G3XBM (Roger): 2m UKAC contest
The few stations worked this evening on 2m SSB Just for a bit of fun I went on the 2m UKAC contest this evening with the FT817 to the vertical colinear from home, not the most ideal of antennas when...
View ArticleEA1CS: T33A, Banaba Is. 2013
El equipo que se desplazará a Banaba, está compuesto por W2IJ, N1EMC, N6HC, DK1II, N9NS, W6KK, KD6XH, AA4FL, AD6E, DL5EBE, HA0NAR, VK3FY, WA1S, WA1F, DL6KVA, N6HD, DJ5IW, K3VN y WA6FGV.Nuestro equipo...
View ArticleEA2CCG (Joaquin): Primera apertura del 2013 desde Orcoyen.
Llevo varios días viendo aperturas en el cluster pero todavía no habia topado con ninguna.Hoy por la tarde he dado una minivuelta en 15 mts y he trabajado un par de estaciones inglesas y poco mas.Nada...
View ArticleAE5X (John): A Heathkit re-resurrection?
I just completed Heathkit’s online survey and felt a bit as if I were giving CPR to a has-been company – providing my little one-man boost to a team of folks who seem to be testing the waters to see if...
View ArticleIW5EDI (Simone): QSL Cards Ready
IW5EDI QSL CardsMy QSL Cards including last months contacts that will be delivered via the bureau are ready. It took a couple of evenings to verify, select and print all QSL reports on the back but it...
View ArticleJ28RO (Freddy): CHICOM
Les marques chinoises qui proposent du matériel OM, poussent comme des champignons, la dernière en date, CHICOM, vend divers pockets et mobiles VHF UHF... lien
View ArticleJ28RO (Freddy): F9WT - Si tous les gars du monde
De Christian F9WT - ex FO8GM : "Si tous les gars du monde… Il y a 30 ans, à Tahiti ! A l’époque, les médias locaux et nationaux s’en étaient largement fait l’écho, mais je n’ai jamais écrit d’article...
View ArticleJ28RO (Freddy): DX WIRE
F4ILX nous informe que le mât de 10m présenté lundi sur le blog est aussi vendu en Allemagne chez DX WIRE mais à un prix moindre à 55€- lien
View ArticleEA1CS: C82DX, Nota de prensa #2
La planificación y los preparativos continúan, nuestra licencia se ha expedido y está en nuestras manos, con el indicativo ya confirmado de C82DX . Estamos felices de anunciar que este será la primera...
View ArticleEA1CS: ZD7LP, Sta. Helena Is.
Hasta el día 14 de junio 2013 está activo Bob, como VP8LP, desde la isla Sta Helena. QRV en las bandas de HF.QSL vía VP8LP..73´s, Luis EA1CS
View ArticlePD0AC (Hans van Rijsse): Looking into CQRLOG
I admit: I’m not much of a computer user when it comes to ham radio. Only after I bought a cute little Asus netbook I started to use one in the shack. After replacing Windows 7 by Linux, that is. …...
View ArticleEA1CS: Proyecto P5, última hora
Twitter de N6PSE a las 16.15z Dejando Beijing, luego nos desplazaremos a Pyonyang para iniciar las negociaciones para nuestra DXpedition en la RPDC. AH6HY se unirá a mí la próxima semana.73´s, Luis EA1CS
View ArticleG3XBM (Roger): More VLF earth mode tests
Tomorrow morning, all being well, I hope to do a further test on VLF earth mode at 8.97kHz using my new Asus X101ch netbook using Spectran software and a simpler loop preamp on RX. Initially I'll test...
View ArticleG3XBM (Roger): 6m WSPR and the transatlantic path by Es
6m spots - note the drift There seem to be more people trying WSPR on 6m than in previous years. Prompted by Nick G4IKZ this evening I have moved from 10m to 6m and have spotted CN8LI (2113km) and been...
View ArticleG3XBM (Roger): First Icom IC7100 review on eHam.net
http://www.icomamerica.com This evening I noticed that the first user review of the Icom IC7100 has appeared on eHam.net. YB1FWO bought a unit in Japan and give it a 5 out of 5 score. I've not heard if...
View ArticleG3XBM (Roger): Hamshop.cz
Although I have not used them myself (yet), www.hamshop.cz has a range of interesting and useful parts and kits available for purchase by PayPal. They ship worldwide too. Check out the page in English....
View ArticleG3XBM (Roger): YouKits TJ2B SSB handheld kits on eBay
The TJ2B 4-band SSB HF handheld is available direct from China for around £176 as a kit with all the SMA components already mounted on the PCBs. See eBay item number 271195721443.
View ArticleW2LJ (Larry): Esteemed colleagues, if I may be so bold.
I just happened to have my tablet with me at work today. During lunch, I sat down and was looking through Google News. In the science section, I happened across an article that was posted from The...
View ArticleG3XBM (Roger): Cloudbounce and scatter optical and IR tests
This morning I read a most interesting article about French cloudbounce and scatter optical tests using lasers. The article is some years old but makes a fascinating read. My own experience with clear...
View ArticleKC9NCF (Dan): Transgender People In The Media - Media Transphobia and Proper...
Gender Dysphoria is a serious medical condition that causes a person to identify in every way possible with the physical sex opposite of what they were born. Past oversimplified terminology that has...
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