ARRL Audio News October 21, 2022
Do not wind chokes on red toroids!
Antennas/Feed Lines/Choke
I happened to stumble across some antenna projects showing common mode chokes 1:1 baluns made of some turns of coax wound on T200-2 iron powder toroids.
ICRCweb - Insurance City Repeater Club
The Insurance city repeater club operates out of central connecticut and works closes with the american red cross
How does an antenna tuner work ?
Antennas/Tuners
Collection of several topics on antenna tuners and their performance. Why use an antenna tuner?
How does an antenna tuner…tune
Does an antenna tuner fool the radio?
Will an antenna tuner waste power?
Can an antenna tuner help get more power to the antenna?
Ham Radio Auction Supports ARRL Programs
ARRL The National Association for Amateur Radio® invites its members and all amateur radio operators to get ready for the 17th Annual ARRL Online Auction. Bidding gets under way on Friday, October 21, 2022, at 10:00 AM EDT. The auction continues through Thursday, October 27. RT Systems, Inc. is sponsoring this year’s ARRL Online Auction, which benefits ARRL education and technology initiatives...
Wavecom W-CODE
Software/Decoders
W-CODE is a professional digital mode decoder system capable to decode many digital signals on HF, VHF/UHF, SHF and SATELLITE bands.
EI4GXB My World of Ham Radio
Covers all topics of Ham Radio, personal blog
Champlain Valley Amateur Radio Club
Located in the northeastern corner of New York State Between the shores of Lake Champlain and the foot hills of the Adirondacks
Gordon West W5YI Ham Instructor Program.
Ham Radio/Exams/Instructor Resources
Using Gordon West study manuals in your amateur radio classes offers your students the very best in study materials available today
TY0RU Log Online
DX Resources/Logs
Online log for TY0RU DXpedition to Benin 2022 provided by club log
TY0RU Benin DX Pedition
DX Resources/DX Peditions/2022 DXpeditions
TY0RU DX Pedition to Benin 2022
Kenwood TS890S Mods
Radio Equipment/HF Transceivers/Kenwood TS-890S
Doing the MARS Mod on the TS890S. This will take care of any of your HF or Mars needs, and any new bands added in the future. You will now have the new 60m Band also. It is unclear if it will open up the 4m Band that some EU Countries are now allowed.
Top Amateur Radio Websites - Issue 2234
Moebius style 80/40 m band antenna, Loop magnetic antenna for 80-160 meters band, SDRPlusPlus, Setting Up Your HF Station, You and Your Tytera MD-380, 40 Segment LED S-Meter, Loudoun Amateur Radio Group
Florida Amateur Radio Operators Activate for Hurricane Ian
As Hurricane Ian was making its way to Tampa, Florida, in late September, the Sheriff's Tactical Amateur Radio Communications (STARC), W4HSO, was preparing for activation. ARRL member Tony DeAngelo, N2MFT, said STARC was activated on Monday, September 26, and continued operations through Thursday, September 29, 2022.
STARC has amateur radio equipment in five of the Hillsborough County Sheriff's ...
San Angelo Amateur Radio Club Celebrates 100 Years
The San Angelo Amateur Radio Club (SAARC), based in San Angelo, Texas, will celebrate their 100th anniversary on October 15, 2022. The club has engaged in a century of community service, science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) education, emergency preparedness, and disaster response. Founded in 1922, SAARC held their first meeting on June 14 of that year, and membership today ha...
160 meter antenna problems and solutions
Antennas/160M
The quarter-wave Marconi working against ground is a popular and inexpensive antenna for 160 meters. A lot of newcomers to the band favor this simple antenna because it's easy to put up, it isn't too big, and it works.
Listening in on the Stars
Operating Modes/Meteors
Doppler Whistles from Meteor Trails, few hams know that meteors can be spotted without leaving the operating room. Identifying Meteor-Trail Reflections,
Shooting Stars, Why the Meteors Whistle
Robust Packet Network
Operating Modes/Robust Packet
Website dedicated to the Robust Packet Network with dynamic map of current stations, RP documentation, List of capable modems
N3EPA QRP club
The Eastern PA QRP Club N3EPA
https://leonid.arc.nasa.gov/GlobalMSNet/QST-Jan-1946.htm
Operating Modes/Meteors
Doppler Whistles from Meteor Trails, few hams know that meteors can be spotted without leaving the operating room. Identifying Meteor-Trail Reflections,
Shooting Stars, Why the Meteors Whistle
ARRL Audio News October 14, 2022
HF Nets
DX Resources/Nets
SMARC provides a list of HF nets available to local Hams with the right equipment. Join one or all of them
Radio Wave Transmission Paths
Propagation/Beginner's Guide
Radio transmission is affected by the presence of the earth. Also, the upper atmosphere of the earth is a rarefied, ionized, conducting region that influences transmission considerably. Undertanding Wave Diffraction, Wave Refraction and Absorption
K1IW Amateur Repeater and Broadcast Transmitters Database
Operating Modes/Repeaters/USA
Use this form to generate a list of amateur repeaters and broadcast transmitters to your specifications.
The database covers the fifty U.S. states, the District of Columbia, and the ten Canadian provinces.
i1-21171s blog
SWL and amateur radio by IZ1CRR
Proplab-Pro
Software/Propagation
Ray-trace radio signals through a realistic three-dimensional ionosphere using Proplab-Pro. This software has been used by the military, researchers, universities and amateur radio operators around the world to assist in determining radio propagation conditions and radio signal behavior. It is one of the most respected and well established software packages for radio engineers and enthusiasts, being actively updated for over 28 years.
GB3BS Bristol 70cms Repeater Group
Amateur radio uhf repeater covering the bristol area - callsign gb3bs
Who Invented Radio
Operating Aids/History
The Answer to the question, who invented radio, probably depends on where you are from. You may answer Popov or Marconi. They had a very different views about radio
Top Amateur Radio Websites - Issue 2233
A cheap VHF UHF Yagi, Multi-Band 4 Foot Magnetic Loop with Gamma Match, K8NDS Magnetic Loops, DXPSK, DXSPOTS, Yaesu FT 857 Filters Repair, Remote Morse Keyer,
Iowa City Amateur Radio Club
A nonprofit corporation registered in the State of Iowa
Magnetic Loop Antennas for 40-80-160m
Antennas/Magnetic Loop
This magnetic loop DIY site is ment to be an introduction into making DX high quality magnetic loop antennas that will beat any dipole
ARRL Audio News October 7, 2022
ARRL Director Emeritus Dr. Thomas W. Comstock, N5TC, SK
ARRL Director Emeritus Dr. Thomas W. Comstock, N5TC, passed away on September 22, 2022. He was 91 years old.
Comstock graduated from Texas A&M University in 1952 and was commissioned as a lieutenant in the US Air Force. One of his four domestic assignments was with the Texas A&M ROTC program in College Station, Texas. While there, Comstock received his master's degree and PhD. He retired from th...
Gerald J. Ramie, KI6LGY, Receives IEEE Award
ARRL Electromagnetic Compatibility (EMC) Committee member Gerald J. Ramie, KI6LGY, received the Laurence G. Cumming Award for Outstanding Service on August 4, 2022. Presented by the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) EMC Society, the award recognized Ramie for promoting meaningful EMC immunity testing for utility control products over the last decade.
Ramie's work began in ...
Proposals Sought For Amateur Radio Crew Contacts From The International Space Station
Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) is seeking formal and informal education institutions and organizations, individually or working together, to host an amateur radio contact with a crew member onboard the International Space Station (ISS) in 2023.Organizations that want to participate will need to submit a proposal no later than November 13, 2022. ARISS is looking for pro...
|
