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CQ World-Wide WPX Contest 2021
2021 CQ World-Wide WPX Contest SSB: March 27-28, 2021 CW: May 29-30, 2021 Starts: 0000 UTC Saturday Ends: 2359 UTC Sunday I. OBJECTIVE: For amateurs w… Read more
Annual WX4NHC On-the-Air Station Test Set for Saturday, May 29
The annual WX4NHC station on-the-air test will be held on Saturday, May 29, 1300 – 2100 UTC. The WX4NHC operators plan to be working remotel… Read more
XIEGU GSOC REMOTE CONTROLLER | TOUCH SCREEN | SPECTRUM & WATERFALL DISPLAY
The Xiegu GSOC is a universal controller product used for external control of Xiegu G90 radio. The GSOC is designed with expandability in mind. With f… Read more
The K7RA Solar Update
Tad Cook, K7RA, Seattle, reports: Sunspot activity continues this week, although the average daily sunspot numbers and solar flux have not really chan… Read more
The ARRL Laboratory | providing technical services and support for ARRL members
The ARRL Laboratory completes some of the most important work supported for ARRL members and for the benefit of all radio amateurs. This introduction… Read more
Watch This Before Buying A Baofeng Ham Radio… Or Another One
“There are some confusing trends in Baofeng Ham Radios that I think I need to speak about. These talking points come directly from the MANY ques… Read more
RFinder P2 Dual Band Android DMR Tablet | FIRST LOOK!
Today we go over the newest Android DMR device from RFinder, the P2 tablet with a 7″ screen. This is a dual band DMR and Analog radio built into… Read more
Changes to the RSGB 50MHz awards
The RSGB Awards Manager has reviewed the current 50MHz awards offered by the Society and concluded that the existing 50MHz 2-Way Countries a… Read more
Ionopheric Propagation of Dipoles
Edwin Anderson, asks what is the proper orientation and angle for a dipole if he plans to use it for ionospheric propagation? Read more
IARU engagement in the 23cm band protection in ITU‑R continues
Over the period 28th April until 11th May 2021, the preparatory work for WRC-23 agenda item 9.1b continued in ITU‑R Working Party 5A (WP5A). An ITU‑R… Read more
Amateur Radio Operators are still in high demand
Amateur radio operators are still in high demand Read more
Receive Antennas, Contest University and Field Day
Contest University, Clubs, Field Day the DX Engineering catalog and receive antennas on this weeks episode of Tuesdays with Tim and Jeff! Read more
Yaesu FTDX10 Tuning and Receiver Deep Dive
Today I welcome Doug, N4HNH, from the YouTube channel N4HNH Radio, and we discuss the best receiver tuning practices for the new Yaesu FTDX10 HF Ham R… Read more
HF SDR Transceiver RS-918 mcHF
Here we take a look at the RS-918 HF SDR Transceiver, a typical clone of the mcHF. Specification: – HF QRP Transceiver,put battery 12v and ANT… Read more
To Choke or not to Choke?
Damian, VA3CYC, is working on building a copper pipe VHF antenna, and wants to know how he should do the chokes? How many? Is one ferrite choke equal… Read more
Wooden Satellite to Launch by Year’s End
The WISA Woodsat project, being sponsored by plywood supplier WISA in an unconventional PR initiative, is poised to place a wooden satellite into orbi… Read more
AlexLoop HamPack
This is the AlexLoop HamPack system – the ultimate solution for the hampacker and the antenna restricted Ham. Read more
Wimo X-Quad Antenna for 144 MHz 18010
The X-Quad antenna is a refinement of the well-known multi-element quads. Its special features, especially developed for amateur radio, are Switchable… Read more
NCDXF HF beacon monitoring station DL8LAS
Location: JO54EF , Trent, Germany, 54°20′ N 10°36′ E RX: IC-7851 ANT: 7m vertical omnidirectional homemade E… Read more
First Antenna Questions
Laurent Egli, soon to be HB9***, has some questions about what antenna would be a good first antenna for her. Read more
The VP2VB Danny Weil Memorial DXpedition is JIDXM 2020 DXpedition of the Year
The Japan International DX Meeting (JIDXM) has designated the 2020 VP2VB Danny Weil Memorial DXpedition as the recipient of the 2020 DXpedition of the… Read more
Over 50 km on 481 THz! Great news from SP
On May 8, 2021, the group of Polish radio amateurs: Marek SP4ELF, Jurek SP2GUB, Adam SQ2DOL, Piotr SQ4MIK, and Jarek SQ4IOB realized optical communica… Read more
R&S®M3SR Series4100 Software Defined Radios
Key facts Frequency range: 1.5 MHz to 30 MHz (transmission), 10 kHz to 30 MHz (reception) Power classes of 150 W, 500 W,… Read more
“Geomagnetic Storm Season” is Over
June and July bring frequent 6-meter DX openings via long-distance sporadic-E propagation and persistent quiet geomagnetic conditions. These 2 months… Read more
Comparing the lab599 Discovery TX-500 with the Elecraft KX2. Which one should you choose?
Comparing the lab599 Discovery TX-500 with the Elecraft KX2. Which one should you choose? Read more
The last Morse code maritime radio station in North America | Bartell’s Backroads
1999 marked the last time a commercial Morse code message was supposedly transmitted to ships at sea. However, if you travel on the backroads to Point… Read more
60 Meters Again Available to New Zealand Radio Amateurs
The New Zealand Association of Radio Transmitters (NZART) announced recently that negotiations with regulator RSM were successful in accommodating 60-… Read more
Workshop for Attorneys Under Consideration for 2022 ARRL National Convention in Orlando
The Amateur Radio Legal Defense and Assistance Committee (ARLDAC) is considering hosting a half-day workshop for attorneys at the ARRL 2022 National C… Read more
Tri-band 6 element HF Upper Bands and CB Radio Yagi Antenna 3B-222
HF 3-Band antenna 3B-222 for 20m, 15m and 10m that covers also 11m CB through the power of full 3-D optimization! Perfect optimized tri-bander with ex… Read more
RETEVIS Finger PTT Motorcycle Helmet Microphone
“Because this is the only thing that makes it possible to talk to other riders over an intercom and talking over the phone without stopping on t… Read more