IARU Receives Gift of hamradio.org Domain
Andrew J. Wolfram, KI7RYC, has donated the hamradio.org domain to the International Amateur Radio Union (IARU) for non-profit educational use to...
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New Arrival! Dual Mode Portable Repeater RT97P
Dual Mode Portable Repeater RT97P will come. It is similar to the portable repeater RT97. Now we have the RT97...
Why Won’t My 80-Meter Dipole Cover the Whole Band?
Why Won’t My 80-Meter Dipole Cover the Whole Band? Antenna Antenna DUO8 15-20 separate feed – Momobeam November 22,...
An Aircraft Tale That Applies to Ham Radio
An Aircraft Tale That Applies to Ham Radio Antenna Build the Pennyloop UHF Antenna March 02, 2015 No comments...
Upcoming NCJ CW and RTTY North American Sprints to Start 1 Hour Earlier
The February 6 NCJ-sponsored North American Sprint (CW) and the March 13 RTTY Sprint will begin 1 hour earlier, at...
The most effective way to place a long wire antenna
The most effective way to place a long wire antenna Antenna Shark HF Hamsticks, American Made, Review And Testing...
ARISS and Partners Are Investigating Space Station Ham Radio Failure
Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) and its partners are troubleshooting a failure within the on-board NA1SS...
RadFxSat-2 Signals Detected, AMSAT Engineering Continues to Assess Status
by Paul Stoetzer On January 27th, Brad Schumacher, W5SAT, reported copying his CW signal weakly via the RadFxSat-2 transponder. On...
2021 Propagation Summit Session Recordings Available
YouTube recordings and PDF files from the 2021 Propagation Summit hosted on January 23 by Contest University are available. More than...
Make a mains filter for EMC & noise reduction
This video shows how I have made a mains filter that is extremely effective in reducing and in some...
QSO Today Virtual Ham Expo to Include Speaker Track on Amateur Radio Satellites
The QSO Today Virtual Ham Expo on March 13 – 14 will devote a speaker track to AMSAT and the world...
Learning Morse Code, Straight Key or Paddles?
“The eternal question and a sure way to start trouble at your next Ham radio club! Is the straight...
Icom IC-705 with the mAT-705 Portable Tuner
“Today I operate the Icom IC-705 at my hunting lease as a portable radio with an End Fed Random...
Capture the MAGIC of Six Meters — eBook
Have you ever wondered about the “Magic” of Six Meters? After all, you’ve probably pressed the six meter button...
David A. Duncan, K7DUN, Wins the January 2021 QST Cover Plaque Award
The winning article for the January 2021 QST Cover Plaque award is “CW-ELMER – An Advanced Morse Code Learning System,” by David A....
How Your Radio’s Final Amp Class Affects Efficiency
An Oggie asks why his radio draws so much more power than the 100 watts it puts out. The...
Testing My Mini 64:1 Half-Wave End-Fed Antenna Transformer.
Testing My Mini 64:1 Half-Wave End-Fed Antenna Transformer. Antenna The PackTenna Mini 9:1 Random Wire Antenna Antenna October 21,...
Amateur & Personal Radio Users Reminded Not to Use Radios in Crimes
Full Title: Warning: Amateur and Personal Radio Services Licensees and Operators May Not Use Radio Equipment to Commit or Facilitate...
SL8SUB – 1st Submarine Flotillas official military amateur radio call sign
Here is a brief information release regarding Radio SL8SUB, the 1st Submarine Flotillas official military amateur radio call sign:...
Smoother FT8 Mode Operation with Constantly Evolving Firmware (IC-705/IC-7300/IC-9700)
Firmware update for the IC-705, IC-7300 and IC-9700* offers smoother FT8 operation. One touch FT8 mode preset, Scroll mode...
My Wife Bought More Radio Gear On Wish and Ali Express
My wife surprised me at the end of 2020 with a new random box of goodies from Wish and...
FTdx10 vs IC-7300 Comparison
This week Jonathan compares the new Yaesu FTdx10 and the Icom IC-7300. What are your comments on either? Antenna...
ICOM IC-705 Review and Full Walk Through
Here’s the complete and detailed review of the ICOM IC-705. If you are already an owner of this unit,...
Radials, Radials, Radials! Learn about radials!
In response to an Oggie question, we talk about radials for vertical antennas. Antenna Icom Mobile Antennas AH-760 and...
Hamvention 2021 is Officially Cancelled
Much like last year, Hamvention 2021 has announced their cancellation of the Hamfest for 2021. Lots of us are...