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● Get on 6 meters with an easy-to-build transceiver.
● Build a multicolor LED field strength indicator.
● Try an 80-meter end-fed antenna.
● Discover National Parks on the Air – Canadian style.
…and much more!
Enjoy Content You Won’t Find in the Print Edition…
● See our video review of the Elecraft KPA1500 HF and 6-meter linear amplifier
Every issue of QST is filled with the news and features you need to keep active in Amateur Radio.
SOURCE: ARRL
Amateur Radio is Aboard during Attempt to Become Oldest Circumnavigator
Jeanne Socrates, VE0JS/KC2IOV, is used to solitude. The lone 76-year-old yachtswoman passed the southern tip of Africa — some 300 miles to the north —... Read more
FCC: Supplier’s Declaration of Conformity Procedures are Now in Effect
The FCC is reminding electronic device retailers that Supplier’s Declaration of Conformity (SDoC) procedures are now in effect and being enforced. In... Read more
MFJ-1936T GROUND ROD, W/CLAMP,+342T+WIRE BUNDLE
The MFJ-1936 is a HOT new product from MFJ for those who wish to be QUICK with their antenna set-ups! For those hams on-the-go to their next adventur... Read more
ANNOUNCEMENT – FTM-400XD/FTM-400D/FTM-100D PDN
Announcement about the new firmware release for the FTM-400XD, FTM-400D, FTM-100D mobiles radio and PDN functionality. Read more
Handy 5 Elements 1200 Mhz Twin Loop Portable Antenna
Description Overview It will be 5 elements twin loop antenna of amateur radio 1200Mhz band for mobile. Decomposed and we try to carry. Connector will... Read more
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Are We Entering a Maunder Minimum? [PODCAST]
“ARRL The Doctor is In” podcast. Listen…and learn! We are at the bottom of the current solar cycle, but what are the long-term prospects for imp... Read more
ARISS Plans Do-Over of Slow-Scan TV Transmissions over February 15 – 17 Weekend
Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) is planning another popular slow-scan television (SSTV) event in the wake of an SSTV experime... Read more
WWV 100th Anniversary Special Event Operation in the Planning Stages
It’s a celebratory year for the WWV stations. The fiscal year (FY) 2019 budget — once signed — will include full funding for the stations, which also... Read more
US Amateur Radio Population Grows Slightly in 2018
The US Amateur Radio population once again grew by about 1%, based upon 2017 and 2018 year-end FCC database statistics provided by Joe Speroni, AH0A.... Read more
Test Equipment Basics – Ham Nation 389
Relief efforts in Cuba, testing equipment, aurora updates. Coordinating emergency communications in Cuba, Dr. Skov with solar weather and an aurora up... Read more
Radio Hams transfer Crypto ( BitCoin ) Currency on 40m band
Radio hams transfer Crypto Currency on 40m band CryptoVibes reports amateur radio was used to send Bitcoin from Toronto to Michigan on 7.077 MHz using... Read more
US Navy Explores Amateur Radio as a Training Adjunct
The US Navy’s Naval Air Warfare Center Weapons Division (NAWCWD) has adopted Amateur Radio training as a possible new approach to basic RF and electro... Read more
New Light & A Guest Star: Solar Storm Forecast 02-13-2019
“We are finally beginning to quiet down after exiting an extended source of sporadic fast solar wind hitting Earth over the past ten days. We ma... Read more
Es’hailSat 2 portable reception
Receiving Es’HailSat 2 from my balcony using *very* minimal setup. Read more
First contact with this new Chinese made FX9B QRP
“My first 20 metre contact on the FX9B with a LZ Station. A little thumbling around in the beginning with some settings . I also had to increase... Read more
AO-85 Turned Off due to Return of Eclipse Periods and Poor Battery Condition
The Fox-1A (AO-85) CubeSat has been turned off until further notice due to return of eclipses and poor battery condition, control operator Mark Hammon... Read more
Student from Saint Paul’s School Rajkot receives ISS SSTV
14-year-old Snehal Vagadia VU3WHO successfully received his first Slow Scan TV image from the International Space Station on Sunday, February 10. It w... Read more
FCC Invites Comments on Amateur Radio-Related Petition for Rule Making
The FCC has invited public comments on a Petition for Rule Making (RM-11826) from an Ohio radio amateur seeking to amend the Part 97 station identific... Read more
ARRL Contest Results Posted
The Preliminary 10 Meter Contest results have posted, as have the preliminary 160 Meter Contest results and the full 10 GHz and Up Contest results. Vi... Read more
