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Accessed on 24 June 2019, 0645 UTC, Post 1016.
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W1/Lubec – Remote Ham Radio
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16-year-old ham radio satellite builder in the press
16-year-old radio amateur Julián Fernández EA4HCD was interviewed by the newspaper El Mundo Chronicle about his FossaSat-1PocketQube satellite. A Goog… Read more
OMEGA- Portable radio
Frequency coverage (MHz) Rx 0.100 – 72.000 Tx 1.800-2.0007.000-7.200 18.068-18.168 28.000-30.000 3.500-3.80010.100-10.150 21.000-21.450 50.000-52.000… Read more
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Introducing the new SunSDR2 DX transceiver [ VIDEO ] Friesrichshafen
SunSDR2 DX Improvements and New Features 100 watt transmit power on HF bands New ATU connector for future antenna tuner option High pass filter for VH… Read more
144 and 1240 MHz bands – WRC-23 Agenda Items – Update
IARU was represented at the meeting of CEPT Project Team A (responsible for some aspects of the CEPT position for WRC-19), held in Prague from June 17… Read more
The K7RA Solar Update
The quiet sun continues, with still another week passing with zero sunspots. For 33 days in a row, no sunspot activity, as of Thursday, June 20. So fa… Read more
SunSDR2 DX – New 100 Watt SDR This Fall!
Exiting news from Expert Electronics! The introduction of the brand new SunSDR2 DX being planned for this fall. At Hamradio Friedrichshafen this weeke… Read more
LightSail 2 Set to Launch on June 24
The Planetary Society’s citizen-funded LightSail 2 solar-propelled spacecraft is set to launch on June 22 on board a SpaceX Falcon Heavy. It will atte… Read more
New Elad Duo-X
Elad Duo-X Booth A1-552 at Friedrichshafen…. come see the new Duo-X, this is the prototype, 120w or 220w 4 receivers, 10.2in touchscreen… Read more
ANTENNA
3 element 50MHz LFA-Q Super-Gainer Quad Style Yagi
Product Dimensions and Weight Product Length: 25.0000M Product Widtg: 1.0280M A 3 element LFA-Q (Super-rigid Quad-style) Super-Light Quad Style Yagi f… Read more
Vertical Antenna 8 bands trapped (10-12-15-17-20-30-40-80m) with wire radials 1/4 lambda for each one band.
10-40m Full bands coverage. 80m about 120Kc/s RF chocke for electrostatic protection. 2 KW pep SO239 Technical specifications: Height: 11.3 m approxim… Read more
Stringing Up Antennas – ARRL’s The Doctor Is In
“Trees make handy supports for wire antennas, but getting an antenna into a tree — and keeping it there — can be a challenge…. Read more
Portable TW Antenna
“Preserving and building upon the legacy of this premier portable HF antenna line, DX Engineering is now the manufacturer of TW Antennas!* DX En… Read more
Four-square eight directions antenna system, with dummy load power indicator and high power
4SQ-8DIR antenna system The four-square phased-vertical array if used by many contesters and DXers for oreration on the low bands. This construction m… Read more
The Rigid Dual boom Quad from InnovAntennas – LFA-Q – 4el for 28MHz
This example is installed at KJ4AJG and is a 4el for 28MHz. Tom is so impressed, he has ordered another to stack! If you don’t see one for a ban… Read more
Hawaii Island Amateur/Ham Radio News:
Doug Wilson (KH7DQ) is offering one more free Technician License Class this year. Those sessions will be held on 17 October 2019 at the Keaau Community Center in Keaau, Hawaii Island. For details contact Doug at douscelle@aol.com
“Grid Madness 2019”, the Hawaii Island-base VHF/UHF Simplex Contest is set for Sunday, 15 September 2019, from 1300 to 1700 HST. You can download the complete contest package here: https://gridmadness.blogspot.com
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Aloha es 73 de Russell Roberts (KH6JRM)
Public Information Coordinator
Hawaii County, ARRL Pacific Section