5 Ham Radio Projects with Diana Eng

From 2009-2010, Make: had the pleasure of hosting a series of ham radio articles by fashion designer, hardware hacker, and ham radio enthusiast, Diana Eng. You may also remember Diana from season 2 ofProject Runway. Besides writing ham radio how-tos, she also wrote about the ham scene in general, high-tech fashion, and even how to make a Bluetooth-based Star Trek Communicator. Here are five of Diana’s best radio project posts. Some of the technology may have changed in the past five years, but the amateur radio world doesn’t move nearly as fast as the computers, so these pieces are still relevant to today’s budding ham.…READ MORE

Antenna

NTE Low Temp Solder Wire Connections

March 06, 2018 No comments

DX Engineering carries the NTE Low Temp Solder Wire Connectors. All you need is a heat gun to make solder connections between wires. Four sizes for wi... Read more

20m Ground Plane Kit

April 29, 2015 No comments

      20m Ground Plane Kit was originally designed for a project to encourage younger people into the hobby of amateur radio. It was us... Read more

Remote Antenna Switches DXE-RR8B-HP

April 09, 2015 No comments

    Remote Antenna Switch, 8 Port, 5kW Key-Down, Each RR8B-HP Remote Antenna Switches are RF antenna switches with excellent performance on... Read more

PST-RR55D-PRO – Ring Rotor

January 24, 2019 No comments

Ring rotor for trellis up to 52cm on the side. It can be mounted anywhere on the truss. The whole structure is made of laser-cut AISI316 stainless ste... Read more

Chameleon MPAS 2.0 Modular Portable Antenna System

July 10, 2019 No comments

“Chameleon Antennas recently updated their Modular Portable Antenna System or MPAS with the goal of it being the most versatile, high performanc... Read more

VHF

News from DARC — 50 MHz

May 06, 2020 No comments

The Federal Network Agency made a preliminary provisional implementation of the WRC-19 results for the 6‑m band in MItteilung 111 from Amtsblatt 08/20... Read more

VGC VR-6600PRO

January 24, 2015 No comments

Product Description Place of Origin Fujian, China (Mainland) Brand Name VGC Model Number VR-6600PRO Type Vehicle Mouted Dimensions 157 X 66 X 33.5mm F... Read more

BaoFeng BF-UVS9

December 17, 2018 No comments

BaoFeng BF-UVS9 Product Features Brand:BAOFENG Type of radio:Portable SKU:Baofeng BF-UVS9 walkie talkie Frequency Range:VHF 136-174 MHz UHF 400-520MHz... Read more

Having Fun With VHF – Bob Witte K0NR

August 10, 2020 No comments

This is a video of my presentation for the QSO Today Virtual Ham Expo. Read more

New ! ICOM A120 VHF Air Band Transceiver

January 05, 2016 No comments

VHF Air Band Mobile Radio Icom’s A120 air band mobile introduces two new features: Active Noise Cancelling (ANC) and Bluetooth® capabilities. The newl... Read more

News

New mode FST4 – WSJT-X

September 23, 2020 No comments

Steve Franke, K9AN; Bill Somerville, G4WJS; and Joe Taylor, K1JT Version 2.3 of WSJT-X introduces a new family of digital modes we designate FST41. Th... Read more

AIRSPY – SDR Software Download Update

September 23, 2020 No comments

Windows SDR Software Package (Change log)This package contains:SDR# (SDRSharp) x86 revision 1756 2991c02 (2020-09-23) – The best free SDR so... Read more

KM4BLG Wins the September 2020 QST Cover Plaque Award

September 23, 2020 No comments

QST Cover Plaque Award The winning article for the September 2020 QST Cover Plaque award is “Easy to Use Antenna Mast for Portable Operators” by Zach... Read more

Venerable AO-7 Satellite Approaching a Return to Full Solar Illumination

September 22, 2020 No comments

AMSAT-OSCAR 7 (AO-7), the oldest amateur radio satellite still in operation, is nearing a return to full illumination by the sun, which should take pl... Read more

RigExpert AA-650 ZOOM: UNBOXING

September 22, 2020 No comments

RigExpert AA-650 ZOOM: UNBOXING RIGEXPERT AA-650 ZOOM SPECIFICATIONS Frequency range: 0.1 to 650 MHz Frequency entry: 1 kHz resolution Measu... Read more