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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APRS Connect brings its messaging-first client to iPhone
APRS Connect is now available for iPhone devices running iOS 16.4 or later, adding an Apple-platform version of the messaging-focused APRS client that launched for Android in August. The app is free to install and use through APRS-IS; radio connection and several advanced functions are offered through the optional APRS Connect Pro…
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MeshCore separates U.S. and Canadian network presets
MeshCore has separated the shared USA/Canada recommended preset into distinct regional choices, according to a September 9 report from Mesh America. The USA preset retains its existing defaults. The new Canada preset keeps the same listed radio parameters—910.525 MHz, spreading factor 7, 62.5 kHz bandwidth and coding rate 5—but applies a three-byte…
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SafecomLink brings a PACTOR-focused client to WiMo
SafecomLink and German radio-equipment retailer WiMo have announced SafecomLink for Pactor – Hamradio Edition, a software client intended to pair an SCS PACTOR modem with a standard HF transceiver. The announcement says the edition is available through WiMo now, either bundled with an SCS DR-9400 modem or as a standalone two-year or…
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MeshCore 1.49.0 Adds Repeater Path Tracing and Network Controls
MeshCore Companion App version 1.49.0 adds a direct way to trace the current route to and from a repeater, giving users a clearer view of how their traffic is crossing an off-grid LoRa mesh. Although the underlying app release arrived August 22, Mesh America published a detailed account of the changes today,…
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FreeDV 2.4.0 Adds Decoder Startup and Radio-Control Refinements
The FreeDV project has released FreeDV 2.4.0, an update to its open-source HF digital-voice software for amateur radio. The release is a practical maintenance update rather than a new codec or on-air mode, but it improves several pieces of the operating workflow that matter when a station is set up for regular…