“The eternal question and a sure way to start trouble at your next Ham radio club! Is the straight key a better learning tool or will the modern paddles and keyer get you there faster? Which is better for a beginner? This is not about what you prefer. It is fine to like one better. It is not about how it used to be done or by whom, army, merchant marine, etc. It is not about which one worked best for you. The amount of effort spent or how hard it is does not mean a better method. It is about giving the best tool to a new student of the code today.”
Antenna
GigActiv GA3005 Ultra Wideband
GigActiv GA3005 Ultra Wideband Frequenzy range : 9 kHz – 3 GHz Power Supply: 5,5V – 15V Gain: + 3dB Upper Frequency Limit (-1db): 3000 MHz... Read more
YouLoop HF loop antenna
HF loop antenna HF Portable & Flexible Receive Loop Antenna Covers HF frequencies (10 kHz to 30 MHz) Usable on VHF up to 300 MHz as a folded Dipol... Read more
Cushcraft MA6VA – Six-Band Restricted-Space Vertical Antenna
The Cushcraft MA6VA provides amazing coverage, great versatility and incredible performance with an addition of 6 meters. Enjoy the antenna con... Read more
Slim Jim Antenna Project
Slim Jim Antenna The Slim Jim is a vertically polarized omnidirectional end-fed antenna having considerable “gain” and this is concentra... Read more
The Buddipole – HF Antenna
The Buddipole It’s a dipole… It’s a vertical… It fits in your travel bag! The Buddipole™ is more than an antenna, it’s a... Read more
Review
Metal Ham Shack – Issues and Improvements
Art, W9SOL, wants to know if his steel building will cause issues with his radio’s performance or improve its performance? Read more
Renewing Your Amateur Radio License thru FCC Universal Licensing System
Renewing Your Amateur Radio License thru FCC Universal Licensing System Read more
Yaesu FT2DR Ham Radio Review. Is it better the second time around?
“Welcome to my review of the Yaesu FT2/DR. A dual band analog fusion APRS transceiver. The first time I used this radio it was a train wreck. Le... Read more
Equipment
ACOM 1500HF + 6m LINEAR AMPLIFIER
ACOM 1500HF Easy to operate The TRI is a powerful tuning aid that, together with the automatically controlled input attenuator, helps the operator to... Read more
Solar e Power Cube 1500 Plus Portable Solar Generator 1500 Watt Inverter / 100 Ah Battery
Confidently face power failures, power outages and blackouts with the Solar e Power Cube 1500 Plus. • A dependable power source during disaster... Read more
ALPIN 200 – LINEAR AMPLIFIER HF 2KW
ALPIN 200 Linear Amplifier Available from January 2015! Specifications coverage Frequency : All the bands radio amateur 1.8-29,7 MHz Output Po... Read more
Omega 900 – 10 band (160-10m include 5MHz) QRP transceiver
Omega 900 is the successor to the well-known and warmly received Omega+ model. It’s a 10-band (including 60m/5MHz band) QRP transceiver with a m... Read more
Andromeda 100W Transceiver -Apache Labs
Sneak peek at the Andromeda 100W Transceiver…… 10th GEN Intel 6 Core i7, 7 inch built in touch screen and an option to add up to two Exter... Read more
News
The K7RA Solar Update
Tad Cook, K7RA, Seattle, reports: Solar activity slowed this week, with the average daily sunspot number declining from 48.9 last week to 33.9 this we... Read more
8-Meter Experimental Station on the Air from the US
WL2XUP is an FCC Part 5 Experimental station operated by Lin Holcomb, NI4Y, in Georgia. It’s licensed to operate with up to 400 W effective radiated p... Read more
Quirky APRS, HG-UV98 Lanch NLH Ham Radio Handheld Review
“Chinese radios have come a long way, many have impressive feature lists, but those features seem to be stuck behind programming or poorly imple... Read more
Product Discontinuation: IC-7851 HF All Band Transceiver
“We are sorry to announce that Icom has discontinued the IC-7851 HF All Band Transceiver. Since its launch six years ago, the IC-7851 has been I... Read more
ISS SSTV Aug 6-7 145.800 MHz FM
Russian cosmonauts on the International Space Station (ISS) are planning to transmit Slow Scan TV images on 145.800 MHz FM using the SSTV mode PD-120.... Read more
