For those of you who haven't heard, in our QRZ Subscriber Rewards Program, we've been giving away a brand new, in the box, Baofeng UV-5R Plus, dual band (144/440 Mhz) transceiver, complete with hands-free headset and a drop-in charger each week! This is a great little radio that is field programmable... More...

http://arvideonews.com/hrn/Ham_Radio_Now_300.png HAMRADIONOW.tv Episode 193: Digital Voice is EXPLODING! a update from David Rowe VK5DGR on CODEC 2, FreeDV, and plans for a disruptive VHF/UHF DV system David Rowe VK5DGR is the ham who developed CODEC2*, and CODEC2 changes everything. So, is this a click-bait... More...

http://arvideonews.com/hrn/Ham_Radio_Now_300.png HAMRADIONOW.tv Episode 192: The CW Geek and his book on having fun with Morse Code Dan Romanchik KB6NU is on the book-tour circuit for The CW Geek's Guide to Having Fun with Morse Code. Here's his talk with me on HamRadioNow. I was looking over some of... More...

Lately several of our users have written us to complain about unsolicited email (SPAM) that they have received from the site QRZCQ asking if we had something to do with it. The short answer is "NO", because QRZCQ isn't related to QRZ in any way, except for one. The one thing they have in common with... More...

Digital voice unit in production Codec2 digital voice developer, David Rowe VK5DGR, has announced that the first batch of 100 SM1000s are being built in China right now and shipping may start in late March The SM1000 is an a embedded hardware product that allows you to run FreeDV without a PC. Just... More...

Beginning at the age of five, when his father could get him inside a Gates broadcast transmitter to change out the bypass capacitors in the final amplifier, to a childhood of radio and audio repair, Kevin Custer, W3KKC, has gone on to make radio his life’s work. Kevin’s Repeater Builder website has... More...

Book helps Hams have fun with Morse Code Passing a Morse Code test is no longer required to get an amateur radio license, but there's still a mystique about Morse Code, and many hams are interested in acquiring this skill and getting on the air. That being the case, Dan Romanchik, KB6NU is excited to... More...

Use your secret decoder skills to hear what Verizon has to say about the recent FCC proceedings. http://arstechnica.com/business/2015/02/verizon-issues-furious-response-to-fcc-in-morse-code-dated-1934/ ... More...