20M LOADED DIPOLE – HALF A YAGI?
Here we take a look at building a short, loaded dipole for 20 Meters, 14 MHz. In fact, this...
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Astron SS-30M-AP Power Supply First Look!
New from Astron is a 30-amp Power Supply with PowerPoles and 2 USB ports on the front panel. Let’s...
Icom ID-52 First Look! – New Icom Handheld Ham Radio | DSTAR
Look what arrived at my mailbox! This is the Icom ID-52E, the newest Handheld Ham Radio from Icom, which...
Amateur Radio Responds to Flooding in Western Europe
International Amateur Radio Union (IARU) Region 1 Emergency Communications Coordinator Greg Mossop, G0DUB, reported over the weekend that amateur...
Solar Storm Fake Out & Big Flare Players Near | Solar Storm Forecast 07.17.2021
Solar Storm Fake Out & Big Flare Players Near | Antenna QST Antenna Design Competition Submission Deadline Looms August...
Getting your Equipment in the Right Order
Frank Arciuolo, W1ZAH, is having some problems with his antenna set up and SWR. Dave here to help point...
Radioddity REVEALS DB25-D Mini Mobile DMR Radio | First Look!
Radioddity has a new Mini Mobile DMR Radio about to be released which they are calling the DB-25-D. This...
Radio Wave Properties: Electric and Magnetic Dipole Antennae
“An HP model 3200B VHF Oscillator and ENI model 5100-L NMR RF Broadband Power Amplifier provide a 300 MHz...
QSO Today Virtual Ham Expo Coming Again Soon – Official Email
The next QSO Today Virtual Ham Expo is a month away, Live from August 14-15, 2021 and then on-demand...
Is That Cuban Radio Jammers On 40 Meters Ham Radio?
“For almost a week straight there has been an abundance of what looks like intentional radio interference on 40...
Cuba Is Jamming Ham Radio Frequencies!
“My good friend Alex, W7HU has uncovered that Cuba is jamming ham radio frequencies to stop communication in and...
The Take-off Angle Theory
“Kyle, W0AAV, is wondering if there is an optimal angle to put his vertical antenna or is the Take...
MINI600 Antenna Analyzer EU1KY Firmware Version 1.04
“Here we take a look at the Mini600 Antenna Analyzer with EU1KY Firmware Version 1.04” Main Functions : Panoramic...
DX Commander All Band Vertical after 6 Months in the Air | Review
“I’ve had my DX Commander All Band vertical in the air for about 6 months now and I wanted...
Difficult Grounding Issues
Tim Desmond, KI5OUN, inspired this video on grounding. Simplest to say “Difficult Grounding Issues” Antenna Hustler 6 Band Vertical...
New Astron SS-30M-AP Switching Power Supply Review/Demo
Switching Power Supply, 30 A At 13.8 Vdc Peak Output, Front Panel Powerpoles, Fan Cooled, Meters, 115/230 Vac Input...
New Firmware Updates for the IC-705, IC-7300 and IC-9700 SDR Transceivers
Icom has released updates for its latest range of Amateur radios. The updates are available for the IC-705, IC-7300...
HamBuilder HBR4HFS 4-Band HF Ham Radio Test and Review
“This video took me a few months to put together while testing it in different environments and locations. Today...
AMSAT CubeSatSim First Official Release – v1.0
I am very pleased to announce the first software release of the CubeSatSim software v1.0! Along with the first...
Good Grounding
Doug, K0YP, is grounding his station with a very over the top grounding supplies and set up and is...
Yagi Configurations
“Calvin, N7AY, inspired Dave’s General overview of many common questions concerning Yagi’s… Watch to learn more.” Antenna HF Unity...
LAB599 DISCOVERY TX 500 IN-DEPTH REVIEW
Peter Waters G3OJV, has spent nearly two weeks testing and using this Russian transceiver. Is it right for you?...
The Applying and Handling of Lightning Arrestors
“Thanks to a lead question from Daniel Chin, 9M6DC, Dave dives into the topic of Lightning Arrestors and Surge...
The First X-Flare of Solar Cycle 25 | Space Weather News 07.06.2021
The First X-Flare of Solar Cycle 25 | Space Weather News 07.06.2021 Antenna MFJ -225 HF/VHF, 1.8-170 MHZ GRAPHIC...
EL/AZ 3D Printed Antenna Rotator – Testing !
“One of the Youtube viewers made a comment a few weeks ago asking about my rotator project. Their comment...