160m Band Wireless Power Transfer

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Texzon Technologies has been granted an FCC experimental license, callsign WJ2XGB, to test Wireless Power Transfer (WPT) from 1710 kHz to 1900 kHz in the 160-metre band

Texzon Technologies apparently aim to conduct testing in the spectrum range from 1710 kHz to 1900 kHz with an input power of less than 5 kW and EIRP limited to 100 watts or less. The FCC license permits an ERP of 1000 watts.

The submission to the FCC listed Michael Taylor KG5IUC as being involved in the project - https://apps.fcc.gov/els/GetAtt.html?id=202374&x=.

FCC database - https://apps.fcc.gov/oetcf/els/reports/GetApplicationInfo.cfm?id_file_num=0924-EX-CN-2017

Texzon Technologies, LLC - http://www.texzontechnologies.com/

The SWLing Post - https://swling.com/

New Experimental Radio licenses - https://twitter.com/experimradio

Sony to Cease Shortwave Radios Production

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SONY Japan declared in January that they ended the production of ICF-SW35 shortwave receiver. They also declared in February that they end the sales of another shortwave receiver ICF-7600GR at their online store.

ICF-SW35 has been on sale since 2000, ICF-7600GR since 2001. This means SONY will completely withdraw from the shortwave receiver market.

Remaining SONY shortwave receivers are ICF-EX5MK2 and ICF-M780N, both are exclusively for the reception of Radio Nikkei, tunable to only 6 fixed shortwave frequencies of Radio Nikkei, Japan. (Takahito Akabayashi, Tokyo, Japan via WOR ml)

Media Story - http://www.bclnews.it/2018/02/11/sony-shortwave-receivers-will-to-an-end/

Yaesu FT818

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ICQPodcast.com have seen FCC filings showing details of a new rig from Yaesu, including test results in receive mode.

The FT818, a replacement for the successful Yaesu FT-817nd is about to see the light of day, after over eight years of rumours.

The new rig will cover 0.1 to 470MHz, it is still a superheterodyne receiver, comes with a BNC connector and it’s battery operated. Although the specs say “tri-band”, FCC reports coverage over 4 bands: 0.01-30MHz, 50-54MHz, 76-154MHz and 420-470MHz.

QRP Blog - http://qrpblog.com/2018/02/yaesu-ft-818-details-leaked-ft-817nd-replacement/