Amateur Radio News
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Announcing D-STAR Live! Your D-STAR Questions Answered
Posted: 02 Mar 2017 09:34 AM PST
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Announcing D-STAR Live! Your D-STAR Questions Answered
D-STAR Live will present some of the experts in D-STAR for a panel
discussion on various aspects of the D-STAR ecosystem. We will be accepting
questions from the audience, both in-person and from the Internet
A few of the areas that we plan to have discussions about a
Setting up a brand-new radio
Updating / Programming your radio
Kenwood TH-D74 D-STAR Radio...
Announcing D-STAR Live! Your D-STAR Questions Answered
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Icom ID-4100A release debut
Posted: 01 Mar 2017 08:42 PM PST
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Icom Japan announced today they will be releasing a new 50W dual band
mobile called the ID-4100A. A welcome replacement for the recently retired
ID-880H, the new ID-4100A enjoys the new terminal and access point modes
found in the latest ID-51A-PLUS2. The new...
Icom ID-4100A release debut
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AT-D868UV DMR radio update
Posted: 01 Mar 2017 04:44 PM PST
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AnyTone, the developer of the new VHF and UHF DMR digital radio, also
including full Analog capabilities issued a Press Release a few months ago
telling that this new radio would be available in March. Due to several
comments from around the world related to this Press Release, the company
has been asked to add a few additional features into this new radio - 2,000
channels to allow for all repeaters in major European and American cities
to be included in its program. This and other additions...
AT-D868UV DMR radio update
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Foundations of Amateur Radio - Episode 89
Posted: 01 Mar 2017 01:10 PM PST
http://forums.qrz.com/index.php?thre...ode-89.555822/
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Amateur Radio is DEAD
Ask anyone who "knows" and theyll tell you that this is a hobby on Deaths
door with an ancient membership who are dying and taking our hobby with
them. "Amateur Radio is irrelevant in this age of the Internet" and we just
have to learn to make do with the shrinking population we communicate with.
In this weeks episode we discover that as Mark Twain put it, "the report of
my death was an exaggeration" to say the...
Foundations of Amateur Radio - Episode 89
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Dayton Hamvention 2017 Award Winners Announced
Posted: 01 Mar 2017 12:52 PM PST
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Published on Mar 1, 2017
Michael Kalter, W8CI from the Dayton Amateur Radio Association (DARA)
visited Tim Duffy, K3LR at DX Engineering in Tallmadge, Ohio and announced
- live via Facebook - the 2017 Dayton Hamvention® Award Winners.
These prestigious awards are presented every year at the Dayton Hamvention®
to honor radio amateurs who have made major contributions to the art and
science of our avocation. The winners for 2017 a
- Special Achievement: Ram Mohan, VU2MYH
-...
Dayton Hamvention® 2017 Award Winners Announced
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Yaesu FT-891 Repeater Programming
Posted: 01 Mar 2017 10:16 AM PST
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Do you own a Yaesu FT-891 or are you thinking about getting one soon? If so
then watch this video and I will show you how to program 6 and 10 meter
repeaters into your FT-891!
Thank you for taking the time to watch!