HELLAS-FRN (Free Radio Network)

Free Radio Network gives more reach to mobile / portable wireless users. With the FRN Client program you are able to create a gateway that connects a communication channel of a local mobile / portable radio to the network. To do this the program must run in "Gateway" mode.

If you do not have the ability to set up your own gateway and there is no other gateway in your area, then you can use the program in "PC User" mode (PC only) to talk to FRN users on the network .

More info: https://hellas-frn.weebly.com/

YONIQ - MMSSTV

 Under the pseudonym YONIQ , a new version of the popular MMSSTV software for communication through slow-scan television or SSTV is born. The idea is to provide the popular software with certain functionalities , to a greater or lesser extent, demanded by many of its users over time .

YONIQ maintains the charm and most of the features of the original software, but also provides you with other functions that put it in the segment of utilities for 21st century radio amateurs . 

Info: http://radiogalena.es/yoniq/

MorseKeyer App

 

MorseKeyer app is a professional-grade telegraph key for radio operators skilled in Morse code, and for those who would like to learn it. The app operates like a real electronic keyer with a dual-lever paddle and is equipped with a text display to show transmitted characters.

Info: https://morsekeyer.com/en/

SX300ML (Molon Lave) Special Event Station

  SX300ML (Molon Lave) Special Event Station 5/9/2020 - 19/9/2020

SX300ML is a special callsign commemorating the 2500th anniversary of the epic  Battle of Thermopylae (480 BC), when  King Leonidas of Sparta and a small force of Greek warriors, including 300 Spartans, resisted  the much larger invading  Persian army led by Xerxes the Great.

INFO & LOG:https://www.qrz.com/db/SX300ML

Amateur Atlas

Amateur Atlas

Christian F5LGF produced an exceptional document of more than 300 pages which details, for each DXCC country, the geographical distribution of prefixes, regions etc ... with many illustrations.
Christian died in December 2019.

Reading Here: http://www.lesnouvellesdx.fr/atlas.php

IARU Region 1 VHF Managers Handbook

https://www.iaru-r1.org/index.php/downloads/Documents/VHF/VHF-Handbook-V8.0/

Free Awards

Free Awards for Radio Amateurs & Swl

 https://www.ik3ger.it/awards_page1.html

JTDX "JT & T modes for DXing",

JTDX means "JT & T modes for DXing", it is being developed with main focus on the sensitivity and decoding efficiency, both, in overcrowded and half empty HF band conditions. It is modified WSJT-X software forked from WSJT-X r6462.
JTDX supports JT9, JT65, T10 and FT8 © digital modes for HF amateur radio communication, focused on DXing and being shaped by community of DXers.

It is created with contributions from DK7UY, DO1IP, ES4RLH,G7OED, MM0HVU, RA4UDC, SV1IYF, UA3ALE, US-E-12, VE3NEA, VK3AMA,  VK6KXW, VK7YUM and LY3BG family: Vytas and Rimas Kudelis.

QSO Relay

QSO Relay is a Windows desktop application that runs as a System Tray application that listens for contacts being forwarded from WSJT-X/JT65-HF and JTAlertX via the User Datagram Protocol (UDP). As datagrams are received, they are logged locally in a SQLite database and then relayed via Transmission Control Protocol (TCP) to a Ham Radio Deluxe Logbook v6.x database.
Info:http://www.vk2byi.com.au/qsorelay/

Morse code on Android Gboard

Developer Tania Finlayson found her voice through Morse code. Now she’s partnering with Google to bring Morse code to Gboard, so others can try it for accessible communication.

Morse code for Gboard includes settings that allow users to customize the keyboard to their unique usage needs. It works in tandem with Android Accessibility features like Switch Access and Point Scan.


This provides access to Gboard's AI driven predictions and suggestions, as well as an entry point to AI-powered products, like the Google Assistant.

More info: https://experiments.withgoogle.com/collection/morse

New FT8 with Rag Chew Abilities ( FT8CALL) Pre-Release

FT8Call is a derivative of the WSJT-X application, restructured and redesigned for keyboard-to-keyboard message passing. It is not supported by nor endorsed by the WSJT-X development group. While the WSJT-X group maintains copyright over the original work and code, FT8Call is a derivative work licensed under and in accordance with the terms of the GPLv3 license. Source code can be found in this public repository: https://bitbucket.org/widefido/wsjtx/

 

Info: https://groups.io/g/ft8call 

https://docs.google.com/document/d/159S4wqMUVdMA7qBgaSWmU-iDI4C9wd4CuWnetN68O9U/edit#heading=h.hzk9olrstx2o

Digital Mode FT8

New Digital Mode from K1JT – FT8

 Here’s a short demonstration on the new digital mode FT-8 developed by K1JT & K9AN. Part of the WSJT-X software suite. We’ll go over how to call CQ, and a basic QSO of this mode.

 NEW FEATURES IN WSJT-X Version 1.8.0

1.  New mode called FT8: sensitivity down to -20 dB on the AWGN
    channel; QSOs 4 times faster than JT65 or JT9; auto-sequencing
    includes an option to respond automatically to first decoded reply
    to your CQ.
2.  New mode for accurate Frequency Calibration of your radio.
3.  Improved performance of decoders for JT65, QRA64, and MSK144.
    MSK144 includes facilities for amplitide and phase equalization
    and an "SWL" mode for short-format messages.
 4.  Options to minimize screen space used by Main and Wide Graph
    windows.
 5.  Enhanced management scheme for table of operating frequencies, and
    a new set of default frequencies specific to the three IARU
    Regions.
 6.  Improved CAT control for many rigs, including those controlled
    through Commander or OmniRig.    
7.  New keyboard shortcuts to set "Tx even/1st" ON or OFF.
8.  A number of (mostly minor) bug fixes and tweaks to the user
    interface.  For example: new behavior for the audio level slider;
    correctly logged QSO start times in certain situations; correct
    control of FT-891/991 and some other radios via rigctld.

Download here:  http://www.physics.princeton.edu/pulsar/K1JT/wsjtx.html the
Candidate Release for WSJT-X Version 1.8.0-rc1.

Icom RS-BA1. Installing & Setting up Remote Control

Our friends at the TX Factor have produced a video that logically goes through the step by set process of remote controlling an Icom Amateur radio, more specifically in this case, the IC-7300 using the RS-BA1 remote control software.

PSK31 for Android

IARUMS Region 1 (IARU Monitoring System)

IARU Monitoring System

The IARU Monitoring System is a worldwide service authorized by the IARU Administrative Council. It is the obligation of the IARU and its member-societies to defend the interests of the Amateur Services as stated in the IARU Constitution. The IARU Monitoring System is served by many dedicated volunteers who have served effectively for many years. Each of the three IARU regional organizations selects and appoints an IARU MS Regional Coordinator. The IARU Monitoring System operations are coordinated by the Monitoring System Committee (MSC).

One of the primary objectives of the IARU Monitoring System is the identification and initiation of steps leading to the removal from amateur bands of radio signals of non-amateur stations causing harmful interference to the amateur satellite services contrary to International Telecommunications Union and national radio regulations. Typical intruders include shortwave broadcasters, Over the Horizon Radar, CODAR, unlicensed operators on the bands including taxicabs on 10 meters and fishermen on various bands, military RTTY and beacons, fishnet beacons and various types of jamming signals.

Interested parties who want to report intruders on the amateur bands are encouraged to send their observations to the Regional Coordinators and include the following information: your identification (organization-call sign), the frequency, time in UTC, the day, month, any possible identification of the signal, mode, signal strength, direction bearing and any remarks that help describe the signal. In addition, a very beneficial piece of information is a recording of the signal preferably in the form of a wav file that may be e-mailed for quick evaluation.

                                         Info: https://www.iarums-r1.org/

New Russian Arctic Over-the-Horizon Radars

New Russian Arctic Over-the-Horizon Radars Set for 2017 Startup

According to media accounts, more long-range, new over-the-horizon (OTH) radars that can identify aerial and sea targets hundreds of miles away are scheduled to begin operation next year in the Russian Arctic. It’s doubtful, however, that the news heralds the return of interference on the level of that generated by the so-called “Russian Woodpecker” OTH radar, which plagued Amateur Radio HF bands in the 1970s and 1980s.

SPE Combiner CO1-HF

Up to 5 KW Combiner for two SPE EXPERT 2K-FA or two SPE EXPERT 1.3K-FA Linear Amplifiers

• Up to 5 KW.
• This combiner doubles the power of two SPE EXPERT 2K-FA or two SPE EXPERT 1.3K-FA amplifiers, maintaining all the features of each of the amplifiers.
• The connections are the same as for a single linear amplifier.
• All the wiring/cables between the CO1-HF combiner and the linear amplifiers are supplied as a standard feature.
• The power consumption is very low due to power factor correction (PFC).
• This combiner allows you to increase your amplifier system step-by-step.
• To provide you with flexibility, you can use each linear amplifier separately (e.g. take the SPE EXPERT 1.3K-FA on a DX’pedition.
• CE certified.

 More : http://rfsolutions.com.au/ham-radio-products/amplifiers/spe-combiner-co1-hf/#tab_4

RF pollution from solar panels

Solar installations often give problems when it comes to polluting the airwaves with radio interference. 

Electrical systems such as solar panel installations must comply with EMC (Electro Magnetic Compatibility) standards. That means for example that there is a limit (limit) is what an electrical system, such as the combination solar panel and inverter including cabling, may emit electromagnetic fields (EMF). However, this emission limit is more often than not exceeded. That turned out already in 2014 a study of the EMC Adminstrative Cooperation Working Group in which 14 European countries took part.

Frequency Nomenclature: Kilohertz to Terahertz

Frequency Nomenclature: Kilohertz to Terahertz (.PDF Download)
By: Jean-Jacques DeLisle
Info:  http://mwrf.com/datasheet/frequency-nomenclature-pdf-download

 

SDR Touch

SDR Touch supports receiving FM radio, AM, SSB and CW broadcasts including HAM radio amateurs, police, air traffic, weather reports, fire department and emergency stations, taxi traffic, audio of analogue TV broadcasts, digital broadcasts and many more! Depending on the hardware used, its radio frequency coverage could span between 50 MHz and 2.2 GHz. Turn your mobile phone or tablet into an affordable and portable software defined radio scanner. SDR Touch currently demodulates WFM, AM, NFM, USB, LSB, DSB, CWU and CLW signals