News
WRTC 2023 AWARD : January 2023…headset on!
WRTC Organizing Committee is proud to announce a 2023 edition of WRTC 2023 AWARD! This is NOT WRTC 2022 Contest that will be held in Bologna in July 2... Read more
Dayton Hamvention Announces Theme for 2023
Dayton Hamvention® 2023 is just over 6 months away, and next year’s Hamvention team has selected “Innovation!” as the event theme. T... Read more
The 2023 ARRL Calendar
Keep track of your important dates, ARRL contests, and holidays with a 2023 ARRL Calendar. This year’s calendar features Collegiate Amateur Radi... Read more
The Secret Government Radio Signals I Heard Today!
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Radio Amateurs Support the Great ShakeOut 2022 in Puerto Rico
Students from the Crop Protection Student Association at the University of Puerto Rico in Mayagüez participated in a communications practice session a... Read more
Amateur Radio Club Members Assist Law Enforcement
The Wayne Amateur Radio Club (WARC) manned a 30-foot-tall mobile observational Infrastructure Protection Unit, or SkyWatch tower, at Ohio’s Wayn... Read more
GXP Antenna 16 elements 5 bands – Contest
Antenna BEAM 16 elements 5 bands „contest” (New model 2022) Bands: 80/40/20/15/10 [ m ] Active elements: 2/ 3/ 3/ 3/ 5 [ pcs ] Gain (dBd): 3,8/4,8/5,4... Read more
RX888 MK2 16BIT Software Defined Radio
Here we take a look at the RX888 Mk2 SDR Receiver which has a whopping 64 MHz real time bandwidth on HF! RX-888 MKII SDR Radio Receiver SDR Ham Radio... Read more
Florida Amateur Radio Operators Activate for Hurricane Ian
As Hurricane Ian was making its way to Tampa, Florida, in late September, the Sheriff’s Tactical Amateur Radio Communications (STARC), W4HSO, wa... Read more
Unboxing the Yaesu FT-710 AESS
“I’ve had a number of requests to shoot a video series about the Yaesu FT-710 AESS, similar to my FTdx10 series. Ham Radio Outlet loaned me a Yaesu FT... Read more
Antenna
Pacificon – SteppIR Antenna
SteppIR Antenna This is another video from Pacificon 2022. I will interviewing another vender. John Mertel, WA7IR, for SteppIR. Watch to learn more. Read more
I Love It! Game Changing Wolf River Sporty Forty Coil review
The Wolf River Sporty Forty is a single band base loaded coil for 40 meter operation using the Wolf River 213 inch, Chameleon CHA SS-17, or MFJ-1979 w... Read more
PT-GP1 Multiband HF Vertical Portable Antenna
Here we take a look at and test the PT-GP1 HF Multiband Antenna. This can be used either portable, on hikes, sota, pota or even as a semi-permanent ho... Read more
Top 7 PORTABLE Ham Radio Antennas on Amazon
My current top 7 choices for portable antennas on Amazon. As an Amazon affiliate, I can earn commissions from qualifying items. Read more
Single Tip – How to Tune Dipole, Vertical or Loop
Keeping track of changes when you are tuning ANY antenna is critical. Don’t rely on your memory for what you did, write it down. Read more
The giant Collins HF discone antenna at the Titan Missile Museum
An amazing place and a unique and equally amazing antenna that you can hook up to! Ham Radio Operators, you can now broadcast and listen on the discon... Read more
Resonant Frequency Often Not Lowest SWR
John, AD8IQ, has a question. Which is more important in an antenna system, the lowest SWR or the 50 ohm impedance? Watch to learn which one I hink is... Read more
Is that an ATAS on your Roof or are you just Happy to See Me?
A Yaesu ATAS Antenna on the Roof? What is the Best Way to Deploy an End Fed Half Wave Antenna? Where Can You Buy A Telescopic Mast for Ham Radio these... Read more
Dual-Band Sloper for 60 and 17 Meters- Wins the September 2022 QST Cover Plaque Award
The winning article for the September 2022 QST Cover Plaque award is “Dual-Band Sloper for 60 and 17 Meters,” by Patrick Brannick, N2BZD. The QST... Read more
Now even better! Chameleon LEFS 8010 Lightweight End Fed Sloper Antenna
I take a look at the Chameleon CHA LEFS 8010 Light Weight End Fed Sloper Antenna. This antenna gives you 8 bands, without the need of a tuner, from 10... Read more
Equipment
Using A Uniden Wireless Mic For ICOM Radios??
Would you like a wireless mic option for your ICOM radios? Well, there is a way to do it with a Uniden CB mic. And it’s kind of neat! Read more
ACOM 2020S | Solid-State 1.8-54 MHz Linear Amplifier
The ACOM 2020S is a state-of-the art 1500 W heavy-duty, solid-state linear amplifier, covering all amateur bands from 1.8 to 54 MHz. It features a Rem... Read more
SPECTRAN V6 X
Aaronia presents the SPECTRAN® V6 X: the world’s first and only 8 GHz USB spectrum analyzer with dual USB true I/Q streaming of up to 245 MHz (v... Read more
WiMo Antennen und Elektronik GmbH (WiMo) will be the exclusive distributor for the complete 4O3A product
Effective October 1st 2022 WiMo Antennen und Elektronik GmbH (WiMo) will be the exclusive distributor for the complete 4O3A product family, including... Read more
What’s a CTR2-Mini?
In the beginning was CTR The Mini and Mini+ are the third generation of radio controllers that I’ve designed and built. CTR stands for Control The Rad... Read more
M&P Silicon Seal – Strain Relief: The Ultimate Protection for Connectors
Self-tightening silicone rubber tubular gasket for our cables Ø 5,4 (.212”) or 7,3mm (.287”) or 10,3mm (.400”) or 1... Read more
AT-100M HF AUTOMATIC ANTENNA TUNER
Here we take a look at the new AT-100M Automatic Antenna Tuner. NOT to be confused with other models, this ATU has been built from the ground up in te... Read more
TRX DUO APPLICATION BASED HF SDR TRANSCEIVER (RED PIYATA)
Here we take a look at the TRX Duo, a Linux Based SDR Transceiver. TRX-duo is an SDR device that supports dual-channel physical reception and transmis... Read more
Q900 Version 3- ALL BAND ALL MODE HF/VHF/UHF TRANSCEIVER
Here we take a look at the Q900 Version 3 Ham Transceiver which covers all ham bands from 160m up to 70cm. Q900 we introduced an ultra portable full r... Read more
FT-710 – HF/50MHz TRANSCEIVER
FT-710 HF/50MHz TRANSCEIVER SDR circuit configuration that emphasizes basic performance The twin A/D converter circuit configuration, which is equippe... Read more
