CHIRP Now Supports QYT KT-8900D

CHIRP Now Supports QYT KT-8900D CHIRP, the best open source program for radio programming, now supports both the QYT KT-7900D and KT-8900D radios. This is excellent news, as the software makes programming radios a breeze. It also supports all the other radios from the same company. I can personally confirm …

You Should Update LoTW tQSL Software

You should update LoTW tQSL software if you are using a version older than 2.0, that is. ARRL’s Logbook of The World will no longer accept contacts signed with tQSL versions earlier than 2.0. This will apply starting January 16th 2017, 14:00 UTC. If you are using an earlier version …

Software Support Done Wrong

Software Support Done Wrong Ham Radio Deluxe is one of the best ham radio desktop programs. It provides a number of features, most popular of which are the ability to control your (connected) radio, keep a QSO log, but also use it for digital modes. As reported by The Register, …

ARRL Chirp Webinar Is Online [Video]

ARRL Chirp Webinar is now online on ARRL’s YouTube channel. On October 20th, ARRL held a webinar on CHIRP, the open-source software that allows programming of many different radios. The webinar was presented by James Lee, N1DDK who is active in the development of the software. Here is the webinar …

N1MM Logger+ Update

N1MM Logger+ update to v1.0.5978. N1MM Logger+ is “the world’s most popular ham radio contest logging program”. It should be, as it is easy to use and displays all the information the ham radio operator needs while operating a contest. Here are the changes included in this N1MM Logger+ Update: …

CQ Magazine Released REST APIs for Scores

CQ Magazine released REST APIs to allow developers to download CQ WW DX Contest scores.   The APIs can be used for all modes of the contest. More info here. No authentication is required to use the APIs, which is not that good in terms of security. Also note the …

My LoTW Mobile App Review [Video]

In this week’s video I am reviewing My LoTW. My LoTW is a free mobile app for iOS™ and Android™ phones or tablets and it is a viewer app for ARRL’s Logbook of The World. With My LoTW you can have your whole logbook in your pocket, check for confirmations …

New CHIRP version available for download

For those who are not familiar with CHIRP, it is the #1 free and open source program for programming radios on your computer. It runs on Windows, Mac and Linux and it supports most popular radios. I use it all the time to update my radio memories. It is very …