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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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…
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MeshCore’s KISS Modem Role Opens a Path to Custom Gateways
MeshCore users building gateways and custom applications have a clearer picture of the firmware’s KISS Modem role following an August explanation from developer Michael Overhorst, reported by Mesh America. The role changes a MeshCore radio from a phone-app node into a serially controlled LoRa interface, using the long-established KISS packet framing protocol.…
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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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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…