With tree blocking ladder truck access, fire department executes rope and harness retrieval.
An 80-year-old Edgartown man was rescued Monday morning by the Edgartown Fire Department from a ham radio tower in his yard.
William Welch, an electrician and avid amateur radio operator, got his sneaker caught atop a 20-foot-tall backyard antenna after he scaled the structure to secure it ahead of the impending nor’easter, his wife Betty told The Times.
Firefighters were dispatched at around 10:45 am to 7 Welch’s Way for a report of a man trapped on a tower…..READ MORE
Equipment
Rotator Genius – 4O3A
Rotator Genius is a smart rotator controller that uses a magnetic sensor for reading azimuth. It can be controlled by a Windows or Android app. Motor... Read more
Comet Antenna Analyzer CAA-500
Antenna Analyzer Commercial Grade SWR/Impedance Analyzer Range: 1.8 – 500MHz (including 222MHz band) Check antenna installations in seconds Det... Read more
QRPVer Minion SDR First Impressions
SSB SDR transceiver is a shortwave, ten band, multi band. QRPver Minion-SDR. This is a compact ten-band shortwave QRP SDR transceiver (1.8, 3.5, 5, 7,... Read more
Ailunce HS2 HF VHF UHF SDR Transceiver
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Yaesu announced the external speaker SP-10 and SP-20
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TEN-TEC Rebel Model 506 Open Source QRP CW Transceiver
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Antenna
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MEF-330-1K Multiband EFHW Antenna Transformer for 8 Bands
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The 40/80/160 Meter Coil-loaded Inverted V Dipole Antenna
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The Hyper EZ Hang Kit
EZ HANG’S BASIC CONSTRUCTION IS A WELDED STEEL ROD ATTACHED TO A REEL THAT IS CORROSION RESISTANT PLASTIC AND STAINLESS STEEL. THE REEL COMES WITH 300... Read more
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Review
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MFJ 994B InteliTuner Automatic Antenna Tuner
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DIY How To Build A Solar Powered Radio Communications Go Box- The Ham-O-Can
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VHF
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F-600A Dual mode FDMA DPMR analog digital walkie talkie with GPS in-bulit
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Retevis RT90 Mobile Dual Band DMR Mobile Radio Review – Part 1
Description： RT90 supports analog and digital mode, It provides dual band, dual standby, dual display, dual time slot, operating on both 400-480MHz UH... Read more
ME3000-V 2m EME – VHF Amplifier ( 3KW – 144MHz )
VHF Amplifier Frequency Coverage: 144-146MHz amateur band. extensions and/or changes on request. • Power Output: 3000 W CW/SSB • Intermodu... Read more
