Marshall, where has it been announced that CQ magazine is going anywhere? The news item on the ARRL web site only says that CQ VHF and Popular Communications are going digital and will be rolled in w
So, buy an Alinco DR-235T FM mobile radio and at least get on 222 MHz FM. There are also cheap, Chinese radios that will do 222 FM. Yeah, FM is not as sexy as doing 222 CW or SSB. But, at least, it g
I've been planning to take the plunge again, likely after I get FD over I'll work on it again. Do it! I had been using a paper log for my HF contacts ever since I got active on HF a couple of years
In our zeal to support this legislation, we must be aware of the fact that we are dealing with private contracts that were legal at the time they were signed. IANAL, but I believe you are correct tha
I have an IC-9100 that I bought used. I have had problems with the USB port connectivity. Everything works just as advertised with a Windows 7 64-bit laptop, but I cannot get my Windows 7 32-bit shac
One of the quirks of the IC-9100 USB interface is that it sets up two COM ports. One for CI-V control and a second one for D-Star data. I think the driver may be a little flaky when it comes to setti
I have an IC-910H s/n 027XX that I purchased used. On 2m FM, it puts out about 90-95 watts through a Daiwa CN-103L wattmeter into a dummy load using RG-400 cables while powered by an Astron SS-25 pow
Many of the "highly-opinionated" ARRL detractors aren't even members (and I'm not implying that the petitioner isn't a member). There are over 700,000 licensed amateur radio operators in the U.S., bu
According to the N1MM+ documentation, clicking on one of those buttons should take you to the last-used frequency on that band. See section 1.5 in the on-line manual.Maybe this is something the devel
On 5/22/2018 12:34 AM, N8GLS wrote: I was a little disappointed in that Icom didn't even have the 9700 under glass for us, but, the Icom guys I talked to were disappointed as well. The best I got was
I like Optima batteries but I do not always like the price. If you were still working for Johnson Controls, you could buy Optimas at a discount. That said, I'm not sure Optimas are all that they use