North American QSO Parties to Recognize Young Contester Entries
To encourage young radiosport participants, National Contest Journal (NCJ) will recognize their entries in the North American QSO Party...
Monthly Archives: April 2021
ARRL Executive Committee Nominates Joel Harrison, W5ZN, to be Next IARU Secretary
At its April 5 meeting via Zoom, the ARRL Executive Committee (EC) nominated past ARRL President Joel Harrison, W5ZN,...
RF Explorer EMF Licence Demo
This week Gary gives us an overview of the new RF Explorer Field Strength EMF Licence Add-On. We also...
Support ARRL When Shopping for Mother’s Day
Mother’s Day is Sunday, May 9. If you’re looking for the perfect gift, shop at AmazonSmile and choose American...
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...
Recent activity on the 23cm band RNSS Coexistence Studies
The Chair of IARU Region 1 Spectrum Affairs, Barry Lewis G4SJH, reports on the work being done in defending the...
ARISS-USA Seeks Volunteers to Further its Mission
The US segment of Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS-USA) is seeking volunteers to support its mission....
ARRL Awards Colvin Grant to 3Y0J Bouvet Island DXpedition in 2023
ARRL has awarded a Colvin Grant of $5,000 to the Intrepid-DX Group to help in funding its 3Y0J DXpedition...
Amateur Radio Credited with Rescue of Back-Country Hiker in Tennessee
A back-country hiker was rescued from Great Smoky Mountains National Park with assistance from amateur radio after she became...
Noise Reduction Speakers
Oggie John Reardon, KD0RON, asks about noise reduction speakers. Antenna MEF-330-1K Multiband EFHW Antenna Transformer for 8 Bands May...
Icom AH-705 in the Park with Ray – N9JA, Tommy – N5ZNO, and George – W5JDX.
A closer look at the Icom AH-705. A QRP antenna tuner for the IC-705 Trasnceiver. Tunable 50Ω antenna and...
New FCC RF safety rules for ham radio – May 2021
New FCC RF safety rules for ham radio #hamradio – May 2021 Antenna 2 Meter & 70 Centimeter Mobile...
Four-Ham SpaceX Crew-1 Mission Astronauts Return to Earth on Wednesday
NASA will provide live coverage of the upcoming return activities for the agency’s SpaceX Crew-1 mission with astronauts Michael...
Bill Introduced to Designate April 18, 2022, as National Amateur Radio Operators Day
Arizona Congresswoman Debbie Lesko has reintroduced a resolution with bipartisan support to designate April 18, 2022, as National...
FCC Auto-Registration Feature for Exam Applicants to be Discontinued
Auto-registration in the FCC Commission Registration System (CORES) amateur radio exam candidates using a Social Security number will be...
A.R.I. International DX Contest 2021
1. The Associazione Radioamatori Italiani (A.R.I.) has the honour of inviting radio amateurs from all over the world to participate in the...
WRTC 2022 Postponed Until 2023
World Radiosport Team Championship 2022 (WRTC 2022) has been postponed for 1 year. At the WRTC 2022 Association Assembly...
8-year-old becomes youngest ham radio operator in Montour County
By Justin Strawser jstrawser@dailyitem.com DANVILLE — An 8-year-old Cub Scout became the youngest licensed ham radio operator in Montour...
Can a Balun be Too Big?
“Oggie Jon McAdams, K3MAH, is getting back into HF and wants to try QRP. Will baluns, coax, etc., rated...
An end fed half wave cage antenna. How much wider bandwidth does it provide?
Another comparison between a single wire and a cage arrangement. This time on the end fed half wave antenna....
WRTC 2022 postponed to 2023 !
At the WRTC 2022 Association Assembly on 23 April 2021, having previously consulted the WRTC Sanctioning Committee, the assembly and...
VE7PS
Episode 348 – Peter Shilton – VE7PS Peter Shilton, VE7PS, became a lifelong chaser of meteor scatter and EME...