Yaesu Fukushima factory shutdown

  CQ Newsroom reports that production of Yaesu Amateur Radio equipment at Vertex Standard’s factory in Fukushima, Japan, has been temporarily halted due to earthquake damage In an open letter to the amateur radio community, Vertex Standard CEO and President Jun Hasegawa expressed his gratitude for the many “kind words and thoughts about us during…

GRE PSR-800 EZ Scan

The GRE PSR-800 EZ Scan is a revolutionary approach to scanner listening. It allows you to listen to desired communications without PC or Internet programming because everything is already in the scanner! The Digital EZ Scan scanner includes a 2GB SD card inside the radio with the entire US database of trunked systems and popular…

Russian Federation joins CEPT Radio Amateur License

It should be easier to use Amateur Radio while visiting the Russian Federation following their decision to join the CEPT Radio Amateur License agreement. At a recent meeting the Russian State Commission for Radio Frequencies decided that the Russian Federation will join CEPT Recommendation T/R 61-01 (CEPT Radio Amateur License) and ECC/REC/(05)06 (CEPT Novice). The…

Emergency Freq’s for JA

Message from Toru, JG1EIQ Following freq’s are assigned for emergency QSO. Please be clear. Thank you for your kind help! Ops JARL & volunteers — 3520 to 3530 KHz 7025 to 7035 KHz 14090 to 14110 KHz 21190 to 21200 KHz 28190 to 28210 KHz 50100 KHz 51000 KHz 14100 KHz 14500 KHz 430100 KHz…