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.
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New D-Star ONE Nanosatellites Launched; Es’hail Testing Under Way
A December 27 Soyuz launch deployed the two German Orbital Systems D-Star ONE satellites D-Star ONE – Sparrow and D-Star ONE – iSat. Beacons have been... Read more
SmartSDR for iOS v1.0.4 Now Available
FlexRadio Systems announces the release of SmartSDR for iOS v1.0.4 is now available for download or update from the Apple App Store. This release con... Read more
Breakthrough in Liquid Metal Antenna
Liquid Metal Antenna By: Scott Wilsono In our cable and satellite driven world, few people outside the realm of HAM radio enthusiasts understan... Read more
FCC Turns Down Amateur Licensee’s Appeal
In a Memorandum Opinion and Order (MO&O) released on February 20, the FCC turned down an appeal by William F. Crowell, W6WBJ, of Diamond Springs,... Read more
As Marco Weakens, Attention Turns to Laura, Which May Become a Category 2 Hurricane
With now-Tropical Storm Marco continuing to weaken, the Hurricane Watch Net (HWN) canceled plans to reactivate on Monday morning. Although no longer a... Read more
Introduction into Theory of Direction Finding
Introduction Applications of direction finding While direction finding for navigation purposes (referred to as cooperative direction finding) is becom... Read more
Yaesu FT DX 3000
The Yaesu FT DX 3000 – Building on the YAESU FT DX Heritage The FT DX 3000 is member of the long line of top performing YAESU FT DX Series of tr... Read more
What is legal, and what is NOT legal for our Chinese radios
“ What is legal, and what is NOT legal for our Chinese radios? Ask ten people, get ten answers. OK… A radio needs Part 95 acceptance for F... Read more
ARRL Field Day Gear, Supplies Now Available!
ARRL Field Day — the most popular operating event on the calendar — is June 27-28, and official gear and supplies now are available from ARRL. Shirts,... Read more
MFJ-226 – 1-230 MHZ ANTENNA EXPECT TIMES GRAPHIC ANALYZER
MFJ VNA Antenna Analyzer covers 1 to 230 MHz, 1Hz resolution.•Frequency sweep plots: SWR, Impedance, Resistance, Reactance,Phase Angle, Complex Return... Read more
