Category Archives: License preparation/VE testing

QRZ NOW-Ham Radio News

July 22, 2019by Russ Roberts

Welcome to the “QRZ NOW” update from Big Island ARRL News. Views expressed in this Amateur/Ham Radio News summary are those of the reporters and correspondents. Content, including text, photos, […]

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ARLP029 Propagation de K7RA

July 20, 2019by Russ Roberts

Welcome to the ARRL Propagation Forecast from Big Island ARRL News. Views expressed in this Amateur/Ham Radio News summary are those of the reporters and correspondents. Content, including text, photos, […]

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The ARES E-Letter for July 17, 2019

July 17, 2019by Russ Roberts

Welcome to “The ARES E-Letter” update from Big Island ARRL News. Views expressed in this Amateur/Ham Radio News summary are those of the reporters and correspondents. Content, including text, photos, […]

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Southgate Amateur Radio Club News

July 16, 2019by Russ Roberts

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

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ARRL News-Features

July 15, 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, including text, photos, […]

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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-Ham Radio News

July 15, 2019by Russ Roberts

Welcome to the “QRZ NOW” update from Big Island ARRL News. Views expressed in the Amateur/Ham Radio News summary are those of the reporters and correspondents. Content, including text, photos, […]

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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

Southgate Amateur Radio Club News

July 14, 2019by Russ Roberts

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

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Russ Roberts

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

IEEE Microwave Theory and Techniques Society Seeks Student CubeSat RF Hardware Proposals July 22, 2019
The IEEE Microwave Theory and Techniques Society (MTT-S) has announced the MTT-Sat Challenge for groups of students developing RF hardware for CubeSat applications. The MTT-Sat Challenge is a worldwide competition for teams of undergraduate and graduate students to design and build RF hardware for small satellites. The most promising designs will undergo spa […]
Microwave Update 2019 Online Registration Now Open July 22, 2019
Amateur Radio Being Showcased at 2019 EAA AirVenture in Oshkosh, Wisconsin July 22, 2019
ARRL member-volunteers will be part of the excitement as the 2019 International Experimental Aircraft Association annual AirVenture show gets under way this week in Oshkosh, Wisconsin. The show runs from July 22 until July 29. This year marks the 50th anniversary of EAA AirVenture, which drew more than 600,000 visitors and 10,000 aircraft last year. The ARRL […]
Netherlands IARU Member-Society Reports “Disappointing Response” on 144 – 146 MHz Threat July 22, 2019
Arctic IOTA Activity Gets Under Way this Week July 22, 2019
New Summer EURAO Party to Premier FT4 July 19, 2019
HAL Communications Cofounder, President Bill Henry, K9GWT, SK July 19, 2019
A cofounder and later president of HAL Communications, George W. “Bill” Henry, Jr., of Monticello, Illinois, died on July 17. An ARRL Life Member, he was 78. HAL Communications formally got its start in 1972 among hams and graduate students at the University of Illinois at Urbana, but the company’s history goes back a few years before.Henry once explained th […]
EME SSTV Lunar Landing Commemorative Event Set July 19, 2019
Moonbounce enthusiasts are invited to take part in a commemorative Earth-Moon-Earth (EME) slow-scan television (SSTV) party on 23 centimeters, marking the 50th anniversary of the lunar landing. The event gets under way at 2300 UTC on Saturday, July 20, at PI9CAM in the Netherlands. “We will start to transmit several lunar landing-related images on 1296.110 M […]
Scouts Attending World Scout Jamboree Set to Talk with Space Station via Ham Radio July 19, 2019
Thousands of Scouts from some 160 countries who will attend the 24th World Scout Jamboree this summer in West Virginia will have the chance to witness an Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) contact during their stay. The theme of the World Scout Jamboree, which opens on Monday, July 22, is "Unlock a new world." If all goes acco […]
The K7RA Solar Update July 19, 2019
Very low solar activity continues. Over the past week, average daily solar flux changed insignificantly from 67.1 to 67. There were no sunspots.Average daily planetary A index changed from 8.4 to 5.9, while mid-latitude A index changed from 8.6 to 6.7. Conditions remain quiet.Predicted solar flux is 68 on July 19-26, and 67 on July 27 to September 1.Predicte […]

Ham Radio Hawaii

Spot Light on a Radio Operator – AH7E July 16, 2019
This week we spotlight David J. Cabatu, AH7E. E-MAIL NOTICE: You MUST remove the part called “.NOSPAM” in my e-mail address. This is merely a protective measure to prevent massive amounts of spam from clogging my e-mail accounts. RADIO EQUIPMENT: Motorola ASTRO Saber II VHF portable with APCO 25 digital voice capability, Icom IC-V8000 2 meter […]
KH6OWL
Spot Light on a Radio Operator – AH6V July 9, 2019
Spot Light on a Amateur Radio Operator This week we spotlight Jeremy J. Storm AH6V. ~ Welcome to my page ~. QSL via eQSL or direct S.A.S.E. only. Ninole (nee-no-lay) is one of many retired sugar plantation towns along the north east coast of Hawaii Island. AH6V is inland 4.3km. and 545m. above sea level. […]
KH6OWL
Ham Radio Hawaii Grid Down Communications Exercise (COMEX) 2019 July 5, 2019
Ham Radio Hawaii Grid Down Communication Exercise 2019 As of: 4 July 2019 Name changed from No Power Contest to Grid Down Communications Exercise (COMEX) Purpose: The purpose of this exercise is to get on the air, check your equipment, make contacts and have fun. Contact as many amateur radio operators as possible in the allotted […]
KH6OWL
Spot Light on a Radio Operator – AH6P July 2, 2019
This week we spotlight Dennis K. Yee, AH6P. ***POSTED MARCH 2017*** Been licensed since 1998, so not exactly an old timer. But I did work my way through all the license classes…Novice, Tech, Tech Plus, General, Advanced and Extra. Also did CW at 5, 13 and 20 wpm…that was fun! Started off doing just emergency comm work […]
KH6OWL
Ham Radio Hawaii – Grid Down Communications Exercise (ComEX) June 29, 2019
Purpose: The purpose of this contest is to get on the air, check your equipment, make contacts and have fun. Contact as many amateur radio operators as possible in the allotted time period with as many modes as you can. Ensure you are ready for power outages and Hurricane season. No Commercial power can be used. […]
KH6OWL

ARRL Audio News

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Amateur Radio News Line

Amateur Radio Newsline Report 2177 for Friday July 19, 2019 July 19, 2019
- AMATEUR FEEDBACK NEEDED FOR THAILAND'S FIRST SATELLITE - HAMS IN NETHERLANDS CONDUCT PROPAGATION EXPERIMENT - WARBIRDS OF AMERICA OPERATING SPECIAL EVENT STATION AT AIR SHOW - NEW UPGRADE OPTION EXPLORED FOR HAMS IN BRITAIN - TOP-SCORING STATIONS NAMED FOR 13 COLONIES EVENT - SILENT KEY: DXER, CONTESTER ANANTH PAI VU2PAI - MORE WAYS TO GET IN ON MOONW […]
Kevin Trotman
Amateur Radio Newsline Report 2176 for Friday July 12, 2019 July 12, 2019
- BRITISH, SOUTH AFRICAN HAMS AGAINST PROPOSAL FOR 2 METRES - IRAN OPENS HISTORIC SITES FOR DXPEDITIONERS - NEVADA'S 'BURNING MAN' EVENT GETTING HAM RADIO ACTIVATION - LUNAR MODULE TRIBUTE IN NY FEATURES HAMS FROM GRUMMAN - AMATEUR RADIO HELPS SATELLITE SEND SOLAR ECLIPSE IMAGERY - DXPEDITIONERS DEBUT ON FRENCH ISLANDS NEAR CANADA - NEW WIRELE […]
Kevin Trotman
Amateur Radio Newsline Report 2175 for Friday July 5, 2019 July 5, 2019
- UNPRECEDENTED 2-WAY QSO WITH TRANSPONDER IN LUNAR ORBIT - LIGHTSAIL2 TALKS TO MISSION CONTROL IN CALIF. - SABLE ISLAND DXPEDITION MAKING PROGRESS - SILENT KEY: FORMER IARU REGIONAL DIRECTOR SANGAT SINGH 9M2SS - SILENT KEY: RTTY CONTESTER, REFLEcTOR MODERATOR BILL TURNER W6WRT - MARS MEMBERS UPBEAT OVER RECENT NATIONAL EMERGENCY DRILL - AUSTRALIAN AUTHORITI […]
Kevin Trotman

Simple Ham Radio Antennas

HOW TO BUILD A BALUN 4 TO 1 TUTORIAL. Post 1936. July 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=Tl_8msSbpDQ. Other than the mildly distracting audio track, this video from 4Z5JO does an excellent job of showing how to build a simple, inexpensive, and effective 4:1 balun for your HF antenna system. The video provides a step-by-st […]
Russell Roberts (KH6JRM)
Ferrite rod antenna 160 meter. CQ de RN3RBH. Post 1935. July 22, 2019
If you can't see the video, please insert this title URL into your search box: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gWfe3powlvY.An utterly fascinating and somewhat cryptic demonstration of a 160 meter ferrite rod antenna from Russian ham Yuri (RN3RBH).It isn't clear whether this antenna is transmit capable. Most likely, this homebrew 160 meter antenna […]
Russell Roberts (KH6JRM)
"Short" 160-Meter Vertical. Post 1934. July 21, 2019
If you can't see the video, please insert this title URL into your browser search box: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ek14ax7pCfo. Getting on the 160-Meter Amateur Radio Band from a small urban lot can be a difficult challenge.You may find this curious top-loaded vertical from Stan Gibilisco (W1GV) a possible answer to your 160-Meter operating issues. […]
Russell Roberts (KH6JRM)
Long Wire Antenna. Post 1933. July 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=3lO_h1bqmmY.Here's another fascinating antenna video from Denis (VE3BF).In this video, Denis shows us how to make an efficient, inexpensive, and simple HF long wire antenna for both home and portable use.The key to Denis's lon […]
Russell Roberts (KH6JRM)
Inverted U antenna 160m band by YC2YIZ. Post 1932. July 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=Cl9H3CC0PAE. If you want a good performing 160 meter antenna for a limited urban lot, please try this Inverted U antenna from Edy Karsano (YC2YIZ).The horizontal wire is 17 meters/55.76 feet long, while the two side elements are 9 meter […]
Russell Roberts (KH6JRM)
How to build an Inverted L for low-bands. Ham Radio Antennas made easy. Post 1931. July 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=kCq_fOwCLT4. Now that HF propagation is favoring the lower amateur/ham radio bands (160m, 80m, and 40m), you may want to design, build, and test an inverted L antenna.In this video, Callum (M0MCX) shows us how to build a simple antenna […]
Russell Roberts (KH6JRM)
Antenna Types and Terminology: AD#30. Post 1930. July 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=U0WB-3UToLg.Here's another segment of David Casler's (KE0OG) popular "Ask Dave" series about Amateur/Ham Radio.In this well-organized and energetic video, Dave presents an overall view of antenna theory, antenna term […]
Russell Roberts (KH6JRM)
Man Portable Ham Radio Station/Field Day 2019. Post 1929. July 15, 2019
If you can't see the video, please insert this title URL into your browser search box: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CP3kDxtaSWQ. Although many radio amateurs/hams joined their clubs at public parks, emergency response headquarters, and civic building for the annual June ARRL Field Day, more survivalist-oriented operators, such as Finnish ham Julian ( […]
Russell Roberts (KH6JRM)
Tuning the 40/80 Meter Inverted V Dipole Antenna. Post 1928. July 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=IKuLDnwuy8M. A 40/80 meter coil-loaded inverted V dipole antenna is an excellent fit for a small urban lot or any other restricted outdoor space. However, tuning this antenna for efficient operation in both bands can be a bit challengi […]
Russell Roberts (KH6JRM)
Doublet for a Small Garden - Multiband Antenna for HF July 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=GPT_YLXclDE. A fascinating video from Tim (2E0TWG) on how to squeeze a good performing multiband doublet antenna into a restricted garden space. In Tim's video, we see how careful planning can set up an efficient dipole antenna in […]
Russell Roberts (KH6JRM)

Amateur/Ham Radio posts

QRZ NOW-Ham Radio News July 22, 2019
Southgate Amateur Radio Club News July 21, 2019
ARLP029 Propagation de K7RA July 20, 2019
ARLD028 DX news July 19, 2019
The ARRL Letter for July 12, 2019 July 18, 2019