ARRL is rolling back Outgoing QSL Bureau rates to 2011 levels. Effective May 15, 2019, the new rates will be:
- $2 for 10 or fewer cards in one envelope.
- $3 for 11 – 20 cards in one envelope, or
- 75 cents per ounce for packages with 21 or more cards. For example, a package containing 1.5 pounds of cards — 24 ounces, or about 225 cards — will cost $18.
No transaction service fees.
Any cards received before May 15 will be charged the current rate. There will be no adjustments for cards received before May 15.
More information is on the ARRL website.
VHF
The Ten Cent Modification You Can Do to Double Your Radio’s Range
by David Spero Some things in life you can never have too much of. But for this article, we’ll concentrate just on radio range/efficiency! There are... Read more
Vitai VT-5188
Vitai VT-5188 1. Frequency Range: VHF: 136-174MHz/245-245.9875Mhz UHF: 400-480MHz 2. Output Power: VHF: 10W/25W/60W ... Read more
New Icom Amateur Products Including the IC-9700 to be Shown at Tokyo Hamfair 2018
IC-9700 As well as have three working demonstration units of the forthcoming IC-9700 VHF/UHF/1.2GHz transceiver, Icom Inc. will be unveiling other pro... Read more
Antenna Shootout, UHF Edition by W3BC
“We’re at it again! Before the August 17 meeting, we invaded the large parking lot we use as an antenna test range once again. This time, we bro... Read more
Antenna
Kojinsha KA1-406 – Yagi Antenna 7 to 28MHz
VERSA BEAM VERSATILE Antenna to cover all the sky in the world ! 100% designed and proof tested in Japan When planning your new antenna syst... Read more
C3S-JK – 2 Elements on 20M / 2 Elements on 15M / 2 Elements on 10M / 12 Foot Boom
The C3S-JK (Tribander) has been re-designed, optimized & Improved from the very popular Force 12 Tribander Here are the important changes/features... Read more
QST Antenna Design Competition Submission Deadline Looms
The deadline to submit a design for the 2018 QST Antenna Design Competition is just ahead — September 1! The competition challenge is to design the be... Read more
Inac Antenna AH-2054 (15, 12, 11, 10, 6 m. band)
Inac Antenna AH-2054 antenna is a high performance halo. Supports a high level of radio frequency between 160 and 360W. It covers the HF bands higher,... Read more
Equipment
RM Italy HBF 1000 Automatic Low-Pass Filter, 1.8-55mhz, 1000W
Automatic Low-Pass Filter The HBF 1000 is a high power low pass filter, it’s designed to be used with a transceiever or amplifier to reduce the... Read more
RSA306 USB Spectrum Analyzer
A full-featured spectrum analyzer for less than half the price of a conventional unit. It’s compact, weighs just 1.3 pounds, takes little space on you... Read more
SunSDR2 QRP 5 Watt Transceiver
The new SunSDR2 QRP 5 watt SDR transceiver will impress you! This small HF and 6 meter transceiver uses DUC/DDC technology to produce top range perfor... Read more
Arduino Antenna Rotator – DIY
“After 5 years of operation of the antenna HexBeam I decided to remove the antenna from the chimney and put on a 10m mast in the garden. In the... Read more
App - Mobile
Rfinder for Visually Impaired on Android
Rfinder Tom W3ZX, a visually impaired ham gives a great demo on Android using TalkBack for the visually impaired. See More: http://www.rfinder.net/blo... Read more
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
The RS-MS1I APP is now available via the iTunes store
Description Functional overview of the application DR functions You can use some transceiver’s DR functions. Share pictures Send and receive vo... 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
