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Review
Deluxe heavy duty trunk lid/hatchback mount. Strongest, most universal mobile mount available. 2-axis adjustment gives flexibility in mounting location, i.e. trunk lid, hatchback, vertical door, etc. Recommended for large VHF/UHF and medium... Read more
Antenna
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
3D Print – 3 element 2m (145 MHz) Ultra Portable yagi
3D Print – 3 element 2m (145 MHz) Ultra Portable yagi by OK1CDJ Description Tape measurement yagi. Weight only 170 g. The longest part is 530 mm... Read more
MONSTER YAGI FOR 20M
A 5 element wide spaced yagi for the 20m long path to Europe was installed at ZL6QH in May 2005. A photo of this “monster” antenna... Read more
MAGNETIC LOOP 40M – 10M Built by 2E0ERO
Here we take a look at the principles of a transmitting magnetic loop and then test a magnetic loop built by 2E0ERO. Read more
Where Can I Put My HF Antenna?
Where Can I Put My HF Antenna? Read more
Recent Posts
VHF
Icom VE-SP1 LTE/PoC Radio Desktop Conference Microphone
A short video about the Icom VE-SP1 desktop conference speaker microphone which enables a simultaneous voice conference in multiple locations by combi... Read more
What’s Inside The Retevis RT97 Portable Repeater?!
Retevis RT97 Portable Mobile Analog Mode Repeater Features: 1, Customizable: The TX and RX frequencies can be customized between UHF (400-470MHZ) 2,... Read more
AMSAT/Vanderbilt RadFXSat-2/Fox 1E Set to Launch
Virgin Orbit’s LauncherOne is a go for launch on Wednesday, January 13, at 1500 UTC, carrying the AMSAT/Vanderbilt RadFXSat-2/Fox-1E CubeSat into spac... Read more
Your Favorite HT Radio Antennas Transmit Tested & QuirkQRP ZipTenna!
HT Radio Antennas Transmit Tested Read more
An amazing 3866.47 KM on 144MHz SSB between D4VHF and J69DS [ VIDEO]
An amazing 3866.47 KM on SSB between D4VHF and J69DS via #tropo on #2m #vhf band. Maybe a new mode world record? TNX @FransJr for the effort! #hamradi... Read more
News
Tropical Cyclone Disrupts Micronesia DXpedition , Kills Five on Chuuk Island
Tropical Cyclone Maysak disrupted the two-person V6Z DXpedition to Micronesia’s Truk (Chuuk) Island (OC-011) on March 29, when it took down all... Read more
UWE-4 News: Successful first demonstration of orbit control on a 1U CubeSat
The University Wuerzburg Experimental Satellite 4 (UWE-4) successfully used its propulsion system in order to conduct orbit control. The 1U CubeSat, d... Read more
Bengal’s ham radio operators to help Afghan quake affected
Afghan quake After playing a significant role in the rescue operations during the devastating earthquake in Nepal earlier this year, a group of ham ra... Read more
Ham Radio – Ancestors of the Internet [ Video ]
Ham Radio – Ancestors of the Internet [ Video ] Read more
Radio amateurs get practical thank you for Tour de France backup
” A voluntary radio communications team which played a key role in ensuring the Tour de France ran safely and smoothly through the Yorksh... Read more
Ham operators stepped in during failure of county’s 911, phone system
Ham operators stepped in during failure of county’s 911, phone system by Loren Genson “ f you need help, you call 911. When the 911 oper... Read more
Florida Ham Agrees to Penalty for One-Way Transmissions, Failure to Identify
The FCC Enforcement Bureau has entered into a consent decree with a Florida radio amateur to resolve an investigation into whether the licensee violat... Read more
Is That Cuban Radio Jammers On 40 Meters Ham Radio?
“For almost a week straight there has been an abundance of what looks like intentional radio interference on 40 meters HF ham radio. Is this the... Read more
Reported Russian Ham Band Intruders Continue to be Troublesome
Ham Band Intruders Ham Band Intruders The International Amateur Radio Union Monitoring Service (IARUMS) reports interference on 40 meters from various... Read more