Controlled Demolition, Inc. (CDI) of Phoenix, Maryland, USA (acting as Implosion Subcontractor to Main Demolition Contractor, Environmental Holdings Group, LLC of Morrisville, North Carolina and Property Owner, the North Carolina Wildlife Resources Commission) performs the successful felling of 128 structural steel, guyed radio towers in Washington, North Carolina. Felling of the towers (ranging in height from 50’ tall to 414’ tall) took place on a phased basis over the course of seven (7) days. The final 48 “quad” towers were felled in a single explosives sequence at 8:05 AM on Monday, April 4, 2016, setting a new World Record in this category.
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Congratulations to radio amateurs Mike Rupprecht from Germany and Edson W. R. Pereira from Brazil who rose to the challenge issued by ESA’s Education Office and caught the first radio signals emitted by the AAUSAT5 CubeSat! Mike received t... Read more
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Abbree Foldable CS Tactical Antenna
“I was looking for an antenna to throw in my camping kit to give the portable radio a little more range. Typically campsites and backwoods locat... Read more
Survival Radio & Emergency Communications Ukraine
“With ham radio suspended in Ukraine, we take a broader look at emergency survival radio preps & top strategies for decentralized communicat... Read more
PX8K IOTA SA-042 CAVIANA ISLAND
Mensage from PY8WW: “I hereby announce that during the period from 22 to 29 July the members that make up the Pará DX Group will be active from... Read more
MonoBeam HF Multibander MB16 10-15-20
MonoBeam The mb16 10/15/20 is an antenna for 14 MHz, 21 MHz and 28 MHz. No traps or inpedance adapting system is used, the feeding is direct with a s... Read more
Released v1.41.1 of SDRuno
Release Notes:Release notes for all versions of SDRuno can be found by clicking here Known Issues:• SP2 CWAFC drift issue (Zoom/window size/freq... Read more
Astronomers have picked up a strong radio signal from space
HD 164595, a solar system a few billion years older than the Sun but centered on a star of comparable size and brightness, is the purported source of... Read more
The 13th Annual ARRL On-Line Auction Grosses More than $22,000
The 13th Annual ARRL On-Line Auction October 19 – 26 took in more than $22,000. In addition to hundreds of browsers, the auctioAn saw 214 individual b... Read more
Kenwood TM-V71A Full Dual Bander 144/430MHz
The Kenwood TM-V71A is a true dual-band operation radio so VHF+VHF/VHF+UHF/UHF+UHF operation is possible. The detachable control head is easily connec... Read more
Yaesu Luxury dual element microphone M-100 announced!
“Amateur radio transmitting voices on radio waves, direct more faithfully the direct sound more faithfully … …” Following the... Read more
US House Cosponsor List for Amateur Radio Parity Act Grows
The list of cosponsors for the US House version of the Amateur Radio Parity Act of 2015 (H.R. 1301) continues to grow. The addition of Rep Stevan Pear... Read more
Motorola APX NEXT XE – Focused in the Extreme
Focused in the extreme. The demands of a call require you to adapt and overcome all obstacles. When your focus on the call is threatened, other lives... Read more
Russian DX Contest 2019
1. Contest sponsors The “Soyuz Radioljubitelej Rossii” (Union of Radioamateurs of Russia), SRR is pleased to announce 26 International... Read more
Brentwood radio ham is still taking to the airwaves at age of 100
AN AMATEUR radio ham operator from Hutton who has been taking to the airwaves since the 1920s has celebrated his 100th birthday. Fred Crockford, who t... Read more
Radio Amateurs of Canada announce scholarship program
Radio Amateurs of Canada (RAC) is pleased again to announce that in 2015 we will be offering scholarships to young Amateurs who are enrolled at the p... Read more
OpenWebRX 1.0.0 released!
Hello radio enthusiasts, today we’d like to announce the release of the next version of OpenWebRX, your SDR web server that just got a little bi... Read more
Tips on using Coaxial Cable [ ARRL So Now What? ]
Here you can find further information on topics discussed in this episode: ARRL on Feed Lines Coaxial Cable info Read more
Comparing the Elecraft KX2 and the Icom IC-705. Which should I buy?
Comparing the Elecraft KX2 and the Icom IC-705. Which should I buy? Read more
ANACOM acts to eradicate interference and abuse of radio spectrum.
Gaspar, EA6AMM José Francisco de Almeida, CT4AN, IARUMS Coordinator from REP (Rede dos Emissores Portugueses; Portugal), info... Read more
Radio Amateurs Position to Support Emergency Communication in Tsunami’s Wake
Radio amateurs in Indonesia’s Banten Province are in position to support emergency any necessary emergency communication in the wake of a “stealth tsu... Read more
ARRL partner RFinder, the creator of a web and app-based directory of Amateur Radio repeaters worldwide, will supply all data for the 2017-2018 ARRL Repeater Directory®. RFinder will employ its crowdsourcing technology to aggregate timely and accurate information for the Directory, marking the first time crowdsourcing has been put to use in the production of […] Read more
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Get Your Ham Radio License You are only 35 questions away from getting your Ham radio license. The questions come from a pool of questions published by the FCC that you can study on your iPhone® or iPod touch®. Prepare to take the tests sooner and with more confidence. Study anytime, anywhere on your […] Read more
Radio Waves The modern world is awash in a sea of radio waves — currents of electromagnetic radiation upon which our digital lives depend. What if you could see this invisible dimension? A new app, Architecture of Radio, renders this hidden layer of reality visible, revealing the pulsating spirals of energy all around us. Created by Dutch information designer Richard Vijgen, Architecture […] Read more
Thomas Lindner, DL2RUM, is happy to announce the availability of version 3.5.2 of his RUMlogNG2Go logger for the iPhone and iPad. RUMlogNG2Go can be downloaded from the Apple iTunes store. More information on RUMlogNG2Go can be found on Tom’s website, What’s New in Version 3.5.2 Added an option to sort the QSO table (iPhone) Fixed a problem with “Auto login” for few dx-cluster (iPhone […] Read more
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Ham radio and weather satellite tracker and passes predictor inspired by Gpredict Main features: – Calculating satellite passes for up to one week (168 hours) – Calculating passes for the current or manually entered location – Showing the list of currently active and upcoming satellite passes – Showing the active pass progress, polar trajectory and […] Read more
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A completely rebuilt digital QST app for the Android platform now is available from publisher Nxtbook Media, which responded to readers’ frustrations about getting the app to work properly. The fix took longer than expected, but it is finally here! Members who have enabled automatic updates on their devices will not have to do anything; […] Read more
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EchoLink for iOS version 2.6.14 is now available in the App Store. This is a 64-bit build that is fully compatible with iOS 10 and modern iOS devices. Requires iOS 8.0 or later. Please note: This app is for licensed Amateur Radio operators only. See www.echolink.org for more information. EchoLink for iOS provides access to the EchoLink network for […] Read more
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FlexRadio Systems announces the release of SmartSDR for iOS v2.6.2 is now available for download or update from the Apple App Store. This App requires a FlexRadio Systems FLEX-6000 Signature Series Software Defined Radio (SDR) Device. However, the App also contains a FlexRadio Simulator (Demo Mode) that provides an approximation of the App’s features so you […] Read more
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