Record Breaking 2m Band Distance
A new distance record was broken between 4 and 5 October 2016. PY1MHZ in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil (locator GG87JC) received V51PJ’s signal in Rosh Pinah, Namibia (locator JG82IE).
Year: 2016
ICOM IC-7300 Firmware Update v1.14
Icom released a firmware update for the IC-7300 HF/50MHz radio.
TYT TH-8600 25W Mini Mobile Radio
This just made its appearance online. I mean, literally, a few minutes ago. It’s most likely in pre-release stage.
LoTW password checking mechanism changes
On September 19th, ARRL changed the mechanism of password checking for Logbook of The World. The change took place at around 23:00 UTC on that date.
10V USB charging cable for HTs Review [Video]
I got my hands on a USB charging cable for HTs. A pair of them, actually. Having the ability to charge your handheld radio from s USB port is extremely convenient. Something which, up to recently, we only had with lower-powered radios, like the Baofeng UV-3R and variants, or the …
KC0W in Kiribati – QRT
KC0W posted this message on his QRZ.com page from Kiribati:
Possible problem with Baofeng DM-5R
Radioddity should have started shipping the DM-5Rs yesterday, at least according to their offer.
New CHIRP version available for download
For those who are not familiar with CHIRP, it is the #1 free and open source program for programming radios on your computer. It runs on Windows, Mac and Linux and it supports most popular radios. I use it all the time to update my radio memories. It is very …
TYT UV8000E Power Test [Video]
This is another video in my series of tests on the TYT UV8000E radio. I am measuring the output power of the radio with both a fully charged and a not so charged battery.
