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Antenna
The Mighty Rhombic, the King of Antennas
“There was a time, back in the 1930s and 1940s, when the rhombic antenna was the king. A remarkable antenna that had phenomenal directivity and... Read more
ALEXLOOP PREMIER
The AlexLoop has long been the gold standard of the portable magnetic loop antenna. The AlexLoop Premier is the new and further enhanced version of th... Read more
Log Periodic Antennas – “ARRL The Doctor is In” podcast. Listen…and learn!
These directional antennas may look like Yagis, but they are quite different. The Doctor explains! Read more
Status QUAD: 2/4/5 StQ 7- 2 elements 40/30 – 4 elements 20/17/15 – 5 elements 12/10
Horizontal and elements rod kit On the models with 4 and more elements, we use an horizontal tie-rods kit, to prevent bending in the horizontal plane.... Read more
Review
In-depth with In-depth with Icom’s IC-7300 TransceiverTransceiver
Icom IC-7300 Transceiver A detailed look at Icom’s Innovative IC-7300 Transceiver. Complete review of most features and operation plus yo... Read more
Why even good Antennas need good Coax Cable
By Dennis Walter “Nothing’s going on shortwave anymore!” Really? Many ham radio operators and SWLs keep telling me that nothing is going on on shortwa... Read more
Scouting’s Jamboree on the Air Set for October 16, 17, and 18
Jamboree on the Air (JOTA) and Jamboree on the Internet (JOTI) will be held this year on October 16, 17, and 18. Register online as an... Read more
Equipment
Mobile Communications Center – Go Box by KI6AIX
Designed and built by Dennis, KI6AIX. This Mobile Comm Center features VHF and UHF two-way radios, a scanner, internal battery or power supply.... Read more
DZKit Sienna HF Receiver/Transceiver Kit
True kit – soldering required (about 40 hours to build boards, assemble, cal and test) Modular (start small, add modules as your budget allows)... Read more
QRP – Multi-band, Direct Conversion CW Transceiver
Specifications Recever: Rx current: 80 M : 70 ma, 160 M : 100 ma Sensitivity: ~ -90 dBm (5 uV) Three audio bandwidth settings Transmitter: 80 M... Read more
QRPver-1 v.3 ONE band QRP transceiver
The transceiver is built on the scheme with a single superheterodyne frequency conversion and four Crystal quartz filter. The device is controlled by... Read more
Digital Modes
Ham Radio HF Digital Modes: Hellschreiber, Feld Hell Tutorial
“Are you tired of PSK31? Are you sick of FT8? Is RTTY just a bunch of contesting anymore? At last, I finally finished this video and started ano... Read more
Second Public Test of FT8 DXpedition Mode Demonstrates High Contact Rates Possible
The second public test of FT8 DXpedition Mode has shown that the mock DXpedition stations (“Foxes”) were able to work the pileups of callers (“Hounds”... Read more
Slow Scan TV in 1973 ( SSTV )
Slow Scan TV in 1973 ( SSTV ) Read more
JS8Call 0.7 Released
J8Call “Howdy Folks, We’ve sure come a long way in the past few weeks. Thanks for sticking with me and enjoying the ride! This release is... Read more
App - Mobile
CommCat 4 for Radio Control and Logging!
CommCat 4 is a radio control and logging program for radio amateurs who share a passion for talking to other hams around the world. CommCat works with... Read more
Free APRS application for iOS
What it’s all about A modern APRS app for iOS users, with models detection, frequencies detection, C4FM highlight… More features Receive l... Read more
New APP for digital QST
Apple has released a new app for digital QST (version 5.1) readers that use that platform. A long-standing problem involved the inability of some Appl... Read more
RFinder – The World Wide Repeater Directory now supports Twitter!
“RFinder has been the ‘Social Repeater Directory’ for a while now with its support of repeater check-in postings to APRS and... Read more
Look4Sat: Radio satellite tracker – APP
Ham radio and weather satellite tracker and passes predictor inspired by Gpredict Main features: – Calculating satellite passes for up to one week (16... Read more
SatSat for IOS version 1.4.11 has been released
SatSat, by Fabrice Aneche is a satellite tracking software, for radio amateurs, scientists or hobbyists. It displays current and next passes for any s... Read more
