With tree blocking ladder truck access, fire department executes rope and harness retrieval.
An 80-year-old Edgartown man was rescued Monday morning by the Edgartown Fire Department from a ham radio tower in his yard.
William Welch, an electrician and avid amateur radio operator, got his sneaker caught atop a 20-foot-tall backyard antenna after he scaled the structure to secure it ahead of the impending nor’easter, his wife Betty told The Times.
Firefighters were dispatched at around 10:45 am to 7 Welch’s Way for a report of a man trapped on a tower…..READ MORE
Equipment
MFJ-1936T GROUND ROD, W/CLAMP,+342T+WIRE BUNDLE
The MFJ-1936 is a HOT new product from MFJ for those who wish to be QUICK with their antenna set-ups! For those hams on-the-go to their next adventur... Read more
Icom IC-R20 Receiver
Scan, Monitor, Record — The Pro’s Scanner 2 for 1, Dualwatch receive Until the Icom IC-R20, the capability of monitoring two frequ... Read more
Rotator Controller RT-21 Azimuth/Elevation
RT-21 Azimuth/Elevation Rotator Controller Two separate control boards for independent Azimuth and Elevation New crisp OLED displays Separate... Read more
Automatic Semiconductor Analyser
Connect any way round to automatically identify and measure a wide range of semiconductor devices. The DCA55 will automatically identify the type of t... Read more
ACOM A2100 HF + 6M Linear Amplifier
ACOM A2100 Easy to operate The TRI is a powerful tuning aid that, together with the automatically controlled input attenuator, helps the operator to... Read more
Icom IC-R8600
Icom IC-R8600 Ham Fair exhibition at 2016, so today (8/19) and I went to. Also, the new products that get out of the booth icom go, IC-R8600 desktop t... Read more
Antenna
Multi Band QRP Antenna – 40-30*-20-10
QRP DX 40-10 POWER 100w SSB 25w CW The Radio Wavz QRP DX is ideal for those who need to be on the go. Those who want a low profile high performance an... Read more
Jim W6LG Uses A Short Dipole To Demonstrate How A Dipole Functions
Jim makes and then shows his tunable half wavelength dipole antenna. Using an antenna analyzer, Jim finds the resonant frequency and the lowest SWR do... Read more
PVC Antenna Launcher by K8BLO
PVC Antenna Launcher – Download: Read more
Comet GP-15 Tri-Band VHF/UHF Base Vertical Antennas GP-15
Comet GP-15 Tri-Band VHF/UHF Base Vertical Antennas provide good gain figures on the 6-meter, 2-meter, and 70-centimeter bands in a compact 7.9 foot p... Read more
The Navassa-5 is a five band – JK Antennas
The JK Antennas Navassa-5 is a five band / Multiband Yagi that interlaces 10, 12, 15, 17 & 20 meters on a single boom. This antenna is based on a... Read more
Review
USING AN RTL-SDR AS A PANADAPTER WITH AN AUTOMATIC ANTENNA SWITCHER
In this video we’ll show you how to use your computer, SDR dongle and some free software to add a panadapter display to your older, non-display... Read more
Rejecting Urban Radio Interference (RF) Noise
A viewer asks: Is there a particular polarization for general urban/suburban RF Noise. Dave, Joe, and I talk about some options and antennas that seem... Read more
Safely connect several HF radios with mulltiple antennas
“In this video I present the protection measures used in my amateur radio station to be able to connect several HF radios with several antennas.... Read more
Get Your First Look at the NEW Yaesu FTM-300DR
** Available Late May 2020 ** The new FTM-300DR provides stable and reliable 50W RF power output. As in recent YAESU mobile transceivers, the FTM-300D... Read more
ICOM IC-R30 Scanning Receiver is Announced
Peter Waters G3OJV at Europe’s Ham Radio Store takes a first look at the IC-R30 which is expected in the first half of 2017. ... Read more
VHF
TH-D74 – Kenwood – APRS & D-STAR
TH-D74 The long-awaited “APRS” & “D-STAR”. To the dictates of the sensibility, to a new investment style. PRS communicati... Read more
IC-9700 Manual – Basic and Advanced Manual [ English ]
IC-9700 Manual Basic Manual http://www.icom.co.jp/world/support/download/manual/pdf/IC-9700_ENG_Basic_0.pdf Advanced Manual: http://www.icom.co.jp/wo... Read more
New 144 MHz Transatlantic Record Reported
The claimed transatlantic record on 2 meters has been extended to nearly 4,760 kilometers (2,951 miles). “The incredible tropo conditions between Cape... Read more
AOR AR-DV10
AR-DV10 Digital Handheld Scanning Receiver Features : 100kHz-1300MHz analogue & digital modes 10 Digital Modes : TETRA,P25(Phase 1+2),DMR,Mototrb... Read more
Best GMRS Handheld Radio 2021 – GMRS Radio Comparison
Best GMRS Handheld Radio 2021 – GMRS Radio Comparison Read more
Baofeng DM-9HX – DMR VHF/UHF Dual Band Two Way
Baofeng DM-9HX Why Choose Baofeng DM-9HX? ***Tier II Dual Time Slot,vhf uhf Dual Band, Built-in 3800 mAh Battery, is trying to come out as the... Read more