VK4ZXX Ham Radio blog
Blog site for various home brew projects including antennas, power dividers etc
The Best Amateur Radio Links of 2022
A list of best new amateur radio links we reviewed in 2022
Radio Scouting K2BSA
Ham Radio/Radio Scouting
Radio Scouting is the intersection of Scouting and amateur radio. As such it introduces Scouts to the fun, technology and magic of amateur radio. It does this through the power of the world’s largest Scouting event, Jamboree on the Air, with over 700,000 Scouts engaged in connecting with one another through amateur radio the third weekend of October.
Yaesu FT-818 and FTM-400 will be discontinued
Yaesu announces the end of production of the FT-818ND and FTM-400XDR due to difficulties with the availability of some components.
Spiral Antenna for SDR
Antennas/Spiral
Designing and Testing a PCB Wideband Spiral Antenna. The 800 MHz+ and 300 MHz+ spiral antennas by Hexandflex
FT8WW Log Online
DX Resources/Logs
Online log for FT8WW Crozet Island DX Pedition 2022
Radio Scout Frequencies
Ham Radio/Radio Scouting
Information on frequencies suggested as Scout amateur radio frequencies. These were initially suggested by the World Organization of the Scout Movement and their Jamboree on the Air organizer. As with all amateur radio frequencies they are a shared resource. If someone else is already on that frequency, move up or down to find a clear frequency for calling.
Top Amateur Radio Websites - Issue 2245
Wavecom W-CODE, Do not wind chokes on red toroids!, How does an antenna tuner work ?, Fundamentals of Radio Waves Propagation, 160 meter antenna problems and solutions, Kenwood TS890S Mods, Gordon West W5YI Ham Instructor Program., TY0RU Benin DX Pedition, TY0RU Log Online
FT8WW Crozet DXPedition
DX Resources/DX Peditions/2022 DXpeditions
DXPedition to Crozet Archipelago by Thierry F6CUK December 2022, January 2023.
3C5J / MW0BRO Martin
Website of Martin Lewis, 3C5J & MW0BRO, operating from an oil platform offshore Bioko Island, Equatorial Guinea
Navy-Marine Corps MARS
Navy-Marine Corps Military Auxiliary Radio System
Heartland DX Association
The mission of the HDXA is to encourage DX activites in Eastern Nebraska and
Western Iowa.
FT5/W Crozet 2022
DX Resources/DX Peditions/2022 DXpeditions
DXPedition to Crozet Archipelago by Thierry F6CUK December 2022, January 2023
ARRL Audio News December 23, 2022
Rep. Bill Johnson Introduces Bill to Eliminate Private Land Use Restrictions on Amateur Radio
Congressman Bill Johnson (OH-6) introduced a bill in the U.S. House of Representatives (H.R.9670) on Thursday, December 22, 2022, to eliminate private land use restrictions that prohibit, restrict, or impair the ability of an Amateur Radio Operator from operating and installing amateur station antennas on property subject to the control of the Amateur Radio Operator.
The exponential growth of co...
Amateur Radio Operators Invited to participate in Asteroid Bounce Experiment
The High-frequency Active Auroral Research Program (HAARP) will be conducting a research campaign/experiment on December 27, 2022, with transmissions between 1100 - 2300 UTC (0200 - 1400 AKST). This experiment will reflect HAARP transmissions off of Near-Earth Asteroid (NEA) 2010 XC15, and the echo will be received by the Owens Valley Radio Observatory Long Wavelength Array (OVRO-LWA) at the Cal...
Antenna too long! Capacitive couple with transformation to TRX.
Antennas/Antenna Calculators
Wire antenna calculator with couple c for antennas that are too long.
Rep. Lesko Introduces Bill to Replace Symbol Rate Limit with Bandwidth Limit
Congresswoman Debbie Lesko (AZ-08) introduced a bill in the U.S. House of Representatives (H.R. 9664) on December 21, 2022, to require that the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) replace the current HF digital symbol rate limit with a 2.8 kHz bandwidth limit. After being petitioned by ARRL The National Association for Amateur Radio® in 2013 (RM-11708) for the same relief, in 2016 the Commi...
Marines To Gain Radio Op Experience Via Amateur Radio
On Wednesday, December 7, 2022, 22 Communication Officers at the Marine Corps Communication-Electronics School (MCCES) in Twentynine Palms, California, became amateur radio operators. W6BA, the Morongo Basin Amateur Radio Club (MARC) administered the exams and 21 candidates passed their Technician exam, and one passed their General exam. 14-year-old Kalynn Cossette, KN6WVD, was the youngest can...
ARRL Headquarters will be Closed on Monday, December 26
KD5RVX MicroVert Antenna
Antennas/Capacitive
A Microvert antenna by KD5RVX based on the original microvert concept by DL7PE. PDF includes a 20 foot portable PVC tower project
Give the gift of fun, community, advocacy, and much more!
Top Amateur Radio Websites - Issue 2244
Magnetic Loop Antennas for 40-80-160m, Satellite Frequency List, World Time Zone, Amateur Radio Satellite Status, Stacking, Phasing and Matching Yagi Antennas, IC-706 mk2 Modifications, A Cobwebb antenna homebrew
Give the gift of fun, community, advocacy and much more!
ARA - Association of Amateur Azores
ARA was founded on 1976 by a group of hams on the island of St. Miguel aiming to create the first civil Radio Amateur club,located in Ponta Delgada.
Microvert antenna calculator
Antennas/Antenna Calculators
Online antenna calculator for the microvert capacitive antenna
When All Else Fails: Amateur Radio Helps Rescue Lost Hiker
Editor's note: The following event took place on Sunday afternoon, December 11, 2022, and was told to ARRL News by Raul "Skip" Camejo, AC1LC, Public Information Coordinator for the ARRL New Hampshire Section.
The amateur radio repeater on the summit of Gunstock Mountain helped connect the lost hiker in a remote area of New Hampshire. The repeater is affiliated with New England Digital Emergency ...
Amateur Radio Emergency Service Members Support Nevada County Office of Emergency Services
Ten Nevada County Amateur Radio Emergency Service®, NC-ARES®, members were sworn-in as Nevada County Office of Emergency Services (NC-OES) Disaster Service Worker Volunteers during their December 1, 2022, meeting at the Nevada County Airport in California.
Lt. Sean Scales, Nevada County Safety Officer (NCSO), Emergency Operations Coordinator and Office of Emergency Services, administered the oat...
Colonel Jerry Wellman, W7SAR, Former ARRL Utah SEC and Life Member, Receives Top Honors
Colonel Jerry Wellman, W7SAR, former ARRL Utah Section Emergency Coordinator (SEC), was recently named the National Volunteer Emergency Manager of the Year, the highest honor given to a volunteer emergency manager, by the International Association of Emergency Managers (IAEM).
Wellman served as the Utah Wing Civil Air Patrol commander from September 2009 to May 2013. He served as the emergency s...
CCARC
Colorado council of amateur radio club
Can Antenna Calculator
Antennas/Antenna Calculators
Online calculator and Construction of the can antenna
Capacitive Antenna by DL7JV
Antennas/Capacitive
Experimenting with capacitive antennas for 40 and 80 meters band. A very space-saving antenna with good receivings caracteristics
Top Amateur Radio Websites - Issue 2243
Magnetic Monster Loop Antenna for 160m, Helical Antennas for 144 MHz, A Simple Field Strength Meter , Random Wire Antenna Lengths, Using PSK Reporter as Propagation Tool, Morse Code Translator, W0CW Kansas City DX Club
ARRL Audio News December 16, 2022
Deadline for 2023 ARRL Foundation Scholarship Program is January 4, 2023
The application deadline for the 2023 ARRL Foundation Scholarship Program is January 4, 2023, at 12 PM Eastern Time. More than 100 scholarships ranging from $500 to $25,000 will be awarded in 2023 to radio amateurs who are pursuing higher education. While the terms of each scholarship vary, many of the awards may be applied to tuition, books, fees, and other educational expenses.
Applicants must...
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