I’ve been a massive fan of RadCom since I lived in the UK. I’ve always felt this RSGB publication strikes the right balance of technical information and human interest. A few years ago, at Hamvention, an RSGB representative encouraged me to write a review for RadCom. Even though I feel pretty fortunate to write for … Continue reading uBITX V6 review in RadCom
QRPer Readers: Please note that the following is a cross-post from my other radio blog, the SWLing Post. For more information about the uBITX V6 and a short post about assembling it, check out this post. Yesterday, a weather front moved through the area that dropped temperatures from an unseasonably high of 50F to 25F … Continue reading The uBITX V6 is a power outage companion
Many thanks to QRPer, Pete (WB9FLW), who notes that Ashhar Farhan (VU2ESE) has recently announced the availability of the uBITX v 6.0–as Pete notes, “just in time for the Holidays!“ Pete shared the following message from Farhan: Here is what [the uBITx v 6.0] looks like : And of course, you can buy it on … Continue reading uBITX v6 QRP transceiver now available for $150/$199 US
Many thanks to my buddy, Robert Gulley (AK3Q), who shares the following announcement from his blog All Things Radio: I have posted two new articles in the Reviews and How-Tos section. These were both previously published in The Spectrum Monitor magazine earlier this year. The first article deals with buying used and new equipment, while the other article is a … Continue reading Robert talks uBITX and navigating the world of used radio gear
Many thanks to Pete Eaton (WB9FLW) who shares pricing and additional information about the uBITX general coverage QRP transceiver: Here are the details, if purchased before Christmas $109 delivered! http://www.hfsignals.com/ From uBITX creator, Ashhar Farhan: 1. The ubitx is now available for sale, for $109 dollars (includes the shipping), but only until Christmas. *After Christmas, … Continue reading The uBITX Transceiver: Pricing and more details
Many thanks to Pete Eaton (WB9FLW) who shares the following post: Last March Ashhar Farhan VU2ESE the designer of the very popular BITX20 and BITX40 series of mono-band HF Transceivers announced a new low cost Rig called the uBITX (micro BITX) a full blown 80-10m 10 Watt SSB/CW Transceiver. Now comes word that after many months … Continue reading The uBITX Transceiver: An Update
This past week, I posted the third of several surveys on QRPer.com, this time asking: “What QRP HF transceiver would you or do you choose for air travel?” I turned off the survey at 6:30 EDT today, with a total of 475 responses. Survey Results Here’s a pie chart showing the top 18 results in … Continue reading Survey #3 Results: What QRP HF transceiver would you or do you choose for air travel?
This past weekend, I posted the second of several surveys on QRPer.com asking: “If you could only have one QRP radio for all of your ham radio activities, which one would it be?” The responses started flowing in immediately and, once again, within the first day we had already accumulated over 400 votes. I turned … Continue reading Survey #2 Results: If you could only have one QRP radio for all of your ham radio activities, which one would it be?
This past weekend, I posted the first of several surveys on QRPer.com asking: “What QRP radio do you tend to use the most in the field?“ The responses started flowing in immediately and within the first day we had already accumulated over 400 votes. I turned off the survey this morning at 5:00 EDT with … Continue reading Survey #1 Results: What QRP transceiver do you turn to the most in the field?
Many thanks to Jim (KX4TD) who writes: Hi Thomas, I am a subscriber and ham radio operator circa 1974. Like you (and a lotta hams) I started as a SWL using a transistorized Lafayette Radio receiver. Last evening, I listened to the April 2022 Wireless Flirt podcast from Ireland where you were interviewed about the … Continue reading Using WSPR Data to Study Propagation 40 & 20 Meter Bands