ARRL Board of Directors Creates Emergency Communications and Field Services Committee
At its just-concluded July 2021 meeting, the ARRL Board of Directors approved By-Law changes creating a third Standing Committee...
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RA0FF Sakhalin Island. From DXNews.com
RA0FF will be active from Sakhalin Island in RSGB IOTA Contest, 24 – 25 July 2021.
PZ5G PZ5GE PZ5ZS Papegaaine Island Suriname. From DXNews.com
Markus, DJ4EL will be active as PZ5G and PZ5GE from Papegaaine Island, IOTA SA – 092 and Suriname.
Ruegen Island DL5KUD. From DXNews.com
DL5KUD will be active again from Ruegen Island, IOTA EU-057, in RSGB IOTA Contest, 24 – 25 July 2021,...
ARRL Announces Leadership Changes in the Central Division
ARRL Central Division Director Kermit Carlson, W9XA, has stepped down as Central Division Director. Carlson made the announcement at...
Massachusetts Court Okays Amateur Radio Tower, Citing Board of Appeals’ Error
A judge in the Massachusetts Land Court has ruled that the Zoning Board of Appeals in the City of...
RG8X No-Name Coax, You Need To Be Careful, Jim W6LG Shows What Happened To 100 Feet Of Gray Coax
Jim Heath W6LG shows what happened to RG8X that had 1500 applied. Watch the subsequent episodes for more information...
FCC Investigating Alleged “Jamming” on 40 Meters
Reports suggest that jamming stations have been deployed on the lower portion of 40 meters. The jamming appears to...
Audio and visual of Cuba jamming 40M, making it to OH
Audio and visual of Cuba jamming 40M, making it to OH Audio and visual of Cuba jamming 40M, making...
To Resonate or Not to Resonate?
Ben, K0ABR, simply asks Is resonate better than non resonate antenna? Antenna Choosing Wire For An Antenna February 10,...
Volunteer radio operators to the rescue in Belgian floods
July 2021: Brabant Wallon’s Emergency Radio Network volunteers stepped in when the Police building in Wavre, Belgium – including...
FCC Investigating Whether Cuban Government Is Jamming HAM Radio
by Matthew Gault The federal government is investigating mysterious signals coming from Havana that are jamming popular frequencies. HAM...
EZNEC PRO ANTENNA MODELLING SOFTWARE WILL BE FREE FROM 2022
“ On January 1, 2022 I will be retiring. I’ll be nearly 76 and want to spend more time...
AO-109 (RadFxSat-2/AMSAT Fox-1E) Open for Amateur Use
AMSAT’s Engineering and Operations Teams have announced that AO-109 (RadFxSat-2/AMSAT Fox-1E) is now open for amateur use. AMSAT advises...
9X2AW Rwanda. From DXNews.com
Harold, DF2WO will be active again as 9X2AW from Rwanda, 13 – 28 September 2021.
Attaching Coax to a Dipole
Gordon, KO4OCO, in reference to Dave’s 40 meter dipole video, he asks how the actual connection between the coupler...
20M LOADED DIPOLE – HALF A YAGI?
Here we take a look at building a short, loaded dipole for 20 Meters, 14 MHz. In fact, this...
Astron SS-30M-AP Power Supply First Look!
New from Astron is a 30-amp Power Supply with PowerPoles and 2 USB ports on the front panel. Let’s...
CT9/IZ2DPX Madeira. From DXNews.com
Giovanni, CT9/IZ2DPX will be active from Madeira Island, IOTA AF – 014, 14 – 29 August 2021.
Icom ID-52 First Look! – New Icom Handheld Ham Radio | DSTAR
Look what arrived at my mailbox! This is the Icom ID-52E, the newest Handheld Ham Radio from Icom, which...
ARRL 2020 Annual Report Now Available to Download
The ARRL 2020 Annual Report has been posted and is available to download. The report summarizes ARRL program and...
Amateur Radio Responds to Flooding in Western Europe
International Amateur Radio Union (IARU) Region 1 Emergency Communications Coordinator Greg Mossop, G0DUB, reported over the weekend that amateur...
FS/W8HC Saint Martin Island. From DXNews.com
Hal, FS/W8HC will be active from Saint Martin Island, IOTA NA – 105, 29 July – 6 August 2021.
Solar Storm Fake Out & Big Flare Players Near | Solar Storm Forecast 07.17.2021
Solar Storm Fake Out & Big Flare Players Near | Antenna QST Antenna Design Competition Submission Deadline Looms August...