CIA Documents About Ham Radio Declassified

CIA Documents About Ham Radio Declassified   In case you haven’t heard, CIA has recently released online around 13 million pages of declassified documents. Among these documents, a set of reports on ham radio in the former Soviet Union and Warsaw Pact member countries have been made available. The documents …

Best Of All Time 2016 Results

Here are the Best Of All Time 2016 Results.   Thank you all for voting on HamRadioReview’s Best Of All Time Ham Gear for 2016.   Best Of All Time 2016 Results Quick links in this page Best Handheld Radio Best Mobile VHF/UHF Radio Best Mobile/Portable HF Radio Best Base …

Vote for BOAT 2016

Vote for BOAT 2016 Introducing B.O.A.T. (Best Of All Time) Once a year, HamRadioReviews will conduct an online poll for the best ham radio gear of all time. “Best” is subjective and can be different for each person. For one the best radio might be the one he/she can afford, …

Retevis RT3 DMR Christmas 2016 Giveaway Winner [Video]

This is the Retevis RT3 DMR Christmas 2016 Giveaway Winner video. A big thanks to all participants! Congratulations to the lucky winner! A friendly reminder that the winner can get in touch though the Contact form or private message on HamRadioRaviews facebook page: Here is the video:

Dr. Seymour Lesonsky, W6CCP is SK

I am very sad to report this: Dr. Seymour Lesonsky, W6CCP is SK. My QSO with Seymour, was the first contact I made with the USA, only a couple of months after I got my amateur radio license. I was out with the Yaesu FT-857D and the ATAS 120A on …

MD-2017 Dual-band DMR handheld [Rumor]

This is the MD-2017 dual-band DMR handheld from TYT. Or at least, a picture of it. This was posted in DMR Greece‘s facebook page earlier today. It shows a poster with what it seems as a new dual-band DMR radio from TYT. The picture is taken at the PMR Expo …

Nice Video on Amateur Radio

A really nice video on amateur radio has been posted online by the Guatemala DX Group facebook page. This is from last month, but it only came to my attention today. I hope we can see more videos/productions like this online, because our hobby is steadily losing on popularity day …

ARRL Handbook 2017 Released

ARRL Handbook 2017 has been released. ARRL released its 2017 version of its Handbook for Radio Communications. The book is being published since 1926 and is the go-to reference for everything regarding amateur radio electronics and more. Here is a presentation video from ARRL’s facebook page: More info on the …

Is Baofeng Preparing Another DMR Radio? [Rumor]

Is Baofeng preparing another DMR radio?   This time, it is supposedly going to be based on the ever popular Baofeng UV-82. It will also feature Tier II TDMA specification, so it should be able to talk to DMR repeaters without causing issues. Only time will tell if this is …

Installing Repeater Antenna [Video]

Here is an excellent video, including drone footage, of what it is like installing repeater antenna. This is the installation of the SV2V VHF repeater on Mt. Vermion, Greece, by members of Hellenic Amateur Radio Community (H.A.R.C.). On the same location, HARC’s SV2W UHF repeater is also installed. Here is …