An introduction to an international public service and technology hobby known as Amateur Radio
BAOFENG’S UV-82 WITH TRI-POWER (1, 4, 7 WATT), UNIQUE FIRMWARE, AND NEW OPTIONS WHAT MAKES IT UNIQUE? * It has 3 Power Levels (1, 5, 7 watt) * V... Read more
A new paperback aimed at the Amateur Radio Emergency Service Community, Power Out! After-Action Report and Improvement Plan by Susan Halbert, KG4VWI;... Read more
RS-918SSB Main Features Spectrum Dynamic Waterfall Display Multiple Working Modes: Receive,Transmit,Tune,VFO,SPLIT DSP Digital Signal Processing Noise... Read more
In late February, 2015, Polish Dxer Dom, 3Z9DX announced to the world that he had obtained written permission to operate from Pyongyang, North Korea (... Read more
In comments to the FCC, ARRL has argued that radio amateurs be allowed to continue shared operation in the 3.4 GHz band until 5G licensees who purchas... Read more
Batteries with Bioenno Power, ethics in contesting, show us your Radio Shack receipts, the Pine Board High Voltage Power Supply, and Amanda interviews... Read more
“The 2015 K1N Navassa DXpedition to Island in the Caribbean is due to kick off in the next couple of weeks.” Read Full Article: ... Read more
Recent Posts
BaoFeng UV-82HP Dual Band (VHF/UHF) Analog Portable Two-Way Radio
Florida ARES Group Publishes After-Action Book
mcHF SDR QRP RS-918 Review
The realities of a North Korean amateur radio activation…. by N6PSE
ARRL Asks FCC to Allow 3.4-GHz Operation until Spectrum is Occupied
Contesting Ethics and Power Supplies : Ham Nation 297
Working the K1N Navassa DXpedition from the UK by G0KYA
Antenna
Alinco EDX-2 Automatic Random-Length Antenna Tuners
Alinco EDX-2 Automatic Random-Length Antenna Tuners are designed to work with select Alinco HF transceivers. These antenna tuners may be used for non-... Read more
Amateur Radio Tower Stand – KG0ZZ’s
A close up view of my ham radio tower and tower stand. The tower is five sections of Rohn 25-G tower. The top section is 8 feet long making the... Read more
I Found & Eliminated My QRM / RFI (Radio Frequency Interference)!
This is the third in a series of videos following my efforts to track down a source of local QRM / Radio Interference. Following the build of a succes... Read more
Baluns: What They Do And How They Do lt by W7EL
“I’ve always been a bit bothered by balunst since I was never sure what they are supposed to dot let alone hotv they might go about... Read more
Portable Antenna Build by K6UDA
K6UDA Radio, The elmer show with attitude. This time I’m building a portable end fed wire antenna that deploys in minutes and is pretty c... Read more
Review
History of Digital Modes
“Here’s a talk I gave for a San Jose-area ham club via Zoom. This talk is recreated from the charts. Join me for a pleasant 45 minutes (or... Read more
Digital Modes
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
Caution Urged in Using High Duty Cycle Digital Modes via Satellite
A report in ANS-288 discussed an experiment operating with the WSJT-X FT8 digital mode via satellite. Satellite operators have gained more experience... Read more
Release: WSJT-X Version 1.9.0-rc4
Changes from WSJT-X Version 1.9.0-rc3 include the following: – Corrected a number of flaws in Fox and Hound behavior, FT8 DXpedition Mode... Read more
Faster, More Contest-Friendly FT4 Digital Protocol to Debut in a Week
A new, speedier, more contest-friendly digital mode is just days away in beta version. WSJT-X Developers say serious work on the new FT4 protocol bega... Read more
ADIF 3.1.0 was approved today
Dave Bernstein reported this on the DXLabs support group today: ————————————... Read more
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