Jim Heath W6LG talks about antenna gain using a light bulb. He shows a simple yagi and 2 brands of antenna rotator
Antenna
Bird Technologies AT-500 Antenna Tester
Bird Technologies The AT-500, Antenna Tester provides a cost-effective, fast, graphical way of determining the quality of mobile and base stati... Read more
The 10 Meter Loop Antenna by KG0ZZ
Loop antennas are a favorite among hams. They are a simple design and offer more gain than a half wave dipole antenna. A full wavelength loop antenna... Read more
The 2 Meter Coffee Can Antenna
The 2 meter coffee can antenna is easy to make and you’ll have loads of fun making contacts with it! The coffee can antenna is actually a... Read more
Yaesu Antenna Rotators G 450A
G-450A Specifications Power Supply Voltage: 117 VAC, 50-60 Hz Power Supply Current Consumption: 0.5 Amps Rotor Voltage: 24 VAC Cable Conductors... Read more
J-POLE REVOLUTION: KB9VBR ANTENNAS
J-POLE When Michael Martens, callsign KB9VBR, set out to make his first J-pole in 2001, his drive was purely utilitarian–the local ham club was settin... Read more
Equipment
KX3 Low-rider Radio Stand
Product Description KX3 Low-rider Radio Stand This lovely stand has been designed for KX3 owners who don’t have the Elecraft paddle and want a l... Read more
Introduction to the RSPduo Dual tuner 14-bit 1kHz – 2GHz SDR
The RSPduo is a high performance dual tuner SDR. Housed in a high quality steel enclosure, each tuner can operate individually anywhere between 1 kHz... Read more
Zhong Xing Power Amplifier – HF2013DX
Zhong Xing Power Amplifier Since 2010 with advanced technologies and selected materials, we began to manufacture Zhong Xing Power Amplifiers fo... Read more
QRP Pixie – Chinese $7.00 CW Transceiver Kit (40m)
Product Description The Pixie “micro-power Telegraph transceiver kit instructions This is a very small volume of a simple 40 meter band micro-po... Read more
MK-4 Heavy Duty – 25′ Maximum Height Fiberglass Masts
The MK-4 Series of masts are, by far, our most portable masts for many reasons. The masts are light weight and short enough, when fully collapsed, to... Read more
VHF
50 MHz Contest allowed in DL
With an update of the original 2006 decree the contest ban has been temporalily lifted within the frequency band 50.08-51 MHz, so German amateurs may... Read more
Amateur Radio Praised Following Participation in Washington Interoperability Exercise
Amateur Radio came in for high praise following its role in a March 30 to April 3 Washington National Guard interoperability communication exercise, s... Read more
Toptek Communications PA-85V VHF Power Amplifiers
Amplifier, VHF, 85 W, 138-174 MHz, Each Brand:Toptek Communications Manufacturer’s Part Number:PA-85V Part Type:VHF/UHF Amplifiers Product Line:... Read more
Wouxun KG-B55 Dual Band 2m/440 Base Station
The Wouxun KG-B55 Dual Band UHF/VHF base station combines the ever popular KG-UV920P-A dual band mobile radio with dedicated a power supply int... Read more
Juentai JT-6188 VHF/UHF
Juentai JT-6188 Product Description The JT-6188 MINI UV Dual Band Radio provides you with a reliable, clear and efficient communications servi... Read more
Digital Modes
LoTW Now Accepting FT4 Contact
The latest TQSL update (Config.xml version 11.8), released on May 22, includes FT4 as a submode of MFSK. It also adds AISAT-1 and PO-101 in the satell... Read more
ADIF 3.1.0 was approved today
Dave Bernstein reported this on the DXLabs support group today: ————————————... Read more
FT4 vs FT8 – A new mode, what’s the difference?
The FT4 Protocol for Digital Contesting by K1JT Read more
New FT4 Mode with more 20K spots in few your hours realese
Source: LINK WSJTX 2.1.0RC5 Release! – The FT4 Protocol for Digital Contesting The FT4 Protocol for Digital Contesting by K1J... Read more
FT4 Video presentation by K1JT
See More about New FT4 Here “At about 20 minutes into the presentation, Joe describes FT4 as being asynchronous, meaning that you can start tran... Read more
