In this video, from a few years ago, Julian Frost (N3JF), your Ham Radio Sensei, gives a quick tip on how to coil coax so that it doesn’t create twists in the line while coiling and uncoiling.
Antenna
XR3-NV | HIGH PERFORMANCE 14 ELEMENT 20 / 15 / 10 METER MULTI-MONO CONTEST YAG
The Ultimate Contest Tribander: fourteen elements delivering superior performance on 20, 15 and 10 meters! Click here to download a PDF of the XR6 pro… Read more
7 EL. DELTA LOOP “THE CLAW”
7 elements full size arranged on a single boom, divided into 2 parts for 20 m, 2 elements for 15m and 3 elements for 10m in spotlight radiator configu… Read more
RQ-84 – The classic “Quad” full-size has ten elements for 10m, eight – 15 m, six – 20 m, and four full-size elements on 40m band
RQ-84 – the classic “Quad” full-size has ten elements for 10m, eight – 15 m, six – 20 m, and four full-size elements on… Read more
Can Adding a Metal Mast Disrupt an Antenna?
“Stacy Pharis, KI5MIT, has a homebrew antenna very similar in concept to the DX Commander, all held up by a tree. She wants to know if using a m… Read more
Hy-Gain T2X Tailtwister Series II – Antenna Rotator
T2X Tailtwister Series II for large medium antenna arrays up to 20 square foot wind load The T-2XD2 includes the DCU-2 Digital Automatic Controller… Read more
Review
Comparing the RFinder H1and M1 Devices
In this episode, I talk about the 2 RFinder devices – the original H1, and the new M1. The M1 is now my daily carry Smartphone and 2-way radio…. Read more
Yaesu FT-891 Initial Impressions
“Introducing the Yaesu FT-891! My new portable HF Transceiver for Ham Radio! The FT-891 is a 100w rig for HF-6m at just shy over 4 lbs. A super… Read more
TenTec 506 Rebel Transceiver – ARRL – QST Magazine
The Rebel 506 utilizes a chipKIT Uno32 prototyping board which give users access to an Arduino based programming environment. With its 32 bit computin… Read more
A review of the Elad FDM-S2 software defined receiver
Great Article – Elad FDM-S2 from http://swling.com/ Check: http://swling.com/blog/2014/12/a-review-of-the-elad-fdm-s2-software-defined-rece… Read more
Antenna and Analyzer Questions by KE0OG
“New Ask Dave format with Dave Casler and with Ask Dave Editor Trevor Oman, takes on questions about antennas and analyzers.” Read more
Equipment
How to build a Simplified Arduino CW Trainer by Tom N4TL
The winning article for the September 2016 QST Cover Plaque award is “Arduino CW Trainer” by Tom Lewis, N4TL. The QST Cover Plaque Award — given… Read more
Elecraft KX3 Transceiver
Elecraft KX3 Transceiver Ultra-Compact Home/Portable/Mobile Station The revolutionary Elecraft KX3 puts the world in the palm of your hand! Despite it… Read more
GEK SSB HF Transceiver
Project by N.Ganesan & I.Arun Silver series (Low range) for Beginners Gold series (Mid range) for Amateurs Diamond series (High range) for Profess… Read more
Airspy HF+ (Coming soon)
Airspy HF+ The Software Defined Radio revolution brought great flexibility in VHF and UHF reception. Today we offer the best wide band receivers which… Read more
Radio Shield RS-UV3
The HobbyPCB RS-UV3 radio module is a 144/220/450 MHz FM transceiver board. The RS-UV3 is a low cost transceiver solution for Packet Radio, repeaters,… Read more
News
Amateur Radio Operator Banned! Insulin Pump “Interference” – Was it from Ham Radio?
An interesting article in the media claims a woman’s insulin pump is being “potentially” interfered with by an amateur radio operato… Read more
Ham Saves his Friend’s Life from 500 miles away
A man in San Joaquin County, California, is being praised for helping save his friend’s life even though they were hundreds of miles apart. Read more
Ham Radio Operators Helping Family Members Locate Caldor Fire Evacuees
Some people evacuated from the Caldor Fire zone are going on their second week seeking another place to live. One evacuee we spoke to Sunday said she… Read more
Hurricane Watch Net has Eyes on Hurricane Grace and Tropical Storm Henri
The Hurricane Watch Net (HWN) is mustering as Hurricane Grace, a Category 1 storm with maximum sustained winds of 85 MPH, is expected to make landfall… Read more
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
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