Single sideband modulation revolutionized electronic communication, but where did the idea come from? Antique Wireless Association Curator Emeritus Ed Gable, K2MP, tells the surprising story of single sideband, its origins, the developers, companies and the hardware that brought it to the forefront of wireless communication. This presentation is the first of the AWA’s monthly “AWA Shares” series.
Antenna
Building a 40 Meter Rotatable Dipole
40 Meter Dipole “I enjoyed putting these pieces together from MFJ Hy Gain, MFJ Cushcraft, Texas Towers, M2 and our local hardware store t… Read more
HF Unity Gain Antenna Survey (#246)
“A Necessarily Incomplete Survey of Amateur Radio HF Unity Gain Antennas–a look at the many, many antennas used in ham radio that have abo… Read more
Antenna DUO8 15-20 separate feed – Momobeam
DUO 8 15-20 SF is a fullsize antenna for 14 MHz and 21 MHz. No traps or adapting systems where used to obtain fantastic performances and the best band… Read more
TransWorld Basic Antenna
These two folding arm units are ready for connecting to the array box of your choice, and attaching to either the sturdy Quadrastand or Permanent Moun… Read more
The New Hy-Gain BOLP-1013 Band Optimised Log Periodic Array by G0KSC
This revolutionary antenna consists of 6 trapless monoband logs on a single 30’ boom and 13 full size elements. Computer optimization gives full monob… Read more
Review
A Peek Inside The New Icom AH-705 Tuner
Unboxing the Icom AH-705 Compact Auto Tuner, one screw at a time. Read more
Remote Antenna Tuners [PodCast] – “ARRL The Doctor is In”
“Remote Antenna Tuners” is the topic of the just-released episode of the “ARRL The Doctor is In” podcast. Listen…and learn! Read more
IC-7610 Technical Report (Volume 1)
Icom Inc. have published a technical report on the IC-7610 HF/50MHz SDR Transceiver. In this report you will find detailed information about its featu… Read more
Exploring the Yagi, Log Periodic, and Phased Array [ Video ]
Discusses the difference between Yagi antennas, log periodic antennas, and phased array antennas. Read more
Equipment
HARDROCK-50 ATU Kit
HARDROCK-50 ATU Kit Additional functions: 60M band coverage. The ATU has a 60M lowpass filter which provides sufficient attenuation of harmonic… Read more
RF-KIT Power Amplifiers RF2K-S
RF-KIT Power Amplifier RF2K-S – THE Solid State 1,500 watt linear amplifier DX Engineering exclusive! Both kit and assembled versions offer exac… Read more
LP-500 Digital Station Monitor
General (exclusive features in red) * Bright, High Resolution 5″ Color TFT Display * 32-bit Main Processor * Graphics and Audio coprocess… Read more
Yaesu FT-991 – Manual (PDF)
Download the PDF File from new YEASU FT-991 : user-manual-yaesu-ft-991-part-1 user-manual-yaesu-ft-991-part-2 Oficial Yaesu Web Site: LINK Read more
Yaesu FTDX101D [ Preliminary Information ]
Yaesu FTDX101D As you are aware there is the soon to be released Yaesu FTdx101D 100W SDR transceiver. I am also pleased to announce the big brother of… Read more
News
The History of Single Sideband
Single sideband modulation revolutionized electronic communication, but where did the idea come from? Antique Wireless Association Curator Emeritus Ed… Read more
SAQ Reports “an Incredible Number” of Listeners for July 4 Transmissions
The Alexander Grimeton Friendship Association reports “an incredible number” of listener reports — 524 in all — for its July 4 Alexanderson Day transm… Read more
Hurricane Watch Net Plans Two Activations as Grace Reaches Hurricane Status
The Hurricane Watch Net (HWN) plans to activate today (Wednesday, August 18) and Friday as Grace attains Category 1 hurricane status. Air Force Reserv… Read more
Radio Club of Haiti President Reports Significant Structural Damage from Earthquake
In the immediate aftermath of the magnitude 7.2 earthquake on August 14, Radio Club of Haiti President Jean-Robert Gaillard, HH2JR, reported significa… Read more
FT4 via satellite with SDR-Console and IC-705
This is a simple guide for working FT4 mode via satellite with the help of SDR-Console software, a SDR receiver and Icom IC-705 as transmitter. The IC… Read more
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