TSM Reviews:
Elad FDM-Duo: A QRP SDR Transceiver with or without
PC
By Mark Haverstock K8MSH
Elad has taken the best of their diminutive software defined
receiver (SDR), the FDM-S2, added a transmitter and fit it inside a stylish, compact
case. It can be used as a standalone unit by connecting to an external
13.8-volt DC power supply and antenna. It can also be controlled by your
computer using the FDM-SW2 software also shared by the FDM-S2. That makes this
one of the most versatile radios that can be used for as a portable, mobile, or
base station. And, like many recent rigs, the Elad is upgradeable through
firmware and software, which means you’ll get the benefit of future
improvements as they become available. Mark put the FDM-Duo to the on-air test.
TSM
Reviews
Icom
IC-R6 Sport 16 All-band Hand-held Receiver
By
Thomas Witherspoon K4SWL
Readers
have asked Thomas about the Icom IC-R6 Sport 16; a compact handheld receiver
that covers from 100 kHz to 1309.995 MHz. What makes the IC-R6 appealing is
that––at just $175 US––it is one of the least expensive wideband
handhelds/scanners on the market that not only covers the shortwave bands, but
also the AM broadcast, Longwave, FM broadcast, Public Service as well as NOAA
weather frequencies. Thomas puts this handheld giant to a real world reception
test.
The Hacking of FLTSATCOM 8
By
Bob Grove W8JHD
For
more than a decade, enterprising Brazilians have been making use of an aging US
military satellite parked over the Atlantic Ocean to talk sports, play music
and, some say, engage in legitimate and illegitimate business activities. In a
country as vast as Brazil, lacking infrastructure to huge parts of the country,
this satellite, once a mainstay in the Navy’s global communications network,
has helped long distance truckers, families, hobbyists and possibly even
criminals in their daily lives. Bob shows us how easy this is to do and why
other satellites may also be vulnerable.
TSM
Reviews
Sangean
HD-18 AM/FM/HD-Radio Tabletop Set
By
Ken Reitz KS4ZR
In
recent years, radio manufacturers appear to have abandoned the concept of
HD-Radio in anything except car radios. Even in the automotive environment, HD
reception capability is included only in the higher end models. Now, Sangean
has hit the market with a trio of HD-capable radios at three different price
points. This month we take a close look at the HD-18; Sangean’s mid-priced
AM/FM/HD-Radio. Now listeners all over the US have the chance to explore the
multicast digital world of HD-FM at home.
GMRS:
The “Other” Citizen’s Band – Part 1
By
Cory GB Sickles WA3UVV
General Mobile Radio Service (GMRS) is sometimes equated
with Family Radio Service (FRS) because of the inexpensive, dual-use portables
sold today in every discount store. And, although it is easy to find FRS radios
with GMRS capabilities, they are not the same service. GMRS still requires a
license and carries other restrictions, but with the license comes flexibility
that’s more akin to the amateur radio service.
Scanning America
By Dan Veenaman
Enabling Interoperability; Erie (PA) and Denton (TX) Counties
Federal Wavelengths
By Chris Parris
Political
Conventions Wrap Up
Utility Planet
By Hugh Stegman NV6H
Identifying US Military on ALE
Digital HF: Intercept and Analyze
By Mike Chace-Ortiz AB1TZ/G6DHU
African Peacekeeping and Police Networks
HF Utility Logs
By Mike Chace-Ortiz and Hugh Stegman
Digitally Speaking
By Cory Sickles WA3UVV
Controlling Influences
VHF and Above
By Joe Lynch N6CL
SOTA Loop
Repurposed Through Innovation
Amateur Radio Insights
By Kirk Kleinschmidt NT0Z
The ‘Deserted Island’ HF Antenna
Radio 101
By Ken Reitz KS4ZR
Solar Cycle 25 or How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Maunder
Minimum
The World of Shortwave Listening
By Jeff
White, General Manager WRMI
NASB
Brings Shortwave Broadcasters and Listeners Together in Music City
The Shortwave Listener
By Fred Waterer
Radio Ukraine, RFI and Radio Syria
Amateur Radio Satellites
By Keith Baker KB1SF/VA3KSF
Summer: Satellite Antenna Experimenting Time
The Longwave Zone
By Kevin O’Hern Carey WB2QMY
Improve Your LW Antenna; a Visit from KR61SS; SAQ on the Air; Readers’
Logs
Adventures in Radio Restoration
By Rich Post KB8TAD
Restoring a Classic: The Philco 60B “Baby Grand” Cathedral
Antenna Connections
By Dan Farber AC0LW
Dishing It Out And Taking It: The Parabolic Reflector Antenna