie Rodney Johnson, KAØUSE, loaned me his Alpha Loop antenna and his Buddipole Buddistick. Both antennas are pretty good out away… Read more
Measures The Loss In Coax Connectors and 100 Feet of RG8X by W6LG
Jim W6LG uses a signal generator and a panadapter to measure the loss in 30 coax connectors at 14 and 52 mhz down to a fraction of a db. You might be… Read more
Xiegu X5105 QRP HF SDR Radio by K6UDA – Review
MFJ is the exclusive North American Distributor of this new ultra-portable multimode HF transceiver. Features a built-in highly efficient automatic… Read more
Ailunnce HD1 DMR – Review and how to build a DMR codeplug
“The Ailunce HD1. It’s a DMR Radio. It’s a Ham Radio. It’s both. This promises to be the next evolution in Dual Band DMR handh… Read more
Antenna
Indoor Attic Dipole Antenna for Ham Radio & CQ Antennas Center Insulators
“Viewer request to try out an antenna for Ham Radio in the attic. Using the CQ Antennas Center Insulators from KE5FEN. Thanks David for the insu… Read more
C3S-JK – 2 Elements on 20M / 2 Elements on 15M / 2 Elements on 10M / 12 Foot Boom
The C3S-JK (Tribander) has been re-designed, optimized & Improved from the very popular Force 12 Tribander Here are the important changes/features… Read more
“Antenna Wire” is the topic of the latest episode of the “ARRL The Doctor is In”
“Antenna Wire” is the topic of the latest (January 18) episode of the “ARRL The Doctor is In” podcast. Listen…and learn! More than a half-millio… Read more
A Dualband 50/70MHz Yagi with single feedpoint – 5/7 (12) element 144/70MHz Yagi (2.4m)
An Excellent Dual Band Yagi for 70/144MHz on a 2.4m boom and single feed point The 4-2-12 Dual Band Yagi has a total of 12 elements, 5 elements are us… Read more
Equipment
MRFX1K80H: 1800 W CW over 1.8-400 MHz, 65 V Wideband RF Power LDMOS Transistor
The MRFX1K80H is the first device based on NXP’s new 65 V LDMOS technology that focuses on ease of use. This high ruggedness transistor is desig… Read more
PPG100 Portable Power Generator
Midland Radio has been a show participant at the Consumer Electronics Show for several decades. Long an industry leader in two-way radio technology in… Read more
PALSTAR LA1K – 1000 watt RF Sensing Amplifier
FCC approval pending. Not yet available for sale. The new LA-1K 1000 watt RF Sensing Amplifier. While the LA-1K will work with a wide variety of tuner… Read more
XTRX – A high-performance SDR in a mini PCIe form factor
A high-performance SDR in a mini PCIe form factor Features & Specifications RF Chipset: Lime Microsystems LMS7002M FPRF FPGA Chipset: Xilinx Artix… Read more
