N1KDO Wins May QST Cover Plaque Award

The winner of the May 2016 QST Cover Plaque award is “A Field Portable Multi-Band Rotatable Dipole Antenna” by Jeff Otterson, N1KDO.

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 QST Cover Plaque Poll web page. Cast a ballot for your favorite article in the June issue today.

Can you read me? Boy Scouts send a message with a new merit badge

March 24, 2015 No comments

“Eventually, everything comes back. Young men are wearing beards again, just as they did in Victorian times. Vinyl albums — thought to ha... Read more

QRP Labs at the 2019 Dayton Hamvention®

May 22, 2019 No comments

New 2200-Meter Beacon on the Air from Australia

January 22, 2019 No comments

The Caboolture Radio Club (VK4QD) in Queensland, Australia, is now operating a beacon on 2200 meters on 137.444 kHz using the call sign VK4RBC. Austra... Read more

New 122GHz and 241GHz UK distance records

June 06, 2017 No comments

The existing 122GHz and 241GHz UK distance records were both extended to new distance of 6.8km with two-way contacts in CW from John Hazell G8A... Read more

Cheap, Quick, Easy to Build, Works Great QRP Portable Antenna!

January 16, 2017 No comments

SDRplay spectrum analyser for RSPdx released

May 18, 2020 No comments

Steve Andrew has released version 1.1 of his Windows Spectrum Analyser software which has been upgraded to support the RSPdx. This popular software tu... Read more

Hamvention Organizers “Counting Down the Hours,” Anticipating up to 35,000 Visitors

May 04, 2017 No comments

Dayton Amateur Radio Association (DARA) Treasurer and Hamvention® spokesperson Mike Kalter, W8CI, said this week that everything is falling into place... Read more

50W Full Duty Cycle Digital Repeater – FR5200H / FR6200H IDAS VHF/UHF Digital Repeaters

October 29, 2015 No comments

FR5200H / FR6200H IDAS VHF/UHF Digital Repeaters 50W 100% Duty cycle operation Employing a high performance power amplifier, together with the solid h... Read more

FA-VA5 600MHz Vector Antenna Analyzer Kit

July 04, 2018 No comments

Introducing the new high precision 600 MHz Antenna Analyzer for measurements of antennas, cables and other one port devices. The new VA5 is a portable... Read more

FCC Launches its New Website!

December 10, 2015 No comments

The FCC officially launched its long-awaited new website late on December 9. The Commission said its new site “features a more responsive design, a ne... Read more

Taking Parks to the Air, with the Help of Some Ham

April 26, 2016 No comments

Fred and Jennifer Harris transmit from Salinas Pueblo Missions National Monument in New Mexico while their children sport their junior ranger badges i... Read more