8-year-old becomes youngest ham radio operator in Montour County
By Justin Strawser jstrawser@dailyitem.com DANVILLE — An 8-year-old Cub Scout became the youngest licensed ham radio operator in Montour...
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Can a Balun be Too Big?
“Oggie Jon McAdams, K3MAH, is getting back into HF and wants to try QRP. Will baluns, coax, etc., rated...
An end fed half wave cage antenna. How much wider bandwidth does it provide?
Another comparison between a single wire and a cage arrangement. This time on the end fed half wave antenna....
WRTC 2022 postponed to 2023 !
At the WRTC 2022 Association Assembly on 23 April 2021, having previously consulted the WRTC Sanctioning Committee, the assembly and...
VE7PS
Episode 348 – Peter Shilton – VE7PS Peter Shilton, VE7PS, became a lifelong chaser of meteor scatter and EME...
HD8M Santa Cruz Island Galapagos Islands. From DXNews.com
HD8M Team will be active from Santa Cruz Island, IOTA SA – 004, Galapagos Islands, 2 – 11 March...
Magic Magnetic Loop – Alex HamPack Magnetic Loop Review
The new HamPack from Alex Loop looks to be an interesting product. We check it out. Magnetic Loop Antenna...
Amateur Radio Newsline Report 2269 for Friday April 23, 2021
– DRONE MAKES 1ST POWERED FLIGHT ON MARS – REGION 1 YOUTH AMATEUR RADIO CAMP POSTPONED – EXPERIMENTAL SENSOR...
Career and Talent Opportunities at ARRL
The digital transformation at ARRL is under way! A significant commitment of talent and investment is being made to...
JW0W Prins Karls Forland Island. From DXNews.com
JW0W Team will be active from Prins Karls Forland Island, (Prince Charles Foreland), IOTA EU – 063, Svalbard, 21...
ARRL, American Red Cross Renew Memorandum of Understanding
ARRL and the American Red Cross (ARC) have renewed their long-standing Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) for another 5 years....
Woody Brem, K3YV, is the 2020 Bill Orr, W6SAI, Technical Writing Award Winner
The ARRL Foundation Board of Directors has selected Ellwood “Woody” Brem, K3YV, of Spring Mills, Pennsylvania, as the winner...
JD1BLY Chichi Jima Island Ogasawara Islands. From DXNews.com
JI5RPT will be active again as JD1BLY, from Chichi Jima Island, IOTA AS-031, Ogasawara Islands, 10 – 12 June...
Rigexpert Antenna Analyzers Comparison, Choosing The Right Analyzer For Your Ham Radio Antenna
“In this video is almost all the Rigexpert antenna analyzers, thanks to GigaParts.com for letting me borrow them all....
FTdx10 & IC-7300 Weak CW Signal RX Comparison
“My good friend Joel, KC4WZB, loaned me his brand new Yaesu FTdx10. When I say loaned, I mean he...
Upswing in Solar Cycle 25 Activity May Have Begun
Frank Donovan, W3LPL, says the long-anticipated significant increase in Solar Cycle 25 activity may have begun on April 19....
Registration is Open for Virtual Visalia 2021
The 72nd meeting of the International DX Convention, aka “Visalia,” is now open for registration. The virtual 2-day meeting,...
KC4USV McMurdo station Ross Island. From DXNews.com
Mark, W5MED will be active as KC4USV from McMurdo Station, Ross Island, IOTA AN – 011, until October 2021.
FCC Issues Enforcement Advisory: Radio Users Again Reminded Not to Use Radios in Crimes
On April 20, the FCC’s Enforcement Bureau issued a new Enforcement Advisory, repeating the admonishments contained in a January...
Belka DX Shortwave Receiver – Closeest Thing To A Spy Radio?
Lets take a look at the Belka-DX a tiny shortwave receiver. Antenna The $4.00 Ham Radio Satellite Antenna April...
Clear Frequencies Requested for Net Providing 24/7 Coverage of St Vincent Volcanic Eruption
The Caribbean Emergency and Weather Net (CEWN) has been providing round-the-clock coverage during the La Soufriere volcanic eruption on...
Operating “Split” on HF – info, tips & tricks for operating split or Duplex on HF
“This video presents what is meant by operating “split”, when you hear that rare DX station say that he’s...
HRWB127-Prototyping
This week, Mike, George, Rod, and Jeremy discuss the approach and tools of prototyping. PERMALINK – https://www.hamradioworkbench.com/podcast/prototyping Our Website...