Tim, W4FTP, asks how he can use some tall but skinny trees along the back of his property as part of his antenna system. We take a look, and your comments are invited.
Antenna
Portable 2 element 6m beam
Over the years we have been asked numerous times for a really lightweight portable 6m beam. Building on over a decade of experience making and marketi... Read more
The Mighty Rhombic, the King of Antennas
“There was a time, back in the 1930s and 1940s, when the rhombic antenna was the king. A remarkable antenna that had phenomenal directivity and... Read more
Magic Magnetic Loop – Alex HamPack Magnetic Loop Review
The new HamPack from Alex Loop looks to be an interesting product. We check it out. Magnetic Loop Read more
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Do Dipoles Have to be Straight? [ The Doctor is In Podcast ARRL ]
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Review
Ham Radio Tower, US Tower MA40, Installation in Process by Jim Heath W6LG, Your YouTube Elmer
Jim W6LG your YouTube Elmer shows the progress on the MA40 Tower Installation that will be limited to 30 feet above the terrain as allowed by Ordinanc... Read more
“FT8” is the topic of the current (January 31) episode of the “ARRL The Doctor is In” podcast
Steve Ford, WB8IMY, provides an introduction to FT8, one of the most popular Amateur Radio digital modes ever created. “FT8” is the topic of the cur... Read more
All About CTCSS – ARRL HQ Video
A basic primer about the Continuous Tone Coded Squelch System Continuous Tone-Coded Squelch System The Continuous Tone Coded Squelch System, commonly... Read more
Equipment
Xiegu G90 HF 20W SDR Transceiver
Xiegu G90 is a portable 20W HF amateur radio transceiver with an SDR architecture and built-in automatic antenna tuner. The display unit and the radio... Read more
DRM Monitoring Receiver RF-SE
RF-SE is a professional DRM30/AM/SSB monitoring and measurement receiver, which is available in different models depending on the desired application.... Read more
ColibriNANO USB SDR Receiver
The New ColibriNano takes USB dongle SDR receivers to a new level. This is a direct sampling, high quality SDR receiver covering 100 kHz to 55 MHz wit... Read more
News
The K7RA Solar Update
Tad Cook, K7RA, Seattle, reports: Solar activity slowed this week, with the average daily sunspot number declining from 48.9 last week to 33.9 this we... Read more
8-Meter Experimental Station on the Air from the US
WL2XUP is an FCC Part 5 Experimental station operated by Lin Holcomb, NI4Y, in Georgia. It’s licensed to operate with up to 400 W effective radiated p... Read more
Quirky APRS, HG-UV98 Lanch NLH Ham Radio Handheld Review
“Chinese radios have come a long way, many have impressive feature lists, but those features seem to be stuck behind programming or poorly imple... Read more
Product Discontinuation: IC-7851 HF All Band Transceiver
“We are sorry to announce that Icom has discontinued the IC-7851 HF All Band Transceiver. Since its launch six years ago, the IC-7851 has been I... Read more
ISS SSTV Aug 6-7 145.800 MHz FM
Russian cosmonauts on the International Space Station (ISS) are planning to transmit Slow Scan TV images on 145.800 MHz FM using the SSTV mode PD-120.... Read more
