Amateur radio news from around Colorado and the broader ham world — new gear, rule changes, contests, and what’s happening on the bands. Curated for the club; every item links to the original source.
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Xiegu X6200 Update Restores CW Macros and Fixes Keyer Speed
AI-curated Ham Radio News for Arkansas Valley Radio Club. Xiegu X6200 owners have a useful new firmware update to consider, especially if they use the compact HF radio for CW. Firmware 1.0.8 restores the rig’s CW keyer-macro function and corrects a keying-speed problem in which the transmitted speed could fail to match…
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CFT1v2 QRP CW Transceiver Adds SWR Meter and Internal Speaker
KM4CFT’s newly announced CFT1v2 five-band QRP CW transceiver adds two operating-oriented changes: an onboard SWR meter for checking an antenna match and a small passive internal speaker. The announcement says the SWR function is a new firmware-and-hardware feature, while the speaker is intended as a limited-volume convenience rather than a substitute for…