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
ASTRON POWER SUPPLIES – Catalog
ASTRON POWER SUPPLIES DOWNLOAD the Complete PDF catalog (1.4 MB) Read more
YAESU FT-8900R
YAESU FT-8900R 29/50/144/430 MHz FM Transceiver The FT-8900R is a ruggedly-built, high quality Quad Band FM transceiver providing 50 Watts of power ou... Read more
MTR2005 – 30 MHz to 88 MHz
The LANDSEC ™ MTR2005 is a 30 MHz to 88 MHz, up to 10 W VHF transceiver for man portable applications FEATURES Automatic own position reporting using... Read more
Icom IC 718 – HF Transceiver
Icom IC 718 – HF Transceiver THE ORIGIN OF THE HF TRANSCEIVER Simple operation The IC-718 is equipped with a minimum number of buttons and cont... Read more
PowerMaster II Station Monitor, VSWR & RF Power Meters
The PowerMaster II from the Labs of Array Solutions A Wattmeter that is Outstanding in Functionality with NIST Traceable Accuracy Some of the... Read more
Ultra portable antenna tower for ham radio 34′
Ultra portable antenna tower Collapsible portable antenna tower. For ham radio, cellular, light, camera, satellite, radio communications etc. FOR SALE... Read more
Antenna
Ensure Better UHF Coaxial Feed Lines
By DX Engineering’s Blog HF users really don’t have many coax issues. As long as power levels aren’t breached, just about any feed line will work with... Read more
MONO 3 40 MOXON
MONO 3 40 moxon is every contester’s dream, a rugged monoband yagi, compact design and large bandwidth. Specifications Frequency MHz: 7~7,3 Active ele... Read more
Cross-Band Yagi 144/430 MHz 5+9 el. 150cm
DK7ZB based, especially recalculated for armateur sattelites use – 146 and 437 MHz. Cross-Band Yagi The antenna is designed mainly for co... Read more
80m or 160m Reduced Half Sloper Antenna by W8AMZ
160m Reduced ½ Sloper Do You Have Limited Space? Do You Dream Of Operating 160m? NO PROBLEM! Do you... Read more
Baluns : What They Do And How They Do lt
By Roy lV. Lewallen I’ve always been a bit bothered by balunst since I was never sure what they are supposed to dot let alone hotv they m... Read more
High Performance RX Antennas for a Small Lot
Jose Carlos (JC), N4IS, will look at basic concepts of RX antennas and share his experiences with lowband RX antennas on a small lot, including the Wa... Read more
Review
HF Interference Problem from Ethernet over Powerlines Devices
“Testing to see how bad powerline internet connections can be for HF reception. These devices allow you to use your house power cables as a conv... Read more
Working QRP – LDG Z817 Tuner Review
A hands on look at the LDG Z817 Autotuner with a QRP contact at Foymount Ontario. The LDG Z-817 is an automatic tuner intended for use with the Ya... Read more
CS-580 DMR Radio Review and a big announcement
CS-580 DMR Radio The CS580 is one of our most exciting new products that we have designed in the past 30 years. This DMR radio is designed specificall... Read more
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Clean up your shack – RSGB Convention lecture 2015 [ Video ]
Ian White, GM3SEK gives helpful advice about how to reduce noise levels on receive and avoid causing RF Interference. Read more
DV4home New Software – DMR / D-Star crossmode, C4FM, Brandmeister, IPCS2 added
“I’m currently testing a new software for the DV4home. The modifications included, the DMR+ complete masters list, the Brandmeister reflec... Read more
Testing the NEW GD-55+ for DMR
Advanced GPS function for emergency communication 10W High Power IP-67 Waterproofed Call Recording Emergency Alert (“Man Down” Alarm) 2800mAh Lithium... Read more
VHF
Anytone AT-3208UV
Anytone AT-3208UV Features: 5 Watts VHF 4 Watts UHF RX & TX 136-174 MHz & 400-520 MHz Can operate VFO mode & Channel mode at... Read more
TYT SW-102 VHF / UHF SWR METER WITH RF POWER METER AND FREQUENCY COUNTER
VSWR. Forward and reflected power direct digital readout, without any calibration. Maximum measurable power range up to 120W. low insertion loss (0.3... Read more
Hytera PD36X DMR Portable Review
Hytera PD36X DMR Portable Review by Tony Langdon VK3JED Read more
YEASU FTM-10
Dual-band mobile beyond the concept of transceivers. Mobil transceiver to enjoy motor sports. Body waterproof type FTM-10S stand... Read more
Compact D-Star Transceiver, Icom ID-31 upgraded!
Newly released handy transceiver ID-31PLUS for amateur radio which can enjoy long distance communication with D-STAR ® easily Product name / model nu... Read more
APRS, Baofeng , and Buying Used – Ham Radio Q&A
FCC Enforcement Advisory – Baofeng Update APRS Digipeaters and Wide1-1 path: 01:03 Buying Used Ham Radio Gear: 05:04 Update to the Illeg... Read more
