“Be sure to watch to the end for a Parker Solar Probe Dedication! aurora shows, especially at high latitudes. Two coronal holes are rotating through the Earth-strike zone, which means Earth will be preconditioned for activity! The news for amateur radio operators is not so great, as the last remaining bright region on the Earth-facing Sun rotates to the Sun’s backside out of view. Solar flux has dropped and we are back at poor levels for radio propagation on Earth’s dayside. Unfortunately, these conditions could easily continue over the next week or more. Learn the details of the coming solar storm, see why GPS users are smiling, and why “CW” for amateur radio operators may be the mode of choice.”
Review
Icom ID-51E PLUS2 Unboxing
The D-STAR Evolution continues with the ID-51A PLUS2! Over the years, Icom has taken the D-STAR protocol to new levels with each generation of portabl... Read more
How To Build An SWR / Relative Power Bridge – Part 1
I start building an SWR / Relative Power Bridge. This is a simple circuit. I show you how to wind the toroid coils. The circuit is based on Don Cantre... Read more
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Remote Antenna Tuners [PodCast] – “ARRL The Doctor is In”
“Remote Antenna Tuners” is the topic of the just-released episode of the “ARRL The Doctor is In” podcast. Listen…and learn! Read more
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Clean up your shack – RSGB Convention lecture 2015 [ Video ]
Ian White, GM3SEK gives helpful advice about how to reduce noise levels on receive and avoid causing RF Interference. Read more
Knot for Coax Strain Relief
“Here’s a handy knot you can use to tie to coax to allow strain relief at coax connections on your antennas. I saw this in QST some time a... Read more
VHF
What’s Inside The Retevis RT97 Portable Repeater?!
Retevis RT97 Portable Mobile Analog Mode Repeater Features: 1, Customizable: The TX and RX frequencies can be customized between UHF (400-470MHZ) 2,... Read more
Talking through a satellite from 15 feet apart
“Andrew Knafel, KN8FEL saw my videos and through our correspondence I helped him learn how to operate satellites. He and his family live in Ohio... Read more
Dual band Portable Amplifier TC-VU50 ( VHF and UHF )
Product Description Frequency 136-174 and 400-480MHz (Any 10MHZ frequency space or frequency point selectable,such as VHF: 140-150mhz&UH... Read more
Hytera AR-685 Handheld UHF, FM, DMR, GPS, 1 watt / 4 watts
The AR685 is fitted with a high-quality aluminum metal frame and still weighs only 310g. The lithium-ion battery with 1500mAh allows at least 16 ho... Read more
Digital Modes
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
World Wide Digi DX Contest
The World Wide Radio Operators Foundation (“WWROF”), in collaboration with the Slovenia Contest Club (“SCC”), is pleased to announce the first annual... Read more
LoTW Now Accepting FT4 Contact
The latest TQSL update (Config.xml version 11.8), released on May 22, includes FT4 as a submode of MFSK. It also adds AISAT-1 and PO-101 in the satell... Read more
ADIF 3.1.0 was approved today
Dave Bernstein reported this on the DXLabs support group today: ————————————... Read more
News
Melissa Stemmer Joins ARRL Headquarters as Development Manager
Connecticut native Melissa Stemmer has joined the ARRL Headquarters staff as Development Manager. Born and raised in Waterbury, Stemmer earned a bache... Read more
Nominations Invited for CWops Award for Advancing the Art of CW
CWops is now accepting nominations for its Award for Advancing the Art of CW for 2020. The award recognizes individuals, groups, or organizations that... Read more
IARU update regarding Amateur Satellite allocations
The second week of the World Radiocommunication Conference reports on the status of two issues affecting the amateur satellite service. In a report wr... Read more
The K7RA Solar Update
Even with little to no solar activity, it is amazing how many long-distance HF contacts are possible, even without using weak signal modes such as FT8... Read more
Dayton Hamvention® Invites 2020 Award Nominations
Dayton Hamvention® is inviting nominations for its 2020 awards. Nominations are due by February 15, 2020. Awards will be granted for Amateur of the Ye... Read more
