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2017 ARRL November Sweepstakes

October 23, 2017by Russ Roberts

Big Island ARRL News, 23 October 2017, 1555 UTC, Post #350. Source: http://www.arrl.org/sweepstakes Scroll down to 2017 ARRL November Sweepstakes and down load pdf (2017 ARL November Sweepstakes Package (Rev […]

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FCC scraps Telegraph regulations

October 21, 2017by Russ Roberts

Big Island ARRL News, 22 October 2017, 0530 UTC, Post #349. Source: http://www.southgatearc.org/news/2017/october/fcc-scraps-telegraph-regulations.htm#WewoRmhSzIU Accessed on 22 October 2017, 0530 UTC. Please click link to read the full article. Comment: The […]

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ARRL Contest Update

October 20, 2017by Russ Roberts

Big Island ARRL News, 21 October 2017, 0755 UTC, Post #348. Source: http://www.arrl.org/contest-update-issues?issue=current Editor:  Rick Moran (N0ADG). Accessed on 21 October 2017, 0755 UTC. Please click link to read the […]

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The ARRL Newsletter for October 19, 2017

October 19, 2017by Russ Roberts

Big Island ARRL News, 20 October 2017, 0550 UTC, Post #347. Source: http://www.arrl.org/arrlletter?issue=2017-10-19 Accessed on 20 October 2017, 0550 UTC. Please click link to read the full report. Comment: Here […]

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ARES E-Letter for 18 October 2017

October 18, 2017by Russ Roberts

Big Island ARRL News, 19 October 2017, 0455 UTC, Post #346. Source: http://www.arrl.org/ares-el?issue=2017-10-18 Editor:  Rick Palm (K1CE). Accessed on 19 October 2017, 0455 UTC. Please click link to read the […]

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Message format for the 2017 Simulated Emergency Test (SET)

October 18, 2017by Russ Roberts

Big Island ARRL News, 18 October 2017, 1545 UTC, Post #345. Source: E-mail from Eric Grabowski (KH6CQ), District Emergency Coordinator, Hawaii Amateur Radio Emergency Service. Accessed on 18 October 2017, […]

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Hawaii Islands Grid Madness 2017 Summary

October 17, 2017by Russ Roberts

Big Island ARRL News, 17 October 2017, 2055 UTC, Post 344. Source: https://gridmadness.blogspot.com/ Reporter:  Stan Froseth (AH6KO) and the Aulani Hui Amateur Radio Club. Accessed on 17 October 2017, 2055 […]

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Russ Roberts

Retired News director of Pacific Radio Group Radio Stations on Hawaii-the Big Island. I have more than 40 years of broadcast experience, including positons at KTUH-FM (UH-Manoa), KPOI-FM (Honolulu). KHLO-AM (Hilo), KKBG-FM (KBIG-FM)(Hilo/Kona), KAPA-FM (Hilo-Kona). Native-FM (Hilo-Kona), and ESPN Hawaii (Hilo-Kona). Former University of Hawaii-Hilo librarian. Retired Air Force Officer. Amatuer (Ham) Radio operator since 1977 (currently holds the Amateur Extra Class License from the FCC-KH6JRM)).... Can read, write, and speak Russian. Retired on 30 September 2011, but still maintains a Hawaii Island News Blog.

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RSS ARRL Amateur Radio News

  • VY1AAA is a Go for ARRL November Sweepstakes October 23, 2017
    The often-elusive Northern Territories (NT) multiplier for ARRL November Sweepstakes will be on the air this year, as Gerry Hull, W1VE, takes the helm of VY1AAA, remotely operating the station of J Allen, VY1JA, in Yukon Territory. Hull and Allen have done a lot of work on the system on their respective ends of things.“J has done a lot of work on the station […]
  • New IOTA Website is Up and Running October 23, 2017
    The new Islands on the Air (IOTA) website and the software system that will run the IOTA program in the future are up and running, and users will be redirected from the old site to the new one and log in using their existing credentials. In preparation to the website move, IOTA had to disable user logins on the old (RSGB) IOTA website on September 12.Direct […]
  • Bidding is Now Open for the 12th Annual ARRL On-Line Auction! October 21, 2017
  • QRZ DX and The DX Magazine Publisher Carl Smith, N4AA, SK October 21, 2017
    QRZ DX and The DX Magazine Publisher and Editor Carl Smith, N4AA, of Asheville, North Carolina, died on October 20. An ARRL member, he was 77 and had been a radio amateur and DXer for more than 6 decades. Smith and his late wife Miriam, KB4C, bought the two publications’ parent DX Publishing in 1997“Carl was a ham’s ham, as he dabbled in many aspects of our […]
  • The K7RA Solar Update October 20, 2017
    The past reporting week (October 12-18) saw very little solar activity, with a sunspot number of 12 on October 15, meaning the average daily sunspot number was only 1.7, down from the already low average of 8.4 over the previous seven days.Over the same two periods, average daily solar flux declined from 76.8 to 70.5, while average daily planetary A index in […]
  • RadFxSat (Fox-1B) FM Satellite Set to Launch in November October 20, 2017
    The next AMSAT Fox-1 satellite, RadFxSat (Fox-1B), is scheduled to launch on November 10 at 0947 UTC. RadFxSat (Fox-1B), which will carry a 435/145 MHz FM transponder, is one of four CubeSats making up the NASA ELaNa XIV mission, riding as secondary payloads aboard the Joint Polar Satellite System-1 (JPSS-1) mission. JPSS-1 will launch on a Delta II vehicle […]
  • ARISS International Chair Frank Bauer, KA3HDO, Wins G3AAJ Trophy October 19, 2017
    ARISS International Chair Frank Bauer, KA3HDO, has been honored with the Ron Broadbent, G3AAJ, Trophy. The presentation came during the AMSAT-UK International Space Colloquium this past weekend.“AMSAT-UK totally shocked me yesterday at the colloquium with the Ron Broadbent Trophy,” Bauer reacted. “I was nearly speechless when asked to come up and receive the […]
  • Reminder: This is JOTA Weekend October 19, 2017
    With nearly 600 stations in the US registered to take part in Scouting’s 60th Jamboree on the Air (JOTA) October 20-22, and many more planning to operate around the world, expect some additional activity on the bands. Listen for JOTA stations and help to introduce some Scouts to Amateur Radio. JOTA uses Amateur Radio to link Scouts and hams around the world, […]
  • Chinese CAS-4A and CAS-4B Amateur Radio Satellite Transponders Activated October 19, 2017
    The Amateur Radio linear (SSB/CW) inverting transponders on the CAS-4A and CAS-4B satellites were activated on October 18. CAMSAT’s Amateur Radio payloads piggybacked on the optical remote-sensing micro-satellites OVS-1A (CAS-4A) and OVS-1B (CAS-4B), launched on June 15.CAS-4A (call sign BJ1SK) has a CW telemetry beacon on 145.855 MHz, and 4.8 kB GMSK teleme […]
  • The Doctor Will See You Now! October 19, 2017
    “Dirty Transmitters” is the topic of the current episode of the “ARRL The Doctor is In“ podcast. Listen...and learn! Sponsored by DX Engineering, “ARRL The Doctor is In” is an informative discussion of all things technical. Listen on your computer, tablet, or smartphone -- whenever and wherever you like! Every 2 weeks, your host, QST Editor-in-Chief Steve Fo […]

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RSS Amateur Radio News Line

  • Amateur Radio Newsline Report 2086 for Friday, October 20, 2017 October 20, 2017
    - CALIFORNIA AMATEURS ASSIST WILDFIRE VICTIMS- REBUILDING COMMUNICATIONS IN DOMINICA- TWO MORE UK LICENSE EXAMS GO ONLINE- SIRENS GO OFF BUT IT'S ONLY A TEST- FCC TO FINE NY MAN $400,000 FOR INTERFERENCE- UK REPEATER GROUP SHUTTING DOWN NETWORK- AT LAST, JAMBOREE ON THE AIR - VIRGINIA AMATEUR CONFIRMED FOR DEFENSE POST - CHINESE SPACE LAB ON CRASH COURS […]
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  • Amateur Radio Newsline Report 2085 for Friday, October 13, 2017 October 13, 2017
    - HAMS CONTINUE POST-MARIA WORK IN PUERTO RICO- NEW YORK SCHOOL CONNECTS WITH HURRICANE MARIA VICTIMS- HAMS MEET THE CHALLENGE OF NATE- ARRL FOUNDATION ACCEPTING SCHOLARSHIP APPLICATIONS- PARACHUTE MOBILE'S UP AND ON THE AIR AGAIN- SCHOOL CLUB ROUNDUP? DO YOUR HOMEWORK! - IN WASHINGTON STATE, NEW KID ON THE BLOCK- SILENT KEY: SATELLITE PIONEER PATRICK G […]
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  • Amateur Radio Newsline Report 2084 for Friday, October 6, 2017 October 6, 2017
    - INDIAN GOVERNMENT TO HELP HAMS' DISASTER PREP- COMMUNICATION STATION MARKS 50 YEARS- ZOMBIE SHUFFLE CONTEST SCARES UP CONTACTS- NETS OF NOTE: MOUNT JULIET SIMPLEX NET- K2BSA SCOUTS ACTIVATE 6 STATIONS- ASTRONAUTS ARE STARS ON NASA TV- YOU'RE INVITED TO A PENNSYLVANIA QSO PARTY- QSOs OF FAITH AND FRIENDSHIP- TUNISIA LEGALIZES INDIVIDUAL LICENSES-  […]
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RSS Simple Ham Radio Antennas

  • Ham radio HF stealth dipoles ON-AIR test and review. Post #1289. October 24, 2017
    If you can't view this video, please insert this title URL into your browser search box: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7rujoKVOhK8. Radio amateurs residing in deed-restricted apartments, condominium units, and homes face severe antenna challenges.  In this video from "Ham Radio Concepts", we see some tests and reviews of stealthy, ultra ligh […]
    Russell Roberts
  • Homebrew Antenna Launcher-Ham Radio. Post #1288. October 23, 2017
    If you can't views this video, please insert this title URL into your browser search box: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=unIiqNuzHNI. If you enjoy working the lower HF bands (160 meters through 40 meters), tall structures such as trees are a must to get antennas high enough to make DX contacts a regular event.  Over the years, many radio amateurs have […]
    Russell Roberts
  • A radial plate for cheapskates. Post #1287. October 21, 2017
    A radial plate for cheapskates(https://www.eham.net/article/38076).Author:  Bill Savage (K3AN).Accessed on 21 October 2017, 2055 UTC, Post #1287.Please click link to read the full article.Comment:I've always enjoyed designing, building, and using "homebrewed" 1/4 wavelength vertical antennas. In the past, my ham radio shack has been located in […]
    Russell Roberts
  • Ham Radio 10 Meter Ground Plane Antenna. Post #1286. October 21, 2017
    If you can't view this article, please enter this title URL into your browser search box: https://www.youtube.com/watch?=aLgFeTpIX4A. In this video from Dave Tadlock (KG0ZZ), we get a step-by-step tutorial on how to design, build, and use a 10 meter ground plane antenna.  The antenna can be supported on a mast using a simple counterpoise as the ground p […]
    Russell Roberts
  • Ham Radio - Viewer Request - My home HF antenna solution, 160-10 on a ... October 20, 2017
    If you can't view this video, please insert this title URL into your browser search box: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9o0pIMeKR7w.  This is post #1285 in a continuing series of "Simple Ham Radio Antennas."This video from Kevin Loughin (KB9RLW) is a good example of what can be done to cover the amateur radio bands from 160 meters through 10 […]
    Russell Roberts
  • Emergency Antenna Platform System (EAPS). Post #1284. October 18, 2017
    If you can't view this video, please insert this title URL into your browser search box: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UFAj2rSPILA. Here's a handy device for erecting emergency antennas in parking lots--just right for Field Day activities or portable operations.  The device is made by the Boca Bearing Company.  Be sure it's legal to attach t […]
    Russell Roberts
  • Rat Tails and Counterpoise adapters for VHF Rubber Duck Antennas. Post #1283. October 17, 2017
    If you can't view this video, please insert this title URL into your browser search box: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3-JqK7w_1d8. Are you disappointed in the performance of the stock "rubber duck" antenna that came as standard equipment on your HT?  You're not alone.  The "rubber duck" antenna is sometimes no better than a […]
    Russell Roberts
  • Ham Radio - Super cheap antenna insulators. Post #1282. October 16, 2017
    If you can't view this video, please insert this title URL into your browser search box: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KrrJxWK0NNM. You'd be amazed at the materials you can use for your antenna projects.  For example, take the case of antenna insulators.  While you can buy profession ceramic insulators on line, why not build them yourself with ma […]
    Russell Roberts
  • Making and Using a Simple 40-m Dipole (#86)> Post #1281. October 15, 2017
    If you can't view this video, please insert this title URL into your browser search box: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gfLUrVnnQUI. Here's another great video tutorial from David Casler (KE0OG).  In this video, Dave shows how simple materials around your home can be used to make an effective 40-meter dipole antenna.  If you had to buy the materia […]
    Russell Roberts
  • Balanced 450 Ohm ladder Feedline Though Interior Walls, Foundation, and ... October 14, 2017
    If you can't view this video, please insert this title URL into your browser: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rv0nsRTSoiw. This is post #1280 in a continuing series of simple ham radio antennas. Although I prefer balanced feedlines for my homebrewed antennas, they sometimes prove difficult to install because of limitations imposed by your home's or […]
    Russell Roberts

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