FM5BH Contest Station
Amateur radio in Martinique, Photo album and links.
Ten-Tec RX-350 Review
Radio Equipment/Receivers
Review of the 150 kHz to 30 MHz Ten-Tec receiver
Solo DXpeditioner Says Operating from Crozet is Limited by Nature
October 2021 Volunteer Monitor Program Report
The Volunteer Monitor (VM) Program is a joint initiative between ARRL and the FCC to enhance compliance in the Amateur Radio Service. This is the October VM Program report. - Technician operators in Yarmouth Port, Massachusetts, and Richmond, Texas, received Advisory Notices after making numerous FT8 contacts on 40 and 20 meters. Technician licensees are not allowed to transmit data on 40 meters a...
Spiderbeam VS Hex Beam
Antennas/HexBeam
Differences of Hex Beam and Spiderbeam antennas designs, performance and measurements, rotor considerations when using this two kind of antennas
ARRL will be Closed on Veterans Day, Thursday, November 11
ARRL Headquarters will be closed on Thursday, November 11, in observance of Veterans Day. There will be no W1AW bulletin or code practice transmissions on that day. The ARRL Letter and ARRL Audio News will both publish on Friday, November 12. ARRL HQ will reopen on Friday at 8 AM EST.
December 2021 Issue of QST to Mail Mid-Month, Arrive Thanksgiving Week
Due to the widespread paper shortage and related supply chain issues, the December 2021 issue of QST will mail approximately one week later than usual, arriving in homes the week of November 22. ARRL members can read the digital edition of the December issue now, at http://www.arrl.org/qst.
AMSAT-NA Elects Officers, Discusses Ongoing and Future Satellite Projects
AMSAT-NA President Robert Bankston, KE4AL, told the 2021 AMSAT Dr. Tom Clark, K3IO, Memorial Space Symposium on October 30 that the organization is looking ahead to future satellite missions but will “go commercial” in order to keep enough satellites in space. Bankston, who was re-elected at a virtual Board meeting on October 29, said AMSAT is in solid financial position and donations are “heal...
Veterans Day 2021 Special Events Announced
Amateur radio special events have been announced to commemorate Veterans Day. In Cleburne, Texas, N5VET has been on the air since November 1 for a 15-day event. Announced frequencies include 7.235, 7,240, 14.045, and 14.255 MHz, although the sponsoring Club KC5NX says it will operate on most bands and modes. QSL to KC5NX. The K1USN Radio Club will be on the air on November 11 to mark Veterans Day...
Arkansas Airwaves
A website dedicated to the Arkansas Radio Amateur Community
80m Inverted-L 12m Spiderpole
Antennas/80M
An Inverted-L with its long leg sloping to the ground. It will still work very good, even if the horizontal wire has to be sloped diagonally to the ground, as long as you have enough horizontal space to keep it at about a 45 degree angle or more from the pole.
ICOM ID-52E
The ID-52E is a VHF/UHF dual band radio with D-STAR and FM dual mode functions. The ID-52E succeeds the popular ID-51E PLUS2 and is the latest Icom model to work on the D-STAR
Calling all payphone users: thousands of call boxes set for protection
Thousands of vital phone boxes around the UK will be protected from closure, under Ofcom plans announced today
ARUMS October newsletter now available
The IARU Region 1 Monitoring System newsletter reports October also brought us a large number of 'troublemakers' that often massively interfere with amateur radio. Among them are the UK's HF OTH Radar in Cyprus
UK satellite firm Inmarsat agrees $7.3bn takeover by US rival Viasat
The Guardian newspaper report that the British satellite communications company Inmarsat has agreed a $7.3bn (£5.4bn) takeover by the California-based Viasat, becoming the latest UK tech firm to be taken over by a foreign rival
Norway looking to introduce Entry Level ham radio license
Norway is planning to introduce a 10 watt Entry Level License that will enable young people 12-13 years old to get started building simple transmitters and receivers
Spain seeks to attract youngsters to amateur radio
Spain's national amateur radio society URE says 'If you are young, join the URE and discover amateur radio' and offers both free membership and a free training manual
Netherlands: 326 candidates pass ham radio exams in 2021
Henk Vrolijk, PA0HPV, reports that in 2021 there were 326 successful candidates of the amateur radio exams
How Frequency Synthesisers work
Frequency synthesizers using phase locked loops and digital dividers have formed the mainstay for the local oscillators in many forms of radio for amateur radio as well as for domestic and professional use
Delta Amateur Radio Society
The Delta Amateur Radio Society promotes the hobby of Amateur Radio in the community and encourages community involvement.
Amateur Radio links and websites by W1WC
Ham radio site with Amateur Links is a collection of over 2800 Ham Radio sites services verified each week. Interesting content for beginners and seasoned ham operators alike.
Build a Stronger 2 Element Quad
Antennas/Quad
A Different way to construct a tried and true antenna out of PVC, especially for the 10 meter and higher frequencies.
What We Can Expect from a 2-Element Beam
Antennas/Theory
Method, Units of Measure, and the Dipole Standard of Reference. This article helps in understanding where does beam gain come from in directional aerials like in example Yagi antennas.
Yaesu FT5D
FT5DR - FT5DE the new 5W C4FM/FM 144/430MHz Dual Band Digital Transceiver with advanced and innovative features
SARL VHF/UHF Analogue Contest
The second leg of the SARL VHF/UHF Analogue Contest will run from 05:00 to 11:00 UTC (07:00 to 13:00 CAT) on Saturday 13 and Sunday 14 November
ZS18MOTH active from Thursday 11 November
Armistice Day is held on 11 November each year and a Remembrance Day parade or ceremony is usually held on the Sunday closest to 11th November. This year it will be held on 14 November 2021. A special call sign, ZS18MOTH, has been obtained to commemorate the signing of the Armistice 103 years ago at approximately 05:00 on Monday 11 November 1918
Crozet Island DXpedition news
The Northern California DX Foundation is pleased to announce it is granting 20,000 USDs to Thierry Mazel, F6CUK, for the 2022 Crozet Island DXpedition planned for December 2022 thru March 2023. Crozet Island is #3 on the ClubLog Most Wanted List world-wide and #2 in North America
The impact of photovoltaics
Seamus Ei8EP reports on the IARU Region 1 website that the 358 page Final Report on the Study on the evaluation of the Electromagnetic Compatibility Directive has now been published
KIWI-SDR receivers back online
Ireland's IRTS News report that after an heroic repair effort to some failed remote equipment, there are again four internet accessible KIWI-SDR receivers available in Iceland, covering the frequency range from 10 kHz to 30 MHz
PAR Grant for the Howth Martello Radio Group
Tony, Ei5EM reports that the Howth Martello Radio Group is very grateful to the IRTS for the grant of 800 Euro from the Promoting Amateur Radio fund, PAR. This will go a long way to enable the Group to upgrade the station equipment at EI0MAR
Alike, but Not Alike: Broadcast vs Ham Radio
Mark Persons W0MH writes in Radio World that experience in amateur radio can be a boon to the broadcast radio engineer
Scanning frequencies
Radio Scanning/Scanner Frequencies
HF digital mode transmissions, voice transmissions in HF and VHF Bands collected in several XLS files by Relic Radio communications
Top Amateur Radio Websites - Issue 2143
20m Indoor Loop Antenna, Small HF Antennas, 20 meter short loaded vertical antennas, World of Receivers and Transmitters, A Foot Switch for the Future, Aurora Forecast, Kuhne Electronic
ICQPodcast - The Lost Tribe, the Pied Piper and the Executive
In this episode, Martin Butler (M1MRB) is joined by Dan Romanchik KB6NU, Edmund Spicer M0MNG, Ed Durrant DD5LP and Leslie Butterfield G0CIB to discuss the latest Amateur / Ham Radio news. Colin (M6BOY) rounds up the news in brief and in the episode we feature is The Lost Tribe, the Pied Piper and the Executive
NRSI News
National Radio Society of Ireland (NRSI) - News for Sunday the 7th November 2021
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