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“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 QSL
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Antenna
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
2-Element- DK7ZB – Quad Antenna for 5 Bands
“The Quad Antenna uses a single, central-fed frame with a feeder-line. Therefore you must use an ATU for operating this antenna. Excellent woul... Read more
MQ-1 TGM 3-Band 2-element Hybrid Quad Antenna – 10,15,20 Meters
Hybrid Quad Antenna Electrical Specifications Operating Bands- 10,15,20 Meters Forward Gain (Ref. Dipole)- 10M-6.0 dBd., 15M-5.5 dBd., 20M-4.4 dBd. SW... Read more
Alinco EDX-2 Automatic Random-Length Antenna Tuners
Alinco EDX-2 Automatic Random-Length Antenna Tuners are designed to work with select Alinco HF transceivers. These antenna tuners may be used for non-... Read more
Contesting
RUSSIAN DX CONTEST – 2020
RUSSIAN DX CONTEST 1. Contest sponsors The “Soyuz Radioljubitelej Rossii” (Union of Radioamateurs of Russia), SRR is pleased to announce 2... Read more
The ARRL International DX Contest (SSB) is Just Ahead!
Phone: First full weekend in March (March 7-8, 2020). Full Contest Details 1. Mission, Definitions, and Objectives: 1.1. Mission: Encourage W/VE stati... Read more
RSGB FT4 Contest Series
1. Objective To score as many points as possible in this locator based multiplier contest 2. Date & Time (1) Monday 17th February 2020 20:00... Read more
Equipment
Airspy Low Cost High Performance SDR – REVISION 2 RELEASED
Airspy The Airspy is a $200 USD software defined radio that has a frequency range between 24 – 1700 MHz, bandwidth of up to 10 MHz and a 12-bit ADC. W... Read more
The ACOM 3x2000A
The ACOM 3x2000A The ACOM 3x2000A is a HF power splitter / combiner which is a passive device designed to sum the outputs of three HF linear am... Read more
RT-9000E SOFTWARE-DEFINED HF SSB/ISB RADIO
The Sunair RT-9000E is a proven solution in communications applications requiring rugged, reliable, and flexible equipment. This next generation trans... Read more
MFJ-993B DUAL POWER AUTO TUNER , 300/150W, 1.8-30MHZ
MFJ IntelliTuner Automatic Tuner Automatically tunes unbalanced/balanced antennas . . .Ultra fast . . . New 20,000 memories . . . Antenna Switch . . .... Read more
Propagation
Understanding HF Propagation
“Looks at how HF radio signals are propagated via the ionosphere. Includes a description of NVIS propagation, and looks at VOACAP-based propagat... Read more
The K7RA Solar Update – CQ WPX SSB 2020
We saw another week with no sunspots, which were last observed just briefly over two weeks ago on two days, March 8-9. Spaceweather.com reports that s... Read more
Coronal Hole #24 will be facing Earth this weekend.
Coronal Hole #24 will be facing Earth this weekend. A solar wind stream flowing from this zone could reach Earth beginning March 29th and could lead t... Read more
News
COVID-19 Affects Space Station Crew Transition
International Space Station (ISS) Expedition 62 crew is readying its Soyuz MS-15 vehicle for an April 17 departure back to Earth. Expedition 62 member... Read more
FCC Grants Temporary Emergency Authority to WISPs Operating in 5.8 GHz Band
The FCC has granted temporary permission to wireless internet service providers (WISPs) in rural portions of 29 states and the US Virgin Islands to op... Read more
NZ hams allowed “ZM” prefix during Covid-19
At the suggestion of Paul, ZL4TT, we applied to Radio Spectrum Management for, and have been granted, approval to treat the COVID-19 lockdown period a... Read more
Monitoring Emergency Radio Frequencies and Scanning
“A question that keeps coming up is, “what frequencies should I monitor during an emergency?” We’re going to cover those frequ... Read more
USA conducts first all-online ham radio exam
The first remote all-online amateur radio Technician license exam was carried out in the United States on March 26, 2020 Marcel Stieber @AI6MS Tweeted... Read more
Coronavirus: Initiative to popularise Amateur Radio and Satellite activities
The West India Zone Regional Coordinator for AMSAT-INDIA, Rajesh Vagadia VU2EXP, is offering students and others the opportunity to learn about amateu... Read more
Field Day 2020 — A Time to Adapt
Many individuals and groups organizing events for Field Day 2020 have been contacting ARRL for guidance on how to adapt their planned activities in th... Read more
Fire at the Belize Amateur Radio Club – V31MA
DXW, about the BARC Headquarter Club – Contest – Event Station * Marc, V31MA writes to report that, very sadly, the Belize Amateur Radio... Read more
Powering Your Ham Radio Shack with MFJ and Anderson’s
“Something you’ll stumble onto is the need to power more and more devices in your shack. This particuarly happens when you start buying mo... Read more
