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Wolf River Coils High Power Silver Bullet Platinum [ Interview ]
Interview with Gary from WRC about the new High Power Platinum antenna. The Silver Bullet 1000 TIA is a small portable antenna system designed to work… Read more
Ham Saves his Friend’s Life from 500 miles away
A man in San Joaquin County, California, is being praised for helping save his friend’s life even though they were hundreds of miles apart. Read more
SDRplay comparison of 4 popular magnetic loop antennas
In this video Mike Harwood compares 4 different active mag loop antenna at various frequencies up to 52MHz using two SDRplay RSPduos which allowed sim… Read more
You only need one Station Ground Rod
Rodney, is asking if he can use the same ground rod to ground two different dipole antennas without losing efficiency or performance? Read more
Swap My Rigs Remote Radio Kit – Huntsville Hamfest
“I met Mary at the Huntsville hamfest showing SwapMyRigs.com with her Father AE4S. This is a unique product that allows you to remote your ham r… Read more
Comet Antennas -Hamfest 2021
“Lets check out Comet Antennas at Huntsville Hamfest 2021, and talk to Mick and let him show us across their line of VHF UHF even HF mobile ante… Read more
Geocron Atlas 4K
A brief overview of the GeoChron Atlas 4K A Worldview in 4K with Satellites, Weather, and Commercial Aviation The Geochron Digital Atlas 4K gives view… Read more
Expert Electronics MB1 Prime 2021
Expert Electronics MB1 PRIME (2021 Version) The MB1 PRIME transceiver is a game-changer, it’s a transceiver and a PC in a single package. It has… Read more
Bright Regions Enter & Big Filament Launch in the Earth-Strike Zone
Space Weather News 08.23.2021 Read more
Stealth HOA, Shunt Fed, 80m Through 6M HF Antenna By TN07 Engineering, MyGO2 Antennas
Another way to beat the HOA commandos when you want to operate ham radio. This antenna can be very hard to notice at all if you set it up in a stealth… Read more
eFactor Antennas, For VHF/UHF SSB, CW And Satellite, Base OR Mobile, At Huntsville Hamfest 2021
I definitely will have one of these, would be great for POTA, SOTA, Satellite, Mobile, Base, on SSB and/or CW… Read more
New RFinder P10 Tablet with Dual Band DMR and RTL-SDR Receiver – Huntsville Hamfest
“From the Huntsville Hamfest, we sit down with Bob, W2CYK, and he shows us the new P10 Tablet from RFinder with RTL-SDR Receive and the traditio… Read more
Ham Radio Operators Helping Family Members Locate Caldor Fire Evacuees
Some people evacuated from the Caldor Fire zone are going on their second week seeking another place to live. One evacuee we spoke to Sunday said she… Read more
Icom ID-52 DSTAR Handheld With Ray Novak At Huntsville Hamfest!
“Always great to see Ray Novak at every hamfest I attend. This year was at the Huntsville Hamfest 2021. A lot of people are eagerly waiting for… Read more
Ham Radio Amplifier DIY599 PA500 OH8STN
“Hello Operators. In this episode of OH8STN Ham Radio, we are having a looking at the portable ham radio amplifier from DIY599.com the PA500. Th… Read more
Hunting Noise with Loop Antenna
Ioan, is having some trouble with large amounts of noise, and is wondering what he needs to do in order to hunt and remove that ambient noise. Through… Read more
Hurricane Watch Net has Eyes on Hurricane Grace and Tropical Storm Henri
The Hurricane Watch Net (HWN) is mustering as Hurricane Grace, a Category 1 storm with maximum sustained winds of 85 MPH, is expected to make landfall… Read more
Chameleon Antenna – Manufacturers Showcase
We are with John Miller, N7JDM from Chameleon Antenna to talk about the latest offerings! Read more
Wouxun KG-UV9G GMRS Handheld from Better Safe Radio
The KG-UV9G Handheld GMRS Radio from Wouxun is a great addition to any GMRS line-up of radios The BSR-Exclusive Wouxun KG-UV9G is a 999 channel progra… Read more
The History of Single Sideband
Single sideband modulation revolutionized electronic communication, but where did the idea come from? Antique Wireless Association Curator Emeritus Ed… Read more
SAQ Reports “an Incredible Number” of Listeners for July 4 Transmissions
The Alexander Grimeton Friendship Association reports “an incredible number” of listener reports — 524 in all — for its July 4 Alexanderson Day transm… Read more
Effective Indoor Antennas
Peirre, KM4WSJ, lives in Florida and is often victim to powerful lightning and thunder storms and is forced to disconnect his antenna. His question to… Read more
SDRPLAY SDRUno ADSB Plugin – Tracking Aircraft Easy
Here we take a look at the new ADSB Plugin now available in BETA for SDRUno from SDRPlay. Read more
Hurricane Watch Net Plans Two Activations as Grace Reaches Hurricane Status
The Hurricane Watch Net (HWN) plans to activate today (Wednesday, August 18) and Friday as Grace attains Category 1 hurricane status. Air Force Reserv… Read more
7 courtyard or balcony HF antenna ideas for small spaces
Got little space at home? Live in a townhouse, apartment or villa? That doesn’t mean you can’t play HF. Watch for ideas on HF antennas in… Read more
Elecraft K4 High-Performance Direct-Sampling SDR Update, Eric Swartz WA6HHQ
Eric demos the K4 along with its latest features. Read more
Radio Club of Haiti President Reports Significant Structural Damage from Earthquake
In the immediate aftermath of the magnitude 7.2 earthquake on August 14, Radio Club of Haiti President Jean-Robert Gaillard, HH2JR, reported significa… Read more
FT5DE – 5W C4FM/FM 144/430MHz Dual Band Digital Transceiver
The new FT5DR/E is a full-featured C4FM handheld transceiver with superior operability and new sophisticatedfunctions. Even in a compact body (W62mm x… Read more
FT4 via satellite with SDR-Console and IC-705
This is a simple guide for working FT4 mode via satellite with the help of SDR-Console software, a SDR receiver and Icom IC-705 as transmitter. The IC… Read more
FCC Application Fees Unlikely to Go into Effect Until 2022
The schedule of FCC amateur radio application fees likely will not go into effect before 2022. FCC staff confirmed during a recent virtual meeting wit… Read more
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