“The Sun’s activity has picked up this week due to a set of two coronal holes that have sent us fast solar wind and some active regions that are firing off some mini-solar storms. Aurora has been seen all over the world clear down to Northumberland in the UK, and down to Maine, Wisconsin, and Washington, USA. We’ve also see aurora australis in Tasmania and New Zealand. (I’ll show gorgeous shots of the aurora in my next forecast). Amateur radio and GPS issues due to the current storm could last until Saturday. See how this storm is unfolding and what else the Sun has in store this week.”
Antenna
M2 LEO-Pack Antenna System
AMSAT-NA and M2 Antenna Systems LEO-Pack AMSAT-NA Member-Only Special PricingThe 436CP16 and 2MCP8A are light weight, circularly polarized antennas op... Read more
BIG SIGNAL 2BS-5B – 5 band antenna
In BIG SIGNAL we present the multi-band cubic antenna with 2 elements and 5 bands. The true queen of DX! E ste is a model that breaks all the schemes... Read more
Four-square eight directions antenna system, with dummy load power indicator and high power
4SQ-8DIR antenna system The four-square phased-vertical array if used by many contesters and DXers for oreration on the low bands. This construction m... Read more
HF Unity Gain Antenna Survey (#246)
“A Necessarily Incomplete Survey of Amateur Radio HF Unity Gain Antennas–a look at the many, many antennas used in ham radio that have abo... Read more
PVC Antenna Launcher by K8BLO
PVC Antenna Launcher – Download: Read more
News
FCC Bombshell on Chinese Handhelds – Baofeng , Wouxun etc..
FCC Enforcement Advisory – Baofeng , Wouxun … “The FCC has issued a Public Notice called an “FCC Enforcement Advisory,”... Read more
“Stealth” Multiband Vertical by N3OX
“I traded lawn mowing for antenna permission at the house I’m renting now, but since I don’t own the place, I’m not able to in... Read more
OM Power Amplifier Tuning
Instructions for correct tuning of OM Power amplifier! Read more
FCC Opens 630- and 2200-Meter Bands; Stations Must Notify UTC Before Operating
The FCC has announced that the Office of Management and Budget has approved, for 3 years, the information-collection requirement of the Commission’s M... Read more
SatNOGS – Global Network of Ground Stations
SatNOGS is an open source ground station and network, optimized for modularity, built using affordable tools and resources. DESCRIPTION... Read more
App - Mobile
Amateur Radio Ringtone from NASA
Download NASA Sounds Here’s a collection of NASA sounds from historic spaceflights and current missions. You can hear the roar of a space shuttl... Read more
Wizkers:Radio APP
Wizkers:Radio is a controller for various Amateur Radio equipments. At the moment, it supports several Elecraft radios and amplifiers, as well as the... Read more
SmartSDR for iOS v3.4.01 Now Available
FlexRadio Systems announces the release of SmartSDR for iOS v3.4.01 is now available for download or update from the Apple App Store. This App require... Read more
QTH Locator Droid – Mobile App
The QTH Locator App was developed for HAM Radio use. This is the extended version of “Maidenhead Grid Locator” using Google Maps to show a... 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
Review
Retevis RT6 Dual Band Analog HT Unboxing
Retevis RT6 Review of the Dual Band Analog HT. Unboxing the radio and taking a look at the menus. Read more
Gary M0TIG takes a look at the Metro VNA range at ML&S
ANTENNA ANALYZER MetroVna Pro Touch 55/180/250 MHz The idea of creating an all-Italian version of an Antenna Analyser was born as a challenge.After co... Read more
Measures The Loss In Coax Connectors and 100 Feet of RG8X by W6LG
Jim W6LG uses a signal generator and a panadapter to measure the loss in 30 coax connectors at 14 and 52 mhz down to a fraction of a db. You might be... Read more
Simple SWR Indicator for QRP
Simple SWR Indicator for QRP, just a ferrite, a wire and a LED. Read more
Jim Heath W6LG Discusses Antenna Gain, Yagis and Rotators
Jim Heath W6LG talks about antenna gain using a light bulb. He shows a simple yagi and 2 brands of antenna rotator Read more
VHF
IARU Region 1 VHF Newsletter released
WRC 2015 When drafting this issue, the World Radio Conference 2015 had concluded his work. During 4 weeks more than 3000 participants attended this co... Read more
3D Hologram Hytera DMR Radio Demo
Hytera DMR Radio Read more
Baofeng UV-3R+ (Camo)
Description: UV-3R+ series two-way radios are the updated styles based on UV-3R by BAO FENG, it has multi-functions, such as dual band, dual display,... Read more
Historic first Trans-Atlantic contact made on 432 MHz – Tues 7th April 2020
On Tuesday the 7th of April 2020, a remarkable contact was made on the FT8 digital mode on 432 MHz between D4VHF on the Cape Verde Islands off the coa... Read more
VR-P25 Power Amplifier for Handheld Radios
VR-P25 is a portable, lightweight, Wide coverage RF booster amplifier for Handheld Radio equipment, proprietary and emerging waveforms. Two Way Radio... Read more