White Tower DX Team
White Tower DX Team DX peditions and contests team from Greece
40m loaded dipole
Antennas/40M/40 meter Dipole Antennas
This is an short dipole for 7 MHz. Total length of this dipole is just 10 meters, 33 feet. Missing lenght is balanced by a coil made of 49 turns of a 40mm diameter pvc pipe. The use of a choke balun is recommended, as always, to adapt the unbalanced coax cable to the balanced antenna, and to prevent RF feed back along the coax shield.
Ofcom invites applications for 'limited coverage' FM radio licences
Ofcom is inviting applications for 'limited coverage' FM restricted service radio licences as part of a new trial
GB100, Wales
John, MW1CFN, will be active as GB1004FTS from Anglesey Island (EU-005), an island off the mainland's northwest coast, between March 25th and April 8th
New CQ WPX Activity Map
Randy, K5ZD, CQ WPX Web Manager, posted the following: We are always looking for new and interesting ways to present the results of the CQ WPX Contest
The Early Years of Amateur Radio
The Antique Wireless Assocition has released another vintage presentation from its collection
AH-705 HF/50 MHz Automatic Antenna Tuner for the IC-705, now available!
The AH-705 is a small portable antenna tuner that has been designed to work between the 1.8-50MHz bands
5 MHz Exercise Blue Ham March 20-21
During this weekend March 20-21, the Royal Air Force Air Cadets (RAFAC), CCF, ACF and SCC Callsigns look forward to operating on 5 MHz with as many Radio Amateur Stations as possible during Exercise Blue Ham
Ofcom: New Draft UK Amateur Radio licence
The draft of the new Amateur Radio licence expected to take effect on May 18 is available on the Ofcom site, comments can be submitted up until April 18
QSO Today Virtual Ham Expo Experiences Technical Issues, On-Demand Access Opens
Plans Continue for In-Person “Friedrichshafen” HAM RADIO Event
OM3RDX
Packet Radio, dx news, QRP, awards and software from slovack radio club
Improving Gain of the Super J-Pole Antenna
Antennas/J-Pole
The collinear J-Pole, often known as the Super-J, does improve the behavior over a regular J-Pole. there is an advantage when vertically combining 1/2 radiating sections to have a bit of separation between the half-wave end points. Get 0.8 dB more gain out of the trusty Super-J by replacing the traditional phasing stub with a long coil.
EchoLink 2.1
After a 14-year hiatus, EchoLink for Windows version 2.1 is now available
Ramping up the rollout of full-fibre broadband
Millions of homes across the country are set be upgraded to faster, more reliable broadband, under new regulations announced today by Ofcom that will help shape the UK’s full-fibre future
Pillars of Amateur Radio
I am a member of a local club rebranding itself and trying to grow the hobby and the club at the same time, we developed a little short clip to promote what the hobby is about and that we as a club are involved in those aspects
4 meter IRTS News in the East Leinster region
The members of East Leinster Amateur Radio Club have proposed reading the IRTS (Irish Radio Transmitter Society) News on 4 metres as a Pilot for a couple of months
ARISS contact with school in California
An ARISS educational school contact is planned for Shannon Walker KD5DXB with students at Oakwood School, Morgan Hill, CA, USA
Ham radio in a Tesla
In her latest amateur radio video Ria Jairam N2RJ looks at installing amateur radio in a Tesla Model S
How to Grow Ham Radio -- PART 2: Attitude
Special guests John (NJ4Z) and Steve (W3SPC) join Ham Radio Perspectives for Part 2 ("Attitude") on how to grow the hobby by cultivating positive attitudes on the air, online, and in clubs
Radio Surfer Award
The RSGB has announced its new Radio Surfer Award aimed at young people but open to everyone regardless of age, there's no need to be a RSGB member
Free online Amateur Radio training course starts Sunday
This is the last chance to register for the free amateur radio Foundation Online training course run by volunteers from Essex Ham which starts on March 21
The Simplex Amateur Radio Club
A group of local hams who operate nightly on simplex and discuss all sorts of topics
SV2KBS Victoria
Personal Ham Radio and CW Blog by SV2KBS Victoria
Coaxial Collinear Antenna for 70 CM Band
Antennas/Collinear
This coaxial collinear antenna was built to test for my own consumption whether or not this antenna method actually works. the guiding principle is that we have multiple 1/4 wave elements fed in series , the radiation from each adds in phase to produce
a large vertically polarised omni-directional antenna with substantial gain
Hairpin antenna for 40m band
Antennas/40M
A modified Hairpin antenna for a wider bandwidth an mounted on a grounded metalic mast
ICOM AH-705 Antenna Tuner
HF / 50 MHz Automatic Antenna Tuner
Polls: Ham radio link for Sunderbans' shadow zones
To bridge the gap of connectivity, the South 24-Parganas district administration is taking the help of ham radio in the shadow zones of Sunderbans. There are nearly 60 polling booths spanning across Patharpratima, Sagar, Ghoramara, Kakdwip and Gosaba area where connectivity including internet is a major challenge for the district administration
Ofcom spectrum auction: principal stage results
Ofcom has announced the outcome of the principal stage of its auction to release more airwaves to improve mobile services and support 5G
EchoLink for Windows version 2.1 now available
After a 14-year hiatus, we are pleased to announce that EchoLink for Windows version 2.1 is now available
US broadcaster KHTS issues apology after Ham Radio / CB confusion
Broadcaster KHTS published a news item which confused Amateur Radio with CB radio, they have since apologized
RSGB AGM and Elections 2021
Voting for the RSGB elections is now open. The Calling Notice, Resolutions, candidate statements and the voting process can be found on the Society’s AGM web pages
Incumbent Section Managers Begin New Terms in April
Eight incumbent ARRL Section Managers who were unopposed for re-election in the winter election cycle will begin new terms on April 1. They are Rick Paquette, W7RAP (Arizona); James Ferguson, N5LKE (Arkansas); Lelia Garner, WA0UIG (Iowa); Steve Morgan, W4NHO (Kentucky); Malcolm Keown, W5XX (Mississippi); Paul Stiles, KF7SOJ (Montana); Steven Lott Smith, KG5VK (North Texas), and Rick Breininger,...
VSP Manager
Software/Virtual Serial Port
VSP Manager is a software program that creates serial port pairs which allows software programs to talk to each other using Cat commands. This virtual com port emulator is offered FREE to Ham Radio Operators.
February 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. To date, Volunteer Monitors during February reported 1,762 hours monitoring the HF frequencies and 2,158 hours monitoring VHF frequencies and above. The Volunteer Monitor Coordinator issued 10 Advisory Notices. An Advisory Notice is an attempt to resolve rule viol...
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