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Clear Frequencies Requested for Storm Emergency Traffic
Storm Emergency Traffic IARU HF Championship Contesters: The Hurricane Watch Net (HWN) is active on 14.325 MHz and 7.268 MHz in response to Category 1… Read more
3. LDMOS HF AMPLIFIER 100W INPUT 2400W OUTPUT BLF188XR 2 PCS 1.8-54 MHZ
LDMOS HF amplifier 90W input 2400W CW SSB output 1.8-54 MHz This a ready power amplifier. You will need a case and power supply only! Water-cooled h… Read more
FAA Reauthorization Act Language Serves to Exclude Vast Majority of Amateur Radio Towers
Language in the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Reauthorization Act of 2018 will exclude all but a small number of Amateur Radio towers from mar… Read more
HWN, WX4NHC at National Hurricane Center to Activate for Tropical Storm Barry
Responding to Tropical Storm Barry, the Hurricane Watch Net (HWN) and WX4NHC— the Amateur Radio station at the National Hurricane Center (NHC) in Miam… Read more
EXTRAFLEX BURY /.400″ – Low loss Coax Cable
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The K7RA Solar Update
Like June 24-27, July 7 had a new spot from cycle 25, according to the magnetic signature. This week’s brief appearance was last Sunday with a daily s… Read more
Hurricane Watch Net Keeping Close Watch on Tropical Storm Barry
Hurricane Watch Net (HWN) Manager Bobby Graves, KB5HAV, said the net is “keeping a very close eye” on Tropical Storm Barry, which could develop into a… Read more
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Chameleon MPAS 2.0 Modular Portable Antenna System
“Chameleon Antennas recently updated their Modular Portable Antenna System or MPAS with the goal of it being the most versatile, high performanc… Read more
K7RL on Camano Island overlooking the Pacific
K7RL now fully remote on Camano Island overlooking the Pacific. 2EL 80M yagi just installed but not in this video #Exciting Signals into JA are bone-c… Read more
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
Hawaii Island Amateur/Ham Radio News:
The next Hawaii QSO Party will be held from 23 August 2019 through 25 August 2019. You can download all the rules and procedures here: http://www.hawaiiqsoparty.org/
“Grid Madness 2019”, the Hawaii Island-based VHF/UHF Simplex Contest is set for Sunday, 15 September 2019, from 1300 to 1700 HST. You can download the revised contest package here: https://gridmadness.blogspot.com
Doug Wilson (KH7DQ) will hold one more free Technician License Class this year. That session begins on 17 October 2019 at the Keaau Community Center in Keaau, Hawaii Island. For more information, please contact Doug at: douscelle@aol.com
For the latest Amateur/Ham Radio news and information, please check the blog sidebars and links. These news feeds are updated daily and weekly. Thanks for joining us today.
Aloha es 73 de Russell Roberts (KH6JRM).
Public Information Coordinator
Hawaii County, ARRL Pacific Section
