AE5X (John): Video: W5JGV raises a 72-ft (22m) vertical by himself
I’ve always been a fan of good engineering. That’s not to say that I always practice it but I do enjoy and appreciate its application by others ;-) Have a look-see at how Ralph W5JGV over in...
View ArticleJ28RO (Freddy): Housses ELECRAFT
N7HKW propose à la vente différentes housses de transport ou de protection personnalisables,dans un choix de couleurs assez vaste, pour vos ELECRAFT K3. lien
View ArticleJ28RO (Freddy): MOMO BEAM
Nouvelle antenne chez MOMO BEAM, une quatre éléments 14 mHz, existe en version HD pour les régions venteuses aussi. lien
View ArticleJ28RO (Freddy): Diplôme Mile par watt
Voici un diplôme qui à mon sens est nettement plus gratifiant que celui du DXCC que l'on peu obtenir lors d'un CQWW en 48 heures. Le "1000 mile per watt" est géré par le QRP ARCI, une référence...
View ArticleEA1CS: La NCDXF por Dan KB6NU
Dan KB6NU / 17 enero 2014El nombre de la Northern California DX Foundation (NCDXF) es tal vez un nombre inapropiado. Lejos de estar sujetos al Norte de California, esta cuenta con miembros de muchos...
View ArticlePD0AC (Hans van Rijsse): Baofeng UV-5R conquers Hollywood
The Baofeng UV-5R is starring in “The Tomorrow People“, Season 1, Episode 10, around the 30 min. mark. Blue display, and still equipped with the not-so-great stock antenna.
View ArticleG3XBM (Roger): 500mW on 40m WSPR
Following on from the 500mW 10m WSPR tests yesterday and the 2W 40m WSPR tests overnight, I am now going down to 500mW WSPR on 40m to see what spots I get. Initial results are encouraging with plenty...
View ArticleG3XBM (Roger): Optical Comms in Vancouver Canada
This morning I received an email from Steve, VE7SL, reporting on his experiments with VE7CA over a 2-way distance of 54km using red LEDs. They are doing really well and Steve is writing an article for...
View ArticleG4ILO (Julian): Across the pond on 10m with 200mW
WSPR never loses its ability to astound. Today I've been WSPRing on 10m, still with 0.2W. My signal was decoded by 5 different Stateside stations.TimestampCallMHzSNRDriftGridPwrReporterRGridkmaz...
View ArticleEA1CS: CE7/UA4WHX, SA-018
El viajero del mundo, Vladimir Bykov, UA4WHX, está actualmente QRV desde la Isla de Chiloé SA-018 como CE7/UA4WHX .Recordar que recientemente estuvo activo como CE9/UA4WHX , CE8/UA4WHX , RI44ANT y...
View ArticleAE5X (John): Dual economies and QRP
Two new QRP rigs from two different countries provide an insightful look into the vast differences between those two countries’ economies and cultures. The recently available X1M Pro is a fully-built...
View ArticleG3XBM (Roger): Best Amateur Radio and SWL apps
The excellent Southgate ARS News page had a link http://wp.me/pn3uc-2cL to the best apps for smart phones (iOS and Android). If you have such a device some of these apps are worth considering.
View ArticleG4VXE (Tim): GB3VHF 144MHz beacon currently off air
Chris, G0FDZ, the beacon keeper of the GB3VHF 144MHz beacon reports it as off air at the moment.Unfortunately, there has been an equipment failure of the power supplies. No particular problem - Chris...
View ArticleG3XBM (Roger): BitX 20m and 17m single band SSB kits
If you are looking for a basic 10W pep rig for 20m (or 17m) you can do a lot worse than build a BitX kit from Hendricks QRP kits.The basic "no nonsense" design came from India but these kits are well...
View ArticleEA1CS: 9H5G/C6A opina sobre el split
Muchos habréis escuchado o trabajado a 9H5G/KK4OYJ desde las Bahamas. A veces me gusta publicar las impresiones de los operadores de estaciones Dx para comprobar cual es el sentimiento o las...
View ArticleIQ2IR (Insubria Radio Team): IQ2IR Join with EURAO and EuroQSL Bureau
Nice beginning of 2014 for Insubria Radio Club thanks to the join with EURAO a meeting point of radio amateurs' associations from around the world where introduce and share their activities and...
View ArticleG3XBM (Roger): 5mW on 40m WSPR
With considerable difficulty (because of my stroke) I made a 20dB attenuator to reduce my 500mW down to just 5mW. This attenuator is right at the FT817's output coax connector. It also reduces the RX...
View ArticleW2LJ (Larry): A little bit of operating
I was actually able took get on the air for a bit today! A Saturday that's not full of obligations and chores is a rarity for me.And I got a new one via QRP! Paraguay, by working ZP6CW on 12 Meters....
View ArticleG3XBM (Roger): Moonbounce or EME
This is a part of our hobby I have never done and am unlikely to do. Moonbouncers are a special breed with excellent equipment carefully optimised, low noise preamps and usually lots of power and a big...
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