Southgate Amateur Radio Club News

July 9, 2018by Russ Roberts

Accessed on 09 July 2018, 1522 UTC, Post #616. Source: http://www.southgatearc.org Please click link or scroll down to read your selections. Comment: Here are the top Amateur/Ham Radio news stories […]

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ARLP027 Propagation de K7RA

July 8, 2018by Russ Roberts

Accessed on 08 July 2018, 2215 UTC, Post #615. Source: http://www.arrl.org Propagation Report. Please scroll down to read the complete article. Author: Tad Cook (K7RA). Here’s the current propagation forecast […]

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July 2018 BIARC Newsletter

July 7, 2018by Russ Roberts

Accessed on 07 July 2018, 1510 UTC, Post #614. July Newsletter Comment: Please click link to download the complete July 2018 BIARC Newsletter (pdf). Comment: Here are the main topics […]

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ARRL DX News

July 6, 2018by Russ Roberts

Accessed on 06 July 2018, 1433 UTC, Post #603. Source: Email message from HQ ARRL, Newington, CT, 06111. Comment: Here is the latest ARRL DX Bulletin from HQ ARRL and […]

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Updated Oahu, Maui and Big Island Frequency Maps

July 5, 2018by Russ Roberts

Accessed on 05 July 2018, 2107 UTC, Post #612. Source: https://hamradiohawaii.wordpress.com Please scroll down to read the full report. Comment: It’s been awhile since I’ve seen any map of local […]

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Southgate Amateur Radio Club News

July 4, 2018by Russ Roberts

Accessed on 04 July 2018, 2026 UTC, Post #611. Source: http://www.southgatearc.org Please click link or scroll down to read your selections. Comment: Here are the top Amateur/Ham Radio news stories […]

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QRZNOW News, 03 July 2018

July 3, 2018by Russ Roberts

Accessed on 03 July 2018, 1606 UTC, Post #610. Source: http://qrznow.com/latest-posts/ Please click link or scroll down to read your selections. Comment: Here are some of the top Amateur/Ham Radio […]

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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

WRTC 2018 Teams Produce Amazing Contact Totals Despite Poor Conditions July 16, 2018
A crack team of contesters from Lithuania has won the gold medal in World Radiosport Team Championship 2018 (WRTC 2018), held over the weekend in Germany. Operating as Y81N, Gedas Lucinskas, LY9A, and Mindis Jukna, LY4L, topped the real-time scoreboard for much of the event, which is held as a competition within a contest in conjunction with the IARU HF Cham […]
Shop AmazonSmile on Prime Day and Help Support ARRL! July 16, 2018
Amazon Prime Day is here! Deals started at 3 PM EDT (1900 UTC) today, July 16 and run through Tuesday, July 17. Prime Day is one of the biggest shopping days of the year. As you browse the great deals available exclusively to Amazon Prime members, we invite you to shop at AmazonSmile, choosing the ARRL as your charity of choice.With every qualifying purchase […]
Final Preparations Under Way for Youth on the Air 2018 in South Africa July 16, 2018
ARRL Represented at IEEE Symposium in Boston July 13, 2018
Friedrichshafen Emergency Communications Gathering Hears Reports July 13, 2018
IARU Region 1 Emergency Coordinator Greg Mossup, G0DUB, has posted a report on the Emergency Communications Meeting held at June’s Ham Radio event in Friedrichshafen, Germany. Mossup said some 20 emergency communicators attended the June 1 meeting, sponsored by the IARU.“After the introduction and Region 1 report, there were interesting presentations followe […]
Contest Branch Reports ARRL International DX Contest Phone Results Posted, Other News July 13, 2018
ARRL Announces Two Career Opportunities at Headquarters July 13, 2018
The K7RA Solar Update July 13, 2018
As of Thursday, July 12, there have been no sunspots visible for 16 days consecutively.Spaceweather.com pointed out that to find an equally long stretch of no sunspots, we must look back to November 2009 when we were emerging from the deepest solar minimum in a century. At the lowest of the low activity in 2008, the sun was blank for 52 consecutive days, the […]
WRTC 2018 Call Signs Will Be Y81A through Y89U July 12, 2018
WRTC 2018 organizers today officially announced the list of call signs to be used during the World Radiosport Team Championship 2018 (WRTC 2018) competition that gets under way at 1200 UTC on Saturday, July 14. The call signs to be used will be Y81A through Y89U.Y##-prefix call signs, once used by radio amateurs in the former German Democratic Republic (East […]
FCC Administrative Law Judge Dismisses Radio Amateur’s Long-Standing License Renewal Application July 12, 2018
[UPDATED 2018-07-12 @ 1937 UTC -- This story corrects some incorrect statements included in an earlier post.]A California man embroiled in a long-running license renewal proceeding has lost the next step in his fight to remain a radio amateur. In a July 9 Order, FCC Administrative Law Judge Richard L. Sippel terminated the decade-old license renewal applicat […]

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Sailor grateful for Maritime Mobile Service Network assistance July 7, 2018
From the July 2018 Big Island Newsletter: Phoenix sailor and radio amateur Timothy Henning, KE7WMZ, has expressed his gratitude to the Maritime Mobile Service Network (MMSN) for intercepting and handling his distress call on 14.300 MHz. Net control operator Harry Williams, W0LS, caught Henning’s call requesting assistance with an urgent medical condition on […]
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Updated Oahu, Maui and Big Island Frequency Maps June 27, 2018

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Grid Madness 2018 June 25, 2018
We are happy to announce the Fifth Annual Hawaiian Islands Grid Madness. This event hasgrown from twelve participants in 2014 to fifty-seven stations last year. Our islands, mountains, valleys and the ocean make it a challenging and unique event in the ham radio world! This early noticeis for leaders in the ham community. If you can, […]
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Big Island Amateur Radio Club Field Day 2018 June 17, 2018
The Big Island Amateur Radio Club invites folks of all ages to stop by between 11 a.m. and 4 p.m.on Saturday, June 23, to watch amateur radio operators, aka “hams,” contact faraway operators from a temporary bivouac set up at the Reed’s Bay Hotel on Banyan Drive in Hilo. The oceanfront site will be headquarters […]
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Amateur Radio Newsline Report 2124 for Friday, July 13, 2018 July 13, 2018
- HAMS HELP AS WILDFIRES STRIKE COLORADO - IRISH HAMS MARK ROLE OF RADIO IN SPORTS - HONORING THOSE WHO DIED ON THE USS SAN DIEGO - HAMS ARE ON THE MOVE IN SOUTH AFRICA - NEW CUBAN LICENSEES SCORE BIG ON EXAM - HAM RADIO PAIRS WITH FRS FOR MARYLAND EMCOMM - GLOBAL EVENT LIGHTS OUR WAY FOR 21 YEARS - MELBOURNE STUDENTS READY FOR JULY 17 DATE WITH ISS ASTRONAU […]
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Amateur Radio Newsline Report 2123 for Friday, July 6, 2018 July 6, 2018
- GOVERNMENT ANNOUNCES SETTLEMENT WITH PENNSYLVANIA AMATEUR - ONE WEEK TO GO UNTIL WRTC KICKS OFF - NORTH AMERICAN HOLIDAYS KEEP THE BANDS BUSY - A LIGHTHOUSE ACTIVATION AND A TRIBUTE - IN THE MARKET FOR A CHALLENGE AT MARKET REEF - FIRST TO TAKE U.S. TECH TEST ARE IN AUSTRALIA - UP, UP AND AWAY IN NOVA SCOTIA - RADIO SCOUTS ACTIVATE SUMMER STATIONS FOR K2BS […]
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Amateur Radio Newsline Report 2122 for Friday, June 29, 2018 June 29, 2018
- WORLD RADIOSPORT TEAM CHAMPIONSHIPS- WRAPPING UP SEA-PAC IN OREGON- A LESSON IN SPACE STATION COMMUNICATIONS- NEW GEAR FOR THE INTERNATIONAL SPACE STATION- SILENT KEY: KEYER-CHIP PIONEER JACK CURTIS K6KU- FIELD DAY AFTER DARK- A MACQUARIE ISLAND EVENT WITHOUT SUB-ANTARCTIC EXTREMES- WORLD OF DX- ROAD RALLY BECOMES A RADIO RALLYSCRIPTAUDIO
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Simple Ham Radio Antennas

Making open wire feed line. Post #1556. July 16, 2018
If you can't see the video, please insert this title URL into your browser search box: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yrREQyMI7RI.Open wire feedline is cheap and low-loss, especially if you make it yourself. In this video, Peter Parker (VK3YE) shows us a simple method of making your own balanced feed line for dipole antennas. Balanced line feeders, u […]
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G5RV Multi Band HF Dipole Antenna. Post #1555. July 16, 2018
If you can't see the video, please insert this title URL into your browser search box: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aeNHIQ_j4Dk This well-produced and richly illustrated tutorial on the classic G5RV HF Dipole Antenna was presented to the Brandon Amateur Radio Society in Brandon, Florida in 2017 by Bernie Huth (W4BGH). Bernie does an excellent job of […]
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Amateur Radio Bicycle Mobile Setup. Post #1554. July 15, 2018
If you can't see the video, please insert this title URL into your browser search box: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2zWb-KnkGdY.Here's a way to use Amatuer/Ham Radio while you work on shedding a few pounds in useful exercise. Why not equip your bicycle for 2 meter/70 cm mobile operation?In this short, well-made video, "taverned" shows […]
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Installing a Longwire Antenna with the Palomar Engineers Multi-Ratio Cube Unun. Post #1553. July 13, 2018
If you can't see the video, please insert this title URL into your browser search box: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iktlPZyGWh0.The key to effective performance in a long wire or random length end fed wire antenna is the proper matching of the high impedance of the antenna to the low impedance of your HF rig. In this video from "Signal Search […]
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Roll Up Slim Jim Antenna for Emergency Preparedness. Post #1552. July 12, 2018
If you can't see the video, please insert this title URL into your browser search box: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=196-sS2yYak.A nicely done video from Coach Helder (W2NTC) on how to set up and use the 2m/70cm rollup slim jim/J-Pole antenna by Nelson Antennas. Coach discusses indoor and outdoor applications of this sturdy, well-crafted antenna. An […]
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Cubical Quad Antennas. Post #1551. July 11, 2018
If you can't see the video, please insert this title URL into your browser search box: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BrVgcxVqwng.A basic, no frills explanation of the theory, construction, and use of cubical quad antennas from Dave Tadlock (KG0ZZ). Although cubical quads can be built for the HF Amateur Radio bands, most radio amateurs seem to prefer […]
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Tuning a CB Whip for use on the 10 Meter Ham Band. Post #1550. July 10, 2018
If you can't see the video, please insert this title URL into your browser search box: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m3Oho0lcbis.There are still many unused CB (Citizens Band) antennas collecting dust at garage sales, auctions, estate sale, and your neighborhood recycling center. You can put these antennas to good use on the 10 Meter Amateur Radio ba […]
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Homebrew 10/20/40m EFHW vertical antenna-"SOTA", Post #1549. July 9, 2018
If you can't see the video, please insert this title URL into your browser search box: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=29CA_IPyg9M.A nicely done End Fed Halfwave vertical antenna from 2E0VOV. The heart of the project is the impedance transformer, which must be carefully made to insure a safe match between the high impedance of the EFHW and your rig. E […]
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Building a Doublet Aerial. Post #1548. July 8, 2018
If you can't see the video, please insert this title URL into your browser search box: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vAYbkVhsSBY. One of the best general purpose, multiband HF antennas is the classic doublet fed by balanced feeders going into a balanced antenna "tuner." In this video, Adrian ("One Time Pad") documents the design, […]
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Top Five Get-On-The-Air-Quickly Ham Radio Antennas. Post #1547. July 7, 2018
Top Five Get-On-The-Air-Quickly Ham Radio Antennas, Post #1547.http://www.donkeith.com/n4kc/article.php?p=22.Author: Don Keith (N4KC).Please click link to read the complete article.Comment:Antennas can be a confusing issue for newly license radio amateurs or for those returning to Ham Radio after a prolonged absence.In this well-written, easy grasped articl […]
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Southgate Amateur Radio Club News July 16, 2018
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ARRL DX Bulletin ARLD029 (2018) July 14, 2018
ARLP028 Propagation de K7RA July 13, 2018
The ARRL Letter, 12 July 2018 July 12, 2018