ARRL Field Day Deemed a Hit; Entries Due by July 23!

June 26, 2019 No comments

ARRL Field Day isn’t over until participants take that final step of submitting their logs. By Tuesday, June 25, more than 1,300 had done so. The pref... Read more

Review of QRP Labs QCX QRP Radio

November 30, 2017 No comments

“Unboxing, building and using the QRP Labs QCX single-band, 5-watt QRP radio. This advanced technology radio borrows ideas from software-defined... Read more

CQ ham radio 2 May issue 2015

January 17, 2015 No comments

  CQ ham radio 2 May issue 2015 In the 100 yen shop Goods is the origin of the amateur radio! 100 yen shop is a treasure trove of parts microphon... Read more

Oldest, Longest-Licensed US Ham, Educator Charles Hellman, W2RP, SK

February 03, 2017 No comments

Charles “Charlie” Hellman, W2RP, of Hastings on Hudson, New York, died on January 25. He was 106 and may have not only been the oldest surviving radio... Read more

Elk Log Periodic 2M/440LBB, Review/Satellite Antenna

December 02, 2019 No comments

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Geochron Digital 4k UHD Review

June 11, 2018 No comments

“This is the ultimate jewelry for your dream ham shack! The Geochron Digital 4k UHD gives viewers beautiful displays of the Earth with the sunri... Read more

The K7RA Solar Update – 05/25/2018

May 25, 2018 No comments

Sunspot activity resumed this week, after no sunspots for seven consecutive days. Average daily sunspot number was 7.7, rising from 6.4 in the previou... Read more

A ‘Hole’ In the Sun Could Make the Northern Lights Visible as Far South as North Carolina

November 03, 2015 No comments

By Jay Bennett High energy particles spewing from a hole in the sun’s atmosphere will make the aurora borealis particularly magnificent this wee... Read more

HF/VHF Ham Radio Digital Voice Presentation

August 11, 2015 No comments

Thanks to David Rowe VK5DGR and Peter Freeman VK3PF for allowing me to video record David’s presentation on his FreeDV (Digital Voice – CO... Read more

WiMo PICOAPRSLITE – APRS Transceiver Module

June 07, 2019 No comments

APRS Transceiver Module, Temperature and Air Pressure Sensor, Micro USB Port, Status LED, Each Read more

The K7RA Solar Update

April 23, 2021 No comments

Tad Cook, K7RA, Seattle, reports: Four new sunspots emerged this week and were visible every day. Spaceweather.com issued a warning on April 22: “A CM... Read more