Interesting details of the crystal radio and cat’s whisker detectors showing several example radios from the 1920s and 1930s.
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2015 JOTA Emblem Selected
2015 JOTA Emblem Selected Thanks to everyone who registered their vote designating their preference among the four finalists. The winner, with... Read more
Ho! Ho! Ho! Santa’s on Ham Radio
Share the magic of Ham Radio and Santa Claus with your children, grandchildren, and neighborhood kids. The Santa Net is held every evening between Tha... Read more
Comparing the RFinder H1and M1 Devices
In this episode, I talk about the 2 RFinder devices – the original H1, and the new M1. The M1 is now my daily carry Smartphone and 2-way radio.... Read more
Incoming space junk a scientific opportunity
A team of experts was able to accurately predict the time and place where a piece of space junk, known as WT1190F, will slam into Earth, next Friday,... Read more
Hospital Ship Crew Members Get Amateur Radio Training at Sea
On February 21, US Army civilian contractor Tim Millea, AJ7UU, and MARS Volunteer Doug Smith, W7KF, embarked on the hospital ship USNS Mercy from San... Read more
Goodbye Solar Cycle 24
For the past two years, the sunspot number has been dropping as the sun transitions from Solar Max to Solar Min. Fewer sunspots means fewer solar flar... Read more
Unboxing TYT MD-380 – HRN 267
Unboxing a TYT MD-380 DMR HT, and a lot more rambling (because we don’t do unboxings). I also talk about the BTech (BaoFeng) UV 5×3 tri-ban... Read more
IC-7610 – Interview with ICOM
IC-7610 Fiori Films Presents Ham Radio TV: ICOM @ Pacificon 2018. In this video Kevin N6VLF, interviews Will / AA4WJ Faint signals are no longer a cha... Read more
ARISS Commemoration of the 40th Anniversary of the Joint Apollo-Soyuz Mission SSTV Event: DIploma Offered for Participants
Apollo-Soyuz Mission Some absolutely beautiful pictures have been posted on the ARISS SSTV image gallery by schools, educational organizations and ham... Read more
ARRL Radiosport Department Debuts New Honor Roll, Top of Honor Roll Plaques
“These plaques feature a stunning graphic of the Earth transitioning toward sunset as viewed from space. After explaining grayline propagation to our... Read more
More Countries Authorize 5 MHz Bands; Comments Due on ARRL 5 MHz Petition by March 20
Uruguay and Hong Kong are among the latest countries to establish new bands in the vicinity of 5 MHz. The Final Acts of World Radiocommunication Confe... Read more
Quirky APRS, HG-UV98 Lanch NLH Ham Radio Handheld Review
“Chinese radios have come a long way, many have impressive feature lists, but those features seem to be stuck behind programming or poorly imple... Read more
K1YOW Wins the December QST Cover Plaque Award
The winning article for the December 2017 QST Cover Plaque award is “Upper Level Lows and 6-Meter Sporadic E” by Joe Dzekevich, K1YOW. The QST Cover P... 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
Retevis DMR Dual Band GPS radio RT72
Retevis RT72 Digital Dual band 4000 channels Two Way Radio ham radio amateur radio GPS Description & Feature: Broadband digital two way radio RT72... Read more