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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“Ever wonder what the those strange buttons on the front of your new HF radio do? Dr. Balun explains what the RIT and XIT buttons are for and how to use them. I’ve got some exciting new products to show off this time and I... Read more
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Chameleon MPAS vs Wolf River Silver Bullet – Ham Radio Q&A
“I spent the weekend camping and testing a couple of antennas: the Chameleon MPAS 2 vertical and the Wolf River Coils Silver Bullet 1000. Both a... Read more
EnzoLog – The first Web Log
Cap. 1 – History of the Birth and First Page Birth story Enzo are Cuppone (IT9GCG) OM since December 2007, from the start, after two yea... Read more
RadCom Plus, Vol. 2, No. 2
Contents 4 Third Method narrowband direct upconverter for the LF/ME bands Following on from the circuit published in the May 2016 RadCom, And... Read more
JK Mid-Tri-40 2 Elements on 40M / 3 Elements on 20M/ 4 Elements on 15M / 5 Elements on 10M / 26 Foot Boom
The JK Mid-Tri has been designed for Hams looking for a Mid level, cost effective but high quality Tribander antenna. This Tri-Bander’s... Read more
Release: WSJT-X Version 1.8.0
WSJT-X Version 1.8.0 ” 1. New mode called FT8: sensitivity down to -20 dB on the AWGN channel; QSOs 4 times faster than JT65 or JT9; auto-seque... Read more
Getting Started On Ham Radio Satellites With Sean KX9X
Getting Started On Ham Radio Satellites With Sean KX9X Read more
Broadcasters Intruding on Exclusive Amateur Radio Frequencies
The International Amateur Radio Union Region 1 (IARU-R1) Monitoring System (IARUMS) reports that Radio Hargeisa in Somaliland has returned to 7,120 kH... Read more
Universal Radio presents the update to the Yaesu FT-991, the FT-991A
Eric from Universal Radio discusses the important update to the Yaesu FT-991, the new Yaesu FT-991A model. This model includes a live waterfall while... Read more
LDG – AT-1000ProII – Antenna Tuner
LDG – AT-1000ProII – Antenna Tuner Building on the success of the AT-1000Pro, LDG Electronics has refined and expanded its flagship 1KW t... Read more
FCC Warns that Use of Authorized Equipment Must Comply with All Laws and Rules
An FCC Enforcement Advisory released in late May seems to state the obvious: All FCC-authorized equipment must be used in compliance with laws and rul... Read more