In early September I took my 22 ft. travel trailer (camper) to Yellowstone Park for a Parks on The Air (POTA) adventure. I stayed at Fishing Bridge RV Park and I made most of my contacts from there. The Icom 7300 was in the camper and since there was very limited space at the campsite, I used the Tarheel 200A …
HRD Logbook and WSJT-X Integration | New HRD v6.4.0.886
HRD Logbook now includes “QSO Forwarding”. With QSO forwarding in HRD Logbook there’s no need to use JT Alert, although JT Alert is still beneficial to many users, including myself. According to the author, “Ham Radio Deluxe Logbook receives QSOs directly from WSJT-X as-if they originated in DM-780.” This is what many have been waiting for or expected to see. …
Parks On The Air | I’m Activating Yellowstone National Park
It’s been a long time since I’ve participated in Parks On The Air. During the week of September 2nd I will be operating in Yellowstone National Park. I’ve scheduled Sept 3rd thru the 5th at the POTA website to activate Yellowstone (K-0070). I’ll be operating SSB, CW and PSK31 on 20, 40 and 80 Meters. If you are hunting Parks …
Icom 7610 HDSDR and Icom I/Q Package
The Icom 7610 HDSDR instructions and Icom 7610 I/Q package is available now! With the latest Icom firmware (v1.20, released 8-24-2018) we get use of the USB3.0 port on the rear of the Icom 7610 and now we can run HDSDR with the radio. Don’t forget my article getting the Icom 7300 up and running with HDSDR. Doing it with the Icom …
New Mode FT8Call Hitting The Ham Bands
FT8Call is a new mode on the Ham bands and it has it own software which is also called FT8Call. It is similar to FT8, but we are able to make longer transmissions. The software is based on WSJT-X, so Hams familiar with WSJT-X will feel right at home with FT8Call. From the website, “If propagation is good enough for …