Windom 40 Antenna By Chameleon Antenna

Check out this video on the Windom 40 Antenna from Chameleon Antenna. This antenna is an off center dipole that was specifically designed for 40, 20 and 10 meters. In the right condition, an antenna tuner is not needed for these three bands. It is an extremely lightweight antenna and extremely quick to deploy.

Antenna

“Antenna Wire” is the topic of the latest episode of the “ARRL The Doctor is In”

January 18, 2018 No comments

“Antenna Wire” is the topic of the latest (January 18) episode of the “ARRL The Doctor is In” podcast. Listen…and learn! More than a half-mill... Read more

Tuner free directional HF Multiband Field Expedient Antenna kit

May 30, 2017 No comments

Description: This 10-80 Meter Multiband FEA (Field Expedient Antenna) Kit enables you to customize your Alpha Multiband HF Antenna. The kit can then b... Read more

Tape Measure Yagi Beam Antenna – Ham Radio Q&A

February 07, 2017 No comments

Tape Measure Yagi Beam Antenna Parts List 1 25 foot 1 inch wide steel tape measure 1 10 foot piece of 3/4 inch Schedule 40 PVC Tube 2 3/4 inch... Read more

Measuring Propagation Attenuation Using a Quadcopter by N6GN

August 26, 2016 No comments

These tests show that the signal strength of a local station can be many tens of decibels weaker than from a DX station. For the last several years I... Read more

VHF

ICOM ID-51A-PLUS2 Handheld Transceivers

September 18, 2016 No comments

ICOM ID-51A-PLUS2 Handheld ICOM ID-51A-PLUS2 Handheld Transceivers offer global D-STAR connectivity! These dual band transceivers have a super-compa... Read more

Kenwood TMZ-D504 UHF

January 17, 2015 No comments

High power of the transmitted output 5W Specified low-power automotive operation was difficult in the transceiver, and effective in calling area expan... Read more

Announcing the TYT MD-UV380 Dual Band DMR Radio

March 16, 2018 No comments

“We received an announcement from TYT last night that a new DMR radio will be coming soon. We haven’t received a lot of details, but it lo... Read more

BTECH DMR-6X2 Digital (DMR) & Analog Two-Way Radio (with GPS and Recording)

June 21, 2018 No comments

The BTECH DMR-6X2 is the most versatile dual-band DMR radio available. Designed for both amateur and commercial usage with its large, bright 1.77... Read more

News

Katrina – Ham Radio’s Untold Story

August 29, 2015 No comments

Katrina – Ham Radio’s Untold Story Amateur Radio – often called “ham radio” continues to be the most reliable, fail-safe... Read more

Vanderbilt CubeSat data collected by ham radio operators worldwide

February 16, 2016 No comments

A tiny space hitchhiker named AO-85 is talking and thousands of ham radio operators worldwide and a handful of Vanderbilt University engineering resea... Read more

Virginia Radio Amateur will Recreate 1906 Fessenden Christmas Eve Broadcast

December 23, 2019 No comments

The Canadian inventor, experimenter, and entrepreneur Reginald Fessenden has been credited as the inventor of radiotelephony. Fessenden claimed to hav... Read more

ARRL Announces 2019 Teachers Institutes on Wireless Technology Sessions

March 14, 2019 No comments

As part of its educational outreach through the Education & Technology Program (ETP), ARRL will offer three sessions of the Teachers Institute on... Read more

Review

Review of v1.3 of SDRuno software with scanning

March 22, 2019 No comments

“SDRuno, the “house brand” software for the SDRplay family of “radio spectrum processors” has been updated with scanning... Read more

FreeDV 2020 Over-the-air Demo, Australia to New Zealand

May 09, 2019 No comments

Uniden SDS200 Unboxing and Initial Setup

February 05, 2019 No comments

Replacing a bad PL-259 Connector

March 24, 2020 No comments

“Since we all need to stay at home anyway, let’s fix up the station! I need to review a new mobile radio, and the connector on my VHF/UHF... Read more

Contesting

NA SSB Sprint: 4 hours of radio fun this Saturday!

April 05, 2018 No comments

Dear Fellow Ham, Just a quick note to let you know about a very fun, short (4 hour) contest happening this weekend. It is the North American SSB Sprin... Read more

CQ WW 2016 SSB Disqualification list

April 23, 2017 No comments

Call type ops 3V8SS Self-spotting KF5EYY (3V8SS) 4O7CC Self-spotting UA4CC 7Z1SJ Self-spotting 7Z1SJ 9K2HN Self-spotting 9K2HN, 9K2RR, 9K2OD, 9K2HK, 9... Read more