Amateur radio is a hobby with so many aspects it can be hard to describe – and difficult to know what to try first! We’ve tried to give a taster of just some of the many exciting, challenging and fun things you can do with amateur radio. We’re planning to take a look at other parts of the hobby in the future – what’s your favourite?
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The SARK-110 is a completely new design concept for an Antenna Analyzer. This is a truly pocket size device, so you can take it anywhere. It offers a gorgeous 3” high-resolution, active-matrix color display that allows information-ri... Read more
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Simple WEB contest LOG
Loging and keying on remote server via web browswer. This form is very simple without additions, but allow basic work in contest. Desktop printscreen... Read more
QSO Today 45 – SOTA with goats – WG0AT
When attempting to activate a new mountain peak, in Colorado, for SOTA, Summits on the Air, Steve Galchutt, WG0AT, uses goats to act as his “sherpas... Read more
GEOMAGNETIC STORMS SUBSIDE – 01 JANUARY 2016
The geomagnetic activity caused by the passage of the 28 Dec coronal mass ejection has began to subside and the near-Earth solar wind environment is r... Read more
Yaesu FT-DX101D/MP [ English Brochure ]
Yaesu FT-DX101D/MP The new FTDX101D is utilizing the latest SDR Technology and classified as our High-End HF line, the FTDX series, which amateurs hav... Read more
Over-the-Horizon Radars Continue to Plague Amateur Bands
The International Amateur Radio Union Region 1 Monitoring System (IARUMS) reports a “new kind” of over-the-horizon (OTH) radar on 20 meters. The intru... Read more
Annular Eclipse of the Sun on February 26, 2017
This eclipse will favor mostly the southern hemisphere. At greatest eclipse, the Moon will cover 99.2% of the Sun; thus, the “ring of fire... Read more
Radio Amateur first to pick up Titanic’s distress call
Source: The South Wales Argus reports radio amateur Artie Moore (MNX) was the first to receive the Titanic’s distress call but no-one bel... Read more
Demand High as New ARRL Introduction to Emergency Communications Courses Open
The ARRL Lifelong Learning Department has launched a revised and updated Introduction to Emergency Communications (EC-001) course, and demand to sign... Read more
Underwater Radio, Anyone?
A fundamentally new approach to building radio transmitters could open previously impossible communication channels for warfighters Here’s something e... Read more