Ham Radio on the Moon
Japan’s OMOTENASHI, the world’s smallest moon lander, will have an X-band and UHF communication system, although it will not carry...
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New Icom Amateur Radio USB Driver and Control Software Updates
Over the Christmas and New Year Holiday, Icom released updates that will provide improvements to the IC-705/ID-52E USB driver...
Best Mobile Ham Radio 2022
“This is a list of what I consider to be the best mobile ham radios for your vehicle as...
FX-4C Transceiver
The FX-4C is a new SDR transceiver developed by BG2FX. It covers all of the major HF bands, and...
Ham Radio Remote Control from Anywhere
The RemoteTx® ham radio remote control system is an economical way to control your amateur radio station through the...
ARRL RTTY Roundup ( RTTY, PSK, FT8/FT4, ASCII, AMTOR, and Packet )
Photo: LO5D ( LU9ESD Manu ) Contest Objective: Amateurs worldwide contact and exchange QSO information with other amateurs using digital...
Installed a HUGE 90m (300 feet) Receive Loop
Amazing 90m loop with 4:1 balun. How does it compare to the smaller Loop On Ground? Antenna Hunting Noise...
Ermak SDR Transceiver
Ermak SDR Transceiver https://sdr-ermak.com/ Review Kenwood TH-D74 VS Icom ID 51A June 02, 2017 No comments...
Visualizing the effect of a low pass filter on harmonics
I thought I’d share this little experiment, I found it quite interesting. Antenna DX Commander Part 2 – HF...
Measuring Balun Ratios
I have been asked how to measure the ratios of a Balun or an Unun. So if you’re someone...
Resonant Frequency of Antennas
“The feedline to an antenna will perform better if the antenna has the same impedance. Jim Heath W6LG uses...
RX Antenna – I Installed a Loop On Ground (LOG) for Ham Radio
“I have never tried a Loop RX antenna actually on the Ground! So today I tried it out for...
UBA 75 On The Air Event
On the occasion of the 75th anniversary of our UBA, more than 60 stations with the special ON75 prefix...
ICOM ID-52 First Look With Ray Novak
The ICOM ID-52a is out just in time for Christmas. Lets take a look at its many features. Antenna...
A Pair of Christmas Storms Heads for Earth
Informal Solar Storm Forecast 12.23.2021 Antenna MONSTER YAGI FOR 20M December 03, 2015 No comments A 5 element...
ICOM ID-52 Overview
ICOM ID-52 Icom has announced details of the ID-52E D-STAR Digital Handheld Transceiver. The ID-52E VHF/UHF dual-band digital transceiver...
GA-450 Portable Active Small Loop HF Antenna
Loop HF Antenna Here we take a look at the GA450 Active Loop HF Antenna. Overall impression, better than...
InnovAntennas DXR3-MKII 6 Element Tri-Band Yagi 20/15/10m
DXR3 produced are the MKII version, a 20, 15 and 10 meter HF Yagi with 6 interlaced elements on...
Starting with a Straight Key
“James, has quite a long complicated question but summarize he wants to know if he can start learning morse...
ISS SSTV Transmission Set for Late December
The Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) team will support Slow Scan TV (SSTV) transmissions from the...
Big Flare Players Popping & An Earth-Directed Launch
“Our Sun is popping some big flare potential this week, with no less than seven numbered regions on the...
Tuning the Buddistick Pro Antenna
Designed as a multi-band, portable antenna for 40m – 6m, the Buddistick PRO is an excellent performer with any...
RigExpert Stick Pro | Best Portable Antenna Analyzer
Antenna Analyzer A Deep Dive into the Analyzer, as well as the AntScope App and Computer Software. Frequency range: 0.1...
Do antenna tuners help with shortwave listening?
Do antenna tuners help with shortwave listening? Antenna Building the BuddiHex Hexbeam | Best Portable Ham Radio Antenna September...
GRA-ULT01 Lightweight Portable Antenna Mast Mount Tripod Tower UHF SO239 Connector
GRA-ULT01 is a telescopic portable tripod for UHF connector portable antennas. Made by Gabil Radio in Taiwan. Designed as...