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Antenna
500 mW on 7 MHz with the Wadetenna
Testing the Wadetenna on 7 MHz SSB. Only 500 milliwatts was used instead of the usual 5 watts. Contacts up to about 500km, mostly to portable stations... Read more
W3EDP Antenna
In the 1936 March issue of QST, Yardley Beers, W3AWH, described an antenna designed by his friend, Mr. H. J. Siegel, W3EDP. The design was based on th... Read more
Review of Bilal Isotron 20m Single Band Antenna
More than one Oggie has suggested I review the Bilal Isotron 20m Single Band Antenna Solve Virtually Any Restricted Space Problem – 40 Meter Iso... Read more
Pro-Loop Antenna Kits – ZMXloop
Basic HF kit 1M Diameter loop model ZMXMLA1 The main loop 1M size the feed ring and insulator. This suits shortwave listeners and amateur radio. Basi... Read more
The Random Wire Double Zepp Antenna
Dipoles fed with an open wire line are called “Double-Zepp” or “Doublet”. The dipole (2 x Xm) may have any length, the open wi... Read more
Review
Upgraded Baofeng DM-5R Can Communicate with a Motorola Radio
Today Radioddity published in his fanpage on Facebook, this video below. check it! “DM-5R with Motorola DB4801e – TDMA vs. FDMA/CW…... Read more
Digital Cables and Connectors we see and use in the Ham Shack
“Ken, “Digital Dorsey”, KA8OAD talks about various types of USB, HDMI and DVI cables used around the radio shack.” Read more
How Does An Inexpensive Transceiver Sound Compared to A High End Transceiver?
Jim W6LG plays recordings of an Elecraft K3s and a Yaesu FT-450. Which sounds best to you? Vote for receiver #1 or receiver #2 and give a very short d... Read more
Measuring Coax Impedance – Ham Nation 378
Measuring Coax Impedance New ARRL 2019 calendar, Drok LM2596 voltage regulator, winterize your equipment. The new ARRL 2019 calendar is here, Amateur... Read more
Equipment
IC-9700 – Direct Sampling Brought to the VHF/UHF World
IC-9700 Direct Sampling Brought to the VHF/UHF World Icom IC-9700 strives to be first, to be innovative, and to continue to refine our radios for a ba... Read more
OFF-GRID HAM RADIO: Simple Emergency Communication When the Grid Goes Down
Check great article about Emergency Communication from Robert Richardson : Read more
Elecraft K4 Update
by Eric Swartz May 19, 2020 Hi Everyone, At Elecraft, like many of you, we are in our 9th week of shelter in place. This has been tough on all of us.... Read more
Airspy HF+ Discovery is the Most Refined HF/VHF SDR
The Airspy HF+ Discovery sets a new standard in terms of reception performance with extra pre-selectors for all the supported bands and a New DSP Core... Read more
HAL1200 Atlantic – HF linear amplifier
HF linear amplifier Specifications Frequency : 1.8 ~ 54 MHz, all Amateur Bands including WARC Automatic Band Change: only PTT/TXGND Signal, or with de... Read more
News
SAQ in Sweden to Conduct Annual Alexanderson Day Transmission
SAQ, the call sign of the vintage Alexanderson alternator transmitter in Grimeton, Sweden, will conduct its annual Alexanderson Day transmission on Su... Read more
MIR-SAT1 CubeSat Expected to Deploy from the ISS on June 22
MIR-SAT1(Mauritius Imagery and Radiotelecommunication Satellite 1), the first amateur radio CubeSat from the Indian Ocean island nation of Mauritius,... Read more
Minimum Age Novice- and Full-License in The Netherlands abolished
Today is an important day regarding youth and amateur radio in The Netherlands. To gain more young active radio hams, it is a must that this age... Read more
Family Comes First during Hurricane Preparation for Home and Station
The Atlantic hurricane season began on June 1 and continues through November 30, and two named storms have already shown up, although neither threaten... Read more
Ham Radio in Games
The Last of Us 2 – Abby Make Contact with the Fireflies Read more
