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!
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FlexRadio Teams with Raytheon Team to Develop Airborne HF Radio
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VP2MLU – Montserrat DXpedition
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VK9WA Willis Island DXpedition 2015 [ VIDEO ]
Jamboree On The Air 2015 Station Registration is Open
MTR3b_LCD Mountain Topper
US Navy 1944 Training Video for Hand sending of Morse Code
W5GI Mystery Antenna
DG7YBN / Ant.-Soft / Antenna Modelling Software
1240-1300 MHz discussed at CEPT SE 40 meeting
Vibroplex Code Warrior Jr
A43MI Masirah Island AS-014
Inac Antenna AH-2054 (15, 12, 11, 10, 6 m. band)
RFinder B1 Android DMR Radio Unboxing and Initial Setup – RFinder Repeater Directory
Ham radio operators take part in largest ever severe weather drill
NASA releases video of Sun in 4K
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