Kenwood D-Star/APRS TH-D74 Video Review

 

HamRadioConcepts uploaded a video on their channel on the Kenwood TH-D74 handheld radio.

TYT UV8000E Review

The TYT UV8000E is an update to the UV8000D. This update practically fixes an audio issue with the earlier model, which would occur after long periods of operation. The audio, as some users have reported, would start becoming intermittent.

It is a really nice radio. It’s solid and offers a couple of good-to-have features. Let’s move on to the actual review.

In the box

In the box you will find the usual accessories that come with handheld radios from China, plus some nice extras. I ordered my radio from eBay. The seller was also including a speaker-mic which they inserted in the original box. So, when I opened the package, the box had a “lump”.

Just received. Note the lump at the top left of the box.

That 2m QSO across the Atlantic? Unfortunately…

It didn’t happen. Looks like it was a mis-interpretation of the software data.

Unboxing the Icom IC-2730E Mobile Radio [Video]

In this week’s video I am unboxing the Icom IC-2730E dual-band mobile radio.

Icom IC-2730E

Working with Yaesu FT-891 and an ATAS 120A Antenna [Video]

N1CY posted a video on his YouTube channel working with the Yaesu FT-891 Mobile HF/50MHz radio, connected to an ATAS 120A antenna.

Record Breaking 2m Band Distance

A new distance record was broken between 4 and 5 October 2016. PY1MHZ in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil (locator GG87JC) received V51PJ’s signal in Rosh Pinah, Namibia (locator JG82IE).

The locations of the two stations.

ICOM IC-7300 Firmware Update v1.14

Icom released a firmware update for the IC-7300 HF/50MHz radio.

TYT TH-8600 25W Mini Mobile Radio

This just made its appearance online. I mean, literally, a few minutes ago. It’s most likely in pre-release stage.

TYT TH-8600 Mini Mobile Radio

LoTW password checking mechanism changes

On September 19th, ARRL changed the mechanism of password checking for Logbook of The World. The change took place at around 23:00 UTC on that date.

10V USB charging cable for HTs Review [Video]

I got my hands on a USB charging cable for HTs. A pair of them, actually. Having the ability to charge your handheld radio from s USB port is extremely convenient. Something which, up to recently, we only had with lower-powered radios, like the Baofeng UV-3R and variants, or the TYT TH-UV3R.