One of the key performance attributes of any radio receiver old or new, professional or domestic is its sensitivity. It needs to be able to […]
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Amazing How to Build a 4:1 Balun – Start to Finish
Fantastic “must-see” entertaining and practical buildathon with Mike M0MSN & Callum showing the complete build of a 4:1 Balun. Antenna Super Vertical 40/80/160 Vertical-Array by […]
Read moreJTAlert 2.50.8 is available – FT8
JTAlert New: – Callsigns Window: New ATNO (All Time New One) visual alert for the Wanted DXCC, US State and VE Province alerts. When the […]
Read moreWorking with the Xiegu X6100 [ Videos ]
Xiegu X6100 2e0bvj working special event station TM60ANT in France on 20 metres with the Xiegu X6100. 10 watts into my home brew fishing pole […]
Read moreRFinder B1 Plus – HRO at Pacificon 2021
RFinder In this video from Pacificon 2021, Bob Greenberg talks about his product, the RFinder B1 Plus, a digital radio that lets you talk from […]
Read moreMade in the USA! Ham Radio Holiday Gift List 2021
This year my ham radio holiday gift list features items all made in the USA. Field Notes Steno Book CW Morse Keyshttps://cwmorse.us/ Chameleon CHA-LEFS Lightweight […]
Read moreHow well is the VHF Repeater Hearing your Signal?
VHF Repeater “Collin, K0NNK, is having some trouble with is antenna and a nearby repeater. He hit a 2 meter repeater full quieting but the […]
Read moreDayton Hamvention Expects to be Live Event in 2022
Dayton Hamvention® organizers are planning to mount the first in-person show in 2022, following 2 years of COVID-related cancellations. The event is set for May […]
Read moreXiegu X6100 HF – First Look and Review
Xiegu X6100 “We are looking at the *first* production X6100 radio from Xiegu and Radioddity. This radio covers 120 through 6 meters and is the […]
Read moreDX Commander Part 2 – HF Vertical
Some slight mishaps have been fixed, some radials have been re-established, and it is time to double check this bad boy, with an SWR meter. […]
Read moreBig Bright Regions Beckon Amid a Big Aurora Show | Solar Storm Forecast 11.22.2021
“Activity remains subdued this week with only pockets of fast solar wind to bring sporadic aurora to high latitudes, nothing like the G3 show we […]
Read moreChoosing a “Step Up” Software Defined Radio (SDR)
We talk about the benefits of step up SDRs, and look at 4 models under $200. Antenna 100 ft Tilting Tower January 11, 2021 No […]
Read moreISS SSTV Dec 1-2 145.800 MHz FM
Russian cosmonauts on the International Space Station (ISS) are planning to transmit Slow Scan TV images on 145.800 MHz FM using the SSTV mode PD-120. […]
Read moreDoes 5 x Copper Rods Help my Antenna Field and Inverted L?
So I grounded the fence to the ground to help my Inverted L on 80m. WIll it make any difference? HUGE project this time – […]
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