FM Frequency range adjustable (76 / 87 / 87.5 ~ 108 MHz)
Antenna Length 18 Inches
450 Station Memories
Multi Tuning Methods: ATS, ETM, Auto scan tuning with 5 seconds pre-listening for both frequency & memory (VF / VM), Manual tuning 9K/10K AM tuning step selectable
Silicon Labs Si4734 DSP chipset
LCD Backlight
Key lock function
External AM antenna Jack
Built-in rechargeable function (USB jack, 5V) ( can use rechargeable batteries )
An interesing video for sure. I've tried this in the past and it makes no difference at my location, maybe my mains are clean to start with but it may help some people....
One aim, find your way to the final checkpoint Gumball HQ
All teams must be at their chosen staring QTH and ready to start the challenge 9am.
All teams will be given a team card with a number this will have 10 photos and postcodes on its, then its up to you to navigate around the route ensuring that at each location you take a photo of your team card next to the checkpoint shown on your card.
Stay overnight in the hall or camping in field outside with BBQ and beers, bacon butties Sunday morning and leave when you’re ready
Martin Lynch & Sons have announced the price of the long awaited Yaesu FT-991 upgrade kit which basically adds a true Real Time Waterfall/Spectrum Scope display to the radio.
And the price.... £480 + POSTAGE! (Chokes on my cup of tea!)
"This Upgrade kit allows Yaesu Musen Distributors and Repair Service Centers to add the following advanced features of the FT-991A to the original FT-991.
- Real-Time Spectrum Scope - Multi-Color Waterfall Display - Select from Seven Spectrum Scope Display Colours - Select from Seven Display Colours or Multi-Colour Waterfall Display"
£480 to add a real time spectrum scope?????? (The multi-color features can be added for free via a firmware update!)
As an early adopter of the Yaesu FT-991 I have already paid out more money for my FT-991 than the upgraded FT-991A costs now so there is little chance of me spending another £500 for the single extra feature that this upgrade offers. Link to ML&S Website: CLICK
Nevada have posted on facebook saying that they are in the process of beginning the move to Portsmouth as part of the new 'International Ham Stores Group'
The new group is a join venture between Nevada, Waters & Stanton, InnovAntennas and Trident. They will co-operate with the import and sale of Ham Radio equipment.
There are obvious advantages in working together, they should be able to keep costs down and hopefully pass the saving onto their customers.... Only time will tell I guess!
Heads up guys, Paul 26YM012 is planning a trip to the top of Mount Snowdon, the highest mountain in Wales with a height of 1085 metres above sea level.
He will be operating on channel 26 UKFM (27.85125Mhz) from approx. 09:00 hours GMT on Saturday 21st January 2017.
So why not give him a shout? I'm sure he'd be happy to hear from you all!
(Of course this activation is subject to change due to weather etc. so you can keep up to date by visitng the Charlie Tango DX Group page on FaceBook: LINK or check out the shoutbox on the Charlie Tango Forum on the day: LINK)
Just a quick look at where the Blog visitors originated over the past 12 months.....
Below are the Top Ten countries where the Blog is viewed:
01 United Kingdom
02 United States
03 Russia
04 Germany
05 Italy
06 France
07 Netherlands
08 Spain
09 Brazil
10 Slovakia
(The Blog had visitors from over 150 countries in 2016)
The most popular searches which brought people to the blog were:
Anytone
President Lincoln 2
Yaesu FT991
SSB Nets
President Grant 2
Albrecht
CB Radio
HAM Radio
Amateur Radio
PMR446
(Most searches were directed to the Blog via Google's search engine - No big surprise there!)
Other items:
The majority of visitors were using the Chrome browser (55%) and were using a Windows PC (42%), however those viewing on Android devices were only slightly behind at 32% with iPhone users down at 6%.
Internet explorer users accounted for 12% of visits with Firefox users accounting for 15% of visits.
Visitor numbers continue to rise with December 2016 being the busiest month ever for the Blog!
Well folks it looks like it's the end of WeAreSuperstar.co.uk with their website going offline. Visitors to the site are now greeted with the message:
The idea was that several retailers would join forces to reintroduce the classic style Superstar 3900 into the UK under the branding of SuperstarUK. However before the radios even went on sale there were reports that the radios suffered from frequency drift. SuperstarUK responded with a detailed technical report which appeared to give the radio a glowing report. However potential buyers were not convinced and it would appear that the radios simply didn't sell.
Price reductions followed and the radios are still sitting on the shelves?
So it now looks like the venture may have come to a natural conclusion?
It's a real shame in many ways as this was probably the first time so many different retailers had joined forces to launch a radio. I really do hope that this endeavour will return maybe with a better radio......Ideas anyone????
Nevada now say they they are expecting the new President Himalaya WB antenna within the next few days. Priced at £99.95 it's a bit more than you'd pay for the trusty Antron 99 so it will be interesting to see what the build quality and performance are like.
Looking almost identical to the Albrecht AE6110 (And several other radios) this is the latest offering from Luiton, the LT-198.
One major change is that the microphone is detachable, which is a welcome addition to this type of small radio. The radio also has a 3 colour backlight.
Something to look out for this year.... The Gumball Rally!
Final details to be confirmed, but here is the message from their Facebook page:
"Hello and welcome to the Gumball rally challenge page for 2017, we can now confirm that a 2 day event is taking please on 3rd and 4th June 2017, please watch this page over the next few weeks for details how to register your team to take part. this will include an over night stay in a hall or camping in field outside with BBQ and beers."
Sounds interesting and intriguing at the same time!
President Electronics have posted photos of their radios on display at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas.
The Johnson 2 USA, Johnny 2 USA, Lincoln 2, and McKinley USA were all seen on the CB Distributing stall (President didn't actually have a stall of their own).
Apparently there is no truth in the rumour that the adjacent stall was providing cheap finance so that you could afford to buy one of the radios.....!
Looking at the boards inside theses radios and it immediately becomes apparent that they are in fact THE SAME radio. The President ANDY simply has a few extra surface mounted components so how there can be such a large difference in the price is beyond me.
£65 more for a few tiny little components??? Really????
I'm not blaming the retailers by the way, President will set the prices and the retailers will have to charge the going rate!
If you accept that an FM only low end radio is worth £74.50 (I don't) then a more realistic price for the ANDY AM/FM would surely be £99.50??????
But £139.50 for a basic AM/FM radio when you can buy an Anytone 5555 for under £120......
A bit more info regarding this new radio from Cobra....
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The radio is 40 channels AM only with 4 watts output power. It has a selectable 4 colour display, 10 weather channels, SWR readout, Bluetooth with caller ID and phonebook features, Clock/Timer/Alarm functions....
But in my opinion... Looks bloody awful!
And the price.... Expected to be around $229 (Cough, Cough!!!!)
