What should you buy first, a manual tuner or automatic one? Kevin, K7SW, and I talk about why one may be better than the other […]
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Updates from the 2022 Ham Radio Youth Summer Camp in Croatia
This year’s 10th Youngsters on the Air Summer Camp is taking place in Karlovac, Croatia, August 6 – 13, 2022. Attending from the Americas is […]
Read moreUpcoming Ham Radio Conventions Emphasize Learning and Youth
Two major ham radio events in August will host Division Conventions for ARRL The National Association for Amateur Radio®. On August 20 – 21, the […]
Read moreMFJ to Celebrate 50th Anniversary
MFJ Enterprises, an amateur radio electronics manufacturer and retailer, will celebrate 50 years in business this October. Martin Jue, K5FLU, founded the company in 1972 […]
Read moreHermes Lite 2 Back in PRODUCTION
Hermes Lite 2 Antenna Ham Radio experiment – End fed half wave antenna sloper vs flat horizontal orientation February 23, 2021 No comments https://youtu.be/BgEtQOS8mY0 Read […]
Read moreIs the BuddiStick Pro Really That Good??
BuddiStick Let’s take a good look at this antenna and see what all the hype is about. Designed as a multi-band, portable antenna for 40m […]
Read moreA gigantic tribander! Three big full-size yagis on one boom (15.1 m)
Phenomenal characteristics! Big gain, perfect F/B and F/S ratios. 4 elements for 20 m, 6 elements for 15 m and 14 elements for 10 m! […]
Read moreNew ARRL Radio Lab Inspires Innovation in the Ham Shack
ARRL has unveiled its new Radio Laboratory, W1HQ. In a new YouTube video, Jherica Goodgame, KI5HTA, a summer intern at ARRL Headquarters, tours viewers through […]
Read moreSangamon Valley Radio Club to Sponsor Radio Orienteering Activities
Amateur Radio Digital Communications (ARDC) has awarded a grant to the Sangamon Valley Radio Club (SVRC) in Springfield, Illinois for a new project to introduce […]
Read moreElecraft – Dayton Hamvention
2022 saw the return of the Dayton Hamvention and also celebrated the 70th anniversary of the world’s largest ham radio trade show. Ham Radio Outlet […]
Read moreWouxun KG-1000G GMRS 50 Watt Mobile Transceiver
Wouxun KG-1000G GMRS 50 Watt Mobile Transceiver With TONS Of Features Antenna Building Coaxial Cable Traps by W8WWV March 14, 2015 No comments “ […]
Read moreIs an FT-818 worth it in 2022?
FT-818 This week Tony and Gary revisit Yaesu’s FT-818 and discuss if it is still relevant in 2022? Antenna TennTennas Mini EFHW 49:1 25W All […]
Read moreRegular Man Fits PL259 Coax Connectors
Not all PL259s are the same. The newer designs are a superior design and accurate. Anyway, I nearly cock this up. Perhaps rate me out […]
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