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ARRL Audio News February 21, 2025
ARRL Audio News February 21, 2025
DX Opportunities Abound Around ARRL International DX Contest
With Solar Cycle 25 still at peak conditions, and several popular contests this time of year, there have been some interesting, if not totally rare, DX opportunities on the HF bands. Spots have been flying on DX club email reflectors this week. VK9XU on Christmas Island, V73WW on Marshall Island, 5N9DTG in Nigeria, KH7AL/KH9 on Wake Island, and 7Q2MM in Malawi have all been noted, among many ot...
YLRL Scholarships Available for Students
Changes in the ARRL Iowa Section
Election results have been finalized in the ARRL Iowa Section. Barry Buelow, WØIY, received 283 votes, defeating incumbent Leilia Garner, WAØUIG, who received 146 votes. Buelow, of Cedar Point, will assume Section Manager duties on April 1. Buelow is a veteran of the United States Air Force and has worked in aerospace engineering. He has served on the ARRL National Convention Committee and is a ...
High School and a Sci-Fi Movie Spark Interest in Amateur Radio
Steve Schickel was a young high school student in the late ’80s and was introduced to amateur radio through his electronics classes. He also spent time working at a local RadioShack and watching science fiction movies at a nearby theater in his hometown of Pensacola, Florida. Amateur radio’s next biggest influence on Steve came in 1997, on opening night of the movie “Contact,” about a scientist ...
More Seats Available for On the Air Live
Due to significant demand, ARRL has expanded the number of available spots for this month’s On the Air Live, an online training session linked to content in the current issue of On the Air magazine. The program quickly reached its original capacity. The live event will be hosted by ARRL Education Specialist Wayne Greene, KB4DSF. “It is a good problem to have,” said ARRL Education and Learning Ma...
Bob Buus, W2OD, ARRL Northern New Jersey Section Manager, Silent Key
Robert “Bob” Buus, W2OD, passed away on February 18, 2025. He has served as the ARRL Northern New Jersey Section Manager since 2020. Buus served as an Assistant Section Manager, Emergency Coordinator, and Net Manager prior to his appointment. Buus was born in Minnesota and was first licensed in 1950. He graduated from the University of North Dakota with a degree in electrical engineering. He wo...
Optimizing Portable Ham Radio: From Wheels to Innovative Backpack Solution
This article discusses the evolution of portable amateur radio operations, focusing on optimizing backpack-carried ... - Listed in Operating Modes/Portable Operations
PA0FRI Unbalanced/Balanced ATU Project
The PA0FRI Unbalanced/Balanced ATU is a home-built antenna tuner designed to efficiently match a ... - Listed in Antennas/Tuners
Antenna Height Matters - True or False
This article explores the conventional wisdom about antenna height in amateur radio operations, challenging ... - Listed in Antennas/Theory
Dual Band VHF/UHF End Fed Vertical Dipole
This article describes the construction of a simple dual-band VHF/UHF end-fed vertical dipole antenna ... - Listed in Antennas/VHF UHF
WSJT-X 2.7 available to download
WSJT-X 2.7 enhances digital communication with the introduction of QMAP for EME monitoring, Q65 Pileup mode for handling multiple weak signals, and SuperFox mode for efficient multi-Hound transmissions.
A Top Loaded End-Fed Half-Wave Antenna for 20m
This article presents a novel Top Loaded End-Fed Half-Wave (TLEFHW) antenna design for 20-meter ... - Listed in Antennas/End-Fed/End Fed Half Wave Antenna
Top Amateur Radio Websites - Issue 2503
Comparative Testing of DIY and Commercial Antennas for ADS-B Reception, The RDF 10 seconds unfold Yagi, J-Pole Antenna Calculator, Broadcast band filter, Collinear Antenna Calculator, DIY A Cantenna For Your WiFi Network, 160M Folded Counterpoise, 5/8-wavelength GP vertical antenna calculator , The F6AOJ RX splitter project,
The LLA Ladder Line Antenna Project
This article presents an innovative homebrew antenna design utilizing surplus ladder line as a ... - Listed in Antennas/Receiving
V73WW Marshall DXPedition
V73WW - Marshall Islands (2025) 160-6m CW SSB RTTY FT8 4 stations, QSL ... - Listed in DX Resources/DX Peditions/2025 DXpeditions
High-Performance HF Loop Array: A DIY Receiving Antenna Project
This article details the design and construction of a homebrew two-element loop antenna array ... - Listed in Antennas/Receiving
ARRL Audio News February 14, 2025
ARRL Audio News February 14, 2025
Amateur Radio Emergency Service Renews Relationship with Red Cross in Puerto Rico
Amateur Radio Emergency Service® (ARES®) in the Puerto Rico Section of ARRL The Narional Association for Amateur Radio® has signed a renewal Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the American Red Cross Puerto Rico Region. The agreement establishes a framework of cooperation and a close working relationship with ARRL ARES volunteers. Both ARES and the Red Cross agree that, with the resources of ...
Grant will Help Young Amateur Radio Operators Become Contesters
A $10,000 grant to the University of Scranton, from the Frankford Radio Club (FRC)in Pennsylvania, will support the development of a contest dashboard that will leverage the popularity of amateur radio operator contests to benefit science, technology, students and Ham Radio Science Citizen Investigation (HamSCI) community members. Through the grant, a team of university students, faculty, and FR...
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