around the world with low power and simple antennas. In this video Jim uses exterior holiday or Christmas Lights as the antenna!”Recent Posts
Mini DIGITAL PWR / SWR meter review
This is the review of a Mini portable PWR and SWR meter with built-in battery and High SWR warning buzzer. There are also the Xiegu X6100’s outp... Read more
Amateur/RNSS Coexistence – 23cm Band
23cm Band After review and approval by the IARU Region 1 Executive Committee and the IARU Administrative Council a presentation on preliminary Amateur... Read more
Building a Yaesu FT-891 remote control box
Dave, KZ9V stops by the shack, and share with us his memory keyer remote control box he built for the Yaesu FT-891 Read more
EUHFC 2022 CANCELED!
SCC Contest Committee has decided to cancel EUHFC 2022 due to the current situation in Europe related to the war in Ukraine. We do not see the point i... Read more
Use your Privileges Properly – Ham Radio
Due to some inquiry by Eric, KB0YDN, I decided to make this video discussing the incident of the Ham Firefighting Interference in Idaho Last year. Thi... Read more
Radio Signals: What happens if there’s a hill in the way?
“Let us understand what happens if you have a hill or mountain in the way of your radio signal because I recently published a video showing you... Read more
4 Way Remote Antenna Switch with WiFi
Remote Antenna Switch 2022 saw the return of the Dayton Hamvention and also celebrated the 70th anniversary of the world’s largest ham radio tra... Read more
DIAMOND VX-30 Antenna Review
DIAMOND VX-30 Peter Waters G3OJV, explains why the Diamond VX-30 could be the ideal antenna for those new to ham radio who would like to operate on th... Read more
ISM Packet Decoder Plugin For SDR Sharp – RTL 433
Here we take a look at the RTL433 Plugin for SDR Sharp, making it easy to decode ISM RF Packets. https://github.com/marco402/plugin-Rtl433-for-SdrShar... Read more
Increase in unidentified intruders
IARUMS newsletter IARU Monitoring System (IARUMS) Region 1 newsletter reports an increase in unidentified intruders in the amateur radio bands followi... Read more
Review
Mini DIGITAL PWR / SWR meter review
This is the review of a Mini portable PWR and SWR meter with built-in battery and High SWR warning buzzer. There are also the Xiegu X6100’s outp... Read more
Radio Signals: What happens if there’s a hill in the way?
“Let us understand what happens if you have a hill or mountain in the way of your radio signal because I recently published a video showing you... Read more
10 Reasons Why GMRS is NOT Better Than Ham Radio
“This video is a response to a video I saw by @NotaRubicon Productions where he claims that GMRS is better than Ham Radio. I found the video fun... Read more
RFI from Solar Inverter
RFI from Solar Inverter Lee, KI5ODH, built an off grid solar system for his station. But he is having some trouble. “The inverter is putting out... Read more
XIEGU GNR 1 Noise Reduction Unit – Full Review
Xiegu GNR1 digital audio noise filter is an audio processing device integrating digital noise reduction and digital filtering. It will effectivel... Read more
What is the Noise Blanker used for?
New Hams Tips – What is the Noise Blanker used for? Read more
Fast Easy Guide to Decibels dB vs dBi in 6 Minutes
Decibels (dB) can be slightly confusing. Here is a simple short video explaining. Callum. Read more
FX-4C SDR QRP Transceiver | Review of features and operating controls
Review of the features and operating controls of the FX-4C – a great little SDR Transceiver designed by BG2FX. Transmission frequency range: 3.5... Read more
How to Comply with FCC RF Exposure Rules Forum Featuring Ed Hare, W1RFI | at 2022 Dayton Hamvention®
In May 2021, new FCC rules regarding exposure to RF energy went into effect. The limits haven’t changed, but the ways that some amateur operator... Read more
ATS25 Plus HF & FM BROADCAST ALL MODE RECEIVER
Here we take a look at the ATS-25+ ALL MODE, HF and FM Broadcast radio receiver. Read more
