It’s our annual ARRL Field Day issue! Click here to start reading now.
● Take a compact 20-meter vertical antenna to your Field Day site.
● Try an HF magnetic loop antenna for 80 through 20 meters.
● Power a Field Day station with an electric vehicle.
● Prepare for Field Day “by the numbers.”
…and much more!
Enjoy Content You Won’t Find in the Print Edition…
● See our video overview of the Kenwood TS-890S HF and 6-meter transceiver.
SteppIR Antenna This video shows the SteppIR UrbanBeam’s step-by-step assembly and installation in the tower, several hours in minutes. The Urba... Read more
The AIR BOSS antenna launcher was designed to launch a light fishing line over trees in order to create temporary antenna for ham radio operators. Sin... Read more
Three Band Yagi Antenna for 21 MHz, 28 MHz and 50 MHz PA212850-21-12HD – 15 meter, 10 meter and 6 meter band. Antenna covers full 15 meter, 10 me... Read more
The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has been pioneering antenna measurement methods for decades, but a new robot may be the ulti... Read more
Antenna
SteppIR UrbanBeam, “Step by Step” Assembly and Installation
ANTENNA LAUNCHER – THE AIR BOSS DEMONSTRATION
3-Band antenna 15m 10m 6m
Robot Adds New Twist to NIST Antenna Measurements and Calibrations
The Federal Network Agency made a preliminary provisional implementation of the WRC-19 results for the 6‑m band in MItteilung 111 from Amtsblatt 08/20... Read more
Baofeng Watch in HD! Today I show you how I use my HAM radios to listen in to local police, fire and EMS. Also handy for receiving weather radio and t... Read more
Understanding the way in which HF radio signals actually propagate can help the effects of ionospheric propagation to be used to its best. Skywaves, s... Read more
Low Loss Bandpass by Mile Kokotov Basic design of the filter is from RSGB VHF-UHF Manual, but I made some modifications. Both Inductors... Read more
VHF
News from DARC — 50 MHz
Baofeng For Dummies: UV5R+ HAM Radio Tutorial
Ionospheric radio propagation, Skywaves, Skip Distance, & Skip Zone are key aspects
145 MHz Low Loss Bandpass Helical Filter
2022 saw the return of the Dayton Hamvention and also celebrated the 70th anniversary of the world’s largest ham radio trade show. Ham Radio Out... Read more
FT-818 This week Tony and Gary revisit Yaesu’s FT-818 and discuss if it is still relevant in 2022? Read more
Not all PL259s are the same. The newer designs are a superior design and accurate. Anyway, I nearly cock this up. Perhaps rate me out of 10! Read more
SharkRF Openspot 4 This is my first look at the physical size and menu features of the new Openspot 4 Pro from SharkRF. The openSPOT4 is our latest ba... Read more
Review
Elecraft – Dayton Hamvention
Is an FT-818 worth it in 2022?
Regular Man Fits PL259 Coax Connectors
SharkRF Openspot 4 Pro Setup – FIRST LOOK!
VarAC What is VarAC? VarAC is a FREE, modern HF P2P real-time chatting application for the amateur radio operator that leverages the gloriou... Read more
Hello Operators. In this episode of the OH8STN ham radio, we are discussing replacing the raspberry pi field computer build, with the Microsoft Surfac... Read more
FT8 is a mode in the WSJT-X software developed by Dr Joe Taylor K1JT. In this video I show how to get started and make contacts with FT8, introduction... Read more
The WSJT-X development team has announced the general availability release of WSJT-X version 2.5.1. This release mainly contains i... Read more
Digital Modes
VarAC – HF/FM Digital Chat Reinvented
The Ultimate Portable Ham Radio Computer
Get Started with FT8 – An Introduction for Beginners
WSJT-X Version 2.5.1 has been Released
