{"id":9572,"date":"2014-05-14T08:40:39","date_gmt":"2014-05-14T12:40:39","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/?p=9572"},"modified":"2014-05-14T08:40:39","modified_gmt":"2014-05-14T12:40:39","slug":"looking-forward-to-the-2014-dayton-hamvention-and-fdim","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/2014\/05\/looking-forward-to-the-2014-dayton-hamvention-and-fdim\/","title":{"rendered":"Looking forward to the 2014 Dayton Hamvention and FDIM"},"content":{"rendered":"

Each year, I attend the Dayton Hamvention<\/a><\/span><\/em> and much of the QRP conference, Four Days in May.<\/a>\u00a0<\/em> This year, I’ll be working our\u00a0Ears To Our World<\/a> table again, along with other volunteers, at booth 411 in the Ball Arena (BA411).<\/a> Please stop by and introduce yourself!<\/p>\n

What I love about the Hamvention (besides the massive outdoor flea market) is\u00a0that it is a one-stop-shop for innovations appearing in our radio world.<\/p>\n

Here are a few of the companies I’ll be following at the Hamvention\u00a0this year:<\/p>\n

Ten-Tec<\/h2>\n

\"Ten-Tec-Alpha\"<\/a>Ten-Tec announced yesterday<\/a> that it will merge with Alpha Amplifiers<\/em> under the flag of RF Concepts<\/em>. I plan to stop by Ten-Tec’s\u00a0booth Friday and learn more about the merger.\u00a0Personally, I believe the merger with Alpha Amplifiers<\/em> is a good move. Both of these companies are known for great customer service and quality US-based design and manufacturing.<\/p>\n

I know Ten-Tec is\u00a0introducing a new open-source product to their line, the Patriot<\/em><\/strong>, because I’ve been beta testing one (check QRPer.com<\/a> for details later this week).<\/p>\n

Icom<\/h2>\n

\"Icom-ID-5100\"<\/a>Icom will showcase their new ID-5100 D-star, dual band, mobile with built-in GPS. While I’m more of an HF guy, this radio does intrigue me. You see, for almost one year now, I’ve been very pleased\u00a0with my Icom ID-51A, dual-band, D-Star handie talkie (HT).<\/p>\n

I find D-Star to be a very flexible digital mode and I’m amazed with how many interesting mom-and-pop companies have produced products for the D-Star mode. I’m surprised neither Yaesu nor Kenwood\u00a0has adopted the D-Star standard (it’s not proprietary to Icom–indeed, read about the CS7000 below).<\/p>\n

The new ID-5100 is a mobile version of my ID-51a. What I love about this radio is that it can store repeater frequencies and dynamically load them based on your geographic location. Perhaps my largest gripe with mobile VHF\/UHF rigs is their inability to adapt to the repeater “landscape” when you travel. The ID-5100 may change this and push other manufacturers in the same direction.<\/p>\n

Connect Systems<\/h2>\n

\"CS700_WEB\"<\/a>In less than a year, Connect Systems<\/a> has become a household name among ham radio enthusiasts who love VHF\/UHF and digital modes.<\/p>\n

This Connect Systems is\u00a0developing an HT–the CS7000–which will be the first non-Icom radio to have the D-Star digital mode. Whatsmore, in addition to D-Star, the CS7000 will also pack DMR<\/a>.<\/p>\n

I don’t think Connect Systems will have a working prototype at the Hamvention (I could be wrong), but there is a possibility that they will be taking early orders.<\/p>\n

Elad<\/h2>\n

\"FDM-DUO-opening\"<\/a>I’ve been intrigued by the Elad line of Software Defined Recievers. This year, they will attend the Dayton Hamvention. I look forward to checking out the new FDM-DUO tabletop SDR. I plan to review some of the Elad product line\u00a0in the near future.<\/p>\n

Palstar<\/h2>\n

Last year, Palstar showcased a prototype QRP transceiver with touch screen interface. To my knowledge, this would be Palstar’s first transceiver (though they’re well known for antenna tuners and their shortwave radio receiver, the R30A).<\/p>\n

Last year, I was told that the new Palstar transceiver would be available this year and would retail between $1,600 – 2,000 US (a rather steep price for a transceiver with 20 watts output). One of the transceiver’s designers\u00a0assured me that the receiver would “be worth the price.”<\/p>\n

Bonito<\/h2>\n

\"antennajet_front_hamradio2013\"<\/a>I’ll stop by Bonito’s booth to check out their new\u00a0AntennaJet ASM300. \u00a0I’m curious how it works and what the Hamvention price will be.<\/p>\n

Though pricing is a little steep, I might bring one home as I often would like to share one antenna with two receivers simultaneously.<\/p>\n

Elecraft<\/h2>\n

\"PX3\"<\/a>The only new product I know of from Elecraft is the PX3 Panadapter for their Kx3 transceiver. Reviews of the larger P3 Panadapter for the Elecraft K3 are excellent, so I imagine this will be a great product. I hope to check out the PX3 at the Elecraft booth–I believe they’ll have a prototype on display.<\/p>\n

SDRs<\/h2>\n

For the past three years, the market for software defined radios has been growing rapidly. I’ll be on the lookout for anything new–especially improvements on current 3rd generation SDRs.<\/p>\n

Did I miss something?<\/h2>\n

Please comment if there’s something you’d like me to check out at the Hamvention–I’ll try to include it!<\/p>\n

Again, if you’re attending the Hamvention, please stop by and introduce yourself at our booth: 411 in the\u00a0Ball Arena (BA411).<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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