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Art Bell – W6OBB – SK

April 14, 2018 No comments

Radio host Art Bell – W6OBB – whose conspiracy theories and interest in paranormal activity and UFOs were broadcast into homes throughout Americ... Read more

K2EZ ROVER Hamvention 2018 Presentation

May 29, 2018 No comments

The Rover Vehicle: A 2002 Ford Explorer – A 6M quarter wave whip for 6M FM operation. – A 2M 5/8 wave whip for 2M FM operation. – A... Read more

Antenna Polarization [ ARRL PODCAST ]

July 18, 2019 No comments

 Your antenna’s polarization can make a big difference in how well you can hear, and be heard — especially on VHF and up.   Read more

How students in a ham radio club are helping Puerto Rico

October 08, 2017 No comments

Most of Puerto Rico is still without power, making communication difficult. In Queens, New York, a group of students in a ham radio club are relaying... Read more

Icom IC-R30 Digital/Analogue Wideband Communications Receiver

April 15, 2020 No comments

The IC-R30 is Icom’s latest wideband handheld receiver. Not only does it receive over a wide (0.1 to 3304.999 MHz) frequency range in AM, FM, WF... Read more

Why Are We Called Hams?

January 03, 2017 No comments

Where did the term, Ham Operator come from? Why are we Hams? When does Ham Radio first appear in a publication?   Read more

RadFxSat (Fox-1B) Launched Successfully, Designated AO-91

November 18, 2017 No comments

The latest CubeSat in the Fox series — RadFxSat (Fox-1B) — launched today (November 18) from Vandenberg Air Force Base in California. The Delta II veh... Read more

DxGlider52: Ultimate DX-Contest Tribander 18 elements ~ 52ft boom

November 24, 2014 No comments

  18 elements ~ 52ft boom ~ Amazing! WA3FET has done it again!  The aptly named DX Glider is the Ultimate Triband Yagi. No compromise monoband pe... Read more

ZS90 SARL MAKES ITS DEBUT ON 1 JANUARY 2015

December 28, 2014 No comments

  ZS90SARL MAKES ITS DEBUT ON 1 JANUARY 2015 –ZS2EC of PEARS will be the first station to use the callsign ZS90 SARL to celebrate the 90th... Read more

AMSAT “GOLF” CubeSats among NASA Ninth-Round CubeSat Launch Initiative Picks

March 09, 2018 No comments

AMSAT reports that two of its “GOLF” (Greater Orbit, Larger Footprint) series CubeSats are among 21 missions recommended for NASA’s CubeSat Launch Ini... Read more

Indonesia Earthquakes and Tsunami

September 30, 2018 No comments

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