A system to facilitate emergency radio communications from parking lots using lamp posts as antenna masts. Designed and built by the kids of the 721st Mechanized Contest Battalion WC2FD.COM
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Ham Radio HF Digital Modes: Hellschreiber, Feld Hell Tutorial
“Are you tired of PSK31? Are you sick of FT8? Is RTTY just a bunch of contesting anymore? At last, I finally finished this video and started ano... Read more
Swedish Telecoms Regulator Considering Charging Hams a Fee to Run More Than 200 W
Sweden’s Post and Telecom Authority (PTS) is considering lowering the transmitter output power for general Amateur Radio stations to 200 W PEP. Under... Read more
Traditional Amateur Radio Contesting Faces a Demographic Cliff
Frank Howell, K4FMH, followed up his two-part National Contest Journal (NCJ) series, “The Demographics of Contesting,” with a post to his Social Circu... Read more
Power Line Noise and Bat Detector – MFJ 5008
HF and VHF operation can be affected by noise on the bands which makes it hard to hear the weaker stations and adds to your fatigue. Many times the no... Read more
Facing collapse, the famed Arecibo Observatory will be demolished
The failure of two main cables sealed the observatory’s fate By Loren Grush The world-famous Arecibo Observatory in Puerto Rico, known for... Read more
Amateur Radio Related Uses for the Raspberry Pi [Slides]
“I presented on amateur-radio-related uses for the Raspberry Pi this evening at my local club, the River City Amateur Radio Communications Socie... Read more
How I learned Morse code fast and easy [ Video ]
“I did it. Here is a video explaining how I learned Morse code (CW) pretty quick using my own method, which for me actually worked better than w... Read more
Good news from Austria and Germany ( DL and OE )
Thanks to the constant efforts on the part of the ÖVSV, the Austrian telecommunications authority has announced clearance for the 630 m band... Read more
Modern Amateur Radio Hobby – an introduction (Full Version) HD
An introduction to an international public service and technology hobby known as Amateur Radio Read more
Solid Delta loop for 20m band
Delta loop Antenna Boom length: about 7m, projection on the ground 4m per arm Mounts on mast from 40 to 50mm, 60mm optional. suggested height at least... Read more
Six Biggest Tower Climbing Mistakes
The Six Biggest Tower Climbing Mistakes… and How to Avoid Them! Climbing communications towers that are hundreds and sometimes thousands of feet... Read more
The ARRL June VHF Contest is Almost Here!
One of the premier VHF/UHF events on the contest calendar — the ARRL June VHF Contest — gets under way at 1800 UTC on Saturday, June 10, and continues... Read more
NASA reestablishes contact with 43-year-old Voyager 2 which is 11.6 BILLION miles from Earth after repairs to antenna in Australia left spacecraft flying solo for seven months
NASA has reestablished contact with its Voyager 2 spacecraft as it travels more than 1.6 billion miles from Earth – after the probe was left fl... Read more
Motorola APX NEXT XE – Focused in the Extreme
Focused in the extreme. The demands of a call require you to adapt and overcome all obstacles. When your focus on the call is threatened, other lives... Read more
KM4LAO Wins the August QST Cover Plaque Award
The winning article for the August 2017 QST Cover Plaque award is “Youth DX Adventure on the Caribbean Island of Saba” by Ruth Willet, KM4LAO. The QST... Read more