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Antenna
Go2Antenna Review :: HOA Antenna
The Go2Antenna is the perfect HOA antenna. Fully capable and easy to camouflage. My Go2 Antenna is perfect for HOA’s or portable / Emergency Communica... Read more
Antennas and Connectors!
Dave, KB2UBO, has two questions… One about Whether a ZS6BKW could/should be used in an inverted V? Another about Wheather to crimp or solder con... Read more
Mechanical Issues with EFHW Antenna
“Rolf, KE1Y, has a EFHW 80 – 10 and it’s wire has broken near the loading coil. He wants to know if there is a better way to have th... Read more
RG8X No-Name Coax, You Need To Be Careful, Jim W6LG Shows What Happened To 100 Feet Of Gray Coax
Jim Heath W6LG shows what happened to RG8X that had 1500 applied. Watch the subsequent episodes for more information about coax. Read more
To Resonate or Not to Resonate?
Ben, K0ABR, simply asks Is resonate better than non resonate antenna? Read more
Attaching Coax to a Dipole
Gordon, KO4OCO, in reference to Dave’s 40 meter dipole video, he asks how the actual connection between the coupler and the antenna wire was mad... Read more
20M LOADED DIPOLE – HALF A YAGI?
Here we take a look at building a short, loaded dipole for 20 Meters, 14 MHz. In fact, this is going to be half of a 2 element yagi for the 20M band. Read more
Radio Wave Properties: Electric and Magnetic Dipole Antennae
“An HP model 3200B VHF Oscillator and ENI model 5100-L NMR RF Broadband Power Amplifier provide a 300 MHz signal to a half-wave dipole antenna.... Read more
The Take-off Angle Theory
“Kyle, W0AAV, is wondering if there is an optimal angle to put his vertical antenna or is the Take off angle not really important or is is more... Read more
DX Commander All Band Vertical after 6 Months in the Air | Review
“I’ve had my DX Commander All Band vertical in the air for about 6 months now and I wanted to show how the antenna has faired over the Aus... Read more
Review
Elecraft K4 Hands-on (UK Sample)
Elecraft K4 Peter Waters G3OJV, takes a trip around the features he used when evaluating the first production sample K4 to arrive int the UK. OVERVIEW... Read more
Pl-259 vs N-Connectors is similar to Ford vs Chevy
Michael, KI7QIB, is asking a simple question “Should I replace PL-259 connectors in a feedline with N-type connectors? Read more
Astron SS-30M-AP Power Supply First Look!
New from Astron is a 30-amp Power Supply with PowerPoles and 2 USB ports on the front panel. Let’s take a First Look at this! Connectors: [... Read more
Getting your Equipment in the Right Order
Frank Arciuolo, W1ZAH, is having some problems with his antenna set up and SWR. Dave here to help point him in the right direction. Read more
Difficult Grounding Issues
Tim Desmond, KI5OUN, inspired this video on grounding. Simplest to say “Difficult Grounding Issues” Read more
New Astron SS-30M-AP Switching Power Supply Review/Demo
Switching Power Supply, 30 A At 13.8 Vdc Peak Output, Front Panel Powerpoles, Fan Cooled, Meters, 115/230 Vac Input Int. Sw., Each Read more
HamBuilder HBR4HFS 4-Band HF Ham Radio Test and Review
“This video took me a few months to put together while testing it in different environments and locations. Today we are looking at the HamBuilde... Read more
Good Grounding
Doug, K0YP, is grounding his station with a very over the top grounding supplies and set up and is asking for Dave’s feedback on his system. Read more
Noise Canceling Methods
Dave Mitchell, AJ5F, asks about the MFJ-1025/1026 Noise Canceling Signal Enhancer to help remove the noise created by his well pump. Dave will help sh... Read more
DISCOVERY TX-500 Arrives in UK. HF-6m 10W Transceiver
“It’s an exciting new HF radio that packs a lot into a very small space and also packs a punch on the air. Peter G3OJV, takes a first look... Read more
Digital Modes
RC WSJT-X 2.5.0-rc4 is now ready for download by beta testers
“Dear WSJT-X and MAP65 Users, We are pleased to announce that a public Release Candidate WSJT-X 2.5.0-rc4 is now ready for download by beta testers. O... Read more
JS8Call Overview and Settings 2021
JS8Call Overview and Settings 2021 Read more
FT8DMC 3rd Anniversary-Activity Days 2020
To commemorate our 3rd anniversary, special event stations will be on air during the FT8DMC Activity Days from 1. to 31. July 2020. All stations will... Read more
K1JT , JOE TAYLOR HINTS AT POSSIBLE NEW MODE!
In a post to the WSJT-X email group today, Joe Taylor K1JT hinted at some ongoing experimentation of a new digital mode with sub-modes. His post was a... Read more
WWSA GACW Contest Rules.
WWSA GACW I – Dates Second weekend of June of every year. From Saturday 15.00 UTC until Sunday 15.00 UTC. 24 hours period. II – Goal To co... Read more
New Summer EURAO Party to Premier FT4
The motto of the new European Radio Amateurs’ Organization (EURAO https://www.eurao.org/) Summer Party https://www.eurao.org/en/node/1045 is... Read more
Equipment
New Firmware Updates for the IC-705, IC-7300 and IC-9700 SDR Transceivers
Icom has released updates for its latest range of Amateur radios. The updates are available for the IC-705, IC-7300 and IC-9700 SDR transceivers. The... Read more
EL/AZ 3D Printed Antenna Rotator – Testing !
“One of the Youtube viewers made a comment a few weeks ago asking about my rotator project. Their comment inspired me to finish it. This project... Read more
ICOM IC 7300 Ham Radio Go Box, It’s Final Form?
“The go box is portable operation ready. How did I do on the wire mangement? What is its final config? Check it out and tell me what you think.... Read more
Bob Heil, K9EID – Manufacturers Showcase
“We are with Bob Heil, K9EID with Heil Sound on this weeks episode of the Manufacturers Showcase” Read more
XIEGU X6100 HF TRANSCEIVER | FULL MODE | SDR RADIO
X6100 is an ultra-portable shortwave transceiver. It adopts the SDR software radio platform architecture of excellent performance, which carries power... Read more
My Ham Radio Go Box Wiring And Setup
“Today I’m putting together my ham radio go box. It featutes an ICOM IC-7300 and Alinco DR-135. The box also includes a West Mountain Radi... Read more
XIEGU X6100 – HF/50MHz Full-mode Ultra-portable Transceiver
X6100 inherits the compact and high performance characteristics of the X series.As a new generation flagship ultra-portable transceiver, it still achi... Read more
Ray Novak, N9JA – Icom America – Manufacturers Showcase
“We are live with Ray Novak, N9JA, Sales manager of ICOM America with Tim, K3LR. What questions do you have for Ray?” Read more
E-Coder 2 Controller
The E-Coder 2 panel was designed to control Expert Electronics SDR devices with a focus on remote operation. It has a high quality low latency sound c... Read more
Hermes Lite 2 HF SDR Construction And Receive Test
Here we build the Hermes Lite 2 HF SDR and test it’s receive capabilities. Read more
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