22 Apr 10 GHz portable over 150km
One of the best things about our wonderful hobby of amateur radio is going portable, especially 10 GHz portable. When your passion is microwave, getting up on top of a hill is even more motivational. ...
One of the best things about our wonderful hobby of amateur radio is going portable, especially 10 GHz portable. When your passion is microwave, getting up on top of a hill is even more motivational. ...
What if you want to use a different microphone with your IC-705? Here's an 8 pin mic adapter - a circuit that does the job, but it does have its shortcomings. Maybe that's why Icom doesn't have an optional cable....
Icom Icons for the sound control panel. Download. Keep your PC clearly labelled with Icom Icons for your sound control panel....
FT8 on Icom's IC-705 is good fun. Setting up a USB is straight forward but operating wirelessly takes a little more preparation....
If you’re interested in tropospheric propagation, Autumn in the southern states of Australia is one of the best times to get on the bands....
WSPR stands for "Weak Signal Propagation Reporter"… a protocol used for weak-signal radio communication between amateur radio stations. It’s fully automated and reports to the WSPRnet.org server in real-time....
Working VHF DX is a lot of fun, but it can be challenging. I’ll show you the tools I use to work VHF from -20 to 40 over....
I recently came across Alan's (VK3DXE) post about The VHF/UHF DX Book. He reminded me about how much of an invaluable resource it is. It's now available online as a PDF....
At the time of writing, I know of two faulty IC-9700 transceivers. These radios are new to the Icom lineup and obviously do have some teething issues....
The 2019 Spring VHF UHF Field Day was a great weekend for getting out and using the gear, especially in VK3. This time 2.4GHz and up was on the cards....