“Viewers queried me about what happens when you shorten a dipole by letting the ends hang down, or have to put up a dipole that can’t be in a straight line, and I was also curious about the effect of my aluminum masts on horizontal dipole performance. EZNEC+ to the rescue. The video shows that modified dipoles can work quite well. Subscribe: https://youtube.com/davidcasler“
Review
Ultimate Raspberry Pi for your Ham Radio
“The ultimate raspberry pi for ham radio is here! This raspberry pi for ham radio has read/write speed ~10 times faster than a micro SD cards. O... Read more
Unboxing the AnyTone AT-D578UV III Pro DMR/FM Mobile Radio
AnyTone AT-D578UVIIIPRO Tri-Band Amateur DMR Mobile Radio with Bluetooth, GPS and BridgeCom University Want the latest and greatest DMR radio? We ar... Read more
VHF
Like Father, Like Son: Michigan Ham Wraps Up Grid Master Award
Satellite enthusiast Doug Papay, KD8CAO, of Zeeland, Michigan, has worked all 488 US grid squares via satellite and has been granted Grid Master Award... Read more
Icom A220 VHF Air Band Transceiver
Icom A220 – Air to Ground Panel Mount Transceiver Icom’s A220 panel mount transceiver is a popular fit with experimental and light sport pilot... Read more
BaoFeng DM-5R Dual Band DMR Digital Radio
BaoFeng DM-5R DMR Digital Radio VHF/UHF 136-174/400-480Mhz 2000mAH High Capacity Battery High Power/Low power 21CM Dual Band Antenna 8-Level Stepped F... Read more
Equipment
Mountain Topper Tri-Bander
Mountain Topper Tri-Bander Developed by Steve Weber KD1JV Designs FULLY ASSEMBLED – Manufactured by LNR Precision, Inc. A very small, very effi... Read more
BOXA-LOAD 50 Ohm RF Dummy Load
Product Description 50 Ohm RF Dummy Load An essential piece of equipment in any radio shack, the BOXA-LOAD is a 50 Ohm dummy load. VSWR bette... Read more
Elecraft AF-1 Audio Filter Kit
by Richard, N4PBQ “I’ve been working a lot of SKCC CW stations during the holidays and adjacent stations really interfere with my ability... Read more
Antenna
10-40 Meter Coaxial Loop Rated IP54 for Base, Mobile, & Tactical
The built-in SWR indicator makes the Alpha Loop so very easy to tune! Now you can suddenly hear everyone, and they can hear you! This is an antenna th... Read more
RigExpert Stick 230 Antenna Analyzer Review & Operation
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Triband Receiving Loop for 160/80/40m by AC0C
“Noise is the constant companion of the stealth antenna warrior. And as the 160m season heats up this winter, the noise level of the house with... Read more
Digital Modes
JS8Call Overview and Settings 2021
JS8Call Overview and Settings 2021 Read more
FT8DMC 3rd Anniversary-Activity Days 2020
To commemorate our 3rd anniversary, special event stations will be on air during the FT8DMC Activity Days from 1. to 31. July 2020. All stations will... Read more
Recent Posts
FX700 Vector Network Analyzer
Metropwr FX700 is a vector network analyzer 0.1/700 MHz used to measure all the parameters of an antenna. It has a large 4.3 “touch screen display and... Read more
Can RG8X Really Handle 1500 Watts?
Using a linear amplifier Jim W6LG tests a 100 foot length of RG8X to see if it can handle 1500 watts by measuring the temperature of the jacket. You m... Read more
The 62nd ALL ASIAN DX CONTEST – 2021
Operation in All Asian DX Contest (CW) All Asian DX Contest (CW) will be held according to the current rules. However, the Novel Coronal V... Read more
Family Comes First during Hurricane Preparation for Home and Station
The Atlantic hurricane season began on June 1 and continues through November 30, and two named storms have already shown up, although neither threaten... Read more
RigExpert AA-2000 | Best Ham Radio Antenna Analyzer?
“Today I get to tell you about the AA-2000 Antenna Analyzer from RigExpert in the Ukraine. This is the Best Ham Radio Antenna Analyzer that I ha... Read more
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
Pluto Plus SDR – An Adalm Pluto Upgrade?
Here we take a look at the Pluto+ which has all the features the original Adalm Pluto should of had. Description: Pluto+ is a software-defined radio p... Read more
