{"id":2,"date":"2026-04-19T00:19:45","date_gmt":"2026-04-19T00:19:45","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/swl-radio.com\/?page_id=2"},"modified":"2026-04-21T19:52:53","modified_gmt":"2026-04-21T19:52:53","slug":"news","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/swl-radio.com\/index.php\/news\/","title":{"rendered":"Swl &amp; Ham RADIO News:"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"srr-main\"><div class=\"srr-wrap srr-style-card srr-pad-items\" data-visible=\"5\" data-speed=\"4000\" data-id=\"srr-tab-872\"><div class=\"srr-inner\"><div class=\"srr-item\" ><div class=\"srr-item-in srr-clearfix\"><div class=\"srr-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/k9zw.wordpress.com\/2026\/09\/01\/incoming-630m-transceiver\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" title=\"Incoming 630m Transceiver\">Incoming 630m Transceiver<\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"srr-meta\"><time class=\"srr-date\" title=\"1 September 2026, 6:18 pm UTC\">1 September 2026<\/time> - <cite class=\"srr-author\">With Varying Frequency - Amateur Radio Ponderings<\/cite><\/div>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/k9zw.wordpress.com\/2026\/09\/01\/incoming-630m-transceiver\/\" class=\"srr-thumb srr-thumb-align_left\" style=\"width:172px;height:172px;\"  rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/s0.wp.com\/i\/blank.jpg?m=1383295312i\" alt=\"Incoming 630m Transceiver\" align=\"left\" loading=\"lazy\" \/><\/a>\n<div class=\"srr-summary srr-clearfix\">Somehow I didn&rsquo;t jump on this earlier, though when I first noticed the QDX-M its 630m model was not ready to order. &nbsp;A 2200m version has been announced as the next version to be launched. QRP Labs dedicated 630m digital transceiver: https:\/\/qrp-labs.com\/qdxm.html This will easier cover the WSPR and FST4 630m duties, though I&rsquo;ll need [&hellip;]<\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"srr-item srr-stripe\" ><div class=\"srr-item-in srr-clearfix\"><div class=\"srr-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/forums.qrz.com\/index.php?threads\/the-communicator-digital-journal-september-october-2026.1002555\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" title=\"The Communicator Digital Journal: September - October\n2026\">The Communicator Digital Journal: September - October\n2026<\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"srr-meta\"><time class=\"srr-date\" title=\"2 September 2026, 1:20 am UTC\">2 September 2026<\/time> - <cite class=\"srr-author\">QRZ Forums<\/cite><\/div>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/forums.qrz.com\/index.php?threads\/the-communicator-digital-journal-september-october-2026.1002555\/\" class=\"srr-thumb srr-thumb-align_left\" style=\"width:172px;height:172px;\"  rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/forums.qrz.com\/styles\/default\/xenforo\/logo.og.png\" alt=\"The Communicator Digital Journal: September - October\n2026\" align=\"left\" loading=\"lazy\" \/><\/a>\n<\/div><\/div><div class=\"srr-item\" ><div class=\"srr-item-in srr-clearfix\"><div class=\"srr-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/forums.qrz.com\/index.php?threads\/eudx-contest-from-an-idea-to-a-digital-contest-ecosystem.1002502\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" title=\"EUDX Contest: From an Idea to a Digital Contest\nEcosystem\">EUDX Contest: From an Idea to a Digital Contest\nEcosystem<\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"srr-meta\"><time class=\"srr-date\" title=\"1 September 2026, 7:03 pm UTC\">1 September 2026<\/time> - <cite class=\"srr-author\">QRZ Forums<\/cite><\/div>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/forums.qrz.com\/index.php?threads\/eudx-contest-from-an-idea-to-a-digital-contest-ecosystem.1002502\/\" class=\"srr-thumb srr-thumb-align_left\" style=\"width:172px;height:172px;\"  rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/forums.qrz.com\/styles\/default\/xenforo\/logo.og.png\" alt=\"EUDX Contest: From an Idea to a Digital Contest\nEcosystem\" align=\"left\" loading=\"lazy\" \/><\/a>\n<\/div><\/div><div class=\"srr-item srr-stripe\" ><div class=\"srr-item-in srr-clearfix\"><div class=\"srr-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.kb6nu.com\/free-electrical-engineering-books-from-the-university-of-michigan\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" title=\"Free electrical engineering books from the University of\nMichigan\">Free electrical engineering books from the University of\nMichigan<\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"srr-meta\"><time class=\"srr-date\" title=\"2 September 2026, 1:20 am UTC\">2 September 2026<\/time> - <cite class=\"srr-author\">KB6NU&amp;amp;#39;s Ham Radio<\/cite><\/div>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.kb6nu.com\/free-electrical-engineering-books-from-the-university-of-michigan\/\" class=\"srr-thumb srr-thumb-align_left\" style=\"width:172px;height:172px;\"  rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.kb6nu.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/digital-communications-cover.jpg\" alt=\"Free electrical engineering books from the University of\nMichigan\" align=\"left\" loading=\"lazy\" \/><\/a>\n<div class=\"srr-summary srr-clearfix\">Hams are notoriously cheap. Well, you can&rsquo;t beat free, can you? If you think so, too, then these books from Michigan Publishing Services, may be for you. Michigan Publishing Services is the publishing arm of the University of Michigan, and you can freely download&nbsp; the PDF versions of a wide variety of their books. This [&hellip;]<\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"srr-item\" ><div class=\"srr-item-in srr-clearfix\"><div class=\"srr-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/forums.qrz.com\/index.php?threads\/eric-j-grabowski-kh6cq-sk-august-30-2026.1002469\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" title=\"Eric J Grabowski, KH6CQ SK August 30, 2026\">Eric J Grabowski, KH6CQ SK August 30, 2026<\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"srr-meta\"><time class=\"srr-date\" title=\"1 September 2026, 11:31 am UTC\">1 September 2026<\/time> - <cite class=\"srr-author\">QRZ Forums<\/cite><\/div>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/forums.qrz.com\/index.php?threads\/eric-j-grabowski-kh6cq-sk-august-30-2026.1002469\/\" class=\"srr-thumb srr-thumb-align_left\" style=\"width:172px;height:172px;\"  rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/forums.qrz.com\/styles\/default\/xenforo\/logo.og.png\" alt=\"Eric J Grabowski, KH6CQ SK August 30, 2026\" align=\"left\" loading=\"lazy\" \/><\/a>\n<\/div><\/div><div class=\"srr-item srr-stripe\" ><div class=\"srr-item-in srr-clearfix\"><div class=\"srr-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/forums.qrz.com\/index.php?threads\/fs-dl1mgb-pj7ww-vp2e.1002477\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" title=\"FS\/DL1MGB, PJ7WW &amp;amp; VP2E\">FS\/DL1MGB, PJ7WW &amp;amp; VP2E<\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"srr-meta\"><time class=\"srr-date\" title=\"1 September 2026, 2:02 pm UTC\">1 September 2026<\/time> - <cite class=\"srr-author\">QRZ Forums<\/cite><\/div>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/forums.qrz.com\/index.php?threads\/fs-dl1mgb-pj7ww-vp2e.1002477\/\" class=\"srr-thumb srr-thumb-align_left\" style=\"width:172px;height:172px;\"  rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/forums.qrz.com\/styles\/default\/xenforo\/logo.og.png\" alt=\"FS\/DL1MGB, PJ7WW &amp;amp; VP2E\" align=\"left\" loading=\"lazy\" \/><\/a>\n<\/div><\/div><div class=\"srr-item\" ><div class=\"srr-item-in srr-clearfix\"><div class=\"srr-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/k9zw.wordpress.com\/2026\/09\/01\/stupid-amazon\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" title=\"Stupid Amazon\">Stupid Amazon<\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"srr-meta\"><time class=\"srr-date\" title=\"1 September 2026, 12:22 pm UTC\">1 September 2026<\/time> - <cite class=\"srr-author\">With Varying Frequency - Amateur Radio Ponderings<\/cite><\/div>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/k9zw.wordpress.com\/2026\/09\/01\/stupid-amazon\/\" class=\"srr-thumb srr-thumb-align_left\" style=\"width:172px;height:172px;\"  rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/k9zw.wordpress.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/img_9863.png?w=640\" alt=\"Stupid Amazon\" align=\"left\" loading=\"lazy\" \/><\/a>\n<div class=\"srr-summary srr-clearfix\">Amazon and I are at odds over shipping. I have distinctly different Street and USPO Mailing Addresses. If you want to ship by FedEx\/UPS\/DHL\/Amazon&rsquo;s-own-trucks\/courier you need to use my physical street address. If you want to mail me something you best use my mailing address, as 50% of the time it will be returned to [&hellip;]<\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"srr-item srr-stripe\" ><div class=\"srr-item-in srr-clearfix\"><div class=\"srr-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/forums.qrz.com\/index.php?threads\/swr-magazine-%E2%80%93-september-2026-edition-is-here.1002484\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" title=\"SWR MAGAZINE \u2013 SEPTEMBER 2026 EDITION IS HERE!\">SWR MAGAZINE \u2013 SEPTEMBER 2026 EDITION IS HERE!<\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"srr-meta\"><time class=\"srr-date\" title=\"1 September 2026, 3:17 pm UTC\">1 September 2026<\/time> - <cite class=\"srr-author\">QRZ Forums<\/cite><\/div>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/forums.qrz.com\/index.php?threads\/swr-magazine-%E2%80%93-september-2026-edition-is-here.1002484\/\" class=\"srr-thumb srr-thumb-align_left\" style=\"width:172px;height:172px;\"  rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/forums.qrz.com\/styles\/default\/xenforo\/logo.og.png\" alt=\"SWR MAGAZINE \u2013 SEPTEMBER 2026 EDITION IS HERE!\" align=\"left\" loading=\"lazy\" \/><\/a>\n<\/div><\/div><div class=\"srr-item\" ><div class=\"srr-item-in srr-clearfix\"><div class=\"srr-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/forums.qrz.com\/index.php?threads\/cancel-a-swap-meet-item.1002481\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" title=\"Cancel a Swap Meet item\">Cancel a Swap Meet item<\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"srr-meta\"><time class=\"srr-date\" title=\"1 September 2026, 3:17 pm UTC\">1 September 2026<\/time> - <cite class=\"srr-author\">QRZ Forums<\/cite><\/div>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/forums.qrz.com\/index.php?threads\/cancel-a-swap-meet-item.1002481\/\" class=\"srr-thumb srr-thumb-align_left\" style=\"width:172px;height:172px;\"  rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/forums.qrz.com\/styles\/default\/xenforo\/logo.og.png\" alt=\"Cancel a Swap Meet item\" align=\"left\" loading=\"lazy\" \/><\/a>\n<\/div><\/div><div class=\"srr-item srr-stripe\" ><div class=\"srr-item-in srr-clearfix\"><div class=\"srr-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/forums.qrz.com\/index.php?threads\/cw-latam-ia-radar-cw-colaborativo-%C2%B7-ia-%C2%B7-40-m-%C2%B7-latam.1002533\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" title=\"CW LATAM IA - RADAR CW COLABORATIVO \u00b7 IA \u00b7 40 M \u00b7\nLATAM\">CW LATAM IA - RADAR CW COLABORATIVO \u00b7 IA \u00b7 40 M \u00b7\nLATAM<\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"srr-meta\"><time class=\"srr-date\" title=\"1 September 2026, 9:34 pm UTC\">1 September 2026<\/time> - <cite class=\"srr-author\">QRZ Forums<\/cite><\/div>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/forums.qrz.com\/index.php?threads\/cw-latam-ia-radar-cw-colaborativo-%C2%B7-ia-%C2%B7-40-m-%C2%B7-latam.1002533\/\" class=\"srr-thumb srr-thumb-align_left\" style=\"width:172px;height:172px;\"  rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/forums.qrz.com\/styles\/default\/xenforo\/logo.og.png\" alt=\"CW LATAM IA - RADAR CW COLABORATIVO \u00b7 IA \u00b7 40 M \u00b7\nLATAM\" align=\"left\" loading=\"lazy\" \/><\/a>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-2","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/swl-radio.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/swl-radio.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/swl-radio.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/swl-radio.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/swl-radio.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2"}],"version-history":[{"count":16,"href":"https:\/\/swl-radio.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":155,"href":"https:\/\/swl-radio.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2\/revisions\/155"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/swl-radio.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}