“This kit replaces my old station clock, which I managed to zap, with a new one with its own dedicated GPS receiver. The kits, from QRP-Labs.com, are something you can put together in one evening. Note you will need a source of 5v power. The video is devoted to constructing the two kits and showing the finished product.”
Antenna
The Mighty Rhombic, the King of Antennas
“There was a time, back in the 1930s and 1940s, when the rhombic antenna was the king. A remarkable antenna that had phenomenal directivity and... Read more
Build the Pennyloop UHF Antenna
by Pennyloop The Pennyloop UHF antenna offers high performance in a very simple and cost effective design. It is also a very compact design lending it... Read more
Cushcraft MA6VA – Six-Band Restricted-Space Vertical Antenna
The Cushcraft MA6VA provides amazing coverage, great versatility and incredible performance with an addition of 6 meters. Enjoy the antenna con... Read more
Slim Jim Antenna Project
Slim Jim Antenna The Slim Jim is a vertically polarized omnidirectional end-fed antenna having considerable “gain” and this is concentra... Read more
VHF
Getting Started with the FM Satellites
Getting Started with the FM Satellites If you can program split-frequency memories in your dual-band radio, or your dual-band radio has two VFOs, you... Read more
Icom IC-2730A vs IC-2720
Ray Novak and George Thomas compare the IC-2730A to it’s predecessor, the IC-2720. Read more
News
SAQ in Sweden to Conduct Annual Alexanderson Day Transmission
SAQ, the call sign of the vintage Alexanderson alternator transmitter in Grimeton, Sweden, will conduct its annual Alexanderson Day transmission on Su... Read more
MIR-SAT1 CubeSat Expected to Deploy from the ISS on June 22
MIR-SAT1(Mauritius Imagery and Radiotelecommunication Satellite 1), the first amateur radio CubeSat from the Indian Ocean island nation of Mauritius,... Read more
Minimum Age Novice- and Full-License in The Netherlands abolished
Today is an important day regarding youth and amateur radio in The Netherlands. To gain more young active radio hams, it is a must that this age... 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
Equipment
XIEGU X6100 HF TRANSCEIVER | FULL MODE | SDR RADIO
X6100 is an ultra-portable shortwave transceiver. It adopts the SDR software radio platform architecture of excellent performance, which carries power... 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
XIEGU X6100 – HF/50MHz Full-mode Ultra-portable Transceiver
X6100 inherits the compact and high performance characteristics of the X series.As a new generation flagship ultra-portable transceiver, it still achi... Read more
Ray Novak, N9JA – Icom America – Manufacturers Showcase
“We are live with Ray Novak, N9JA, Sales manager of ICOM America with Tim, K3LR. What questions do you have for Ray?” Read more
