QST Cover Plaque Award
The winning article for the September 2020 QST Cover Plaque award is “Easy to Use Antenna Mast for Portable Operators” by Zach Thompson, KM4BLG.
The QST Cover Plaque Award — given to the author or authors of the most popular article in each issue — is determined by a vote of ARRL members on the QST Cover Plaque Poll web page. Cast a ballot for your favorite article today!
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Antenna
End-Fed Half-Wave Antenna Kit | Part One: BUILD
Get radio active! In this video, you’re guided STEP-BY-STEP by ARRL member Rob Zielfelder, Jr., N1NUG, to build an End-Fed Half-Wave Antenna Kit... 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
4-Band OCF Antenna 40, 20, 10, and 6 meters
4-Band antennas cover 40, 20, 10, and 6 meters, with no tuner required! 12 meters may also work on the 4-Band 300 watt model. The 4-Band antenn... Read more
DCU-3 Programmable Rotator Controller
DCU-3 Programmable Rotator Controller6 Programmable memories; Point & shoot and manual control!DCU-3 Digital Controllers feature six presets for... Read more
NEW PRODUCT – CHA SPIDER ASB
The CHA SPIDER ASB is an octagon-shaped Antenna Spoke Base designed to allow mounting of four dipole antennas that use the standard 3/8” x 24 stud ant... Read more
Review
DIY Remote Radio Now – Win the April 2017 QST Cover Plaque Award
WB2REM and K5PA Win the April 2017 QST Cover Plaque Award The winning article for the April 2017 QST Cover Plaque award is “DIY Remote Radio Now” by... Read more
Receiving NOAA weather sats without a radio
Using just a browser and a decode program, NOAA-APT, I receive images from a weather satellite as it passes over Europe. Read more
XIEGU GNR 1 Noise Reduction Unit – Full Review
Xiegu GNR1 digital audio noise filter is an audio processing device integrating digital noise reduction and digital filtering. It will effectivel... Read more
Good Grounding
Doug, K0YP, is grounding his station with a very over the top grounding supplies and set up and is asking for Dave’s feedback on his system. Read more
Equipment
RigExpert Stick 60kHz – 35MHz Analyzer
RigExpert Stick 60kHz – 35MHz Analyzer | State-of-the-Art Antenna & Cable Analyzer Key Features: Frequency range: 0.06 to 35 MHz, upgradable... Read more
MFJ-993B DUAL POWER AUTO TUNER , 300/150W, 1.8-30MHZ
MFJ IntelliTuner Automatic Tuner Automatically tunes unbalanced/balanced antennas . . .Ultra fast . . . New 20,000 memories . . . Antenna Switch . . .... Read more
Expert Electronics SunSDR2-MB1 Transceiver
The DUC/DDC transceiver SunSDR-MB1 – this is a new generation of amateur radio. Transceiver combines a classic design, accumulated many d... Read more
SPE Expert 1.5K-FA Linear Amplifier
300W • -60dB Product Specifications Powerful: solid 1.5kW in on on all modes. Very Light: about 10 kgs (about 22 lbs). Very Small: H 12, W 28, D 36 cm... Read more
New ! Ameritron SDC-104 Screwdriver Controller
Ameritron SDC-104 Super accurate tuning . . . Ultra-fast . . . Extremely Reliable . . . 88 memories . . . StallProtector . . .Fully RFI protected . .... Read more
News
Use your Privileges Properly – Ham Radio
Due to some inquiry by Eric, KB0YDN, I decided to make this video discussing the incident of the Ham Firefighting Interference in Idaho Last year. Thi... Read more
ISM Packet Decoder Plugin For SDR Sharp – RTL 433
Here we take a look at the RTL433 Plugin for SDR Sharp, making it easy to decode ISM RF Packets. https://github.com/marco402/plugin-Rtl433-for-SdrShar... Read more
Increase in unidentified intruders
IARUMS newsletter IARU Monitoring System (IARUMS) Region 1 newsletter reports an increase in unidentified intruders in the amateur radio bands followi... Read more
I’m an Intern at ARRL Headquarters!
“I’m Jherica Goodgame, KI5HTA, and I’m a 2022 summer intern at ARRL HQ. Join me while I show you around some of my favorite parts of... Read more
Antenna on Sloping Ground – What happens?
“Various terrain and Antennas: You can make the slope work to your advantage. I know your next question already. Hang on. I’ll make a vide... Read more