“Faith Hannah and Hope (AE4FH and KM4IPF, respectively) wanted to make a video about getting ready for the approach of Hurricane Matthew. They recently acquired an Alpha Antenna AlphaLoop Magnetic Loop antenna and they took it, along with the Amateur Radio
Thankfully, the hurricane did not do much damage to our home and the set-up was not needed, but it is always a good idea to be prepared.
The kids have a website where they share videos and stories of their ham radio 
App - Mobile
RS-MS1A – Remote Control Android App
Ray Novak and George Thomas show you how to control the ID-51A with the RS-MS1A Android app. Read more
N1KDO’s LoTW Look – Android
This application allows Amateur Radio Operators to browse and search their Logbook of the World (LOTW) QSL confirmations on their handheld de... Read more
QRZ.com App for Android now in Beta Testing
The updates to QRZ’s Android App, formerly known as QRZDroid have been released and are available to those who are interested in trying it out.... Read more
DX Hunter – The amateur radio App for DX-enthusiasts
DX Hunter – The amateur radio App for DX-enthusiasts Description DX-Hunter is an application for amateur radio operators, short wave listeners a... Read more
Equipment
The Kodiak – Off Grid Home Solar System In A Box
The world’s most compact, lightweight, expandable, and modular solar system See More:Link Read more
TOKYO HY-POWER HL-1.5KFX HF/50MHz Desk Top Linear
Features: Small footprint Light weight- lightest 1kW amplifier in its class Internal power supply 2 antenna output ports 6 meter operation Automatic b... Read more
New Russian PA. 2000 Watts . Liquid cooling. Weighs only 14 pounds!
BURST 2000A HF power amplifier BURST-2000A 2200 W PEP output power (SSB and CW) All HF bands, including WARC bands and 6 meters Rated input pow... Read more
Digital Modes
FT8CALL – The NEWEST HF Digital Mode, Introduction and Demo
FT8CALL “FT8, as we know, has dominated the airwaves for over a year now. Imagine the ability to have keyboard to keyboard ragchew, with... Read more
Slow Scan TV in 1973 ( SSTV )
Slow Scan TV in 1973 ( SSTV ) Read more
HAMS TALK DIGITAL
by:Al Williams Morse code qualifies as a digital mode, although organic brains are somewhat better at copying it than electronic ones. H... Read more
FT8 Performance Secrets
“Neil investigates what really matters when you are aiming for the ultimate performance with FT8 and other digital modes. He demonstrates and ex... Read more
Antenna
THE TILTED TERMINATED FOLDED DIPOLE – A PRACTICAL BUILDING GUIDE
“THE TILTED TERMINATED FOLDED DIPOLE Recently, I have been experimenting with the Tilted Terminated Folded Dipole, a.k.a. TTFD, a.k.a. T2FD. I... Read more
Jim W6LG Uses A Short Dipole To Demonstrate How A Dipole Functions
Jim makes and then shows his tunable half wavelength dipole antenna. Using an antenna analyzer, Jim finds the resonant frequency and the lowest SWR do... Read more
$40 ANTENNA ANALYZER WITH ARDUINO AND AD9850
If you are a hacker, you might consider ham radio operators as innovative. Most people, however, just see them as cheap. So it is no surprise t... Read more
John Stanford, KF6I at SteppIR Antennas
“As we mentioned in our press release today, we are super excited to share that we have hired John Stanford as the newest member of our leadersh... Read more
RigExpert AA-1400 – Antenna Analyzer (0.1 to 1400 MHz)
RigExpert AA-1400 – Antenna Analyzer (0.1 to 1400 MHz) RigExpert AA-1400 is a powerful antenna analyzer designed for testing, checking, t... Read more
