New Icom IC-7610 Book

Andrew Barron, ZL3DW, the best selling author of SDR for Amateur Radio Operators, and Amsats & Hamsats, has a new book out on Amazon and Kindle for owners and 'wannabe owners' of the Icom IC-7610.

Rather than duplicate the manuals which describe each button, function, and control, the book has a more functional approach.

The Radio Today guide to the Icom IC-7610 - https://amzn.to/2RipGvd

DM70GER & DL70BRD Special Event Calls

Special callsigns DM70GER and DL70BRD are active until 31 December 2019 to mark the 70th anniversary of the Federal Republic of Germany (Bundesrepublik Deutschland), formally established on 23 May 1949.

QSL DM70GER via Club Log’s OQRS, or direct to M0SDV. QSL DL70BRD via DK1YH (direct or bureau), Club Log’s OQRS and eQSL;

More Information - https://www.qrz.com/db/DL70BRD

Google Assistant Available via Ham Radio

William Franzin VE4VR decided it would be particularly cool to make Google Assistant available over ham radio – and that’s exactly what he did

William got the idea for this project after first playing with the Internet Radio Linking Project, a system which uses VoIP technologies to link radio networks over the internet. Already having an IRLP node, it seemed only natural to make it into a gateway to the wider internet through integration with Google Assistant.

Early work involved activating the assistant via DTMF tones, but William didn’t stop there – through the use of Picovoice, it became possible to use the system with the custom wakeword “Bumblebee”.

Hackaday Article - https://hackaday.com/2019/01/05/google-assistant-now-available-on-ham-radio/