RadCom contesting column
The RadCom contesting column has new editors! The RSGB Contest Committees will be overseeing the column and have planned...
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Exam bookings at new prices
Early in February the RSGB announced that the fees for Foundation, Intermediate and Full level examinations would increase from...
British Science Week reports
British Science Week is drawing to a close and lots of exciting activities have been going on. Radio amateurs...
via the RSGB: 4 March 2024 – VHF National Field Day challenges and fun
The presentation Have you wondered what happens at a VHF National Field Day (VHF NFD)?…
HamCation sets attendance record
From February 9 to 11, 2024, the Orlando Amateur Radio Club hosted the 77th annual…
via HACKADAY: Making a Crystodyne Radio With Zinc Oxide and Cat’s Whiskers
During the first half of the 20th century radio technology was booming, albeit restricted by…
MAT-125E Automatic antenna tuner
Brand new, never used. Unpacked for the pictures.Delivery was delayed so in the interval I bought an LDG and...
RSGB 2024 AGM
The RSGB 2024 AGM will take place at 10am on Saturday, 13 April and will be held online to...
RadCom April 2024, Vol. 100, No. 4
New licence conditions now in place To read this edition, tap or click cover image Regulars Advertisers’ index 85...
via HACKADAY: Inside America’s Last Morse Code Station
The Titanic famously (or infamously) used Morse code to call out in distress at the…
For Sale: Kenwood AT-200 Ham Radio Antenna Tuner HF 1.8～28MHz 200W
I have a good working Kenwood AT-200 Ham Radio Antenna Tuner HF 1.8～28MHz 200W for sale . I just...
via HACKADAY: Retro Gadgets: Pay TV in the 1960s
These days, paying for TV programming is a fact of life. You pay your cable…
Via the RAC: RAC “Get on the Air on World Amateur Radio Day” special event
On Thursday, April 18, 2024, Radio Amateurs of Canada is once again organizing a special…
A lonely radio nerd. A poet. Vladimir Putin’s crackdown sweeps up ordinary Russians
A lonely man jailed for criticizing the government on his ham radio. A poet assaulted…
via HACKADAY: GPS Antenna Mods Make Starlink Terminal Immune To Jammers
The Starlink receivers need positioning and precise timing information to function, and currently the best…
Via the RAC: World Amateur Radio Day 2024: A Century of Connections
Every April 18, Radio Amateurs worldwide take to the airwaves in celebration of World Amateur…
MFJ MFJ-941D (MFJ Versa Tuner II)
Used Unit….SK Estate. The post MFJ MFJ-941D (MFJ Versa Tuner II) first appeared on Hamshack.
via HACKADAY: Pager Lives Again Thanks to Python And Mastodon
Pagers were a big deal for a while there, even if they never quite made…
Via the ARRL: Bob Vallio, W6RGG, Named ARRL Honorary Vice President
Robert B. “Bob” Vallio, W6RGG, has been honored by the ARRL Board of Directors as…
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PODCAST: This Week in Amateur Radio Edition #1306 – Full Version
Release Date: March 9, 2024 Here is a summary of the news trending This Week…
PODCAST: This Week in Amateur Radio Edition #1306 – Truncated 1 hour version
This is a 1 hour version of the weekly podcast for This Week in Amateur…
Via AMSAT: ANS-070 AMSAT News Service Weekly Bulletins
In this edition: * SpaceX’s Transporter-10 Successfully Launches Over Fifty Satellites * Vostochny Spaceport Sends…
Via the ARRL: FCC Job Opportunity for Recent Engineering Graduates
The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has a job opening that might be a good opportunity…
Via the ARRL: Solar Eclipse One Month Away
A total solar eclipse that will be seen across North America will occur on Monday,…