“Don Greenbaum, N1DG is back to give us a report on the KH1/KH7Z Baker Island DXpedition! Don will take your questions about the trip, the operations, and the QSLs! Be sure to join us for some amazing stories from this journey.
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Antenna
Why dipole antennas are a half wave long ?
Why dipole antennas are a half wave long ? Read more
InnovAntennas invest in Ansys
InnovAntennas have invested in Ansys HFSS 2020 R2, a fully 3-dimensional mesh-based simulation package to help in the perfection and product... Read more
G3TXQ 6 Band Hexbeam Components
Some of the Hexbeams features are: 6 bands: 20m – 6m Full size 2 Elements on each band No lossy traps or coils Bespoke HIGH power wire elements... Read more
2018 QST Antenna Design Competition Winners Announced
ARRL has announced the winners of the 2018 QST Antenna Design Competition. “Dozens of entries were received, but only three could win,” said... Read more
Contesting
Ham Radio Off Grid | Winter Field Day 2021 AAR
Hello Operators Todays discussion, operating a portable ham radio station off grid, during winter field day 2021. Like many other ham radio operators,... Read more
European Union DX Contest to Debut
The European Union DX Contest Club (EUDXCC) has announced the debut of the European Union DX Contest February 6 – 7 and on the first full weekend of F... Read more
Upcoming NCJ CW and RTTY North American Sprints to Start 1 Hour Earlier
The February 6 NCJ-sponsored North American Sprint (CW) and the March 13 RTTY Sprint will begin 1 hour earlier, at 2300 UTC instead of 0000 UTC. Both... Read more
2021 Propagation Summit Session Recordings Available
YouTube recordings and PDF files from the 2021 Propagation Summit hosted on January 23 by Contest University are available. More than 1,000 logged in... Read more
Equipment
NanoVNA SAA2 Version 2 Vector Network Analyzer – Ham Radio Antenna Analyzer
NanoVNA SAA2 Version 2 Vector Network Analyzer – Ham Radio Antenna Analyzer Read more
Elad FDM-DUO: now available in camouflage!
FDM-DUO is a SDR tranceiver that offers the possibility to operate STand-alone like traditional radio or attached to a Personal Computer discovering t... Read more
Elecraft K4 – Price list!
Elecraft K4 STANDARD FEATURES Size: 4.5”H x 13.5”W, 10” D Weight: Approx. 10 lbs Supply Voltage: 12-15 VDC Current: ~2 A RX, ~18-23 A TX Frequenc... Read more
Propagation
A direct hit! The solarstorm our Sun launched is confirmed to be Earth-directed!
A direct hit! The #solarstorm our #Sun launched is confirmed to be Earth-directed! NASA prediction models show impact early February 23. Because Earth... Read more
The K7RA Solar Update
Tad Cook, K7RA, Seattle, reports: Sunspots are gone, with none seen since February 3. Spaceweather.com reported on February 10 that a s... Read more
A “Perfect Coronal Mass Ejection” Could Be a Nightmare
A new study in the research journal Space Weather considers what might happen if a worst-case coronal mass ejection (CME) hit Earth — a “perfect solar... Read more
News
ARRL CEO David Minster, NA2AA, to Keynote QSO Today Virtual Ham Expo
ARRL CEO David Minster, NA2AA, will keynote the QSO Today Virtual Ham Expo March 13 – 14 weekend. Minster’s talk — part of an 80+ speak... Read more
23cm band in the spotlight with regulators
During the week 15 – 19 February, the preparatory work for WRC-23 agenda item 9.1b continued in ITU‑R Working Party 4C (WP4C)... Read more
How to Connect a Modern Radio to a Legacy Tube Amp
How to Connect a Modern Radio to a Legacy Tube Amp Read more
A Filament Slingshots Towards Earth | Solar Storm Forecast 02.22.2021
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bNxuOtBMN2s Read more
German radio hams tackling RF noise pollution
DARC reports 35 Electrical Noise Area Monitoring Systems (ENAMS) have been delivered and another 20 locations are sought as part of the effort to moni... Read more
Permission granted for 60 foot ham radio masts
Joel Banner Baird Burlington Free Press SHELBURNE – One-on-one talks with fellow amateur radio operators as far away as Moscow are now firmly on... Read more
Ham Radio in Friedrichshafen, Germany, Tentatively on for 2021
Ham Radio in Friedrichshafen, Germany, was canceled last year because of the pandemic. Organizers for Europe’s International Amateur Radio Exhibition... Read more
“I Don’t Need a Ham Radio License In An Emergency!”
“I Don’t Need a Ham Radio License In An Emergency!” Read more
Former Argentine President Carlos Menem, ex-LU1SM, SK
The former president of Argentina, Carlos Menem, ex-LU1SM, died on February 14. He was 90. Menem took office in 1989, serving for 10 years. Menem was... Read more
ARRL Board Considers Plan to Cover New $35 FCC Fee for Some Young Members
At its Annual Meeting in January, the ARRL Board of Directors considered a motion to offer a new plan that would pay the new but not-yet-implemented $... Read more