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Yaesu New Product Announcements

It looks like Yaesu is getting ready to relase two more Amateur Radios.  One dual band handheld, the Yeasu FT-1D and also an HF/50 mhz 100 W Transceiver the FT DX 3000.  Price and Release Date for both has not been announced.     FT-1D First up is the FT-1D is a C4FM FDMA 144/430 MHz […]

Amateurs Asked to Listen for HORYU-2 Satellite

The Japanese HORYU-2 research satellite was launched May 17 at 1639 UTC as part of a mission that included the JAXA climate observation satellite Shizuku. HORYU-2 was built by students at the Kyushu Institute of Technology (KIT) and it carries the call sign JG6YBW. The satellite will conduct a variety of experiments including high-voltage power […]

Kenwood TS-990S

Kenwood is set to show off it’s latest at Dayton starting today. From the advertisement: “Rising to the Occasion – Kenwood’s new TS-990S raises the bar on HF performance and DX operating ease in more ways than one.  The dual display and dual watch function will give you the edge in DX contesting.” “TS-990S Dual […]