The highly requested paper clip installment of Will It Antenna. Where I try and make ham radio antennas out of common household items. Today, the worst example of an antenna I have ever made.
Antenna
Air ‘Discus’- Low Profile Magnetic VHF 2m Antenna
Air ‘Discus’- Low Profile Magnetic VHF 2m Antenna : 145.500MHz centre, +/-4MHz Power – 100W Omni Imped – 50 ohm VSWR – 1.5:1 Gain -2dB Radiator – Alum... Read more
The InLogis/Pixel Active Magnetic Loop Antenna Now Available Exclusively at DX Engineering
Amateur Radio operators have relied on the RF-PRO-1B Active Magnetic Loop Antenna for decades. Now, it is manufactured and sold exclusively by DX Engi... Read more
New Antenna Uses Saltwater and Plastic to Steer Radio Beams
Liquid-based antennas offer unique advantages over metal ones By Michelle Hampson A new antenna that uses saltwater and plastic instead of metal to sh... Read more
CobWeb Aerial by M0PZT
The CobWeb offers the following features : 20m, 17m, 15m, 12m, 10m operation Compact and easy to handle – Around 8ft square Doesn’t have to be too hi... Read more
JK2040-Hawk – Yagi antenna of 5 elements for the 20 m band and 3 elements for the 40 m band on a 40 foot (12.19 m) boom
The JK2040 Hawk has phenomenal performance characteristics on 20m and 40m. The 38ft boom 20m Yagi has been optimized for high gain and a good F/R with... Read more
Review
Alex Loop vs CHA-P-Loop vs Alpha Loop Whats best for you? K6UDA Radio Episode 33
http://www.alphaantenna.com The Alpha Loop http://chameleonantenna.com The CHA-P-Loop http://www.alexloop.com My Alex Loop Antenna http://www.elecraft... Read more
Motorola MOTOTRBO XPR 7550 I.S. DMR portable radio review by VA3XPR
Motorola MOTOTRBO XPR 7550 I.S. DMR portable radio review BY VA3XPR Read Full Review : Read more
Overview of the Icom IC-9700 SDR VHF/UHF Transceiver
Following on from our initial ‘Introduction to the IC-9700 VHF/UHF/1200 MHz Base Station SDR Transceiver’ video, we have put together a more in-depth,... Read more
IC-7610 Technical Report Vol. 3 (English Version)
Released the final issue of IC-7610 Technical Report, which explains the circuits used in the IC-7610 and some excellent functions of IC-7610. Read more
Replacing a bad PL-259 Connector
“Since we all need to stay at home anyway, let’s fix up the station! I need to review a new mobile radio, and the connector on my VHF/UHF... Read more
Equipment
Hilberling VLF / HF / VHF Transceiver PT-8000A
Hilberling PT-8000A VLF / HF / VHF Ham Radio Transceiver RX: 9 kHz … 30 MHz / 50 … 54 MHz 69.9 … 70.5 MHz / 144 … 1... Read more
YAESU Catalog – HF & V/UHF [ Download ]
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WS1098 Digital Scanner
The Whistler WS1098 desktop/mobile EZ Scan digital scanner with digital trunking technology features a new full keyboard, location-based auto programm... Read more
RM Italy BLA-600 Review with Martin Lynch
The BLA 600 is a wideband compact, fully automatic 500W wideband linear amplifier for the HF bands and 6m, from 1.8 to 54 MHz. Totally ideal for runni... Read more
News
iPortable Rack Systems | Ham Radio Rack Mounts
Take your Ham Radio Portable with iPortable. A look at these really cool rack mount units for HF/VHF/UHF Ham Radio. Portable Pro2 Equipment Rack Syste... Read more
The history of communicating with submarines underwater
“Nestled deep in the Chequamegon-Nicolet National Forest in Northwest Wisconsin is the small town of Clam Lake. Clam Lake is best known for the... Read more
K4BEN, announces the official beta of his Remote Radio Service
K4BEN, announces the official beta of his Remote Radio Service, DXRemote.net. It is a very simple concept: his enterprise-class, redundant n... Read more
New at ICOM Hamvention 2022!
ICOM Hamvention 2022! Take your contesting experience to the next level with the latest LDMOS power device with features supporting a SO2R operation i... Read more
AMSAT-UK announce the 2022 International Space Colloquium
AMSAT-UK is very happy to announce the 2022 AMSAT-UK International Space Colloquium will be held as part of the RSGB Convention on October 8-9 at the... Read more