Review
2 Days Off Grid – /P Ham Radio to Japan FT8 Random Wire Antenna
“Hello Operators In the previous videos from this excursion, we covered portable off grid battery and solar power, the Raspberry Pi for data com... Read more
QST Product Review – IC 7100 HF/VHF/UHF Transceiver
Reviewed by Ward Silver, NØAX ARRL Contributing Editor n0ax@arrl.org The Icom IC-7100 certainly made a splash when it was first announced in 20... Read more
IC-9700 Review and Smackdown vs the IC-910H
George and Tommy from AmateurLogic review the IC-9100 with Ray Novak, N9JA from Icom. In this classic smackdown episode, the IC-9700 goes up against t... Read more
A simple method for Decibel power calculations. Receivers. – Ham College 51
Questions from the General Amateur Radio exam pool part 22. A simple method for Decibel power calculations. Receivers. Read more
Digital Modes
New Digital Modes Changing Complexion of Bands and Perhaps of Ham Radio
The wave of software-based digital modes over the past several years has altered the atmosphere of the HF bands. Some suggest the popularity of modes... Read more
A New FT8 with Rag Chew Abilities ( FT8CALL )
FT8 has taken over the airwaves as the digital communication mode for making QSOs over HF/VHF/UHF. The mode has been widely popular as the latest offe... Read more
Third Public Test of FT8 DXpediton Mode Deemed a Success
The third public test of FT8 DXpedition Mode on May 5 is being called a success. The goal of the exercise was to simulate a rare DXpedition pileup on... Read more
FT4 Video presentation by K1JT
See More about New FT4 Here “At about 20 minutes into the presentation, Joe describes FT4 as being asynchronous, meaning that you can start tran... Read more
Antenna
Attic Mounted HF Loop Antenna In HOA, Does It Work?
“I went to my friends house to check out his setup and get him up and running on some HF digital modes. A lot of hams are struggling in an HOA w... Read more
Ensure Better UHF Coaxial Feed Lines
By DX Engineering’s Blog HF users really don’t have many coax issues. As long as power levels aren’t breached, just about any feed line will work with... Read more
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
Vertical Dipole Bravo 7K – 7 band coverage: 40-30-20-17-15-12-10
Vertical Dipole Bravo 7K 7 band coverage: 40-30-20-17-15-12-10 manual tune 20-17-15-12-10 meters are full size setting tubing lengths High Q... Read more
News
ISS Astronauts Link-Up with ITU WRC-15 in Geneva
The ITU World Radiocommunication Conference 2015 (WRC-15) is taking place in Geneva from November 2-27. On Tuesday, November 3 at 1241 UT there was an... Read more
Interview VA3MW, from Flex Radio talks to us about 4 new models of SDR HF Radios
Michael Walker, VA3MW, from Flex Radio talks to us about 4 new models of SDR HF Radios that are about to be released, and some cool new features they... Read more
Solo antenna mast erecting – Ham Radio know how
I show how easy it is to erect a mast suitable for ham radio antennas on your own using only 3 guy lines and a fibreglass pole. Its a bit windy, and a... Read more
Foundation Online – Amateur Radio Training
As part of our quest to make it easier for new people to get into the hobby, Essex Ham has launched the Foundation Online Training Course. This new on... Read more
