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Signal Stick Super Elastic Antennas | Every HT Needs One
Reviewing the Super Elastic Signal Stick Antenna by SignalStuff Features: Frequency range:Dual band version – 1/4 wave on 2 meter (144-148Mhz) and 3/4... Read more
Radio Receiver Signal to Noise Ratio SNR Specification
One of the key performance attributes of any radio receiver old or new, professional or domestic is its sensitivity. It needs to be able to be sensiti... Read more
Amazing How to Build a 4:1 Balun – Start to Finish
Fantastic “must-see” entertaining and practical buildathon with Mike M0MSN & Callum showing the complete build of a 4:1 Balun. Read more
JTAlert 2.50.8 is available – FT8
JTAlert New: - Callsigns Window: New ATNO (All Time New One) visual alert for the Wanted DXCC, US State and VE Province alerts. When the ATNO is trigg... Read more
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Working with the Xiegu X6100 [ Videos ]
Xiegu X6100 2e0bvj working special event station TM60ANT in France on 20 metres with the Xiegu X6100. 10 watts into my home brew fishing pole vertical... Read more
RFinder B1 Plus – HRO at Pacificon 2021
RFinder In this video from Pacificon 2021, Bob Greenberg talks about his product, the RFinder B1 Plus, a digital radio that lets you talk from anywher... Read more
Made in the USA! Ham Radio Holiday Gift List 2021
This year my ham radio holiday gift list features items all made in the USA. Field Notes Steno Book CW Morse Keyshttps://cwmorse.us/ Chameleon CHA-LEF... Read more
How well is the VHF Repeater Hearing your Signal?
VHF Repeater “Collin, K0NNK, is having some trouble with is antenna and a nearby repeater. He hit a 2 meter repeater full quieting but the repea... Read more
Dayton Hamvention Expects to be Live Event in 2022
Dayton Hamvention® organizers are planning to mount the first in-person show in 2022, following 2 years of COVID-related cancellations. The event is s... Read more
Xiegu X6100 HF – First Look and Review
Xiegu X6100 “We are looking at the *first* production X6100 radio from Xiegu and Radioddity. This radio covers 120 through 6 meters and is the s... Read more
DX Commander Part 2 – HF Vertical
Some slight mishaps have been fixed, some radials have been re-established, and it is time to double check this bad boy, with an SWR meter. Will the D... Read more
Big Bright Regions Beckon Amid a Big Aurora Show | Solar Storm Forecast 11.22.2021
“Activity remains subdued this week with only pockets of fast solar wind to bring sporadic aurora to high latitudes, nothing like the G3 show we... Read more
Choosing a “Step Up” Software Defined Radio (SDR)
We talk about the benefits of step up SDRs, and look at 4 models under $200. Read more
ISS SSTV Dec 1-2 145.800 MHz FM
Russian cosmonauts on the International Space Station (ISS) are planning to transmit Slow Scan TV images on 145.800 MHz FM using the SSTV mode PD-120.... Read more
Does 5 x Copper Rods Help my Antenna Field and Inverted L?
So I grounded the fence to the ground to help my Inverted L on 80m. WIll it make any difference? HUGE project this time – but only 8 minutes for... Read more
What’s Inside a 49:1 Unun?
Terence, 2E0IPK, asks “What makes a 49:1 unun and what does 49:1 actually mean? Read more
Chamleon Antenna’s MPAS Antenna, is it as good as a Dipole?
“Not long ago I purchased the Cha Hybrid-Mini from Chameleon Antennas. This is the 500 watt SSB and 250w for CW version and just a bit larger th... Read more
Hi-Z Antennas – Manufacturers Showcase
K7TJR with Hi-Z Antennas! Read more
Superb Antennas – 40m to 13 cm. from The Antennas-Amplifiers Company
Peter Waters G3OJV, introduces this superb range of antennas built to a standard, rarely seen in ham radio. The prices are still competitive and the p... Read more
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RigExpert Stick Pro – Portable Antenna Analyzer [ Review ]
The Rig Expert Stick Pro is an antenna analyzer that will cover HF and 2 meter and 70 centrimeter bands. Frequency range: 0.1 ~ 600 MHz Freq... Read more
CAIG DeoxIT Contact Cleaners
CAIG DeoxIT Contact Cleaners CAIG Laboratories DeoxIT contact cleaners improve the performance and reliability of ALL electronic equipment and parts!... Read more
Do Lightning Rods make Antennas Impossible?
Joe, AD2AH, has been asked if lightning rods would present a halo and degate the radiation pattern or a Endfed Antenna? He doesn’t think it woul... Read more
ICOM America – HRO at Pacificon 2021
In this video from Pacificon 2021, Will Jourdain (AA4WJ) talks about all the fun gear at the ICOM America booth. Read more
ARRL Handbook – Assembling a (Ham Radio) Station!
“I’ve been mentioning your years that the ARRL Handbook is a fantastic resource for most amateur radio operations. Today I will be talking... Read more
Reviewing the Radioddity GD-AT10G Handheld
Review for the Radioddity GD-AT10G! Radioddity GD-AT10G 10W DMR Radio Featuring 10W high power output, powerful 3100mAh battery, GPS & APRS functi... Read more
ARRL 2022 Handbook – Battery Selection for Portable Operation
In this video, we take a look at the new 2022 Handbook from the ARRL. Specifically, we look at a new chapter on selecting a battery for portable opera... Read more
VHF & up Bandplanning 2021
You can find here the official IARU Region 1 bandplans currently valid from 50 MHz until 250 GHz.Only carefully considered modific... Read more
2022 ARRL Handbook – Radio Propagation
The ARRL 2022 Handbook is the perfect addition to any shack, including beginners in ham radio and I show some of the great information you can expect... Read more
Different Coax Cables
Theo, PD9DP, only asks, “Does it make a difference if I use different coax cables? We have quite a lot to discuss… Read more
Visits Chameleon Antennas Factory
I recently visited the Chameleon Factory in California. I took many photos and will show them in this video to share the experience. Read more
Digital Modes
Hello Operators. In this episode of the OH8STN ham radio, we are discussing replacing the raspberry pi field computer build, with the Microsoft Surface as a portable ham radio computer for data modes. Top of my list was the Microsoft Surface Go 2 tablet for use with mod... Read more
Xiegu X6100 2e0bvj working special event station TM60ANT in France on 20 metres with the Xiegu X6100. 10 watts into my home brew fishing pole vertical... Read more
This year my ham radio holiday gift list features items all made in the USA. Field Notes Steno Book CW Morse Keyshttps://cwmorse.us/ Chameleon CHA-LEF... Read more
CAIG DeoxIT Contact Cleaners CAIG Laboratories DeoxIT contact cleaners improve the performance and reliability of ALL electronic equipment and parts!... Read more
In this video from Pacificon 2021, Will Jourdain (AA4WJ) talks about all the fun gear at the ICOM America booth. Read more
“I’ve been mentioning your years that the ARRL Handbook is a fantastic resource for most amateur radio operations. Today I will be talking... Read more
The uSDR/uSDX is a pocket sized 8-band SSB/CW QRP transceiver with built-in Li-battery, internal microphone, PTT button and very low RX current consup... Read more
Equipment
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Working with the Xiegu X6100 [ Videos ]
Made in the USA! Ham Radio Holiday Gift List 2021
CAIG DeoxIT Contact Cleaners
ICOM America – HRO at Pacificon 2021
ARRL Handbook – Assembling a (Ham Radio) Station!
uSDR Pocket 8-band SSB/CW QRP TRANSCEIVER
“Hi all To celebrate the newly allocated US 630m and 2200m bands, QRP Labs are offering the 630m and 2200m versions of the Ultimate3S kit for the discounted price of $25 (normal price is $33.80 for the LF options and $33 for the HF/VHF versions). This offer is ope... Read more
VHF-UHF
Review
MFJ-911H Balun Review 160-10 meters 300W
“Today on Hamradiocomms I review the excellent MFJ-911H Current Balon. Handles 160-10 meters 300W and has switchable 1:1 or 4:1 baluns. Makes po... Read more
Windom 40 Antenna By Chameleon Antenna
Check out this video on the Windom 40 Antenna from Chameleon Antenna. This antenna is an off center dipole that was specifically designed for 40, 20 a... Read more
RF Pro 1B Initial Review – K2RWF
Magnetic Receive Loop Antenna Rob Fissel, K2RWF shares his testing of the DX Engineering RF-PRO-1B Active Magnetic Receive Loop Antenna. Pixel Technol... Read more
Geochron 4K World Clock – Review
Geochron “For 50 years, Geochron made a classic, mechanical clock showing the time across the world as well as areas of light and dark. Well, th... Read more
DIY Remote Radio Now – Win the April 2017 QST Cover Plaque Award
WB2REM and K5PA Win the April 2017 QST Cover Plaque Award The winning article for the April 2017 QST Cover Plaque award is “DIY Remote Radio Now” by... Read more
NYC Fox 5 news clip on amateur radio operations relating to the attacks of September 11, 2011 in New York City. Charles Hargrove, N2NOV (shown in the video), was the NYC RACES Officer and City-Wide Incident Commander for Amateur Radio. Copy... Read more
App - Mobile
SatSat for IOS version 1.4.11 has been released
SatSat, by Fabrice Aneche is a satellite tracking software, for radio amateurs, scientists or hobbyists. It displays current and next passes for any s... Read more
NKCCluster 2.1 to be released very soon
A new NKCCluster release is just around the corner: release 2.1 is currently undergoing beta-testing and, provided no last minute surprises i.e. major... Read more
Morse Decoder for Android Smartphones and Tablets
Morse Decoder decodes Morse code characters through the built-in microphone of your Android device. Morse Decoder can be used by Ham Radio operators o... Read more
Software
JTAlert 2.50.8 is available – FT8
JTAlert New: - Callsigns Window: New ATNO (All Time New One) visual alert for the Wanted DXCC, US State and VE Province alerts. When the ATNO is trigg... Read more
The Software Defined Radio Toolbox
DRAGON OS FOCAL – The Software Defined Radio Toolbox Read more
SDR++ THE BLOAT FREE SDR SOFTWARE
In this video we take a look at a new and upcoming SDR Application called SDR ++ Wide hardware support (both through SoapySDR and dedicated modules) S... Read more
Propagation
2022 ARRL Handbook – Radio Propagation
The ARRL 2022 Handbook is the perfect addition to any shack, including beginners in ham radio and I show some of the great information you can expect... Read more
A Goodbye Kiss from A Big Flare Player
This Space Weather News forecast sponsored in part by Millersville University Read more
Contesting
New CQ World Wide Youth Category to Debut October 30 – 31
The new Youth category for the CQ World Wide DX Contest will debut October 30 – 31 with the phone weekend. The category covers contesters age 25 years... Read more
Scouting’s Jamboree-on-the-Air Takes Place this Weekend, October 15 – 17
PHOTO:K2BSA Scouting’s largest event in the world — Jamboree-on-the-Air (JOTA) — takes place October 15 – 17. During JOTA, Scouts and hams around the... Read more
Dxing
3Y0J DXpedition to Bouvet Island Confirms November 2022 Activation
The 3Y0J Bouvet Island DXpedition team says that with its first deposit on its contract to have the SS Marama provide transportation to Bouvet, it has... Read more
3Y0J Bouvet Island DXpedition Receives $100,000 from Northern California DX Foundation
The Northern California DX Foundation (NCDXF) has donated $100,000 to the upcoming 3Y0J DXpedition to Bouvet Island, which is set for late 2022. The D... Read more
VHF
Signal Stick Super Elastic Antennas | Every HT Needs One
Reviewing the Super Elastic Signal Stick Antenna by SignalStuff Features: Frequency range: Dual band version – 1/4 wave on 2 meter (144-148Mhz) and 3/... Read more
VHF & up Bandplanning 2021
You can find here the official IARU Region 1 bandplans currently valid from 50 MHz until 250 GHz.Only carefully considered modific... Read more
FTM-6000E Dual-Band FM Mobile Transceiver – Hands-on Demo!
The FTM-6000E delivers reliable and stable 50W transmit performance. The heavy-duty heat sink is equipped with FACC (Funnel Air-Convection Conductor).... Read more
Introducing the ID-52E D-STAR Digital Handheld Transceiver!
The ID-52E, VHF/UHF dual-band digital transceiver, the latest in a long line of D-STAR handportables from Icom will be available from authorised Icom... Read more
Antenna
Amazing How to Build a 4:1 Balun – Start to Finish
Fantastic “must-see” entertaining and practical buildathon with Mike M0MSN & Callum showing the complete build of a 4:1 Balun. Read more
DX Commander Part 2 – HF Vertical
Some slight mishaps have been fixed, some radials have been re-established, and it is time to double check this bad boy, with an SWR meter. Will the D... Read more
Does 5 x Copper Rods Help my Antenna Field and Inverted L?
So I grounded the fence to the ground to help my Inverted L on 80m. WIll it make any difference? HUGE project this time – but only 8 minutes for... Read more
What’s Inside a 49:1 Unun?
Terence, 2E0IPK, asks “What makes a 49:1 unun and what does 49:1 actually mean? Read more
VHF Repeater “Collin, K0NNK, is having some trouble with is antenna and a nearby repeater. He hit a 2 meter repeater full quieting but the repea... Read more
Dayton Hamvention® organizers are planning to mount the first in-person show in 2022, following 2 years of COVID-related cancellations. The event is s... Read more
“Activity remains subdued this week with only pockets of fast solar wind to bring sporadic aurora to high latitudes, nothing like the G3 show we... Read more
Russian cosmonauts on the International Space Station (ISS) are planning to transmit Slow Scan TV images on 145.800 MHz FM using the SSTV mode PD-120.... Read more
Peter Waters G3OJV, introduces this superb range of antennas built to a standard, rarely seen in ham radio. The prices are still competitive and the p... Read more
News
How well is the VHF Repeater Hearing your Signal?
Dayton Hamvention Expects to be Live Event in 2022
Big Bright Regions Beckon Amid a Big Aurora Show | Solar Storm Forecast 11.22.2021
ISS SSTV Dec 1-2 145.800 MHz FM
Superb Antennas – 40m to 13 cm. from The Antennas-Amplifiers Company