Hurricane Watch Net has Eyes on Hurricane Grace and Tropical Storm Henri
The Hurricane Watch Net (HWN) is mustering as Hurricane Grace, a Category 1 storm with maximum sustained winds of...
Monthly Archives: August 2021
Amateur Radio Newsline Report 2286 for Friday August 20, 2021
– HAITI IN TURMOIL AFTER EARTHQUAKE, TROPICAL STORM – INTREPID DX GROUP CALLS OFF BOUVET PLANS – FCC DELAYS...
Chameleon Antenna – Manufacturers Showcase
We are with John Miller, N7JDM from Chameleon Antenna to talk about the latest offerings! Antenna Portable Carbon Fiber...
Wouxun KG-UV9G GMRS Handheld from Better Safe Radio
The KG-UV9G Handheld GMRS Radio from Wouxun is a great addition to any GMRS line-up of radios The BSR-Exclusive...
The History of Single Sideband
Single sideband modulation revolutionized electronic communication, but where did the idea come from? Antique Wireless Association Curator Emeritus Ed...
SAQ Reports “an Incredible Number” of Listeners for July 4 Transmissions
The Alexander Grimeton Friendship Association reports “an incredible number” of listener reports — 524 in all — for its July 4...
Effective Indoor Antennas
Peirre, KM4WSJ, lives in Florida and is often victim to powerful lightning and thunder storms and is forced to...
SDRPLAY SDRUno ADSB Plugin – Tracking Aircraft Easy
Here we take a look at the new ADSB Plugin now available in BETA for SDRUno from SDRPlay. Antenna...
Hurricane Watch Net Plans Two Activations as Grace Reaches Hurricane Status
The Hurricane Watch Net (HWN) plans to activate today (Wednesday, August 18) and Friday as Grace attains Category 1...
7 courtyard or balcony HF antenna ideas for small spaces
Got little space at home? Live in a townhouse, apartment or villa? That doesn’t mean you can’t play HF....
Elecraft K4 High-Performance Direct-Sampling SDR Update, Eric Swartz WA6HHQ
Eric demos the K4 along with its latest features. Antenna Chameleon Emcomm IIIP Antenna – Antenna, Portable, 160M-10M May...
3Y0I Bouvet Island. From DXNews.com
3Y0I license has been renewed it and received by 3Y0I gang. Preparation continues More update soon.
Hurricane Watch Net Ramps Up Alert Level for Tropical Storm Grace
The Hurricane Watch Net (HWN) is keeping a close eye on Tropical Storm Grace and has bumped up to...
RDA Award Program. From DXNews.com
The RDA Russian Districts award program and the corresponding RDA Contest have been attracting radio amateurs in Russia and...
Radio Club of Haiti President Reports Significant Structural Damage from Earthquake
In the immediate aftermath of the magnitude 7.2 earthquake on August 14, Radio Club of Haiti President Jean-Robert Gaillard,...
FT5DE – 5W C4FM/FM 144/430MHz Dual Band Digital Transceiver
The new FT5DR/E is a full-featured C4FM handheld transceiver with superior operability and new sophisticatedfunctions. Even in a compact...
FT4 via satellite with SDR-Console and IC-705
This is a simple guide for working FT4 mode via satellite with the help of SDR-Console software, a SDR...
FCC Application Fees Unlikely to Go into Effect Until 2022
The schedule of FCC amateur radio application fees likely will not go into effect before 2022. FCC staff confirmed...
Counterpoises and Transmission Line Mysteries
Ed, K6SDW, has a few questions for Dave. Concerning Transmission lines and Counterpoises? Watch to Learn More. Antenna The...
Many Sunspots Emerge & A Big Filament Snakes
Many Sunspots Emerge & A Big Filament Snakes | Solar Storm Forecast 08.15.2021 Antenna 6-160 Meter Alpha S9 Spun...
Video 5I3B 5I3W Zanzibar. From DXNews.com
Video 5I3B 5I3W Zanzibar Island, IOTA AF – 032, Tanzania. EA3WL EA3BT. From Jordi Codina, EA3HSL.
Integra Unveils Novel 100V RF GaN-on-SiC Technology with Superior Performance
Modernization of multi-kilowatt RF communication and data transmission systems is pushing the requirements of what traditional vacuum electron devices...
J68HZ Saint Lucia Island. From DXNews.com
K9HZ will be active again as J68HZ from Saint Lucia Island, IOTA NA – 108, 21 August – 8...
One Coax, Several Radios
Joe, Wb2ZDB, asks Hey Dave, In your “An Unusual Jpole Antenna” episode uou said something about having gotten a...
Following Earthquake in Haiti, Radio Amateurs Asked to Keep Frequencies Clear
In a statement received by ARRL on August 14, 2021, Region 2 of the International Amateur Radio Union (IARU-R2)...