The network issues that have been plaguing the Doylestown site (which also feeds the Akron site) for the last two weeks have been fixed. The following services which have been down or not working well are now working properly again as of 7/11/2020: W8WKY 147.39 Allstar Node #43211 W8WKY 147.39…
The QSO Today podcast has announced the QSO Today Virtual Ham Expo. Despite the current Covid-19 situation, ham radio operators are more active than ever and want to continue to learn and engage with their community. To meet this need, we’ve organized the first of its kind, virtual ham radio…
I trust everyone had a terrific 4th of July celebration. Our country’s Independence was achieved from Great Britain following the Revolutionary War that lasted from April 1775 through September 1783. The founding fathers sealed the declaration on 4 July 1776 and that makes the country 244 years old as July 4th 2020. Happy birthday…
If you buy a lot of things on Amazon like I do, one of the ways you could consider supporting your favorite non-profit is to use Amazon Smile. With every purchase you make at AmazonSmile, Amazon donates a small percentage of your purchase cost to the non-profit of your choice….
The Silvercreek Amateur Radio Association’s license exam session on Saturday, June 6th was a huge success and set a new record for tests given (and passed!) at a single session for our VE team. SARA began conversations almost a month ago between our VE Team Lead Stephen Kinford N8WB and…
The Yaesu FT-2DR is a fantastic handheld radio that operates 2m and 70cm FM, along with Yaesu's Fusion digital mode. It has a built-in GPS receiver that is sensitive enough to operate even inside some ...
A new addition to the N8CD HT family prompted me to write another review. I wasn't planning on doing another review in the series after #8, but the radio manufacturers keep producing products that I ...
The Yaesu VX-8DR is a lot of radio in a small package. First - some background on "dual-band", or even tri-band and quad-band mean. There are 3 meanings for "dual-band" radio in amateur radio specifications, and ...
ARRL Field Day is the single most popular on-the-air event held annually in the US and Canada. On the fourth weekend of June of each year, more than 35,000 radio amateurs gather with their clubs ...
The Motorola XPR-6550 is different from the other ham radio oriented radios that are part of this review series. It is built for commercial and business operations, not for ham radio. You'll often see the XPR-6550 hanging ...
