The original firmware offered by HF Signals for thr uBITX was quite basic, and the idea was always for other hobbyists to take the lead in expanding it. Dr. Ian Lee (KD8CEC) developed an enhanced version of the firmware for Farhan’s most popular radio! Now this was 3.5 years back! Unfortunately, and unlike all the rest of the KD8CEC family of software, the source code to the uBITX Memory manager... Source ..read more

(tr)uSDX now sports a spectrum scope. Guido & Manuel have really pushed this little 8 Bit microcontroller to this limits. The spectrum scope do work and can get the job done, when you need to take a quick peak of the airwaves! Everytime the (tr)uSDX community thinks this is the limit. Guido suprises us with his excellent skills to squeeze out every ounce of performance from this ATMEGA... Source ..read more

There are many ham radio logbooks softwares for Windows and Mac users. This article is for Linux users and who also happens to a ham! Linux + Ham Radio is an awesome combination. Infact many of the fun amateur radio diy projects happen around the open source ecosystem. Now, This is beyond the scope of this article to make you understand Gnu/Linux & Open Source Philosophy. We leave it for some... Source ..read more

Radio Amateurs from Bharat Scouts & Guides setup a special callsign station AT18BSG on the sidelines of the 18th National Jamboree of Bharat Scouts & Guides. The 18th National Jamboree of Bharat Scouts & Guides is held at Rohat. Pali, Rajasthan from 4th to 10th January 2023. The 7 day long event was inaugurated by The President of India – Droupadi Murmu. National Institute of Amateur Radio (NIAR)... Source ..read more

Use Coupon code HAPPY5 to avail good discount on wide range of ham radio products. Come Celebrate with us!! Birthday SALE across website started from January 13th 2023. Started at LARC1 or 1st lamakan, in 2018. Radio brewery started by selling accessories and antanas for amateur radio and moved to become icon dealer and authorised distributor for NISSEI products we currently have various models of... Source ..read more

Here’s a list of scheduled amateur radio meetups for the year 2023. The below list tries to be as accurate as possible, however, please confirm the exact dates with the organisers before booking your tickets Jose Jacob VU2JOS (vu2jos@niar.org) compiled this list for the National Institute of Amateur Radio, Hyderabad Courtesy/Source: https://qsl.net/vu2jos/Ham_Meets. Source ..read more

A two-member team of amateurs from West Bengal – VU3IBL & VU3IZV activated India’s first beach on the air. The activations were on the 18th and 19th of December from Mousumi Island Beach (Grid – NL41). The team also made use of the special callsign – AU2SOA for this beach activation. The team was actively supported by the Parks of the Air – India team for this first-ever beach activation from... Source ..read more

Hyderabad-based space tech startup Dhruva Space launched twin 0.5 U amateur satellites – Thybolt 1 & Thybolt 2. The launched vehicle Indian Space Research Organisation’s PSLV-C54 lifted off on November 26th and both the satellites were successfully placed in a near-circular polar sun-synchronous orbit at an altitude of 511 km. With a spotlight on amateur radio (ham radio) communications... Source ..read more

Richard Brunton, G4TUT creator and operator of the oldest amateur radio news website southgatearc.org passed away on 21st October. Richard was well known for countless years as editor of the popular website Southgate Amateur Radio News. Richard covered not just news from Region 1 and 2. He also published regularly numerous amateur radio news from region 3, particularly from India. With no one left... Source ..read more

Yagi Calculator is a popular Yagi Antenna Modelling software for Windows because it provides more detailed results compared to other software. Plus, its ability to calculate the gain for single and two Yagi antennas is also impressive. Besides gain, you can also calculate Stacking distance, SWR, and Impedance with it. Yagi Calculator is a free antenna design and analysis software for Windows. Source ..read more