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Antenna
Drone Antenna
“Let’s see if my new DJI Mavic Mini can lift a long wire to be used as an antenna for amateur radio! Not a practical solution by any means... Read more
MFJ 1982MP End Fed Antenna
“This video is about the MFJ-1982MP End Fed antenna. You can find them using the link below. The MFJ-1982 covers 80-10 meters. This antenna can... Read more
Why I LOVE my Antenna Wire Measuring Counter!
This is an amazing machine made by “Sam” in the USA. I thank him for hand-assembling these. I have two now – and Sam is furnishing m... Read more
DX Commander Expedition Portable Antenna
A first look at the Portable version of the world famous DX Commander vertical antenna for Ham Radio. Read more
VHF
RADIODDITY GS-5B ANALOG RADIO | 5W | DUAL PTT | BLUETOOTH PROGRAMMING | S-METER | USB CHARGING
Professional VHF UHF Radio: Dual band, dual watch, dual standby, up to 128 channels. Equipped with an 8.9-inch long antenna, this solid 5W radio can r... Read more
News from DARC — 50 MHz
The Federal Network Agency made a preliminary provisional implementation of the WRC-19 results for the 6‑m band in MItteilung 111 from Amtsblatt 08/20... Read more
Aeronautical Mobile. Contacts 100 Miles + on a 5 watt Handheld
“This weeks show is slightly different. What if we take the Anytone AT D878 UV plus and put it in almost ideal conditions. How far can a 5 watt... Read more
DIY Satellite Antenna DU1AU
A satellite antenna can be made from 3 mm copper or aluminum elements, PVC boom, and some parts you may already have at home. To download the plan (hi... Read more
Equipment
Rotator Genius – 4O3A
Rotator Genius is a smart rotator controller that uses a magnetic sensor for reading azimuth. It can be controlled by a Windows or Android app. Motor... Read more
Elecraft K4 Update
by Eric Swartz May 19, 2020 Hi Everyone, At Elecraft, like many of you, we are in our 9th week of shelter in place. This has been tough on all of us.... Read more
ICOM IC-705 SDR transceiver Update
IC-705 HF/VHF/UHF Mobile Transceiver – Coming Soon! The new portable HF/VHF/UHF IC-705 has many great features such as SDR platform, internal ba... Read more
Propagation
The K7RA Solar Update
Still no sunspots to report. Spaceweather.com reported on May 20 that the current stretch of days with no sunspots has now reached 18. And with that t... Read more
The K7RA Solar Update
No sunspots appeared last week. The previous seven days had only one big sunspot group on one day, with a sunspot number of 35. Over the seven-day per... Read more
The Great Geomagnetic Storm of May 1921
99 years ago this week, people around the world woke up to some unusual headlines. “Telegraph Service Prostrated, Comet Not to Blame” — d... Read more
The K7RA Solar Update
There were several sunspot appearances this week. Sunspot numbers on April 25-29 were 11, 14, 12, 0 and 24, giving a weekly average of 8.7. Average da... Read more
