“Testing to see how bad powerline internet connections can be for HF reception.
These devices allow you to use your house power cables as a convenient Ethernet connection for sharing the internet. However they are extremely noisy and can wipe out the entire HF band. Also known as powerline networking and powerline communications (PLC).
Using a TP-Link Powerline Adapter, Wellbrook Loop Antenna and Airspy R2 with SpyVerter to show the spectrum. The last part of the video shows a 20 MHz view in the wide band viewing software SpectrumSpy.
Interestingly it appears that the amateur radio (ham) frequencies are actually carefully notched out and those frequencies remain relatively clean. But international shortwave radio is still wiped out which is bad news for SWL hobbyists. In the video you can see where the ham bands are by the red marking blocks in SDR#.”
Antenna
2 Meter Quad PVC Pipe Antenna by KG0ZZ
2 Meter Quad This is a different way of using PVC pipe to build a 2 meter cubical quad antenna. Instead of an “X” style spreader this ante... Read more
Building the 6 Meter Moxon Antenna
Building the 6 Meter Moxon Antenna As the late spring and summer months heat up, six meters comes alive. Known as the Magic Band, the six meter band c... Read more
MonoBeam Yagi MB7 10-15-20-40
MonoBeam Yagi MB7 The MB7 10-15-20-40 is a quad band antenna for 7 MHz, 14 MHz, 21 MHz and 28 MHz with loading coil and capacitive hat for 40m only. T... Read more
New AAS-300 3-way antenna splitter
AAS-300 3-way Antennasplitter up to 300 MHz The AAS-300 antenna splitter can distribute the signal of a receiving antenna to up to 3 recipients. About... Read more
6 Meter Beam Antenna
6 Meter Beam Antenna 1.5 KW Power Handling Capacity Transmits and receives in an uni-directional (one direction) pattern Horizontal and Vertical Polar... Read more
App - Mobile
New ARRL Repeater Directory Will Leverage Crowdsourcing Technology
ARRL partner RFinder, the creator of a web and app-based directory of Amateur Radio repeaters worldwide, will supply all data for the 2017-2018 ARRL R... Read more
EchoLink for iOS version 2.6.14 is now available
EchoLink for iOS version 2.6.14 is now available in the App Store. This is a 64-bit build that is fully compatible with iOS 10 and modern iOS devices.... Read more
Free App Allows Blind Hams to Work PSK31
A free, new app — Accessible Digipan — has been released that allows blind hams to operate PSK31. The download includes the app, audio tutorials, deta... Read more
My LoTW – Free app for iOS and Android
My LoTW is a viewer app for ARRL’s Logbook of the World. With My LoTW, you can: – View all the QSOs you have submitted to LoTW. –... Read more
Free Digital Mode Android App
First Formal Release of AndFLMSG! AndFLMSG is a combination of Fldigi and Flmsg for portable devices running Android. The main objective of this devel... Read more
Contesting
EARTTY Contest Rules
Organized by: Unión de Radioaficionados Españoles (URE). Participants: Any radio amateur anywhere in the world with a valid licence. Dates: 4th... Read more
Revised ARRL HF Contesting Guidelines Now Available
“The ARRL HF Contesting Guidelines have been revised, and the latest editionnow is available. The latest guidelines, updated by an ARRL Contest... Read more
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No One in the Shack as Station Logs 4200+ Contacts in ARRL DX CW Contest
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Kids Day is Sunday, June 21!
Kids Day is Sunday, June 21! (Don’t be fooled — the incorrect date appears in the “ARRL Amateur Radio Calendar.”) Sponsored by the ARRL and The Boring... Read more
News
Ham Radio Tutorial – HF Operating “Lingo” by N7TFP
This video is targeted towards new HF operators who are getting on the air for the first time. It discusses some of the abbreviation used on the HF ba... Read more
RigPi Station Server Sneak Preview
“We are Beta testing and helping with the design of a new product. Its the RSS rigpi Station server. Its a raspberry Pi device which will comple... Read more
Sputnik -Earth’s First Artificial Satellite
Sputnik October 4 marks the 61st anniversary of the launch by the Soviet Union of Sputnik 1, Earth’s first artificial satellite. The Soviets heralded... Read more
Ham Radio Deluxe Blacklist Official Apology
Dr. Michael Carper, Co-Owner, HRD Software, LLC Open Letter to Our Customers Valued customers: I’ve received many questions from our customers and dea... Read more
South Africa gets 100 kHz on 60 Meter Band
On Friday 25 May, ICASA published the National Radio Frequency Plan 2018 in which amateur radio was allocated 100 kHz on a shared basis in the 60-metr... Read more
