Not every radio ham operator likes headphones, but others may wonder if they should invest in a pair. Peter G3OJV, highlights some of the reasons that may persuade you to consider a pair.
Antenna
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
80m or 160m Reduced Half Sloper Antenna by W8AMZ
160m Reduced ½ Sloper Do You Have Limited Space? Do You Dream Of Operating 160m? NO PROBLEM! Do you… Read more
Heights Tower and SteppIR DB-18 Beam at N6GR (#243)
“Last month while visiting Brad Rich, N6GR, he gave me a tour of his nearly-completed 69-foot foldover tower and his SteppIR DB-18 antenna. He a… Read more
KE4PT and W4RQ Win the September QST Cover Plaque Award
The winning article for the September 2018 QST Cover Plaque award is “Small Gap-Resonated HF Loop Antennas” by Kai Siwiak, KE4PT, and Richard Quick, W… Read more
$35 Airspy YouLoop Passive Antenna Review
HF Portable & Flexible Receive Loop Antenna Covers HF frequencies (10 kHz to 30 MHz) Usable on VHF up to 300 MHz as a folded Dipole Maximum power… Read more
Amateur Radio Tower Stand – KG0ZZ’s
A close up view of my ham radio tower and tower stand. The tower is five sections of Rohn 25-G tower. The top section is 8 feet long making the… Read more
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Ground Radial Wire For Vertical – Ham Radio Antenna
In this video I show the ground radial wire I use, and talk about laying a radial field under my Hustler 4BTV vertical ham radio antenna … Read more
Review
Yaesu FTDX101D First Look
Hybrid SDR Configuration In addition to the Narrow band SDR receiver, that boasts overwhelming Basic Performance, the Hybrid Configuration Digital Pro… Read more
How to update your IC-7300 to the latest firmware?
Short video showing the steps in the firmware upgrade process of the Icom IC-7300 HF radio. Make sure you read section 15 of the full owner’s ma… Read more
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Clean up your shack – RSGB Convention lecture 2015 [ Video ]
Ian White, GM3SEK gives helpful advice about how to reduce noise levels on receive and avoid causing RF Interference. Read more
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uSDX 8 Band SDR HF QRP Ham Radio Transceiver Overview [ Video ]
Today I take a look at the new-ish uSDX QRP HF Transceiver which I purchased from Banggood. It is a Chinese radio for a low cost, but packed with feat… Read more
Wouxun REVEALS the KG-1000G
“Today we get to look at a brand new Mobile GMRS Radio from Wouxun, the KG-1000G. This Mobile radio has some nice features that make it a conten… Read more
Elecraft KX2 : Receive Tips and Tweaks
Tips and tweaks about how to improve your receive audio on the Elecraft KX2. These tips apply mostly to the noisy 40m band. When on 15m, or 20m, I oft… Read more
Equipment
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FT4JA [ Video ] Juan de Nova 2016
MONDAY, 28 MARCH 2016 “After 2 days aboard the « Antsivia » and almost 2000 qso as /MM, we are now achored near Juan de Nova. As our documents i… Read more
ALPIN 200 – LINEAR AMPLIFIER HF 2KW
ALPIN 200 Linear Amplifier Available from January 2015! Specifications coverage Frequency : All the bands radio amateur 1.8-29,7 MHz Output Po… Read more
RS-HFIQ 5 Watt HF SDR Transceiver by HobbyPCB
Here we take a look at the RS-HFIQ 5 Watt HF SDR Transceiver by HobbyPCB. The RS-HFIQ is an open-source HF transceiver project designed to translate I… Read more
Wideband RF Switch (5 – 3000 MHz)
Photo: Aditya Mukherjee In an application it was required to use 6 different antennas at 6 nearby locations one at a time as the Bluetooth/WiFi antenn… Read more
ARS-USB AZIMUTH by EA4TX
Antenna Rotator System is the most popular and universal engine management antenna rotator. With this new generation that includes a USB port,… Read more
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FTDX-101D [ YAESU ] HF SDR Transceiver
Yaesu FTDX-101D YAESU is excited to introduce a new High-Class HF/50MHz 100W Transceiver – FTDX101D and the first sample will be seen at Dayton Hamven… Read more
Elad FDM-DUO: now available in camouflage!
FDM-DUO is a SDR tranceiver that offers the possibility to operate STand-alone like traditional radio or attached to a Personal Computer discovering t… Read more
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