Ham Radio Tower, US Tower MA40, Installation in Process by Jim Heath W6LG, Your YouTube Elmer

June 25, 2020 No comments

Jim W6LG your YouTube Elmer shows the progress on the MA40 Tower Installation that will be limited to 30 feet above the terrain as allowed by Ordinanc... Read more

Fold-Over Towers – ROHN 55G

November 06, 2015 No comments

  Get all of the benefits of a Self-Supporting ROHN 55G tower, without ever having to climb! With a ROHN 55FK, you can easily access the top moun... Read more

PJ4S Bonaire Island SA-006 by DL1NX

November 25, 2014 No comments

Bonaire Island – PJ4S ” This will be a vacation operation style. I will try to be on the air from 6 to 80m using a Buddipole and a Elecraf... Read more

Watch A Stunning Full Year (2015) of Our Sun in Action

March 15, 2016 No comments

This high-definition video shows the Sun in the 171-angstrom wavelength of extreme ultraviolet light. It covers a time period of January 2, 2015 to Ja... Read more

VK9NT Norfolk Island Dxpedition 2015

April 14, 2015 No comments

    Latest News Update 14th April 2015: Final planning is well underway and the team is keen to get to the island.  We’ll have at least one... Read more

FX700 Vector Network Analyzer

June 17, 2021 No comments

Metropwr FX700 is a vector network analyzer 0.1/700 MHz used to measure all the parameters of an antenna. It has a large 4.3 “touch screen display and... Read more

Jim Heath W6LG Shares a Video of One of the Largest Ham Radio Antennas

February 05, 2018 No comments

Sam, R7AB has one of the largest antenna systems for HF in the world. Here is a video fly-by showing just part of that site. You will be amazed at wha... Read more

KBØSA at Scout Camp

November 09, 2015 No comments

Scout Camp A look at the portable station operation of BSA Colorado Troop 6 radio club KBØSA at summer camp 2012 in the mountains of Colorado. Read more

Monroe man helps in Uintah County emergency through ham radio

May 14, 2016 No comments

“MONROE — While Keith Cartwright was working in his shop Oct.10, 2015, he didn’t expect what his ham radio received — a call for help. An amateu... Read more

Wouxun KG-879 Multifunctional wireless handheld two way radio

August 29, 2015 No comments

Wouxun KG-879 Description of Features 1. DTMF encoding and decoding 2. 105 groups DCS / 50 groups CTCSS 3. Wide /narrow bandwidth 4. Selection 5. ANI... Read more

APRS In Your Pocket

September 30, 2015 No comments

APRS For a lightweight portable station, all you need is a handheld transceiver, a tiny packet TNC, and an Android smartphone. For those unaware, APRS... Read more

The ARRL International DX Contest (SSB) is Just Ahead!

March 05, 2020 No comments

Phone: First full weekend in March (March 7-8, 2020). Full Contest Details 1. Mission, Definitions, and Objectives: 1.1. Mission: Encourage W/VE stati... Read more

Just When You Thought It Was Safe: Chinese Over-the-Horizon Radar Appears on 40 Meters

March 12, 2018 No comments

The International Amateur Radio Union Region 1 (IARU-R1) Monitoring System (IARUMS) reports that one of China’s over-the-horizon radar (OTHR) installa... Read more

Measuring Propagation Attenuation Using a Quadcopter

June 03, 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

7el LFA2 Noise comparison on 50 MHz

May 30, 2015 No comments

      VA3NCD had the luxury of being able to install 2 50MHz 7el Yagis for testing one against the other. One an M2 7el JHV, the other... Read more