The winning article for the August 2017 QST Cover Plaque award is “Youth DX Adventure on the Caribbean Island of Saba” by Ruth Willet, KM4LAO.
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 QSTCover Plaque Poll web page. Cast a ballot for your favorite article in the September issue today.
Source:ARRL
Ruth, KM4LAO, is a 17-year-old Extra Class Amateur Radio Operator from Georgia. Yay – congratulations. After discovering ham radio because of an interest in Morse code, she earned her Technician class license in June 2015. She earned her General in January 2016 and recently Extra. She is a member of the American Radio Relay League (ARRL), the Gwinnett Amateur Radio Society (GARS), the North Fulton Amateur Radio League (NFARL), the Young Ladies Radio League (YLRL), and the Straight Key Century Club (SKCC).
Ruth is on VHF/UHF nets weekly, including the NFARL Youth Net where she is often net control. However, her HF privileges have truly opened up the world to her! Operating either SSB or CW, Ruth loves making contacts, chasing DX, and working as many parks as possible for National Parks on the Air. In addition, she has participated in many events with local clubs, including Field Day, Maker Faire Atlanta, Girl Scout STEM Expo, Atlanta Science Festival ARISS contact, and Winter Field Day.
Review
Part 1 starts with Icom 7300 setup in the menu and connectors. In preparation for connecting to HRD and HRDLogbook. 03:03 Setting up Icom 7300 for receiving and transmitting JT65, JT9 and WSPR. Turning AGC Off! Setting FIL1 to 3.6K 05:25 St... Read more
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Antenna
K7RL now fully remote on Camano Island overlooking the Pacific. 2EL 80M yagi just installed but not in this video #Exciting Signals into JA are bone-crushing. #HamRadio #Remote Who wants to play? pic.twitter.com/KnWUUqgdNZ — BeLoud.US Ham R... Read more
Equipment
My Ham Radio Go Box Wiring And Setup
“Today I’m putting together my ham radio go box. It featutes an ICOM IC-7300 and Alinco DR-135. The box also includes a West Mountain Radi... Read more
Radiosport RS20S Headset
Over-The-Head “Listen Only” headset in Carbon Fiber finish. The perfect CW Ops headset with 24dB Noise Reduction when you’re digging... Read more
Rotator Controller RT-21 Azimuth/Elevation
RT-21 Azimuth/Elevation Rotator Controller Two separate control boards for independent Azimuth and Elevation New crisp OLED displays Separate... Read more
MRF101AN: 100 W CW over 1.8-250 MHz, 50 V Wideband RF Power LDMOS Transistor
These devices, MRF101AN and MRF101BN, are designed for use in HF and VHF communications, industrial, scientific and medical (ISM) and broadcast and ae... Read more
DV4mobile – first all mode digital tri band transceiver plus LTE with GPS
V4mobile – first all mode digital tri band transceiver plus LTE with GPS The DV4mobile supports all digital modes: no need for multiple r... Read more
INRAD RX7300- New receive antenna socket for IC 7300
RX7300 IHSG and Vibroplex/INRAD announce the release of a new accessory product for the Icom IC-7300 which provides a receive antenna socket on the re... Read more
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