“The Sun’s activity both fizzles and picks up this week. Old region 2699 that we had high hopes would boost the solar flux as it rotated into earth view has fizzled. This means amateur radio and emergency communicators will continue to suffer from poor radio propagation this week. But the Sun counters by launching several solar storms, one that is Earth directed. Along with the remnants of a coronal hole sending us some sporadic fast wind, we should expect a mild disturbance from this activity to last several days. Aurora is easily possible down to high latitudes and we might even get some short-lived shows at mid-latitudes as well. learn the details of the coming solar storm, what happened to the old active region 2699, and what else the Sun has in store.”
Antenna
Amateur Radio Tower Stand – KG0ZZ’s
A close up view of my ham radio tower and tower stand. The tower is five sections of Rohn 25-G tower. The top section is 8 feet long making the... Read more
MFJ 8-Band Cobweb VS Hy-Gain AV680 Comparison
“So many people asked which antenna would I rather have and which one performs better. Well, this is a basic comparison on a day not so g... Read more
MULTIBAND H-POLE – VERTICAL WIRE ANTENNA FOR 160m – 10m by HB9MTN
“After several attempts to build a multiband C-Pole I finally ended up with the Multiband H-Pole. C-Poles for different frequencies on one pole... Read more
SteppIR UrbanBeam, “Step by Step” Assembly and Installation
SteppIR Antenna This video shows the SteppIR UrbanBeam’s step-by-step assembly and installation in the tower, several hours in minutes. The Urba... Read more
MonoBeam HF Multibander MB16 10-15-20
MonoBeam The mb16 10/15/20 is an antenna for 14 MHz, 21 MHz and 28 MHz. No traps or inpedance adapting system is used, the feeding is direct with a s... Read more
The 10/15/20 Meter Trap Vertical Antenna
“This antenna project came out very nice. It’s a rugged homebrew multi-band trap vertical antenna that works the 10, 15, and 20 met... Read more
VHF
Yaesu FT-3DR C4FM/FM Dual Band Transceiver
Yaesu FT-3DR Yaesu FT-3DR 5W C4FM/FM 144/430MHz Dual Band Digital Transceiver Reservation The new FT3DR provides reliable 5W RF power output in compac... Read more
VHF and UHF FM Transceiver MT-777
Application For on-site communications such as warehouse, manufacturing, hospitality, school and security occasion, etc. Main Features ■ 50 CTCS... Read more
VHF Contesting with the ICOM 9700
“Our entry into the RSGB 2m Backpackers contest, using the new ICOM 9700. We made 79 contacts into 6 DXCC during the 4 hour contest and got sunb... Read more
IC-9700 new release!
“We announced the release information of IC-9700 today. IC-9700 is the RF DIRECT SAMPLING METHOD (144/430 Mhz Belt) with high rating in HF Trans... Read more
Yaesu FT-2980R 80W 2M FM Mobile Transceiver
Yaesu FT-2980R 80W FM 2M Mobile Transceiver As its model name suggests, the new FT-2980R arrives with the solid feature configuration and mechanical t... Read more
Icom IC-R30 Digital/Analogue Wideband Communications Receiver
The IC-R30 is Icom’s latest wideband handheld receiver. Not only does it receive over a wide (0.1 to 3304.999 MHz) frequency range in AM, FM, WF... Read more
Review
Measure length of coax, etc. with your scope, a battery and a resistor – simple TDR
Measure length of coax, etc. with your scope, a battery and a resistor – simple TDR Read more
ANNOUNCEMENT – FTM-400XD/FTM-400D/FTM-100D PDN
Announcement about the new firmware release for the FTM-400XD, FTM-400D, FTM-100D mobiles radio and PDN functionality. Read more
The Siru Innovatios SDR20 adds new features
New features * Smooth zoom in FFT/waterfall view * Adaptive menu * Frequency memory with snapshot pictures of signals * Sliding effect between views *... Read more
Selecting Coaxial Cable
There are many types of cable for many applications. Which type do you need? Read more
QCX+ the new QRP Labs 5W transceiver kit
QCX+: a feature-packed, high performance, single-band 5W CW transceiver kit, with WSPR beacon and built-in alignment/test equipment. Available for 80,... Read more
MFJ-998 automatic antenna tuner 1500 Watts – Review and Setup
Full 1500 watts SSB/CW…Digital & Analog SWR/WattMeter . . . All features of MFJ IntelliTuners– Ultra-fast, Safe Automatic Tuning . . . Wide... Read more
Equipment
1:1 Current balun Dual core 1500 watts RTTY, 5KW ICAS
1:1 dual core current balun Constructed using dual 240/31 cores. Stainless steel hardware. 1-61MHZ With dual cores you get great frequency range, equ... Read more
Xiegu X1M Pro QRP Transceiver
Frequency range RX & TX: 100 kHz ~ 30 MHz* Modes: USB & LSB & CW Power output: 5 Watts Operating voltage: 12 vdc Operating current: 0.35... Read more
Maestro Control Console for the FLEX-6000
Maestro Control Console for the FLEX-6000 The FlexRadio Maestro™ is an intuitive, plug-and-play control console that directs operation o... Read more
ARD 300 MULTI-DIGITAL VOICE DECODER
ARD 300 Versatile and powerful digital voice decoder/demodulator for your trusted analog receiver! Decodes dPMR, NXDN and popular amateur digital vo... Read more
Digital Modes
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