Once again, the December issue of CQ features our annual Technology Special. This year, we cover a wide range of technical topics, from a bit of history (“Ham Radio Since 2000 – A Rip Van Winkle Story”) to what’s on tap for January’s “Quartzfest” ham gathering and training session in the Arizona desert. We also continue our series on microcontrollers and share one ham’s experience with building a single-band shortwave receiver with leftover components from a Knight-Kit Star Roamer “parts radio.”
Speaking of kits, we highlight Heathkit’s return to the marketplace (no ham gear just yet) and take a quick trip around New York’s World Maker Faire. We also look at readers’ antennas, introduce antenna analyzers in our “Learning Curve” column, and WA2NDM checks out some “bargain test equipment” in this month’s “Math’s Notes” column.
It’s not all technical, of course. We also have a news report on the uncertain status of Hara Arena, home of the Dayton Hamvention; a moonbounce DXpedition to Micronesia, a look at ham radio in Ethiopia, and the rules for next year’s CQ World Wide WPX RTTY Contest.
We also have our annual index in this issue, for quick reference to every article that appeared in CQduring 2015. An updated Master Index from 1980-2015 will be posted here on our website in the near future.
That’s a brief look at what’s coming up in the December issue of CQ. For information on becoming aCQ subscriber, at Happy Holiday Special prices . . click here. Happy holidays from all of us at CQ!
Rank Prefix Entity Name 1. P5 DPRK (NORTH KOREA) 2. 3Y/B BOUVET ISLAND 3. VP8S SOUTH SANDWICH ISLANDS 4. FT5W CROZET ISLAND 5. VK0H HEARD ISLAND 6. FT... Read more
“A question you may have asked yourself, “Is my radio working? I don’t hear anyone!” Or worse, you can hear other stations, bu... Read more
The updates to QRZ’s Android App, formerly known as QRZDroid have been released and are available to those who are interested in trying it out.... Read more
The new Islands on the Air (IOTA) program website is targeted to launch officially in early September, when the current Radio Society of Great Britain... Read more
NEW! Quality microphones and accessories with affordable pricing for the active ham. Something for every shack! INRAD, a division of Vibroplex® LLC,... Read more
ARRL CEO Tom Gallagher, NY2RF, talks about FirstNet, a broadband network for first responders, and a potential role for Amateur Radio operators.... Read more
CZC AG01 QST de W1AW ARRL Bulletin 1 ARLB001 >From ARRL Headquarters Newington CT January 4, 2016 To all radio amateurs SB QST ARL ARLB001 ARLB001... Read more
NEW COUNTRIES: Polynesia TX5X I will trade from late May to early August in Polynesia, from Tahiti and from the Leeward and Windward Islands in fixed... Read more
The first edition of Stealth Antennas quickly became the ‘must have’ antenna book for everyone who wasn’t living in acres of land. T... Read more
The National Weather Service (NWS) is discontinuing its high seas and storm warnings transmitted via National Institute of Science and Technology (NIS... Read more
TYT just released the first ever image of the upcoming TYT MD-2017 dual band DMR handheld radio. TYT MD-2017 Dual Band DMR Dual time slot for point to... Read more
Indonesia Earthquakes and Tsunami A sequence of earthquakes and a tsunami in the Indonesian areas of Donggala and Palu on 28th September have left hun... Read more
“Tim Duffy on RFI problems. Fixing RFI problems with Tim Duffy, go to a hamfest with Gordon West, true RMS vs. Average Voltmeters with George Th... Read more
For the first couple of days after the 3U KickSat-2 was deployed from Cygnus NG-10 last November, nothing was heard from the satellite. But in a Febru... Read more
By Caleb Henry Via Satellite 10-28-2015] NASA has selected the Chair and Professor of Ohio State’s Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering J... Read more
Digital Radio Internet Gateway The openSPOT2 is a standalone digital radio internet gateway (hotspot) designed mainly for amateur radio. You can talk... Read more
CQ Propagation Editor Tomas Hood, NW7US, updates us on expected propagation conditions during both the SSB and CW weekends of the 2017 CQ World Wide D... Read more
Two separate groups took advantage of the Amateur Radio Emergency Data Network (AREDN) to monitor wildfires in California. The Mariposa Area Amateur R... Read more
More
DXCC Most Wanted List by CLUBLOG
How Do You Know Your Antenna & Radio Are Setup And Working Correctly?
QRZ.com App for Android now in Beta Testing
Islands on the Air (IOTA) Officially Launching New Website in September
INRAD Microphones – 2017 Dayton Hamvention
FirstNet and Amateur Radio : ARRL 60-Second Century:
W1AW 2016 Winter Operating Schedule
60 meters DX by W8GEX – Updates
Stealth Antennas by G0KYA
National Weather Service Dropping High Seas and Storm Warnings on WWV/WWVH
TYT MD-2017 Dual Band DMR
Indonesia Earthquakes and Tsunami
K3LR Talks RFI – Ham Nation 390
KickSat-2 is Alive and Being Tracked
CubeSat’s Radio Interference Mission
OpenSPOT2 is a standalone digital radio internet gateway (hotspot) designed mainly for amateur radio
CQWW DX Contest Propagation Update – Focus on the Low Bands
Amateur Radio Emergency Data Network Employed to Monitor California Wildfires
Warning: file_get_contents(https://plusone.google.com/_/+1/fastbutton?url=https%3A%2F%2Fqrznow.com%2Fcq-magazine-december%2F): failed to open stream: HTTP request failed! HTTP/1.0 404 Not Found in /home/qrznow/public_html/wp-content/themes/goodnews5/framework/functions/posts_share.php on line 151
