Tag: hamradio
Georgia Gets a New Section Manager; Re-Elected SMs Begin New Terms on October 1
Jim Millsap, K9APD, will become the ARRL Georgia Section Manager (SM) on Friday, October 1. Millsap, of Acworth, was...
How To Power Your Ham Radio Station, Power Supplies, Batteries, Mobile
An important first step in ham radio is figuring out how you want to power your radio station. Reagrdless...
Building the BuddiHex Hexbeam | Best Portable Ham Radio Antenna
Today I go through all of the steps and pieces for building the BuddiHex Hexbeam antenna from Buddpole. This...
YAESU M-90D Desktop Microphone: UNBOXING
Yaesu M-90D Desktop Microphones utilize a finely tuned dynamic element to deliver rich low to mid frequency response, desirable...
DXCC Approved. From DXNews.com
The DXCC Department has approved the following operations
HF Band Plan Review
Over the past 18 month a proposal for an IARU HF Digital Mode reorganization has been undertaken by representatives...
RF Ground Rod vs Concrete Patio
Dave, KO4DLQ, lives in Florida and has to deal with mass amounts of lightning. Dave can relate having served...
Using the ARRL RF Exposure Calculator
Brent, KI5HXM, has a question relating to RF exposure in a mobile environment. Dave wants to show a cool...
JT5DX Mongolia. From DXNews.com
JT1CO will be active as JT5DX from Mongolia in CQ WW DX RTTY Contest, 25 – 26 September 2021.
Stretching Antenna Bandwidths
Often on the HF bands, we find that the quoted antenna frequency bandwidth is not wide enough to cover...
Open-Source Amateur Satellite Work Not Subject to Export Administration Regulation
CEO Michelle Thompson, W5NYV, reports that Open Research Institute (ORI) received an advisory opinion from the US Commerce Department...
ARRL, RSGB Announce Joint Events to Celebrate Centenary of Ham Radio Transatlantic Success
ARRL and the Radio Society of Great Britain will jointly sponsor events to celebrate the achievement of transatlantic communications...
Unboxing the Radioddity GD-AT10G
Dave has recently been sent a handheld radio from Radioddity. Let the unboxing begin! 10W/5W/2.5W/1W Selectable: The Radioddity GD-AT10G is...
SDR++ THE BLOAT FREE SDR SOFTWARE
In this video we take a look at a new and upcoming SDR Application called SDR ++ Wide hardware...
Bright Regions Emerge Too Fast To Count | Space Weather News 09.22.2021
Space Weather News 09.22.2021 Antenna How High Should a Dipole Be? A Look at Antenna Modeling October 05, 2017...
OX7A OX7AM OX7AKT OX3LG Greenland. From DXNews.com
OX7A Team will be active from Greenland, IOTA NA – 018, in CQ WW DX SSB Contest, 30 –...
Clear Frequencies Requested for Possible Nicaragua Earthquake Traffic
IARU Region 2 Emergency Coordinator Carlos Alberto Santamaría González, CO2JC, has requested that radio amateurs in Central America avoid...
Radio Amateurs on Standby Following La Palma Volcanic Eruption
The Cumbre Vieja volcano on La Palmas in Spain’s Canary Islands erupted for the first time in 50 years...
IARU Region 1 Monitoring System Says Radio France International Splatter “Untenable”
The International Amateur Radio Union (IARU) Region 1 Monitoring System (IARUMS) August newsletter reports that Radio France International was active daily between...
Choosing Lightning Arresters
Robert, KG5BJF, is getting ready to set up his station and his question is “How do you determine which...
HS0ZME Thailand. From DXNews.com
Lars, SM6NT will be active again as HS0ZME from Hua Hin, Thailand, 9 November 2021 – 5 April 2022.
Why Sunspot Cycle 25 Might Be a Big One –The Latest Research for Ham Radio Operators
Special guest Dr. Scott McIntosh explains why sunspot cycle 25 will be big Antenna Comparing Elevated 1/4w Vertical vs....