• Band filters by PA9M

    Updated: 2012-06-30 22:43:09
    Technical Reference/FiltersBand filters for PA6Z made by PA9M, designed by W3NQN.

  • 2 meter Quad

    Updated: 2012-06-30 22:43:09
    Antennas/2MA 2-metre Quad antenna project by K6WXA in PDF file </a

  • Antenna Mast and Mounts Manufacturers

    Updated: 2012-06-30 22:43:09
    Links to dealers and manufacturers of telescopic antenna masts, poles, antenna mounts. Hard to find masts, expecially designed to support antenna for portable, emergency or field day use

  • K6DF Key Collection

    Updated: 2012-06-30 22:43:09
    Operating Modes/Morse code/Morse Key CollectionsTelegraph key collection

  • CAT Interface project

    Updated: 2012-06-30 22:43:09
    Technical Reference/Sound Card Radio Interfacing

  • Super Antenna Systems

    Updated: 2012-06-30 22:43:09
    Manufacturers/Antennas/HF/Small & Stealth AntennasSuper Antenna Systems for HF - VHF - UHF Portable Stealth Mobile Base Backpack EmComm Ham Radio antennas

  • OCF 2 Meter Sleeve Dipole Antenna

    Updated: 2012-06-30 22:43:09
    Antennas/2Mkv5r 2 meter antenna

  • Collins Radio Classics

    Updated: 2012-06-30 22:43:09
    Antique Radios/Collins CollectorsRadioing Collins Radio collection

  • Mastrant

    Updated: 2012-06-30 22:43:09
    Manufacturers/Antenna Masts and MountsSynthetic guy ropes and accessories for antenna support systems

  • Military thinking about “wideband” sideband for datacomm?

    Updated: 2012-06-30 20:39:52
    Bob Brewin, editor at large, for  Nextgov,  a website that cover government IT, speculates about the use of wideband SSB to achieve higher data rates than is currently possible on HF. His column notes: The Air Force High Frequency Global Communications System Program Office at Tinker Air Force Base is looking for some folks to help tweak [...]

  • J28RO (Freddy): Vidéos de Djibouti

    Updated: 2012-06-30 06:36:10
    Pour changer, quelques vidéos trouvées sur Youtube au sujet de Djibouti: l'incontournable Khat, des paysages, survol de Djibouti, le lac Assal...

  • J28RO (Freddy): Antenne WARC + dipôle 40m

    Updated: 2012-06-30 06:36:10
    : J28RO Freddy Blog radioamateur samedi 30 juin 2012 Antenne WARC dipôle 40m Le fabricant d'antennes espagnol EAntenna , propose une nouvelle beam . Celle-ci est dédiée à deux bandes WARC 17 et 12m ainsi qu'au 40m . Pour chaque fréquence il s'agit d'un dipôle rotatif , qui supporte 3 kw . L'élément le plus long mesure 13.20 m , poids de 12.5 kg , axe de rotation de 6.60m . Prix 320 lien Si le 40m vous intéresse uniquement il y a ce dipôle voir une deux éléments aussi au catalogue Libellés Antennes Aucun : commentaire Enregistrer un commentaire Merci de laisser votre indicatif pour que votre commentaire soit . accepté Message plus récent Message plus ancien Accueil Inscription à Publier les commentaires Atom Google translate blogger blogger blogger Le Blogger J28RO J25DXA Autres indicatifs

  • F8BON (Patrice): Fête du relais R7 au Mont des Alouettes (85) le 1er juillet 2012 (Rappel) !

    Updated: 2012-06-30 06:17:40
    F8BON News Radioamateur en Vendée Accueil Agenda 2012 Concours Trafic DX Sondages La Vendée Contact Fête du relais R7 au Mont des Alouettes 85 le 1er juillet 2012 Rappel Une petite partie des participants au 30ème  anniversaire du R7 en juin 2008 au pied du relais crédit photo F8BON Superbe et exceptionnel site qui en fait un relais très opérationnel et apprécié depuis 34 ans déjà Un des meilleurs site-relais de France Un grand merci à Marc de F6GNR et à l’ARALA44 pour la gestion et la maintenance , ainsi qu’aux radio-clubs ARALA44( en grosse partie RCV-REF85, REF44,  CERIA ainsi qu’à des OM donateurs , pour leur participation aux frais de . fonctionnement Donc venez nombreux aider et participer à la fête du R7 le dimanche 1er juillet Votre présence sera fortement appréciée Alors tous à la

  • KA3DRR (Scot): Lost Island DX Society

    Updated: 2012-06-30 04:26:00
    : skip to main skip to sidebar 2012-06-29 Lost Island DX Society The crows are bedded down for the evening . The Naked and Famous are playing over at YouTube . And I'm ever so curious because a Lost Island DX Society video appeared at Fi Ni Report Yes , Leche and Macho , spoke about Field Day as a contest , transitioning into Field Day as an operating event , then an operating event is a . contest Likewise , I couldn't figure out their identities although facial recognition software , may resolve the . issue On the other hand , I discovered a pair of wireless artifacts at a recent hamfesting in Santa Maria , potentially Atwater Kent variable condensers manufactured in Philadelphia , Pennsylvania suggest an ancient society breadboard transmitter . This unit had the look and feel of

  • KA3DRR (Scot): DRR Atmospherics | The Art Of Flight

    Updated: 2012-06-30 03:09:00
    Who said Morse code is dead? Enjoy. 

  • Field Day in the news for 2012

    Updated: 2012-06-30 02:18:40
    Newspapers, radio stations, and TV stations all over the country covered Field Day last weekend. Many wrote stories before the event, many after. Below, are only some of the stories that appeared after the event. Amateur radio operators practice communications as hobby and … KY3 – SPRINGFIELD, Mo. — When disaster strikes, communication often breaks [...]

  • W2LJ (Larry): Hot, hot, hot!

    Updated: 2012-06-30 01:01:22
    . , , W2LJ's Blog QRP Do More With . Less Pages Home Projects Station W2LJ Portable QRP Ops Morse Code Operating Mixed Media NJQRP Skeeter Hunt Friday , June 29, 2012 Hot , hot , hot Years ago , that was the title of a song by Buster Poindexter . That title is very apropos for this coming weekend . Just to give you a little of our flavor here it is 10:20 PM and it's still 82F 28C outside . When I got to my car to come home from work , the Jeep's thermometer read 101F 38C I thought to myself , Yeah , that's because the car was sitting in the sun , it will cool down as I move and I'll get the real reading in a few minutes Ten minutes later , the temperature did indeed drop , all the way down to 100F . One degree This weekend is going to be brutal as this is supposed to last right through

  • EA1CS: KH0XG, Marianas Is.

    Updated: 2012-06-30 00:29:01
    : , . EA1CS pasión por el DX Dxpeditions . Noticias . Propagación . Actividad antártica . Colaborador de Dx-world.net CWops 825, Información libre y gratuita . La radio . sana y con . estilo viernes , 29 de junio de 2012 KH0XG , Marianas Is . Hiro JL1RXW 28 junio 2012 Estoy QRV como KH0XG hasta el próximo día 3 de julio desde la isla Tinia en las Marianas y seguiré aquí operando en bandas de HF en Ssb Qsl vía h . . call 73´s , Luis EA1CS Enviar por correo electrónico Escribe un blog Compartir con Twitter Compartir con Facebook Entrada más reciente Entrada antigua Página principal Entradas más populares última semana Estación Espacial Internacional VP5 W5CW TURKS CAICOS JD1YBT , Ogasawara 9Q0HQ , información AB0IH KH2 Guam . Is AD0AX VY0, NA-008, última hora Wake . Is Sígueme en Twitter

  • PD0AC (Hans van Rijsse): Wouxun KG-UV920R on its way

    Updated: 2012-06-29 20:28:01
    Ham Radio Weblog PD0AC Thoughts of a Dutch radio amateur Home About me My shack Wouxun KG-UV920R on its way Yes , you heard it . One of our Dutch HAM shops was allowed to order a maximum of 10 of these long awaited dual band transceivers , which are expected to arrive early July . Ten units is not much . My best guess is that Wouxun isn’t able yet to cope with demand and is forced to limit the number of units a dealer can . order In the mean time I have been communicating with Wouxun China regarding a review sample . No idea if they’re interested , but I’m sure my readers . are Like : this Like One blogger likes . this June 29, 2012 Posted by Hans Amateur Radio HAM Gear HAM Radio 4 Comments Hope you get one I would love to see your . review Comment by Brick June 29, 2012 Reply I hope so ,

  • EA1CS: EH8TID, Volcán del Teide

    Updated: 2012-06-29 18:51:03
    : , EA1CS pasión por el DX Dxpeditions . Noticias . Propagación . Actividad antártica . Colaborador de Dx-world.net CWops 825, Información libre y gratuita . La radio . sana y con . estilo viernes , 29 de junio de 2012 EH8TID , Volcán del Teide El Grupo Dx Teide vuelve al volcán del Teide para conmemorar el 5º aniversario del Parque Nacional del Teide , perteneciente a la lista del Patrimonio Mundial de la . UNESCO Esta vez operarán como EH8TID desde el mismo lugar , La Rambleta del Teide a 3.555mts de altitud . Los operadores son : EA8ARG , EA8AY , EA8BFH , EA8BRW y EA8CW que estarán activos de 6 a 80mts en Cw , Ssb , Rtty y Psk31 del 30 de junio al 2 de julio 2012. EH8TID web 73´s , Luis EA1CS Enviar por correo electrónico Escribe un blog Compartir con Twitter Compartir con Facebook

  • J28RO (Freddy): Fréquencemètre FC-1

    Updated: 2012-06-29 17:21:40
    : J28RO Freddy Blog radioamateur vendredi 29 juin 2012 Fréquencemètre FC-1 Pour ceux qui cherchent un fréquencemètre , celui-ci devrait vous convenir , couverture de 10 Hz à 2.6 gHz pour un prix de 42 voici les spécifications principales . vendu avec l'antenne , un chargeur pour l'accu NI-MH , la doc en anglais . Le site de vente est en Asie , pour ma part ayant déjà réalisé quelques achats sur ce site , je n'ai jamais eu de mauvaises surprises . Frequency Counter for two-way radio Frequency Range : 10hz to 2.6Ghz Distance covered : 8m for U-band and 5m for V-band Battery:Li-Ion Rechargable battery included Adapter : 100-240V multi Antenna lenght : 7.5cm 3 Color : Grey Dimensions : 4.8cm x 8.4cm x 2.1cm 1.8” x 3.5” x 0.8” Net Weight : 83g 3 buttons control Auto switch off Auto backlight

  • J28RO (Freddy): Cérémonies des 70ans de l'arme des Transmissions

    Updated: 2012-06-29 17:20:05
    : J28RO Freddy Blog radioamateur vendredi 29 juin 2012 Cérémonies des 70ans de l'arme des Transmissions Cette année , l'arme des transmissions fête ses 70 ans . A cette occasion , la cour d'honneur des invalides a servi d'écrin à une prise d'arme présidée par le chef d'état major de l'armée de terre , le général RACT MADOUX . Dans l'après midi deux autres cérémonies se sont déroulées , présidées cette fois par le général BAZIN , directeur central des réseaux d'infrastructure et des systèmes d'information . La première sur la stèle du général FERRIE la seconde à l'arc de . triomphe Libellés Militaire vidéos Aucun : commentaire Enregistrer un commentaire Merci de laisser votre indicatif pour que votre commentaire soit . accepté Message plus récent Message plus ancien Accueil Inscription à

  • EA1CS: AD0AX/VY0, NA-008, última hora

    Updated: 2012-06-29 00:57:36
    : EA1CS pasión por el DX Dxpeditions . Noticias . Propagación . Actividad antártica . Colaborador de Dx-world.net CWops 825, Información libre y gratuita . La radio . sana y con . estilo jueves , 28 de junio de 2012 AD0AX VY0, NA-008, última hora AD0AX en Dx World 28 junio 18.00z Hola amigos . Me encuentro en la isla Ellesmere , NA-008 y preparado para usar los 100wttts de mi FT897 y el dipolo de media onda a 10mts del suelo . Agradezco vuestra paciencia ya que hay mucho QRN S7 debido a malas emisiones producidas por radares , balizas etc en las proximidades . Además soy nuevo en esto Recordar que Rob estará allí hasta el 5 de julio 2012. 73´s , Luis EA1CS Enviar por correo electrónico Escribe un blog Compartir con Twitter Compartir con Facebook Entrada más reciente Entrada antigua Página

  • EA1CS: V84SMD en Friedrichshafen 2012

    Updated: 2012-06-29 00:44:07
    : EA1CS pasión por el DX Dxpeditions . Noticias . Propagación . Actividad antártica . Colaborador de Dx-world.net CWops 825, Información libre y gratuita . La radio . sana y con . estilo jueves , 28 de junio de 2012 V84SMD en Friedrichshafen 2012 Gentileza de la . web Parte del equipo aprovechó la HAM Fest de Alemania para hacer una primera reunión , aprovechando también para hacer un poco de publicidad de la Dxpedition . Hemos recogido algo de material nuevo , Spiderbeam , microHam , Elecraft etc . Muchos de nuestros patrocinadores están en el evento y es una buena oportunidad para tomarse una cerveza con . ellos V84SMD web 73´s , Luis EA1CS Enviar por correo electrónico Escribe un blog Compartir con Twitter Compartir con Facebook Entrada más reciente Entrada antigua Página principal

  • W2LJ (Larry): KX3 is extremely Fox worthy

    Updated: 2012-06-29 00:30:09
    . W2LJ's Blog QRP Do More With . Less Pages Home Projects Station W2LJ Portable QRP Ops Morse Code Operating Mixed Media NJQRP Skeeter Hunt Thursday , June 28, 2012 KX3 is extremely Fox worthy I used my KX3 for the first of the 2012 Summer 20 Meter Fox hunts tonight and it was great Using the K2, you hit the split button and you tune each , VFO A and VFO B with the same main tuning knob . You have to switch back and forth between the two VFOs in order to tune each . one Not so with the KX3 Hit split and tune VFO A with the main knob and tune VFO B with the smaller , side tuning knob . No need to keep switching between VFOs to tune each one This made things so much . easier I worked Paul K4FB pretty much right off the bat . Don NK6A in California was more of a challenge . He was weak , but

  • EA1CS: VP2MDD y VP2MSR ¡¡ ojo a los 6mts !!

    Updated: 2012-06-28 22:02:17
    : EA1CS pasión por el DX Dxpeditions . Noticias . Propagación . Actividad antártica . Colaborador de Dx-world.net CWops 825, Información libre y gratuita . La radio . sana y con . estilo jueves , 28 de junio de 2012 VP2MDD y VP2MSR ojo a los 6mts VP2MDD , VP2MSR 28 junio 2012 Dependiendo de las condiciones de la banda y del tiempo , tal vez podamos operar como P en la banda de 6mts 100wtts y 5 el . yagi desde un acantilado a 500mts sobre el nivel del mar , en la costa Este de Montserrat durante los próximos días . No hay cobertura de móvil ni internet en la zona , por loo que la operación será al viejo estilo , vigilar y buscarnos entre las 11.30z y las 22.00z . Este remoto lugar ofrece buena salida para Europa , Mediterráneo , África del Norte , África Occidental y Oriente Medio 73 Graham

  • Field Day Report

    Updated: 2012-06-28 19:21:24
    I was holding off on reporting on my Field Day activities this year because I thought I would do a comprehensive report on the entire Field Day. Well, that doesn’t look like it’s going to happen, so here’s a report on the operating activities. Unlike last year, I  operated with ARROW, our club here in [...]

  • Budget your hobbies

    Updated: 2012-06-28 18:59:49
    A while back, I wrote about carving out time for amateur radio. Well, I just ran into another article along those lines titled,”A Geek’s Guide to Budgeting Hobbies.” The difference is that this article talks about budgeting funds as well as budgeting time. The following are the bits of advice that I found the most [...]

  • J28RO (Freddy): TM70TE: émissions depuis la tour Eiffel

    Updated: 2012-06-28 18:22:07
    : : J28RO Freddy Blog radioamateur jeudi 28 juin 2012 TM70TE : émissions depuis la tour Eiffel Du 12 au 15 juillet , la station spéciale TM70TRS indicatif spécial pour la commémoration du 70ème anniversaire de la création de l’arme des transmissions dans l’armée de terre sera active depuis la plateforme supérieure du 3ème étage de la Tour Eiffel , ce qui n’est pas arrivé souvent , voire même jamais . C’est une autorisation très difficile à obtenir et c’est fait . L’indicatif TM70TRS pourra être remplacé par TM70TE . Les opérateurs , tous militaires de cette station spéciale seront F5SKW , F5SWB , F5IRO , F8CRS et . F5PRU Ils seront actifs en SSB , CW en HF Locator JN18DU Une carte QSL spéciale sera éditée pour cet évènement . Les managers sont : nbsp F6KHX et . F5OGL Le 14 juillet au matin

  • SV2DCD (Leo): SZ2RCK qrv during the Aegean VHF Contest and July field day contests

    Updated: 2012-06-28 14:44:37
    : MY LOGBOOK Thursday , June 28, 2012 SZ2RCK qrv during the Aegean VHF Contest and July field day contests A five member team from Radio club of Kastoria,Western Macedonia,GREECE SV2RM,SV2DCD,SV2ESV,SV2MCH and SV2NRU will be qrv from Mnt.Grammos KN00LI 1800m asl during the Aegean Vhf Contest and the July field day contests from 7 July to 8 July 2012 We will be qrv on 6m,4m,2m,70cm and 23cm Our equipment is 6m : 5el F9FT,100W,FT2000,ICOM 706 4m : 5el DK7ZB+preamp,70w,FT847 2m : 16el F9FT+2x5el F9FT,200W,FT847 70cm : 4x19el longboom DK7ZB+preamp,50w,TS2000X 23cm : 1,2m dish,10w,TS2000X All stations will be ON4KST chat rooms online via wifi connection for any sked For those who like sked via email email is sv2dcd yahoo.com and sms 306972858742 73 and good luck in the contest de SV2DCD

  • TI2/NA7U (Casey): New (to me) High Power Heathkit Tuner

    Updated: 2012-06-28 04:05:00
    , , , , , : Pages Home Antennas Kits and Homebrew Software Defined Radio QRP and CW License Study QSL Info Privacy Policy Wednesday , June 27, 2012 New to me High Power Heathkit Tuner Way back in February I ordered some new ham equipment and had it shipped by a partial-load shipper , which saves one considerable cost in money , but requires patience , because it typically takes a couple of months for something to arrive . The pile of boxes can be seen in the second photo in a post on A Dull Roar Somewhere in that pile were several ham items that I quickly gathered and took down to the workshop where they remained inert for another week or so . nbsp The first piece to come out was this fine old Heathkit T-Tuner , the 2060, which can tune the socks off just about anything and do it up to 2

  • KB0ASQ (Allen): Ham Shack Upgrade II

    Updated: 2012-06-28 02:55:38
    KBØASQ My Ham Shack on the Internet Home Contact KBØASQ QSL Information On Air Activity Random Thoughts Projects Gallery KBØASQ’s Online Store 0 Ham Shack Upgrade II June 27, 2012 Some more upgrades to the shack . I picked up a 8 month old Kenwood TS-590s a couple of weeks ago . It matches the TS-790 and I have always been a big fan of Kenwood . So now I finally have my all Kenwood . Shack First impression of the Kenwood are Wow” . The setup was easy , just a single USB cable and I have the Cat control and USB sound card setup for digital . I seem to be able to hear and get into QSO’s with less . power I will post more impressions as I go along , plus some pictures of the rebuilt ham shack when I have . time Share : this Print Email Digg StumbleUpon Facebook Reddit Projects Leave a Reply

  • VE3WDM (Mike): Evening radio time

    Updated: 2012-06-28 01:34:00
    : VE3WDM's QRP HAM RADIO BLOG Amateur radio . Making the world a smaller place Pages Home More about me My antenna restrictions Elecraft k3 K2 KX1 Propagation Wednesday , June 27, 2012 Evening radio time Last week at VE3WDM the radios were off all week as we had relatives visiting from England . nbsp Julie and I took the week off to take them touring it was traveling each day and resting during the evening . This week I have been able after dinner to get on the radio for about an hour each night . I was not expecting much as the solar conditions have gone downhill . The sunspots along with the flux are now in the single digits . The last two days on the radio Monday's events 1 HF2012EFC On 20m contact made with 5 watts special event station during the European Football Championship 2 HA6OA

  • W2LJ (Larry): A day early again!

    Updated: 2012-06-28 01:16:31
    . W2LJ's Blog QRP Do More With . Less Pages Home Projects Station W2LJ Portable QRP Ops Morse Code Operating Mixed Media NJQRP Skeeter Hunt Wednesday , June 27, 2012 A day early again I got confirmation from Elecraft on Monday that my K3 was shipping UPS 3 Day Select . So you have to figure Tuesday , Wednesday , and delivery on Thursday . In fact , that's what the official UPS Tracking Website confirmed for me delivery by the end of the day on June 28th . So imagine my surprise when I got home to find a big brown box waiting for me . Inside : was Serial number 6625 just waiting to be built Also included inside are the K3 ATU , the 400Hz , 8 Pole Roofing Filter , and the handheld microphone . I also ordered a microphone for the KX3 while I was at it . And no , before anyone gets all excited

  • J28RO (Freddy): Analyseur d'antennes WE-525T

    Updated: 2012-06-28 01:10:00
    : J28RO Freddy Blog radioamateur jeudi 28 juin 2012 Analyseur d'antennes WE-525T RF EQUIPEMENT distribue des analyseurs d'antennes , situés dans le haut de gamme , comme RIGEXPERT tant par les fonctions que les prix . Il existe trois modèles selon vos besoins , tous couvrent la gamme de 1.5 à 520 mHz , excepté un qui permet d'aller jusqu'à 1 gHz . le raccordement de votre coaxial se fera sur une prise N mais il est livré un adaptateur PL . L'alimentation est assurée par deux piles type AA rechargeables , le chargeur est vendu avec l'appareil . Les prix s'étalonnent de 468 à 750€ . Le milieu de gamme est le WE-525TA , dont voici les spécifications et des images : 1.5 520 MHz frequency range Graphical display of SWR , Return loss , Cable loss and DTF Smith chart display of Impedance Displays

  • J28RO (Freddy): Bulletin UTF

    Updated: 2012-06-28 01:05:35
    Le bulletin de Juillet de l'Union des Télégraphistes Francophones est paru, ce mensuel gratuit est envoyé à toute personne s'abonnant. lien

  • EA1CS: 9Q0HQ, información

    Updated: 2012-06-27 23:49:33
    : , EA1CS pasión por el DX Dxpeditions . Noticias . Propagación . Actividad antártica . Colaborador de Dx-world.net CWops 825, Información libre y gratuita . La radio . sana y con . estilo miércoles , 27 de junio de 2012 9Q0HQ , información ARAC Team en DX-W 27 junio 2012 El indicativo 9Q0HQ pertenece al Radio Club de Kinshasa y no hay autorización para el uso de este . Nos gustaría saber quién autorizó , vendió y entregó la licencia Por favor envía un mensaje : a arac.rdc hotmail.com 73´s , Luis EA1CS Enviar por correo electrónico Escribe un blog Compartir con Twitter Compartir con Facebook Entrada más reciente Entrada antigua Página principal Entradas más populares última semana Estación Espacial Internacional VP5 W5CW TURKS CAICOS JD1YBT , Ogasawara 9Q0HQ , información AB0IH KH2 Guam .

  • Getting a feel for antennas

    Updated: 2012-06-26 15:20:40
    When readers e-mail me, I often turn around and ask them what topics they would like me to write about here on KB6NU.Com. Well, yesterday, I got this reply: I think it would definitely be useful to cover antennas and RF transmission theory.  I have a small bit of experience in electronics…completed an AAS EET degree [...]

  • Taking a plunge.

    Updated: 2012-06-26 01:15:00
    . . W2LJ's Blog QRP Do More With . Less Pages Home Projects Station W2LJ Portable QRP Ops Morse Code Operating Mixed Media NJQRP Skeeter Hunt Monday , June 25, 2012 Taking a plunge . This past weekend was terribly busy , busier than even I thought it would be . As a result , I didn't make it to ANY Field Day activities . Friday I took the day off Saturday and Sunday were all spent clearing out my Mom's apartment , which has to be vacated by this coming Friday . Thanks to our efforts my sister , her husband , and myself we are at the point where only relatively minor things have to be done . We will make the deadline with no sweat . Well , actually we sweat a lot this past weekend My sister and I got into a discussion about the small amount of money that my Mom was able to leave each of us

  • Ham Radio Outlet Search Tips

    Updated: 2012-06-25 20:05:32
    This page gives tips on how to find the ham radio outlet or retailer that carries what you want to buy.

  • Ham Radio News - Fresh Off The Press Wires

    Updated: 2012-06-25 17:10:43
    The latest ham radio news is available here in one convenient list. A short sentence leads each story while the headlines link to the full story.

  • Software Defined Radio (SDR) - A Ham Radio Revolution

    Updated: 2012-06-24 19:26:16
    Software defined radio (SDR) is revolutionizing ham radio. Here is a typical example.

  • KA4UDX, Alan Spicer, participating in ARRL 2012 Field Day (Ham Radio)

    Updated: 2012-06-24 11:00:30
      ARRL 2012 Field Day - http://www.arrl.org/field-day Objective- To work as many stations as possible on any and all amateur bands (excluding the 60, 30, 17, and 12-meter bands) and to learn to operate in abnormal situations in less than optimal conditions. Field Day is open to all amateurs in the areas covered by the ARRL/RAC Field Organizations [...]

  • Field Day and sleep?

    Updated: 2012-06-24 01:55:00
    . W2LJ's Blog QRP Do More With . Less Pages Home Projects Station W2LJ Portable QRP Ops Morse Code Operating Mixed Media NJQRP Skeeter Hunt Saturday , June 23, 2012 Field Day and sleep Field Day 2012 for W2LJ was not to be , so . far I went down and helped my sister clean out my Mom's apartment as scheduled . That was planned and was no big deal in fact , I enjoyed spending some alone time with my big sister . As we both have our own families now , that just doesn't happen often . enough The plan to go down to the Sarnoff Radio Club Field Day site got kiboshed however . Actually , my sister drove me past the site at around 11:00 AM as we were driving to Princeton to donate some paperback books . I didn't see anyone setting up at that point and had planned to stop by later , on my way .

  • The Heat is Gone

    Updated: 2012-06-23 00:10:00
    . W2LJ's Blog QRP Do More With . Less Pages Home Projects Station W2LJ Portable QRP Ops Morse Code Operating Mixed Media NJQRP Skeeter Hunt Friday , June 22, 2012 The Heat is Gone The past few days , The Heat Is On by Glenn Frey from the movie Beverly Hills Cop had been constantly running through my head . It's been a scorcher and was best described by my friend Kevin , who looked at me Wednesday night and just said one word Oppressive Now , truth be told I love the Summer . Just love , love , love it The heat and humidity normally don't bother me too much , but pardon the pun there was no warm up to this . One day beautiful Spring weather . Next day WHAM the height of Summer . While we had the benefit of an accurate forecast , no one was ready for this , there was no ramp up of . heat But

  • Ham Radio Information From VE2DPE

    Updated: 2012-06-22 23:09:49
    Contact form to obtain ham radio information from VE2DPE.

  • Ham Radio Kits - An Introduction With List Of Manufacturers

    Updated: 2012-06-22 18:58:42
    Ham radio kits pack a lot of value. This page explains how much and why.

  • The spirit is willing

    Updated: 2012-06-22 03:09:00
    . W2LJ's Blog QRP Do More With . Less Pages Home Projects Station W2LJ Portable QRP Ops Morse Code Operating Mixed Media NJQRP Skeeter Hunt Thursday , June 21, 2012 The spirit is willing But the flesh IS weak , tonight I would like to operate a bit more tonight but I am almost falling asleep behind the key . Due to the heat in the house last night , it was very uncomfortable trying to fall asleep . My pillow felt like a big sponge all night long and I finally ended up drifting off around 3:00 AM . Of course , that was only to wake up for work about 3 hours . later I will have to be satisfied with one contact on 20 Meters , having worked Serge RN3DN whose QTH is near Moscow . He had a very pleasant fist and a nice 589 signal into New Jersey and I received a 569 in return . I would love to

  • The Transmatch - Antenna System Impedance Matching Device

    Updated: 2012-06-21 17:09:40
    The transmatch. A near essential accessory for multi-band operation on HF. An often misunderstood ham radio equipment explained in simple terms.

  • Hot!

    Updated: 2012-06-21 03:58:00
    . W2LJ's Blog QRP Do More With . Less Pages Home Projects Station W2LJ Portable QRP Ops Morse Code Operating Mixed Media NJQRP Skeeter Hunt Wednesday , June 20, 2012 Hot The first day of Summer came as a prototypical Summer day hot and humid The high temperature did reach 96F 35C and is expected to be about the same tomorrow maybe a little higher and in the 90s on Friday . A heatwave is defined as a period of at least three days with temps in the 90s so Summer is starting off with a bang Unfortunately , our air conditioning unit picked a heckuva time to give up the ghost We have a repairman coming tomorrow and I am keeping my fingers crossed that we will not need a new compressor . Our Central AC unit was not brandy new when we bought the house 14 years ago , so it may be time for a new

  • Wireless for Boats, on board boats, and Long Range Wireless links between buildings (special projects)

    Updated: 2012-06-20 22:37:24
    Alan Spicer Telecom / Alan Spicer Marine Telecom has been providing wireless solutions for marine vessels including sail and motor yachts for over 8 years. We provide Cellular, WiFi, Satellite, and Onboard Network for marine conveyances (boats) - but have also done Marina WiFi Hotspot systems and other special projects. Recently we’ve been called upon to [...]

  • World IPv6 Launch Day was 06-06-2012 So what does it mean?

    Updated: 2012-06-20 06:47:44
    World_IPv6_launch_banner (click to enlarge it) * http://www.worldipv6launch.org/ is the Internet Society (ISOC) web site for this. * There was an World IPv6 Day in 2011 but this one differs (notice the “Launch” word is added) On 8 June, 2011, top websites and Internet service providers around the world, including Google, Facebook, Yahoo!, Akamai and Limelight Networks joined together with [...]

  • Holy Hannah!

    Updated: 2012-06-20 02:20:00
    . W2LJ's Blog QRP Do More With . Less Pages Home Projects Station W2LJ Portable QRP Ops Morse Code Operating Mixed Media NJQRP Skeeter Hunt Tuesday , June 19, 2012 Holy Hannah I looked at the weather forecast for the next two days 96F tomorrow 35C and 102F on Thursday 39C Wow I guess it is no coincidence that tomorrow is the first day of . summer And wouldn't you know it Band conditions seem to be headed right into the toilet as Field Day weekend approaches . The Sunspot number is 66 and declining . We'll get to see of Amateurs create their own propagation this weekend . Maybe with that much RF heating up the ionosphere , we won't need so many . Sunspots The past few nights have been very good on the bands . Tonight , the noise floor seemed to be higher and it sounded like there was less

  • Hate to do this.

    Updated: 2012-06-19 02:09:00
    . . W2LJ's Blog QRP Do More With . Less Pages Home Projects Station W2LJ Portable QRP Ops Morse Code Operating Mixed Media NJQRP Skeeter Hunt Monday , June 18, 2012 Hate to do this . I hate stealing material from my fellow bloggers . I saw this referenced on John N8ZYA's extremely good blog and I thought that it could withstand : repeating This is such a good video for promoting Amateur Radio It not only shows some of the cooler things you can do with the hobby but it also stresses that Amateur Radio still serves as an important communications back up . role A very big tip o' the hat to John N8ZYA cool beans , John 72 de Larry W2LJ QRP When you care to send the very least Posted by Larry W2LJ at 9:09 PM Email This BlogThis Share to Twitter Share to Facebook Labels : . misc : Reactions 1 :

  • Make Your Hobby Even More Rewarding

    Updated: 2012-06-18 16:56:32
    I have found way to make my ham radio hobby pay for itself, and then some! You could as well.

  • Nine new hams

    Updated: 2012-06-18 01:59:07
    Yesterday, I held yet another one-day Tech class. A dozen students showed up. I had only one no-show. He e-mailed me later that he had overslept. I lost one student at the lunch break. I had noticed that he was having a hard time keeping his eyes open right from the start, so it wasn’t [...]

  • Here in the USA

    Updated: 2012-06-17 03:43:00
    . W2LJ's Blog QRP Do More With . Less Pages Home Projects Station W2LJ Portable QRP Ops Morse Code Operating Mixed Media NJQRP Skeeter Hunt Saturday , June 16, 2012 Here in the USA we are celebrating Father's Day tomorrow . So from W2LJ to all my Ham friends around the world who are dads Happy Father's Day Being a dad has come a long way from what it was when I was a kid . Not to say that my Dad wasn't involved , he was . But back in the day , Dad's primary role was The Provider He put in his time at work and when he came home , Mom made sure we didn't bug him too much He did his share of chores yardwork and such but Mom always made sure he got a chance to unwind and relax at the end of the . day Today , I find myself way more involved with my kids , than my Dad was ever involved with me .

  • UK Six Meter Group

    Updated: 2012-06-16 20:04:36
    I have just become a member (www.UKSMG.org) As exciting as a DX opening on 6 meters! Hope to see you there and on six.

  • ICE found at used bookstore

    Updated: 2012-06-16 02:40:28
    Today, I went to lunch with some high school friends in Detroit. On the way back, we stopped at John K. King Used and Rare Books. This place is a real Detroit institution. Housed in a former glove factory, the store claims to have more than a million used books stashed in closely-spaced bookshelves on [...]

  • Getting in some operating time

    Updated: 2012-06-16 02:23:00
    . W2LJ's Blog QRP Do More With . Less Pages Home Projects Station W2LJ Portable QRP Ops Morse Code Operating Mixed Media NJQRP Skeeter Hunt Friday , June 15, 2012 Getting in some operating time tonight , because according to Ron WB3AAL and a post he made to the Polar Bear reflector , band conditions might turn into a mess this : weekend Space Weather News for June 14, 2012 http : spaceweather.com DOUBLE CME : Active sunspot AR1504 is facing Earth and hurling coronal mass ejections CMEs in our direction . A fast-moving CME that left the sun on June 14th is expected to scoop up another CME already en route and deliver a double-blow to Earth's magnetic field on June 16th . Weak-to-moderate geomagnetic storms are possible when the clouds arrive . Check http : spaceweather.com for images and .

  • Folded Dipole Homemade Ham Radio Antenna

    Updated: 2012-06-15 19:14:38
    I have just put up a homemade ham radio antenna. It's a folded dipole for the 6 meter band. The construction technique can be applied to other bands.

  • Ham Radio Antennas Ideal Compromises

    Updated: 2012-06-15 18:33:25
    Ideal ham radio antennas are possible if one is willing to work with the inevitable compromises. Here is the essential info you need.

  • LETTER: B-Town ‘Hams’ Will Be Showing Off Emergency Capabilities this Weekend

    Updated: 2012-06-15 05:12:54
    Dear B-Town Blog Editor: Your Town’s “hams” will join with thousands of Amateur Radio operators who will be showing off their emergency capabilities this weekend. Over the past year, the news has been full of reports of ham radio operators providing critical communications during unexpected emergencies in towns across America including the California wildfires, winter [...]

  • Interesting night on 20 Meters

    Updated: 2012-06-15 03:30:00
    . W2LJ's Blog QRP Do More With . Less Pages Home Projects Station W2LJ Portable QRP Ops Morse Code Operating Mixed Media NJQRP Skeeter Hunt Thursday , June 14, 2012 Interesting night on 20 Meters I kept the radio tuned to 20 Meters for the evening and had a variety of . QSOs The first was with CO6RD , Reynaldo in Cuba . This wasn't a long QSO as Reynaldo was working contest style racking up the QSOs . But I did get him on the first shot , even though a lot of stations were . calling Next up was a busted QSO with Mike AA6WQ , who was operating from TN . We got through the QSO basics , only to have the band pull the rug out from under us . One minute we were going at it , next minute we couldn't hear each other anymore . I guess that's the way the cookie crumbles , . sometimes With two short

  • Good night on the bands

    Updated: 2012-06-14 03:49:00
    . W2LJ's Blog QRP Do More With . Less Pages Home Projects Station W2LJ Portable QRP Ops Morse Code Operating Mixed Media NJQRP Skeeter Hunt Wednesday , June 13, 2012 Good night on the bands Got QSOs on four different bands tonight they all seemed to be in decent . shape CN8KD in Morocco on 20 Meters UA3TCJ in European Russia on 17 Meters UT6UD in the Ukraine on 30 Meters EW7LO in Belarus on 40 Meters No rag chews tonight just quickie kind of DX contacts . The QSOs on 17 and 20 Meters were completed through the Butternut HF9V and the QSOs on 30 and 40 Meters were made through the 88' EDZ antenna . As per the little NA5N propagation box , conditions on all the bands I used were pretty . good Just for the heck of it , I hooked both antennas up to my coax switch and then to the KX3. You could

  • Operating Notes: 6/13/12

    Updated: 2012-06-13 21:06:43
    Operating notes from the past week: I was net control for this week’s ARROW 2m net. This net takes place every Monday night at 8 pm  on the 146.96 repeater. This Monday, we had ten stations check in. One station had two young visitors, who were able to say a few words on the radio. [...]

  • Firefox mess up

    Updated: 2012-06-13 02:24:00
    . W2LJ's Blog QRP Do More With . Less Pages Home Projects Station W2LJ Portable QRP Ops Morse Code Operating Mixed Media NJQRP Skeeter Hunt Tuesday , June 12, 2012 Firefox mess up Firefox auto updated sometime over the weekend . nbsp Everything seems to be OK except that my revolvermap globe , down and to the right , appears to me to be a white hole No more globe , although everything is still fine when browsing using either Chrome or . IE My friend who was racing me between his house closing and me getting the KX3 has moved into his new house . nbsp No hitches except for the fact that it's been a week and he still doesn't have an antenna up yet Am I a pathetic Ham or what Shows where MY priorities are although I have to admit that if I were in the same situation , I'm sure an antenna

  • Extra Class Question of the Day: Amateur satellites

    Updated: 2012-06-12 19:31:33
    Working the satellites is a very popular amateur radio activity. There’s even an organization dedicated to launching and operating amateur radio satellites – AMSAT (www.amsat.org). Perhaps the most important thing you need to know when trying to communicate via satellite is where the satellites are. One way to predict the location of a satellite at [...]

  • Stuff

    Updated: 2012-06-12 04:35:00
    . W2LJ's Blog QRP Do More With . Less Pages Home Projects Station W2LJ Portable QRP Ops Morse Code Operating Mixed Media NJQRP Skeeter Hunt Monday , June 11, 2012 Stuff Sometimes , the most satisfying QSOs don't seem to relate to distance . I had a really nice rag chew tonight with John N3WT on 40 Meters . The band was in real good shape , with hardly any background QRN . John is only two states away , in Maryland but yet he gifted me with one of the nicest chats I've had since the one with Terry W9UX last week . He was using his K1, and I was on of course my KX3. We were both pumping 599 five Watt signals into the . aether The discussion ranged from things Elecraft to things Flex Radio , antennas and radio problems . Our conversation lasted but a half hour but it will be one that I will

  • Video of six meter antenna project

    Updated: 2012-06-11 22:14:21
    I have posted the video at http://youtu.be/qbje13U6hC4 Enjoy!

  • Catering to ham radio operators?

    Updated: 2012-06-11 00:41:10
    Is your business Web site earning its keep? No site? Send a Q5 signal on the Web. http://bit.ly/qkP3eZ

  • Reflections On Ham Radio Mobile Antenna Mounts

    Updated: 2012-06-10 19:46:00
    Home About Me AB9NN's HamRadioResources.com Blog HamRadioResources.com blog open to anyone that is a ham or wants to be Jon Kreski , AB9NN Author Owner Home APRS for Ham Radio Automatic Packet Reporting System Ham Radio Antennas Ham Radio License Exams HF Mobile Ham Radio Communications Uncategorized Ham Radio Subjects 1608 0 http 3A 2F 2Fwww.hamradioresources.com 2Fblog 2Freflections-on-ham-radio-mobile-antenna-mounts 2F Reflections+On+Ham+Radio+Mobile+Antenna+Mounts 2012-06-10+18 3A46 3A00 Administrator http 3A 2F 2Fwww.hamradioresources.com 2Fblog 2F Reflections On Ham Radio Mobile Antenna Mounts June 10, 2012 If you're new here , you may want to subscribe to my RSS feed Thanks for visiting One of our vehicles recently drove past 120,000 miles . I bought the car used with 60,000 miles

  • 17 Meters

    Updated: 2012-06-10 03:15:00
    . W2LJ's Blog QRP Do More With . Less Pages Home Projects Station W2LJ Portable QRP Ops Morse Code Operating Mixed Media NJQRP Skeeter Hunt Saturday , June 09, 2012 17 Meters has been very good the past few days . I have worked a lot of European stations the past couple of days , and I have taken to listening for Special Event stations for the European Football . Championships These stations are on the air from June 1st to July 5th . So far , the few that I have contacted , from the Ukraine and Poland have been superb ops with great ears If you want to find out more about this program , you can : visit http : sq2rh.idsl.pl efc index_en.php The KX3 continues to impress . Except for not being able to connect two antennas , like I can on my K2, it has all the features my K2 has plus many more

  • Papers Requested for ARRL/TAPR Digital Communications Conference

    Updated: 2012-06-08 14:35:19
    Amateurs are invited to submit technical papers for presentation at the 31st Annual ARRL and TAPR Digital Communications Conference to be held September 21-23, 2012 at the Sheraton Gateway Airport Hotel in Atlanta, Georgia. These papers will also be published in the Conference Proceedings (you do not need to attend the conference to have your paper included [...]

  • Got 3 spare hours?

    Updated: 2012-06-07 03:51:00
    . W2LJ's Blog QRP Do More With . Less Pages Home Projects Station W2LJ Portable QRP Ops Morse Code Operating Mixed Media NJQRP Skeeter Hunt Wednesday , June 06, 2012 Got 3 spare hours Want to see a KX3 build from start to finish TJ , W0EA treated us to live video on USTREAM while he built : his http : www.ustream.tv recorded 23127348 If you have a kit on order and have the time , I would really advise watching this Hint : Start viewing at about the 8:00 minute mark Looking at stills like I've posted is one thing . nbsp Watching the build being done before your very eyes in real time is just priceless . Even though mine is built , I also learned a thing or two . nbsp TJ mentioned that there was a Builder Advisory note that I hadn't seen anywhere . It concerns the speaker grill and the

  • Sign the Petition: Federal Communications Commission: Void antenna restrictions by homeowner’s associations and developers

    Updated: 2012-06-06 06:30:11
    http://www.change.org/petitions/federal-communications-commission-void-antenna-restrictions-by-homeowner-s-associations-and-developers * Alan Spicer’s Note First: I thought there was already such a thing from the FCC - It is called PRB-1. Search Google.com for PRB-1. * Anyway here is the contents of the petition … please sign it at the above link. Void antenna restrictions by homeowner’s associations and developers   Greetings,   I just signed the following petition addressed to: [...]

  • Amateur Radio - KA4UDX reaches 75 countries (76 actually) for eDX 75 Award

    Updated: 2012-06-06 06:04:25
    Pending the actual approval by the Award Manager K7INA … (approval granted.) eDX 75 Award - for contacting 76 Countries via 2 way radio communications - 06-06-2012 KA4UDX, Alan Spicer - has contacted 75 (actually 76) countries Confirmed with Authenticity Guaranteed Status on http://www.eqsl.cc eQSL is an Electronic Amateur Radio Logging, QSL Card (electronic by image files) Exchange System [...]

  • Amateur Radio Contact - New Zealand - 8000 + Miles - 20 Meters (14 Mhz)

    Updated: 2012-06-06 05:21:04
    KA4UDX <-> ZL2WL on 20 Meters (14.160 Mhz) - with a pretty good DX pileup on him. I couldn’t seem to raise him on OCF Dipole Antenna - Switched to Ground Mounted Trapped Vertical Antenna and got him with about 500 watts station power output here. He is coming in very good, very readable, around [...]

  • FOBB 2012 News

    Updated: 2012-06-05 00:25:00
    . W2LJ's Blog QRP Do More With . Less Pages Home Projects Station W2LJ Portable QRP Ops Morse Code Operating Mixed Media NJQRP Skeeter Hunt Monday , June 04, 2012 FOBB 2012 News Today I received the following e-mail from Bill : W4ZV Hi Larry , FYI on the WRO live blog Richard KI6SN just confirmed that he will be doing FOBB this year and promises results within 2 weeks . Said he would be making an announcement on QRP-L next week . Great news 73, Bill W4ZV End OK that's all the news I have . nbsp I have not received any answers to my inquiries about FOBB , so I would suggest you keep your eyes peeled on QRP-L for the next couple of weeks . nbsp I do not know if FOBB numbers will be issued or who will be doing the issuing . This is a great event , and I'm glad to see that it's not going the

  • On the air

    Updated: 2012-06-04 01:24:00
    . W2LJ's Blog QRP Do More With . Less Pages Home Projects Station W2LJ Portable QRP Ops Morse Code Operating Mixed Media NJQRP Skeeter Hunt Sunday , June 03, 2012 On the air It rained and thunder stormed here today , on and off , in fits and starts . That prevented me from doing the yard work that I was planning to accomplish boo hoo So I spent some time on the air , getting used to the new radio . Fate would have it that band conditions would be on the less than optimal read that as : crappy side today . But I did manage some QSOs both foreign and domestic . Hungary , Italy , and England were successfully worked . The domestic QSOs were brief QSO Party contacts for the most part . They let me know that I was getting out and being heard but not very . satisfying I did have another short

  • Ham Radio 2012

    Updated: 2012-06-04 00:58:31
    The yearly ham radio Hamfest in Germany is coming. 22nd-24th June 2012 ! ham radio 2012 is expected to be visited by more that 17000 visitors this year. Price is quite cheap, since cost 8 euro ...

  • EP4MRG and EP3SMH QSL Cards

    Updated: 2012-06-03 17:45:35
    The post title reads: "EP4MRG and EP3SMH QSL Cards" but should probably read "Lack of EP4MRG and EP3SMH QSL Cards". I've worked them both in early 2010 and sent away for both stations QSL cards TWICE, but have never received a card back from either. Both times (with both stations) I've sent $2 USD ($8 total) stashed in the envelope.

  • Amateur Radio Contact YU9DX - Serbia - 20 Meters

    Updated: 2012-06-03 04:10:16
    yU9 dx - Serbia on 20 Meters http://www.qrz.com/db/yu9dx   R275T - Russia * 20 meters band has been open for good propagation into the night quite late … I have some new videos up on: http://www.youtube.com/user/alanspicertelecom — 73 de KA4UDX, Alan Spicer

  • It lives !!!

    Updated: 2012-06-03 03:08:00
    . W2LJ's Blog QRP Do More With . Less Pages Home Projects Station W2LJ Portable QRP Ops Morse Code Operating Mixed Media NJQRP Skeeter Hunt Saturday , June 02, 2012 It lives As anticipated , the remainder of the KX3 build did not take long at all . nbsp If truth be told , I am technically not finished I still have to calibrate the roofing filter . But I am done to the point where I have a working . radio I left off at the point where I had to install the battery holders and the KXAT3 auto . tuner That is them installed . nbsp I am not sure if I am going to bother with internal batteries . nbsp The option is available to me if I ever decide to but that li-on battery I bought is so small and light And if I don't have to open the case that makes me happy , also . nbsp You can see the auto

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