EA3AKY (Josep): TU, Cote d'Ivoire, qrv 6 meters late June till October
Dim, F5SWB will be active as TU5DFfrom Coted'Ivoire from late June until the end of October. Hewill operate mainly CW, with some SSB and PSK31 on 40-6 metres. QSL via home call, direct...
View ArticleAE5X (John): How high will you climb?
I’m okay up to 50 feet. Here’s photographer Joe McNally and a couple of workers dangling off the world’s tallest building at 2722 feet (830m): . .
View ArticleEA1CS: PJ4D, Bonaire Is.
A partir del 22 de junio hasta el 10 de julio 2013, estará activa PJ4D en modo holiday-style.QRV de 10 a 80mts en Ssb, con 100wtts, Spiderbeam y FD4.Qsl vía buro o directa a DL1DI.73´s, Luis EA1CS
View ArticleEA1CS: XW0YJY, Laos
PY2KC/ 8 junio 2013E21EIC estará activo desde Laos del 15 de junio hasta el 14 de septiembre 2013 como XW0YJY Operará de 2 a 160mts y anuncia su participación en el All Asian DX CW Contest, que se...
View ArticleJ28RO (Freddy): Delta-loop 50 Mhz
Avec l'ouverture du 50 mHz pour tous les radio amateurs français, l'engouement s'est vite fait sentir en besoin d'antennes. EA1GAR a publié en 2001 la construction d'une Delta-loop cinq éléments...
View ArticleJ28RO (Freddy): Foudre
La foudre fait partie des éléments naturels que les OM apprécient peu, pour vous réconcilier avec ces phénomènes, visionnez de magnifiques clichés pris sur divers continents ... suite - merci à F8LDX...
View ArticleJ28RO (Freddy): JTech
Toute l'actualité high-tech de la semaine en vidéo dans le JTech magazine.
View ArticleW2LJ (Larry): Trying a new template.
Not sure I like it; or will keep it, but it IS different from what I had. Is this template easier on the eyes? Some folks recently and privately commented to me that they didn't like a white typeface...
View ArticleEA1CS: C91GBA, Mozambique
Antonio EA4GBA, estará QRV desde Mozambique durante seis meses a partir del 27 de junio, en concreto hasta el 15 de diciembre.C91GBA será el indicativo a utilizar y sólo operará en SSB.QSL via EA4GBA...
View ArticleG3XBM (Roger): Playing with a ferrite rod at VLF
Just for amusement, but with a slight hope it might work, I tried resonating a LW ferrite rod coil (about 3.5mH) at 8.97kHz to see how it might perform as a miniature portable receiving loop in my...
View ArticleG3XBM (Roger): Yaesu price drop
http://www.universal-radio.com/ In this month's Practical Wireless , received today, I notice that some of the UK dealers have reduced the price of the Yaesu FT-450D and the FT-950 radios. The FT817ND...
View ArticleG3XBM (Roger): G4HJW "Finningley" Optical Transceiver kit
The G4HJW optical transceiver kit Bernie G4HJW is well known for his innovative work on microwaves and optical comms. Last year he designed a neat, part SMA, optical transceiver kit to build at the...
View ArticleG4ILO (Julian): A dongle for the FT-817
If you have used a Yaesu FT-817 on SSB you'll have probably been annoyed by the lack of a TUNE button to generate a steady carrier for antenna tuning. You usually have to press the MODE button a few...
View ArticleEA1CS: RRC desde S. Nicolás Is, EU-163
Gentileza de la web de RRCDe la web de RRCDel 20 de julio al 2 de agosto 2013 está prevista una expedición por miembros del Rusian Robinson Club a Montenegro, en concreto a la isla de San Nicolás (IOTA...
View ArticleKC9NCF (Dan): Dave Jeffery's Shortwave Log
Those who want / need to keep up with activity on shortwave frequencies as heard from the United States east coast will be happy to know that Shortwave America will be regularly featuring the Dave...
View ArticleAE5X (John): Armenia – finally!
It only took 35 years but I finally worked Armenia – a country not rare enough to justify a DXpedition but rare enough to elude me for-itseemslike-ever. OM Karen is a conscientious QSLer. He was away...
View ArticleKA3DRR (Scot): Post Script 2013 ARRL June VHF/UHF Contest
Arrived Saturday morning on our sponsored island of land at the antenna ranch. Weather conditions, affectionately known as June gloom on the central coast of California, didn't disappoint. The clime...
View ArticlePD0AC (Hans van Rijsse): Review iRadio UV-588
The brand iRadio didn’t ring any bells at all. Then again, nor did Wouxun or Baofeng at first. Chinese brands are often quite meaningless anyway: in Taiwan this particular model is sold as Great King...
View ArticleST2NH: NiCd/Ni-MH automatic charger
A nickel–metal hydride battery charger is the new accessory to the workbench.Most components were recycled from an old PC monitor.The starving (MFJ Antenna Tuner) will be so happy now :-)) .
View ArticleG3XBM (Roger): The Low Power SPRATbook.
http://www.rsgbshop.org/acatalog/ Today, my new paper logbook (yes I still use a paper logbook!) and a new book arrived from the RSGB. The book was the Low Power SPRATbook, recently published by the...
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