Radio User February 2022

Editorial Welcome Voices, Communities & Enabling Technologies Georg Wiessala wiessala@hotmail.com Hello and welcome to the February edition of RadioUser. This issue is a special one, looking, as it does, at the ideas of radio and ‘voice’. ‘Voice’ here, can have several meanings, ‘languages’, ‘power’, ‘representation’ and ‘participation’ of listeners amongst them. Against this background, Richard Nosworthy begins, by focusing on the role of radio in supporting socalled ‘minority languages’ in both the UK and Europe. What can radio do to help prevent those carriers of culture from dying out? In a similar vein, Martín Butera examines the part radio plays in empowering indigenous communities in Brazil. Chrissy Brand looks at home-grown radio worldwide and has a radio portrait of Egypt. Away from our special languageand-community-focus this month, Tim Kirby celebrates…

What’s new in the world of radio News What’s New Have you got something new to tell our readers about? If so, then drop a line to wiessala@hotmail.com AIS-Receive Version of the Icom IC-M510 VHF/DSC Marine Radio Ian at Icom UK reports as follows: “The latest addition to our line-up of marine products is the AIS RX version of the IC-M510, our stylish VHF/DSC with a large easy to read full-colour display also offering secondary control using our Smartphone App. The IC-M510 fixed-mount marine transceiver is suitable for both leisure and commercial vessels with its elegant yet rugged, waterproof Icom build quality. Packed with great features, our new model now offers the ability to receive AIS signals (AIS version only) so users can see surrounding vessel traffic in real-time and…

RFinder DMRoIP Out Now We are happy to announce that RFinder finally released DMRoIP. The RFinder B1+ is now fully capable of DMRoIP, which means that even without a DMR repeater, you will still be able to connect to your favourite DMR network using the smartphone service or Wi-Fi. You no longer need a hotspot. An important update was released for RFinder 10 that adds additional stability to DMRoIP. Please visit the Play Store and update to RFinder 10 (v10.21.355). (SOURCE: www.network-radios.com, by CT1 EIZ; www.RFinder.shop). https://tinyurl.com/y36f9a82…

News What’s new in the world of radio Runbo P5 4-Watt Rugged VHF/UHF Tablet Access Brandmeister, DMR+ and TGIF networks, easily from this 4W rugged VHF/UHF Tablet. Running Android, you can install all the available Play Store apps. This means that you can install Zello, Team Speak, EchoLink and many others and use the built-in PTT button to key the transmission on such apps. Can you imagine that? If you don’t reach an EchoLink node, just use 3G, 4G or even Wi-Fi, and you are connected. Never miss a QSO again just because there isn’t a nearby repeater. Compatible with most worldwide smartphone providers, including Verizon, AT&T, T-Mobile, Google FI, and so on. https://tinyurl.com/bdaspzs8 https://tinyurl.com/4u5n9bj8 https://tinyurl.com/bdfm838e…

Wide-Bandwidth SDR from Winradio The WiNRADiO WR-G69DDC ‘Artemis’ is a top performance, software-defined, wide-band, ultra-fast-search-speed (3GHz/s) HF/VHF/UHF/SHF receiver. Two independent and mutually exclusive inputs are provided, one for each range: 8kHz to 80MHz and 43MHz to 8GHz. A real-time 80/34MHz-wide spectrum analyser is included with a 32MHz-wide instantaneous bandwidth available for recording, demodulation and further digital processing over the whole frequency range. The receiver’s performance results from its innovative, combination of direct-sampling and superheterodyne, digital down-conversion architecture along with the use of leading-edge components and design concepts. These result in excellent sensitivity, phase noise and dynamic range, highly accurate and stable tuning, high scanning speed and perfect demodulation. These key features create a receiver in a class of its own, making it capable of filling not only the role of…

What’s new in the world of radio News Xiegu X6100 QRP SDR Portable Nevada Radio is delighted to be appointed a UK dealer for the new XIEGU X6100 QRP SDR Portable transceiver from China. with built-in Bluetooth function. The X6100 has a high-resolution colour screen for easy reading, built-in Bluetooth function and will transmit on both the HF and 6m Amateur bands. The Receiver coverage is from 0.5MHz to 30MHz, plus from 50 - 54MHz. The transceiver produces 10W RF output from an external supply or 5W from a battery supply whilst also boasting a built-in automatic antenna tuner. The radio is supplied with a 3,000 mAh Lithium battery and a range of accessories including a hand microphone, connecting lead and charger. The XIEGU X6100 has both FCC and CE…