Registration and reactivation are work again. We tested everything on 10/1/2018 and it worked in every program.
We will soon also change the MeteoServer to the new server. For this reason it could that you have have temporarily, for a short time give no access until all name servers have changed to the new address.
Thank you for your understanding
Your Bonito Team
Due to the move to our new server, the registration or reactivation of our software is currently not working. We are in the process of making the necessary adjustments.
Your Bonito Team
Ok, so officially it wasn’t a DXpedition; it was a well needed vacation in the sun after several hectic months of work, some of which involved travel to slightly more exotic locations. However, these days, I view any travel, whether it be for business or pleasure as a ‘DXpedition’ opportunity! Some of you might remember that I purchased a Bonito Boni Whip at the beginning of 2017 because (a) I needed another antenna and (b) a second Wellbrook loop felt like too much of an extravagance. They’re excellent antennas for sure, but at around £300, I couldn’t justify buying another. Thus, for about a third of the price I bought the Boni Whip. It proved to be an excellent choice – very compact and so perfect for my regular DXpeditions, quick to set up and capable of really excellent DX. There are many videos on the Oxford Shortwave Log YouTube channel that are testament to this. I wrote a couple of articles, published here on the SWLing Post which were seen by Dennis Walter of Bonito, who subsequently contacted me and offered to send over their MegActive MA305 E-field antenna for testing. Dennis made it crystal-clear that I was to ‘do my own thing’…test the antenna in any way I saw fit and publish my findings so DXers/radio enthusiasts could learn more about the capabilities of the antenna – from another DXer. I was happy to agree to this arrangement and the MegActive MA305 duly arrived, complete with two lengths of (bayonet BNC terminated) high quality H-155 coaxial cable. Continue reading
Hi there, if you’re a subscriber to the Oxford Shortwave Log YouTube channel, you will be aware that I have been using a Wellbrook ALA1530 H field antenna, for 15 months or so, with (at times) excellent results. A while back I was on the lookout for a second antenna, however at more than £250, I couldn’t justify purchasing a second Wellbrook. Ultimately I splashed out on the Bonito Boni whip E-field wideband active antenna (20 kHz to 300 MHz) and with a very compact form-factor suitable for DXpeditions/portable operation in general, the Boni whip definitely ticked all the boxes. Furthermore, with reasonable second and third order intercept points of +55 and +32.5 dBm respectively, the Boni whip, on paper at least, looked like a pretty good buy at around £100. Continue reading
For my Italian friends. See you next week in Montichiari.
Italian Brochure is ready for download:
Thank you Luca for your help.
Keep listening
Dennis
Many ham radio operators and SWLs keep telling me that nothing is going on on shortwave. On top of that there are news that international stations are discontinued and you keep thinking, “Ok, this station is gone now as well, too bad.” The listeners forget about it and in the worst case, they pursue a different hobby.
Many OMs do not notice that there is not less activity on the band but that local noise has become a lot stronger and so many stations get lost “in the mud” and cannot be heard anymore.
That means that these stations are simply hidden by the noise floor and are beneath the local noise level. Continue reading
Currently, the SDRplay receiver is very popular and we are often asked if we have already tested the radio, when it will be integrated into the 
RadioCom 6 software and how the radio works with our antennas. I contacted the manufacturer, Jon Hudson, and obtained a receiver for testing purposes. For this test we used the SDR# software in its current version (March 2016) because it offers more setting options than HDSDR program.
The SDRplay receiver is completely powered and controlled by USB. And so it was only natural to run tests of this radio as an autonomous and portable receiver connected to our MegActiv MA 305 and the new MegaLoop ML052 which are also USB-powered. We only tested the shortwave reception of the radio because around Easter the amateur bands were unusually busy with contests.
An extra transmission from the Unesco World Heritage Grimeton Radio Station (SAQ) will be made on Tuesday, August 16th, 2016, on the occasion of the 11th nordic shortwave conference HF 16 with the attached longwave symposium LW 16, a venue held on the small island of faaroe north of Gotland in the baltic sea.
Start up and tune in of the transmitter will begin at at around 09.15 UTC (11.15 local time), and the transmission of a message on the frequency 17.2 kHz CW, will start at 09.40 UTC (11.40 local time).
You can also watch a live video stream of the event on www.alexander.n.se.
No QSL-cards will be given this time and no List of Reports will be constructed but we accept shorter Listeners Report to e-mail info@alexander.n.se.
For the easter time I made some special offers and lower the price of some of our popular products. Just click the Image to see the offers.
I wish you a nice Easter time, good reception and many QSOs.
Kepp listening
Dennis
The new Bonito Hamradio / SWL Catalog 2016 in English has been released. We will distribute it on our Shows at Montichiari, Dayton Hamvention, Florence Hamfest, Friedrichshafen Hamradio, UK Hamfest etc.
The Catalog is already available as PDF download here: http://www.bonito.net/cat/Bonito-Hamradio-catalogue2016.pdf
Have fun and keep listening
Dennis
