Category Archives: ARRL

ARRL Contest Update for May 15, 2019

May 15, 2019by Russ Roberts

Welcome to the “ARRL Contest Update” on Big Island ARRL News. Views expressed in this Amateur/Ham Radio news summary are those of the reporters and correspondents. Content supplied by HQ […]

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Amateur/Ham Radio, ARES, ARRL, Contests, DX-peditions

ARRL News-Features

May 14, 2019by Russ Roberts

Welcome to an Amateur/Ham Radio update from Big Island ARRL News. Views expressed in this Amateur/Ham Radio news summary are those of the reporters and correspondents. Content supplied by HQ […]

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Amateur/Ham Radio, ARES, ARRL, Big Island ARRL News, Big Island of Hawaii ARRL info, Club Activities, Contests, DX-peditions, Hawaii Island Amateur Radio Clubs, License preparation/VE testing

QRZ NOW Latest Posts

May 13, 2019by Russ Roberts

Welcome to an Amateur/Ham Radio update from Big Island ARRL News. Views expressed in this Amateur/Ham Radio news summary are those of the reporters and correspondents. Content provided by https://qrznow.com. […]

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Amateur/Ham Radio, ARES, ARRL, Big Island ARRL News, Big Island of Hawaii ARRL info, Club Activities, Contests, DX-peditions, Hawaii Island Amateur Radio Clubs, License preparation/VE testing

CERT Radios-Amateur Radio News

May 12, 2019by Russ Roberts

Welcome to a Hawaii Island Amateur/Ham Radio news update. This post contains two messages: one from Mel Uchida (KH6EKD) and some news highlights from the UK-based Southgate Amateur Radio Club. […]

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ARRL News-Features

May 11, 2019by Russ Roberts

Welcome to the “ARRL News-Features” update from Big Island ARRL News. Views expressed in this Amateur/Ham Radio news summary are those of the reporters and correspondents. Content provided by HQ […]

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Amateur/Ham Radio, ARES, ARRL, Big Island ARRL News, Big Island of Hawaii ARRL info, Club Activities, Contests, DX-peditions, Hawaii Island Amateur Radio Clubs, License preparation/VE testing

ARLP019 Propagation de K7RA

May 10, 2019by Russ Roberts

Welcome to an “Amateur/Ham Radio News” update from Big Island ARRL News. Views expressed in this news summary are those of the reporters and correspondents. Content supplied by HQ ARRL, […]

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Amateur/Ham Radio, ARRL, Big Island ARRL News, Big Island of Hawaii ARRL info, Club Activities, Contests, DX-peditions, Hawaii Island Amateur Radio Clubs

The ARRL Letter and ARRL DX News

May 9, 2019by Russ Roberts

Welcome to “The ARRL Letter” and “DX News” from Big Island ARRL News. Views expressed in this Amateur/Ham Radio news summary are those of the reporters and correspondents. Content supplied […]

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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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ARRL Amateur Radio News

Educator, Author, Contester Fred Cady, KE7X, SK May 21, 2019
Fred Cady, KE7X, of Bozeman, Montana, died on May 16. An ARRL Life Member, he turned 77 earlier this month. Cady was a professor emeritus of electrical and computer engineering at Montana State University. He coauthored The Successful Ham Radio Operator’s Handbook with Vic DiCiccio, VE3YT. Cady also wrote several manuals on how to use Elecraft equipment.Lice […]
ITU Working Party 5A1 Completes Draft New Report on WRC-19 Agenda Item 1.1 May 21, 2019
Working Group 1 of ITU-R Working Party 5A completed work on the sharing and compatibility studies required for WRC-19 Agenda Item 1.1 during the meeting of WP 5A that concluded on May 9. The report, which began as a nine-page document in 2016, grew to 158 pages developed from 60 input contributions over a 3-year period. Working Group 5A1, responsible for ama […]
June Event in Europe to Assess Activity, Ability to Share Spectrum on 6 Meters May 21, 2019
Yasme Foundation Designates Supporting Grant, Excellence Award Recipients May 21, 2019
The Board of Directors of The Yasme Foundation has awarded $5,000 each to the Foundation for Amateur Radio (FAR) and ARRL scholarship programs for 2019, and $5,000 in general support to World Radiosport Team Championship 2022 (WRTC 2022) in Italy and a second grant to sponsor the so-called “Widow’s Ball” during WRTC 2022. The Yasme Foundation Board also anno […]
AMSAT-NA Issues Call for Board of Directors’ Nominations May 20, 2019
AMSAT is soliciting nominations for its Board of Directors election. Four directors' terms expire this year: Jerry Buxton, N0JY; Clayton Coleman, W5PFG; Drew Glasbrenner, KO4MA; and Paul Stoetzer, N8HM. In addition, up to two Alternates may be elected for 1-year terms.A valid nomination requires either one member-society or five individual members in go […]
CQ Announces 2019 Hall of Fame Inductees May 20, 2019
CQ Magazine over the weekend announced the 2019 inductees to its Amateur Radio, DX, and Contest halls of fame.CQ Amateur Radio Hall of FameThe CQ Amateur Radio Hall of Fame added 5 new members for 2019, making a total of 326 inductees since its establishment in 2001. The CQ Amateur Radio Hall of Fame honors radio amateurs who have made significant contributi […]
Hamvention 2019 - Sunday Roundup May 19, 2019
Although the last and shortest day of Dayton Hamvention is usually the least crowded, the ARRL Expo had early visitors making their rounds, particularly for books.In the morning, Riley Hollingsworth, K4ZDH, presented a forum on ARRL’s new Volunteer Monitor Program. A well-known former FCC employee, Hollingsworth explained how the program came to be at reques […]
Hamvention 2019 - Saturday Roundup May 18, 2019
Saturday at Dayton Hamvention was very sunny with a comfortable breeze, and visitors settled into what shade they could find at covered picnic tables or stretched out in grassy areas under a tree throughout the day. Many attendees took advantage of the beautiful weather to continue their hobby as they wove through vendors and food trucks. Chad Greene, KC3CQZ […]
The K7RA Solar Update May 18, 2019
Tad Cook, K7RA, in Seattle, reports: Sunspot activity continues, and this reporting week, the average daily sunspot number rose from 16.1 to 22.7, while average daily solar flux went from 73.5 to 75.7. The two sunspot groups that appeared on May 3 and May 6 are fading fast and rotating off the visible solar disc. Two geomagnetically active days occurred on M […]
Hamvention 2019 - Friday Roundup May 17, 2019
The first day of Dayton Hamvention 2019 began with prompt crowds streaming in as soon as doors opened. ARRL Expo was one area that drew fair attention, with the addition of a booth for the new ARRL and Dayton Hamvention Mobile Event App. Available for free download, the app provides maps of the entire fairgrounds, booth layouts in every building, schedules o […]

Ham Radio Hawaii

Spot Light on a Amateur Radio Operator – KH6TOB May 21, 2019
This week we spotlight Timothy O Bryan, KH6TOB. Aloha, I live in Volcano, Hawai’i. I was Raised on the Big Island of Hawai’i and have a Liberal Arts degree–Media & Communications in Hawai’i–from the University of Hawai’i at Hilo. Most of my career has been spent pursuing work in telvision news, commercial production and broadcasting. I also have a lot […]
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Spot Light on a Amateur Radio Operator – KH6IB May 14, 2019
This week we spotlight Randy Young, KH6IB. Aloha! Please NO QRZ log entries. UNFORTUNATELY I WAS FORCED TO MOVE FROM A GREAT HAM LOCATION TO A LOCATION IN A VALLEY WITH ONLY A 40 METER BAZOOKA ANTENNA. RECEPTION IS POOR WITH CONSTANT PLUS 10 DB OVER S9 NOISE LEVEL . HOPEFULLY WE CAN LOWER THE NOISE LEVEL AND […]
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Spot Light on a Amateur Radio Operator – WH6DQU May 7, 2019
This week we spotlight John V. Parker, WH6DQU. JOHN V. PARKER, RMCS(SS) USN, RET. MY PREVIOUS LIFE IN NAVAL COMMUNICATIONS (AFLOAT & ASHORE) AND CURRENT LIFE IN AMATEUR RADIO A CONTINUOUS WORK IN PROGRESS!!! Aloha! Oukou e komo mai!! Welcome and come in! I joined the Navy in 1972, attended boot camp and Radioman “A” School […]
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Oahu Go Kit Challenge May 5, 2019
We were lucky with the rain, we had about 5 minutes of heavy rain just before set up but no rain afterwards and it turned out to be a nice cool morning with little wind. The go kit challenge was held at the Kapolei Skate Park on May 4th from 8:30 AM to 12 PM […]
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Spot Light on a Amateur Radio Operator – WH6OZ April 30, 2019
This week we spotlight Mark Soeda, WH6OZ. Aloha! Below are some photos of my ham radio journey so far. Some recent activities and projects include building a 2 meter tape measure yagi antenna, receiving SSTV image radio transmissions from the International Space Station, doing a couple SOTA activations, playing with APRS, experimenting with FLDIGI, and spea […]
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ARRL Audio News

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Amateur Radio News Line

Amateur Radio Newsline 2168 for Friday May 17, 2019 May 17, 2019
- WIA PRESENTERS TO FOCUS ON MICROWAVES, RF MANAGEMENT - RAIN REPORT NOW ARCHIVES ONLY - ANOTHER LEAP OF FAITH BY PARACHUTE MOBILE - W9IMS SET FOR 500-MILE RACE - TUNE UP YOUR ANTENNA WITH 100 WATTS AND A WIRE - WW2 NAVAJO CODE TALKER DIES IN ARIZONA - SILENT KEY: SCHOOL CLUB ROUNDUP'S DAVID PAUL VONDIELINGEN AD8B - LOOKING FOR NEWSLINE'S NEXT YOUN […]
Kevin Trotman
Amateur Radio Newsline 2167 for Friday May 10, 2019 May 10, 2019
- HAMS ASSIST AS CYCLONE FANI BEARS DOWN ON INDIA - SILENT KEY: MONK APOLLO SV2ASP/A - COUNTDOWN TO HAMVENTION - AND AN APP TO PACK - WIA PREPS FOR ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING -ARIZONA HOA GRANTS ANTENNA PRIVILEGES TO RESIDENTS - ARIZONA HOA GRANTS ANTENNA PRIVILEGES TO RESIDENTS - RALPH SANGSTER SHIELD TESTS CW SAVVY OF NEW ZEALAND HAMS - SCHOLARSHIP HONORS BELO […]
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Amateur Radio Newsline 2166 for Friday, May 3, 2019 May 3, 2019
- QUICK POST-QUAKE ACTION FOR PHILIPPINE HAM NET - RADIO PROVIDES A LIFELINE IN SOUTHEAST ASIAN INFERNO - INDIAN HAMS HELP WOMAN DISPLACED FOR DECADE - SILENT KEY: FORMER CQ MAGAZINE DX EDITOR JOHN ATTAWAY K4IIF - FREE DV QSO PARTY: POOR PROPAGATION, BRIGHT OUTLOOK - ARRL's NEW CEO TO CALL QRZ ON MAY 13 - BEING WATCHFUL FOR UK'S WATCHKEEPERS - QUAD […]
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Simple Ham Radio Antennas

Six Meter Folded Dipole Antenna. Post 1874. May 22, 2019
If you can't see the video, please insert this title URL into your browser search box: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qbje13U6hC4.This somewhat unusual video from Claude Jollet (VE2DPE) shows how to make a simple, inexpensive, and portable Six Meter Folded Dipole Antenna. Although there is no voice track, the photos and text comments provide a good ov […]
Russell Roberts (KH6JRM)
Field Day Antenna Launching Demonstration. Post 1873. May 20, 2019
If you can't see the video, please insert this title URL into your browser search box: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aCyyH0a_Cpk.Approximately 40,000 radio amateurs from the United States and Canada are expected to participated in the upcoming ARRL Field Day Emergency Communications Exercise. The event occurs on the fourth-full weekend of June and is […]
Russell Roberts (KH6JRM)
Home brewed 3 element yagi Antenna. Post 1872. May 20, 2019
If you can't see the video, please insert this title URL into your browser search box: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PDmMhtIwykY.A wonderfully conceived, if somewhat flawed, idea for a 3-element VHF yagi antenna made from easily found objects around Marcial Grey's home. Marcial does a good job of showing how he used some old aluminum tubing from […]
Russell Roberts (KH6JRM)
Deploying an Off Center Fed Dipole Antenna for Ham Radio. Post 1871. May 19, 2019
If you can't see the video, please insert this title URL into your browser search box: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D4P5DdvsLys.In this video, we follow W5KV as he designs, assembles, erects, and uses an Off Center Fed Dipole for Ham Radio. He discusses the materials, equipment, feed lines, and other tools necessary to make this popular HF antenna w […]
Russell Roberts (KH6JRM)
80m END FED NVIS FIELD ANTENNA. Post 1870. May 18, 2019
If you can't see the video, please insert this title URL into your browser search box: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jiaHtmOB57Y.Your ARRL Field Day Antenna doesn't have to be complex and labor intensive. In this video from NG9D, we see how a simple 80 meter end-fed NVIS antenna can bring hours of operating fun and reliable state and regional co […]
Russell Roberts (KH6JRM)
Random Wire antennas presentation. Post 1869. May 17, 2019
If you can't see the video, please insert this title URL into your browser search box: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gUwBIG_8vTI.Terry Snyder (WB3BKN) gave this excellent program at the 18 November 2018 meeting of the Harrisburg Radio Amateurs Club. Terry covers a wide range of random wire issues, including lengths to avoid, grounding, radial systems […]
Russell Roberts (KH6JRM)
Ham Radio - Building a 4:1 balun. Post 1868. May 16, 2019
If you can't see the video, please insert this title URL into your browser search box: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l5rLI8FpM9g.If you're using a balanced feed line to energize your OCF (off-center fed) dipole, an EDZ (extended double zepp) antenna, or even a full-sized loop antenna, a 4:1 current balun is a necessary component to these popular […]
Russell Roberts (KH6JRM)
Ham Radio - A 40 meter folded dipole using window line. Post 1867. May 15, 2019
If you can't see this video, please insert this title URL into your browser search box: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cS5nlutY_L4.If you're looking for a HF antenna that shows some immunity to man-made noise, then the folded dipole may be worth trying. In this video, Kevin Loughin (KB9RLW) takes us step-by-step through the design, construction, a […]
Russell Roberts (KH6JRM)
ARRL Field Day Safety - Ham Radio Q&A. Post 1866. May 14, 2019
If you can't see the video, please insert this title URL into your browser search box: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vXIUqr3tMpU.More than 40,000 radio amateurs from the United States and Canada are expected to "take to the field" during the last full weekend of June for the annual ARRL Field Day emergency communications exercise. The event […]
Russell Roberts (KH6JRM)
#207 build your own ham radio antenna for field day or traveling. Post 1865. May 13, 2019
If you can't see the video, please insert this title URL into your browser search box: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wKuaTX442UQ.In this video, "Peter" establishes a sound and thorough understanding of antenna design for any band and frequency. Peter covers basic antenna theory, including formulas, construction practices, and materials cons […]
Russell Roberts (KH6JRM)

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