Logbook of The World (LoTW), ARRL’s online QSO confirmation system, will undergo scheduled maintenance beginning Monday, December 21, at 2300 UTC (6 PM EST) for approximately 6 hours. LoTW will be offline and unavailable while the system’s server is upgraded to new hardware. Thank you for your understanding.
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Antenna
Pro-Loop Antenna Kits – ZMXloop
Basic HF kit 1M Diameter loop model ZMXMLA1 The main loop 1M size the feed ring and insulator. This suits shortwave listeners and amateur radio. Basi... Read more
LOW NOISE EXPLAINED ( LFA Antennas ) by G0KSC
A long time has passed since we have to accept the negative aspects of matching Yagi antennas. With modern software, knowledge and optimisation techni... Read more
QST Announces 2017 Antenna Design Competition Winners
QST has announced the winners of its 2017 Antenna Design Competition. Following a solicitation for entries earlier this year. members submitted nearly... Read more
Gizmotchy Beam Antenna
The Gizmotchy® high performance horizontal and vertical beam antenna traces its roots back to the early dawn of CB history. The Gizmotchy® antenna st... Read more
SteppIR UrbanBeam / SDA 2000 OptimizIR / Unboxing + Parts Checklist
“This is the part 1 of a video series about the SteppIR UrbanBeam with the SDA 2000 OptimizIR Controller. In this video I do the unboxing and pa... Read more
Review
How Your Radio’s Final Amp Class Affects Efficiency
An Oggie asks why his radio draws so much more power than the 100 watts it puts out. The answer lies in using linear final power amps in the Class A,... Read more
Ameritron ALS-500M Amp and MFJ-4275MV Power Supply
Ameritron mobile no tune Solid State Amplifier –Mobile no tune Solid State Amplifier – uses four rugged 2SC2879 hig... Read more
Unboxing and Testing the BaofengTech UV-5X3 Triband HT
BaofengTech has released a model called the UV-5X3, which is a Triband HT, including the 220MHz band. Let’s take a look at this radio, see how t... Read more
Your First HF Transceiver, Advice from Jim Heath W6LG
Jim Heath W6LG discusses buying your first HF transceiver if you are new to amateur radio. This is broad, general advice for someone buying a first HF... Read more
Equipment
Radiosport RS60CF Deluxe Headset
Radiosport RS60CF deluxe “dream” edition Headset – $289.00 Stereo headset supports Dual-Watch/Dual-Receive rigs, 24dB Noise Reductio... Read more
uBITX – A Compact HF Transceiver
uBITX – A Compact HF Transceiver 10 watts pep on lower HF bands, dips to 5 watts on 28 MHz SSB and CW Simple to build and align Minimal controls... Read more
MFJ-269C HF/VHF/220MHZ/UHF,.530-230,415-470MHZ,SWR ANALYZER
MFJ-269C Covers 530 KHz-230 MHz and 415-470 MHz . . . SWR . . . Complex RFImpedance: Resistance(R) and Reactance(X) or Magnitude(Z) and Phase(degrees)... Read more
The Kodiak – Off Grid Home Solar System In A Box
The world’s most compact, lightweight, expandable, and modular solar system See More:Link Read more
News
JA1TOKYO – Olympic Games
Olympic Games – JA1TOKYOOn July 16 JARL opened the special commemorative station ‘JA1 TOKYO‘ in Nishitokyo City, Tokyo, to commemora... Read more
Massachusetts Court Okays Amateur Radio Tower, Citing Board of Appeals’ Error
A judge in the Massachusetts Land Court has ruled that the Zoning Board of Appeals in the City of Framingham “erred” in revoking a building permit for... Read more
FCC Investigating Alleged “Jamming” on 40 Meters
Reports suggest that jamming stations have been deployed on the lower portion of 40 meters. The jamming appears to be coming from Cuba. The signals, s... Read more
Audio and visual of Cuba jamming 40M, making it to OH
Audio and visual of Cuba jamming 40M, making it to OH Audio and visual of Cuba jamming 40M, making it to OH. #hamradio pic.twitter.com/J4wHLPMGhF — Ha... Read more
Volunteer radio operators to the rescue in Belgian floods
July 2021: Brabant Wallon’s Emergency Radio Network volunteers stepped in when the Police building in Wavre, Belgium – including its Tetra anten... Read more
