The Icom IC-R75 Receiver

IC-R75

Icom’s IC-R75 tabletop HF communications receiver came into the market back in 1999 and was taken out of production in late 2015. Frequency coverage is from 30 Hz right to 60 MHz. This allows one to catch the 6 Meter amateur band as well. USA versions include a “Floor Brick” AC power supply. For most … Read more

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Can FT8 be used for Emergency Communications?

Ecomms

Is FT8 any good for Ecomms? The short answer is no, FT8 is not well suited for emergency communications because of its very short message payload size. Read on for a further explanation. In today’s world, we are surrounded by different forms of communication. From the use of smartphones, emails, and social media, communication has … Read more

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Bouncing a Signal off an Asteroid

HAARP

The High-frequency Active Auroral Research Program (HAARP) is a research program that studies the Earth’s ionosphere, a region of the upper atmosphere that is affected by solar activity and other factors. The program is based at a research site in Gakona, Alaska, where researchers use radio transmitters to send signals into the ionosphere. The purpose … Read more

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Working rare DXpedition TY0RU

TY0RU

Cool beans! I just worked a rare DXpedition team in Benin, a not well-known country in Africa on FT8 mode using WSJT-X. This Russian team is pictured below, and I managed to capture the contact on video. It’s always fun to work a DXpedition. When I first saw this callsign TY0RU come up in my … Read more

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WSPRLite SB Demo

WSPRLITE

Finally got around to exploring this cool little device – the WSPRLite The WSPRlite is a special test transmitter that sends a signal to a Worldwide network of receiving stations. When used with our web-based DXplorer system, it’s a powerful new way to evaluate antenna performance. Going way beyond antenna modeling or antenna analyzers, this … Read more

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