“I was looking for an antenna to throw in my camping kit to give the portable radio a little more range. Typically campsites and backwoods locations tend to be RF challenged, so I wanted something for my Yaesu FT-3DR to pick up area repeaters and APRS traffic without having to hoist up a larger base antenna. With that in mind, enter the Abbree foldable CS tactical antenna.”
Antenna
Magnetic Loop Antennas – ARRL The Doctor Will See You Now!
“Magnetic Loops” is the topic of the latest (July 28) episode of the “ARRL The Doctor is In” podcast. Listen…and learn! Sponsored by DX Engine... Read more
RadioWavz Sentinel Hex Beam antenna set up in 30 min [ Video ]
Radiowavz has made a time lapse video of setting up their new line of hex beam See more: Read more
2m 18 elements XPOL Yagi antenna PA144-XPOL-18-5
2m – 144MHz Dual Polarity Yagi Antenna PA144-XPOL-18-5. Wideband operation 144 – 145 MHz. Cross Polarized “XPOL” Yagi antenna... Read more
Tarheel Mobile HF Antennas – Model 200A-HP
Mobile HF Antennas “When properly installed on your vehicle the Model 200A-HP will provide continuous coverage from 3.2 to 26 MHz with the a 6... Read more
How close can Antennas be?
Bpb, KC1MOF, is setting up his second antenna, a mfj 1846 hex beam, and wants to know if his hustler 4btv may be too close, and if the two antennas ma... Read more
Review
When Can I Get an Amp for Ham Radio?
When Can I Get an Amp for Ham Radio? Read more
How to Receive Beautiful Images of the Earth Directly From Space | GOES-15,16,17 and Himawari 8 HRIT
“In the fall of 2016 I saw my first rocket launch and little did I know that the satellite on that rocket would come to shape and fill my though... Read more
Xiegu X5105 [ First Video´s]
X5105 is a highly portable transceiver working at HF+6m band, with a built-in power output of 5W. Technical features: double-conversion superheterody... Read more
M2 6M-1K2 HIGH-POWER 6 METER AMPLIFIER – QST Review
About 5 years ago, M2 Antenna Systems introduced a high power solid state amplifier for 6 meters (model 6M-1000) capable of a full kilowatt of output.... Read more
Equipment
General3D Baofeng Handheld Radio Stand
“General 3D shared with me an ingenious solution. It’s a small plastic stand that he designed that custom fits the base of any Baofeng UV-5R bod... Read more
R&S®M3TR Software Defined Radios – 1.5MHz to 512MHz
R&S®M3TR Software Defined Radios The challenge Today’s military missions are characterized by joint operations of multinational armed forces... Read more
ICOM IC-7300 analogue {analog} s-meter prototype testing
ICOM IC-7300 Features Frequency: 1.8~200MHz Power Range: 30/300/3000W Input Connector: N Female Cross needle SWR and Power indications in one meter un... Read more
Radio Incident Command Kit by N1RFD
What is my definition of a Communications Go-Kit? A Communications Go-Kit (or Radio-Ready-Kit) is made up of a portable “Amateur radio” st... Read more
News
Use your Privileges Properly – Ham Radio
Due to some inquiry by Eric, KB0YDN, I decided to make this video discussing the incident of the Ham Firefighting Interference in Idaho Last year. Thi... Read more
ISM Packet Decoder Plugin For SDR Sharp – RTL 433
Here we take a look at the RTL433 Plugin for SDR Sharp, making it easy to decode ISM RF Packets. https://github.com/marco402/plugin-Rtl433-for-SdrShar... Read more
Increase in unidentified intruders
IARUMS newsletter IARU Monitoring System (IARUMS) Region 1 newsletter reports an increase in unidentified intruders in the amateur radio bands followi... Read more
I’m an Intern at ARRL Headquarters!
“I’m Jherica Goodgame, KI5HTA, and I’m a 2022 summer intern at ARRL HQ. Join me while I show you around some of my favorite parts of... Read more
Antenna on Sloping Ground – What happens?
“Various terrain and Antennas: You can make the slope work to your advantage. I know your next question already. Hang on. I’ll make a vide... Read more