TSM Review: Yaesu FTDX 101D
By Mark Haverstock K8MSH
During the last decade, on average, Yaesu has marketed a new HF transceiver almost every year. Finally, they got on the SDR bandwagon with their latest model, the FTDX 101D, which pays homage to founder Sako Hasegawa JA1MP. It also commemorates the classic FT-101 series, a very successful and popular Yaesu transceiver sold from 1970 to 1985. This new model offers features and performance hams of that era only dreamed of. Mark walks us through the details of this feature-packed model that boasts some very impressive numbers.
TSM Reviews: MFJ-1026 Deluxe Noise-Canceling Signal Enhancer
By Bob Grove W8JHD
Electrical and electronic devices saturate civilized society. It’s no wonder that the side effects of their electromagnetic radiation compete with radio communication. There are several approaches to avoid this interference. The MFJ-1026 deluxe noise canceling signal enhancer employs a phase canceling noise suppressor by using two antennas, one for the reception of the desired signals and another to receive the noise. Bob explains how it works and how well it works.
Othernet Free Satellite Radio/Text Service Update
By Kenneth Barbi
Over the past three years we have kept up with an ambitious project designed to provide free access to information for those millions not served by traditional Internet Service Providers. Using an inexpensive hardware platform called Dreamcatcher, data can be downlinked via two Ku-band satellites—one covering North America and one covering much of Europe and the UK. While it’s not a two-way Internet experience, it’s a project that has possibilities and provides real-world hands-on activities for electronic tinkerers.
Weather Satellite Imagery Reception—Part 1
By Cory GB Sickles WA3UVV
The first weather satellite was launched April 1, 1960. While it was operational for only one and one-half months, TIROS-1 set Earth-based meteorology off on a fantastic new path that would include more and more sophisticated technology. Cory traces the advance of weather satellites and how to receive their output in your own home in this first part of a series.
TSM’s 100 Years of Radio Series
Crystal Clear: How a 1922 Circular Brought the Wonderment of Radio to the Farm
By Richard Fisher KI6SN
In 1922 the federal government wanted the millions of rural farm families to have access to the first wave of electronic information available in the 20th Century—otherwise known as radio. To do so they knew farmers would have to build their own receivers and learn how to use them, so the US Department of Commerce published a booklet known as Circular No. 120 explaining exactly how it was to be done. Following those instructions, Richard built this state-of-the art 1922 crystal set and made it work. You can too.
Scanning America
By Dan Veeneman
US Forest Service; LA County (CA); Hudson County (NY)
Federal Wavelengths
By Chris Parris
Federal Response to COVID-19 in an Election Year
Milcom
By Larry Van Horn N5FPW
Monitoring Moody AFB
Utility Planet
By Hugh Stegman
US eLoran Rises from the Dead
Shortwave Utility Logs
By Hugh Stegman and Mike Chace-Ortiz
VHF and Above
By Joe Lynch N6CL
Amateur Radio: Adapting and Innovating
Digitally Speaking
By Cory GB Sickles WA3UVV
Hitting the Wall
Amateur Radio Insights
By Kirk Kleinschmidt NT0Z
The 'Core' Solution to Nasty Interference
Radio 101
By Ken Reitz KS4ZR
Baseball on the Radio 2020
Radio Propagation
By Tomas Hood NW7US
The Solar Orbiter
The World of Shortwave Listening
By Rob Wagner VK3BVW
The Classic FRG-7 and Radio Vanuatu
The Shortwave Listener
By Fred Waterer
World’s Medical News; Czech Radio and BBC Highlights for April
Maritime Monitoring
By Ron Walsh VE3GO
New Season, Changes and Old Memories
Adventures in Radio Restoration
By Rich Post KB8TAD
The GE Chairside: Model F-665