Since my Icom ID-5200 arrived this week, I have had the base unit side on and magnets on the back of the head unit to connect the two pieces of hardware so I could place the radio on the shelf a use it. As I said in an earlier post, there’s no out-of-the-box bracket for… Continue reading Temporary bracket for #Icom ID-5200A/E head unit. #amateurradio @hamradio
UTC Clock (Apple Widget) and QRZ in CarPlay There’s been quite an improvement in the widgets functionality in CarPlay with iOS 27. In short, you can have two columns of five widgets each to flick through. You can see my post on that here, together with a video and some screenshots. But for the amateur… Continue reading Get a UTC clock and band conditions on your #CarPlay screen with iOS27 #amateurradio
There’s nothing quite like a box of new kit arriving. While a new radio doesn’t have that ‘new car smell’, there is the thrill of pulling out the hardware in plastic bags, intricately designed cardboard packaging, associated bits and pieces and manuals that make it a special moment for nerds and geeks alike. It’s also… Continue reading My Icom ID-5200A arrived today. First impressions – it’s a ID-52 A Plus on steroids. #icom #amateurradio #hamradio
Global Times, 13 July 2026 I have a Google News Alert for both “Amateur Radio“ and “Ham Radio”. Each day I get sent a brief list of stories featuring both phrases, as identified by Google, and it’s mostly stories on operators, new equipment, deployments and, sadly, obituaries for “Silent Keys”. One story in particular caught… Continue reading Fascinating story of how China is using amateur ham radio in its territorial claim over the South China Sea