AMATEUR RADIO | SCANNING | SHORTWAVE LISTENING
Here is a short video of my Flex 6300 SDR running Smart SDR. I thought I’d put it through its paces as I prepare it for sale. This Flex 6300 has a built-in antenna tuner, and I have the matching Maestro console. It also comes with the FHM-1 microphone, all boxes, and I even have … Read more
Many thanks go out to Gary Hinson, ZL2iFB for creating this comprehensive guide to operating FT8 mode, the very popular digital mode for making ham contacts. Download the FT8 Operating Guide here PDF Details Brand Gary Hinson Format PDF Page count 85 File size 4.1 MB FT8 mode is an increasingly popular digital dialogue mode … Read more
JTDX is a software application designed for amateur radio operators created by Igor Chernikov, UA3DJY, and Arvo Järve ES1JA. The software is freely available and can be used on any computer with a sound card. It is a great choice for operating FT8 mode, currently the most popular digital mode on spotting networks such as … Read more
Xearth is a favorite of mine in the ham shack. It displays an image of the earth, as seen from your favorite vantage point in space as your PC’s wallpaper. Xearth updates the displayed image every five minutes. The time between updates as well as many parameters can be changed using the settings. There are … Read more