Not being heard at 100 Watts
Dan, KG5WQN, doesn’t know what to do. He has a well set up antenna and should be able to...
Monthly Archives: March 2022
RSGB statement concerning 40MHz in the UK
There have been recently a number of reports of individual holders of UK Amateur licenses gaining Innovation and Trial...
A Machine-Gun Flare Player Delivers a 1,2 Punch at Earth
“We have two back-to-back solar storms on their way to Earth! The second one will catch up and slam...
3B8/OM5ZW Mauritius. From DXNews.com
Lubo, OM5ZW will be active as 3B8/OM5ZW from Mauritius Island, IOTA AF – 049, 29 April – 6 May...
HD8MM HD8MD Galapagos Islands. From DXNews.com
Maria, HC1MM and Rick, HC1MD will be active as HD8MM and HD8MD from Galapagos Islands, IOTA SA – 004,...
Icom ID-52 Quick Look And Highlights
My newest radio is the new ID-52 by Icom. I have had this a bit over a month and...
Storage Cases for Portable Operation (POTA)
A viewer asks: “How do you transport your FT-891 for POTA? I purchased a Pelican Case for my Icom...
Filtering & Noise Reduction for your Ham Shack
“Potentially cut your QRM local mains utility power noise down with some ferrites. This is the way I did...
ZS6AKV
Episode 393 – Hans van de Groenendaal – ZS6AKV Hans van de Groenendaal, ZS6AKV, has been a mover and...
Amateur Radio Newsline Report 2317 for Friday March 25th, 2022
– CHINA’S SPACE STATION TO PUT HAMS IN ORBIT – EUROPEAN CONFERENCE SUSPENDS RUSSIAN, BELARUSIAN MEMBERSHIP – SILENT KEY:...
Ham Payload Going to the Chinese Space Station
The International Amateur Radio Union (IARU) satellite frequency coordination panel reports that an application has been submitted for an...
New Amateur Radio License Applications Fee To Become Effective April 19, 2022
A Public Notice released by the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) on March 23, 2022, in MD Docket No. 20-270,...
Memory keyboard for IC-705
The keypad is connected to the “Key” socket (morse key) of the IC-705 or the “Ext. Keypad” socket of...
Best Ham Radio Headset? Heil BM-17 Dual Side Boomset Review
“I’ve been using the Heil BM-17 on my Parks on the Air activations for the last few months. The...
Updates for Icom IC-7100, IC-9100 and IC-R8600 Cloning/Programming Software
Icom has released cloning/programming software updates for the IC-7100, IC-9100 HF/VHF/UHF Amateur radio transceivers and the IC-R8600 Wideband Communications...
FCC Announces Dates and Rates
FCC Announces Dates and Rates Antenna 3D Print – 3 element 2m (145 MHz) Ultra Portable yagi May 26,...
Yaesu FTM-200DR Dual Band System Fusion Radio – FIRST LOOK!
Yaesu FTM-200DR “Join us for today’s lunchtime livestream as I welcome John Kruk from Yaesu back onto the channel...
Alinco DR-PM300SE
Ideal for simultaneous calls on work vehicles such as heavy machinery and various cranes, and also as a base...
Balcony Antenna Possibilites
Paul, KC9FHV, is a newbie to the OG community and is close to completing his General Exam. Congradulations. And...
Best HF Ham Radio 2022 for QRP SSB
Best QRP HF Ham Radio Transceiver for 2022 – the radios on this list are my choices for the...
Friedrichshafen HAM RADIO 2022 Will Welcome Worldwide Visitors
With the recent relaxation of COVID-19 regulations, the Deutscher Amateur Radio Club (DARC) and Messe Friedrichshafen, partners of the...
Hamvention 2022 Announces Award Winners
Chairman of the Hamvention Awards Committee Michael Kalter, W8CI, has announced the 2022 Dayton Hamvention® award winners. Special Achievement...
AMSAT Receives a Grant From ARDC
AMSAT has received a generous grant from Amateur Radio Digital Communications (ARDC) for the development of a 3U spaceframe...
VK9NT Norfolk Island. From DXNews.com
VK9NT Team will be active from Norfolk Island, IOTA OC – 005, 14 – 25 April 2022.
Is this the BEST Portable Multiband HF Antenna?
Here we take a look at a lightweight, multiband, portable HF Antenna that weighs 160 grams! Antenna G3TXQ 6...