South African special event stations
There are two local special event stations you can look out for. ZS95SARL celebrates the 95th birthday of the SARL and ZS1820S celebrates the 200th anniversary of the landing of the 1820 Settlers
AO-27 returns from the dead
A number of amateurs have reported that the FM repeater of AO-27 has been active for brief intervals in recent weeks
NASA invites public to be its guests to celebrate historic ‘Launch America’
NASA is inviting the public to help celebrate a historic milestone in human spaceflight as it prepares for #LaunchAmerica – the first flight into orbit of American astronauts on American rockets from American soil since the end of the space shuttle era in 2011
AMSAT announces 2020 Field Day rules
It’s that time of year again; summer and Field Day!
Each year the American Radio Relay League (ARRL) sponsors Field Day as a “picnic, a campout, practice for emergencies, an informal contest and, most of all, FUN!”
The Radio Amateur Satellite Corporation (AMSAT) promotes its own version of Field Day for operation via the amateur satellites, held concurrently with the ARRL event
QSO Today Amateur Radio Podcast - Bob Fontana - AK3Y
Bob Fontana, AK3Y’s, ham radio and electronic career was a friend’s broken shortwave to AM downconverter
Ten-year-old gets ham radio license
When ten-year-old Jacob Hoschar's school in Forks, Washington State, shut down due to Coronavirus he and his father Andrew Hoschar studied for their amateur radio exam and now have the call signs KJ7NZC and KJ7NXN
Amateur radio today is as relevant as it was 95 years ago
In a media statement about the SARL 95th anniversary, President Nico van Rensburg, ZS6QL said, "Amateur Radio has withstood the test of time because it is based on three major guiding principles: Communication between people, continuous technological development and self-education and training"
ARRLWeb: A Study of Amateur Radio Gender Demographics
A Study of Amateur Radio Gender Demographics. How many ham radio operators in the usa ? Estimated Number of Hams in Each State, by Gender
W0VLZ Blog
W0VLZ ham radio experience incuding vintage homebrew QRP operating and national radio company
J-POLE for 50MHz by IZ0UPS
Antennas/6M/6 meter J-Pole Antenna
The J Pole antenna is a good omnidirectional antenna that can be used for portable or fixed station usage. It does not need a ground, and neither complex feed systems. It can be homemade with simple material and in several ways.Article in Italian
Simple 50MHz J-Pole Antenna EA7AHG
Antennas/J-Pole
Based on the popular DK7ZB simple 50 MHz Jpole antenna, this customized jpole project has been analized with MMANA-GAL and reproduced for six meters, two meters and 70 cm bands.
50MHz / 6m J-pole Antenna by VK4ADC
Antennas/6M/6 meter J-Pole Antenna
The J-Pole is an easy-to-build and inexpensive device that provides an omni-directional vertically polarized antenna without the need for a ground plane. In technical terms, it is an end fed vertical 1/2 wave which is fed via a 1/4 wave matching stub.
The Ugly MacGyver 6 meter J-pole Antenna
Antennas/6M/6 meter J-Pole Antenna
Essentially, a J-pole is a 1/2 wave resonant antenna connected to a quarter wave matching stub. The feedline is connected at a point on the matching stub that is at the feedline's characteristic impedance. The result is 3/4 of a wavelength on one side and 1/4 wavelength on the other side.
J-Pole Antenna for 50 MHz
Antennas/6M/6 meter J-Pole Antenna
This J-Pole is mounted on a fishing rod. The radiator L1 is an isolated copper-wire with a length of 281,5 cm while the quarter-wave matching sector L2 is made with 450-Ohm-Wireman-cable
J-pole antenna Calculator
Antennas/Antenna Calculators
Online calculator for J-Pole antennas. The J-pole antenna consists of a short and a long vertical pole with a feed point near the bottom. The antenna looks like the letter J, hence the name J-pole antenna.
Six J-Pole Antenna Projects for 50 MHz
A selection of best amateur radio J-Pole Antenna Projects for 50 MHz. These projects are an excellent starting point to build your j-pole for the six meter band.
VE2DX Electronics
Founded to create innovative Electronic products for the Ham Radio market.
Monthly performance of 8J17CALL for April-May
This is 7M4VQJ, Satoshi from 7-CALL Amateur Radio Club (JS1YEY), Tokyo based club station organized by Japanese 7-CALL amateurs
Spain's URE makes June magazine PDF available
In response to the ongoing Coronvirus situation Spain's national amateur radio society URE is allowing everyone to download the PDF of the June edition of their magazine Radioaficionados
Ham radio YOTA Online
The Youth Working Group within IARU Region 1 has created a newly developed program called Youngsters On The Air (YOTA) Online
New product HAMKit VMAC ESP32
The new HAMKit VMAC ESP32 product, has just been released. This is a small but powerful board, driven by an ESP32, which provides a very flexible Audio and Video Switching Matrix, with on-board DTMF Decoder, OSD Graphics, Video Signal Detectors and Synchronous Bucks
QSO Today Virtual Ham Expo open Aug 8 and 9th
QSO Today podcaster, Eric, 4Z1UG, announces the first Virtual Ham Radio Expo scheduled to open August 8th and 9th
ARRL Audio News - May 22, 2020
ARRL Audio News - May 22, 2020
Federal Judge Okays Retrieval of Titanic Marconi Wireless Equipment
A US federal judge in Virginia has given permission to retrieve the ill-fated RMS Titanic’s Marconi wireless gear, which transmitted distress calls from the sinking ocean liner during its maiden voyage. Judge Rebecca Beach Smith of the US District Court in Norfolk ruled that the radio gear is historically and culturally important and could soon be lost within the rapidly decaying wreck. The Tit...
Venerable AO-7 Satellite Continues to Deliver
The nearly 46-year-old AO-7 amateur satellite made a remarkable contact possible on May 4 between Diego Feil, LW2DAF, in Buenos Aires, Argentina (GF05rk), and Tom Ambrose, ZS1TA, in Cape Town, South Africa (JF95fx). The contact spanned 4,329 miles across the South Atlantic, with both stations aiming at only 2 or 3 degrees above the horizon. Both stations had been watching orbital predictions for...
Director, Vice Director Nominations Invited in Five ARRL Divisions
Nominations are being invited in five ARRL Divisions for the volunteer positions of Director and Vice Director, for 3-year terms that start January 1, 2021. Affected Divisions are Atlantic, Dakota, Delta, Great Lakes, and Midwest. A nominee must be at least 21 years old, hold a valid amateur radio licensee, and have been a full ARRL member for a continuous term of at least 4 years immediately p...
Antena KIT
Shopping and Services/Antenna Parts
Online shop for amateur radio antenna parts, accessories, holders, clips and insulators for home made antennas. Antena Kit delivers also ham radio transceiver mounts, cables, antenna rotors and other accessories. Based in Brazil
EURAO General Assembly 2020: virtually on June 27
Because of COVID-19, the popular Friedrichshafen HAM RADIO exhibition has been canceled. However, EURAO will hold its General Assembly on the scheduled date: Saturday, June 27, 2020, at 17:00 CEST, albeit virtually
Ham radio operators still transmitting
CHAT News reports on amateur radio in the city of Medicine Hat in southeast Alberta
Telford radio amateurs get newspaper coverage
Shropshire Star newspaper reports members of the Telford and District Amateur Radio Society (TDARS) take to airwaves to support each other
In 'Memory of Dayton Hamvention 2020' net
Astronomy Meets Amateur Radio will be conducting it’s “In Memory Of Dayton 2020” net on Saturday May 23 5:00 PM. EDT/2:00 PM PDT
RAC is considering offering more online Amateur Radio courses: survey now being conducted
In response to the current global pandemic, Radio Amateurs of Canada organized an online Advanced Amateur Radio Certification Course in March 2020 so that individuals could upgrade their qualifications while continuing to practise social/physical distancing
FT8 used for ham radio Moonbounce (EME) contact
Joe Taylor K1JT reports what is possibly the first FT8 contact via Moonbouce (EME) which took place on Thursday, May 21, 2020 between Paul W2HRO and Peter PA2V
CQ Announces 2020 Hall of Fame Inductees
CQ has announced the 2020 inductees to its three halls of fame. The magazine named three new members to its Contest Hall of Fame, seven new members to its Amateur Radio Hall of Fame, and two new members to its DX Hall of Fame. CQ Contest Hall of Fame Geoffrey Howard, W0CG/PJ2DX. In 2000, Howard purchased and restored the former PJ9JT contest station owned by CQ Contest Hall of Famer John Thompso...
K0BAK Wins the May QST Cover Plaque Award
Peter Kobak, K0BAK’s, article “Canadian NPOTA Maritimes Rove” detailed his adventures while operating in several parks in the Canadian Maritime provinces. QST Cover Plaque Awards are given to the author or authors of the most popular article in each issue. You choose the winners by casting your vote online at www.arrl.org/cover-plaque-poll. Log in now and pick your favorite article in the June i...
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