“The Sun has settled down this week after what looked to be a promising beginning. We had high hopes for region 2703 as it rotated into Earth view, but it has since fizzled and we are now once again with a spotless Sun. The bright region that was once 2703 remains visible and it still shows signs of life, but solar flux remains at solar minimum conditions. This is bad news for amateur radio operators and emergency responders, who were hoping for better radio propagation. As for aurora, there is a small chance this week for shows at high latitudes due to a remnant coronal hole sending pockets of fast solar wind, but things will likely remain quiet at mid-latitudes. However, more chances for solar storming come next week, when a large coronal hole gives us a much better chance for aurora. Catch more details on this coronal hole, learn how region 2703 is affecting amateur radio and GPS operations, and see what else the Sun has in store this week!”
Antenna
Rotating Tower For Ham Radio 30 Feet Tall At Jim W6LG’s House And Can Be Used For Emergency Comms
“Jim Heath W6LG shows his newly installed antenna and tower at his residence. The tower has a maximum height of 30 feet as restricted by Placer... Read more
Corner reflector antenna
A corner reflector antenna is a type of directional antenna used at VHF and UHF frequencies.It was invented by John D. Kraus in 1938.[3][4] It consist... Read more
Building Buddipole Yagis – A Practical Demonstration
Building Buddipole Yagis – A practical demonstration by ZL4PLM using standard Buddipole parts. Read more
Antenna Circular Polarization
“Space communication has forced the use of Circular polarization. The fundamental advantage of circular polarization is that all reflections cha... Read more
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HF Loop Antennas – ARRL The Doctor is In [ PodCast ]
“HF Loop Antennas” is the topic of the just-released episode of the “ARRL The Doctor is In” podcast. Listen…and learn! Sponsored by DX Enginee... Read more
VHF
Wouxun REVEALS the KG-UV8H Dual Band 8-watt HT Radio
Brand new from Wouxun is the KG-UV8H Handheld, which features a different screen than earlier models, an 8-watt output power, and a 3200mAH battery. L... Read more
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
Retevis DMR Dual Band GPS radio RT72
Retevis RT72 Digital Dual band 4000 channels Two Way Radio ham radio amateur radio GPS Description & Feature: Broadband digital two way radio RT72... Read more
App - Mobile
Introduction to SmartSDR for iOS
Welcome to SmartSDR for iOS written by Marcus DL8MRE. This is an introduction video that allows you full control and access of your Flex 6000 series r... Read more
New iOS App Available for The ARRL Repeater Directory ®
The ARRL Repeater Directory ® — introduced this week for 2015-2016 — has a newly launched companion app for Apple® iOS® devices. iPhone®, iPad®... Read more
APRSdroid – APRS for Android
What is APRSdroid? APRSdroid is an Android application for Amateur Radio operators. It allows reporting your position to the APRS (Autom... Read more
HamSphere 4.0 Mobile APP
HamSphere 4.0 Mobile is a virtual portable Ham Radio transceiver for Shortwave, VHF and UHF bands. Talk with thousands of Ham Radio operators around t... Read more
Nifty app uses Morse code to send Apple Watch messages
Although there are ways of messaging people with the Apple Watch — either with Siri dictation, or using pre-written responses and emojis — as far as I... Read more
Equipment
Icom PoC Full Duplex Radio System, Nationwide Coverage Over 4G / LTE Mobile Phone Network
Icom’s new PoC (Push-to-Talk Over Cellular) radio system allows you to communicate with your two-way radio system over a 4G / LTE closed network. Now... Read more
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MFJ-993B DUAL POWER AUTO TUNER , 300/150W, 1.8-30MHZ
MFJ IntelliTuner Automatic Tuner Automatically tunes unbalanced/balanced antennas . . .Ultra fast . . . New 20,000 memories . . . Antenna Switch . . .... Read more
COMET ANTENNA ANALYZER CAA-500MARKII
CAA-500MARKII The NEW CAA-500MARKII SWR/Impedance Analyzer is finally arriving from the Comet factory! The new analyzer retains the same analog cross... Read more
Omega 900 – 10 band (160-10m include 5MHz) QRP transceiver
Omega 900 is the successor to the well-known and warmly received Omega+ model. It’s a 10-band (including 60m/5MHz band) QRP transceiver with a m... Read more
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