A Phone? A Ham Radio? Relax! It’s Both!
A lot of hams like to carry a VHF radio. Of course, nearly everyone wants to carry a phone. Now, thanks to the kv4p HT, you don’t have to carry both. The open-source device connects […]
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CATS is a new comms and telemetry standard intended to surpass the current APRS standard by leveraging modern, super-cheap FSK transceivers
It does make a lot of sense as the more modern digital modes we’ve seen over ham radio, achieve the same with less bandwidth required, more accurate transmission, and better weak signal support. It’s true […]
My web based OpenWebRx receiver has been upgraded to the Plus version with aircraft location data etc
I featured my OpenWebRx receiver about a year or two back, which allows you to use any desktop or mobile browser, to be able to listen to various radio transmissions that are received at my […]
Comparison of some hardware devices used for Ham Radio Digital Modes
As I’m often having to choose how to use what digital mode on different radios that I have, it has meant also trying to understand which device works with which radio, and what modes it […]
VarAC digital chatting on Amateur Radio seems to be getting more popular than JS8Call
This is at least apparent for what I’m observing in my country on the Southern tip of Africa. The reason seems to be that VarAC provides most of the functions that JS8Call already provides, and […]
Winlink by RadioMail is now available in TestFlight beta for iOS
Winlink (amateur radio e-mail over radio) has been available for Android for a while. It has just become available as a public beta now for iOS too. It won’t only connect via TCP/IP though, it […]
HAMNET Western Cape conducted a successful emergency radio communications exercise via the QO-100 satellite today to Europe and Middle Eastern countries
On 29th October 2022 various countries in Region 1 of the IARU (International Amateur Radio Union) conducted an exercise to test emergency radio communications via the QO-100 satellite. This exercise allowed us to test mobile […]
How to run a Winlink RMS Gateway in VHF Packet mode as stand alone Radio-only
Default Winlink RMS Gateways using 2m Packet radio REJECT all messages if the Internet is down! I thought I’d do a webpage about this specifically as most articles seem to deal with automatic fallback on […]
WoAD brings Winlink e-mail functionality to Android devices using either a VHF/UHF packet or internet connection
WoAD brings the functionality of the Winlink Global Radio E-mail® system to your Android device. Using WoAD you can send and receive e-mail messages through a Winlink Common Message Server (CMS), using either a VHF/UHF […]
Radio Mobile Online is a radio wave propagation prediction tool to simulate radio transmissions between two sites
Radio Mobile Online is a radio wave propagation prediction tool created and maintained by Roger Coudé, VE2DBE, which is dedicated for use by the ham radio community. As indicated on the Radio Mobile Online website, […]