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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Icom Reveals IC-7110, a New All-Band Mobile Transceiver
AI-curated Ham Radio News for Arkansas Valley Radio Club. Icom has formally revealed the IC-7110 at Tokyo Ham Fair, ending months of X-026 concept-radio speculation. The new set is positioned as the successor to the IC-7100, combining HF, 50 MHz, 144 MHz and 430 MHz coverage in a mobile-oriented radio with a…
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Limon DMR Site Restored to Full Network Service
Rocky Mountain Ham Radio reports that its Limon DMR site is back at full operation after volunteers replaced a Cat5 run with fiber, restoring the microwave link into the network. The site also retains backup connectivity through Bijou Telephone ISP service, an encouraging bit of infrastructure news for operators who use the…
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MegaFest 2026 Comes to Monument July 25
Colorado operators looking for a summer hamfest and swap-meet day have a nearby option this Saturday. The Pikes Peak Radio Amateur Association’s MegaFest 2026 is scheduled for July 25 at Lewis-Palmer High School in Monument, with doors open from 8:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. Vendors may enter at 6:00 a.m., and ticket…
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Portable Operating Lessons From a Tapley Woods Activation
A field report from Mark, KB2PIZ, at Illinois’s Tapley Woods State Natural Area is a good reminder that portable operating rewards preparation and flexibility. Before setting up, he checked the activation schedule, antenna direction, and expected propagation—then deployed a Chameleon LEFS 40 antenna with a Xiegu G90. When 20-meter SSB slowed after…