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ARRL Online Auction Wraps Up on Thursday, October 14
Get ready to place your last-minute bids on items for sale in the 16th Annual ARRL Online Auction. GigaParts is...
ARISS Confirms October 12 as Date for Contact with UK School for Deaf Children
Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) has firmed up the date for a contact between the ISS...
Using FT8 to demonstrate Antenna Orientations
One man’s observation of different radiation patterns that evolved from choosing different antenna installation orientations. What are your thoughts?...
Set up an entire HF station for under $1000?
“A viewer asks: I want a home base station trans/receiver so I can listen till I am licensed. Need...
KP3Z Puerto Rico. From DXNews.com
KP3Z will be active from Puerto Rico, IOTA NA – 099 in CQ WW DX SSB Contest, 30 –...
CQ9T Madeira Island. From DXNews.com
CQ9T Team will be active from Madeira Island, IOTA AF – 014, in CQ WW DX SSB Contest, 30...
Xiegu X6100 HF/50MHz Portable SDR Transceiver
Xiegu X6100 is a revolutionary self-contained 10 watt HF and 6m SDR transceiver with a large color display, automatic antenna tuner and a built-in high capacity battery. Xiegu X6100...
QDX 4-band 5W Digi transceiver
The “QDX” (QRP Labs Digital Xcvr): a feature-packed, high performance, four-band (80, 40, 30, 20m) 5W Digi-modes transceiver kit, including embedded SDR receiver,...
What Ham Radio Programming Software Should You use?
“I’m taking a 10,000 FT look at three types of ham radio programing software. There’s so much to unpack...
5T1GM 5T5PA/P Arguin Island. From DXNews.com
5T1GM and 5T5PA/P will be active from Arguin Island, IOTA AF – 050, 15 – 19 October 2021.
V47JA Saint Kitts Island. From DXNews.com
W5JON will be active again as V47JA from Saint Kitts Island, IOTA NA-104, 10 – 24 November 2021.
Intrepid-DX Group Extends Youth Essay Contest Deadline
Due to the low number of essays received, the Intrepid-DX Group has extended the submission deadline for this year’s...
ARRL Continues Its Efforts to Preserve Amateur Radio Secondary Use of the 3 GHz Band
ARRL President Rick Roderick, K5UR, in a written statement on the newly filed H.R.5378 before the US House Commerce Communications and...
C56XA Gambia. From DXNews.com
Alan Ibbetson, G3XAQ will be active again as C56XA from Gambia, 24 November – 2 December 2021.
Why Ham Radio [ ARRL Video ]
Josh Nass, KI6NAZ, of @Ham Radio Crash Course talks about what ham radio is, and answers the question…. “Why...
High Speed Telegraphy World Championship Montenegro 2021. From DXNews.com
September 10-14, 2021, the 17th World Championship High Speed Telegraphy was held in Montenegro.
ARDC Grant Provides ARESLAX with Sophisticated Noise Location Capabilities
ARESLAX, an arm of the ARRL Los Angeles Section, has used a $23,600 grant from Amateur Radio Digital Communications...
High Speed Telegraphy 2021 in Montenegro
September 10-14, 2021, the 17th World Championship High Speed Telegraphy was held in Montenegro. The event was organized by...
Improving Suburban HF Vertical Antennas
HF verticals are very popular for the smaller suburban gardens. How do they perform and are there any improvements...
Microsoft Releases Windows Version 11
Today (October 5) is the official release date for the new Windows 11 operating system, Microsoft has announced, but...
Delayed JAXA Epsilon Launch Set for October 7
The launch of a Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) Epsilon rocket carrying several amateur radio payloads has been rescheduled...
3DA0RR Eswatini. From DXNews.com
Roman, 3W3RR will be active 3DA0RR from Eswatini, 14 – 16 October 2021.
16th Annual ARRL Online Auction Gears Up for October 8 Kick-Off
Get ready to bid and support ARRL education programming when the 16th Annual ARRL Online Auction gets under way...
3DA0WW Eswatini. From DXNews.com
3DA0WW Team will be active from Kingdom of Eswatini, 12 – 26 October 2021.