VP6WR – On air at Pitcairn (and current frequencies of operation)
I arrived yesterday (5th September) and have erected the DXCommander. The BTV is waiting until…
Category: HF
via Hackaday: A Simple But Effective Receiving Loop Antenna
There’s a joke in the world of radio that all you need for a HF…
Short wave – long term (New Zealand)
“Before there was social media there was amateur, or ham radio, and it’s going to…
via the RSGB: Exercise Blue Ham is taking place this week
RAF Air Cadets are running the ever-popular Blue Ham Radio Communications Exercise, on the 60m…
What I Heard During the Solar Event
Coronal mass ejections from the sun are plasma with magnetic fields. They can collide with…
Parkersburg South campus draws students, ham radio operators into orbit for solar phenomena (West Virginia)
Amateur radio operators from the Parkersburg Amateur Radio Klub set up stations at Parkersburg South…
via HACKADAY: Automatic Position Reporting Over HF Radio
While most of us carry cell phones that have GPS and other location services, they…
via HACKADAY: HF In Small Spaces
Generally, the biggest problem a new ham radio operator will come across when starting out…
Working a Ham Radio Pileup
A ham radio pileup is when one station is calling CQ and many stations are…
Skywarn Recognition Day – 2020
December 5, 2020 from 0000z to 2400z SKYWARN™ Recognition Day was developed in 1999 by the National Weather Service...