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D-Star ONE Phoenix, First D-Star Communication Spacecraft, Launched

A Soyuz rocket launched D-Star ONE Phoenix and 10 other satellites into orbit on February 1 from Vostochny Cosmodrome in Russia. Developed by German Orbital Systems in Berlin in…

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3Y0Z – ABORTED – Bouvet Island DXpedition

2000 UTC 3 February 2018 During the last 72 hours we continued to experience the high winds, low clouds, fog, and rough seas that have…

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Eric from Universal Radio discusses the Icom IC-R8600 Receiver

Eric, KC8XJ of Universal Radio discusses some fine points of the Icom IC-R8600 receiver. The IC-R8600 is a very wide band feature packed self contained…

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POLAR CROWN CORONAL HOLE: A large hole in the sun’s atmosphere has formed around the sun’s north pole

POLAR CROWN CORONAL HOLE: A large hole in the sun’s atmosphere has formed around the sun’s north pole. This is called a “polar crown coronal…

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“Automatic Gain Control” is the topic of the latest episode of the “ARRL The Doctor is In” podcast

“Automatic Gain Control” is the topic of the latest (February 1) episode of the “ARRL The Doctor is In” podcast. Listen…and learn! More than a half-million…

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ARRL Suggests FCC May Need to Intervene to Ensure Effective Antenna Rights

Commenting in response to an FCC Public Notice (DA 17-1180) released last month, ARRL addressed the extent of Amateur Radio’s response to recent hurricane disasters and efforts needed…

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Deciphering Decibels Tell All for Ham Radio

“Decibels got you down? Are dBm and dBW giving you headaches? Is it confusing when sometimes an antenna gain is given in dBi and other…

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ARRL Comments on Technological Advisory Council Spectrum Policy Recommendations

In comments to the FCC on a series of Technological Advisory Council (TAC) spectrum management policy recommendations, ARRL said that while some of the Council’s recommendations are…

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Dominica Post-Disaster Needs Assessment Cites Amateur Radio’s Role after Maria

A post-hurricane disaster needs assessment published this past fall by the Government of Dominica points up the significance of Amateur Radio’s role in the relief…

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“Project Goodwill Kosovo” Celebrating Independence and New DXCC Status

A new on-the-air team is taking the reins at Z60A, as “Project Goodwill Kosovo” moves into its second week, with only 2 weeks to go…

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AmsatDroidFree now open source

AmsatDroidFree satellite tracking App for Android devices is now open source. This App predicts future passes for amateur radio satellites for a specified location and period…

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ARISS Space Station APRS Packet System Currently Off Line

The ARISS APRS packet system is not working at present. This is due to an as-yet unidentified anomaly involving the radio serving the system on board the…

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AO-92 Commissioned, Open for Amateur Use

by Paul Stoetzer On the 03:25 UTC pass on January 26, 2018, AMSAT Vice President – Engineering Jerry Buxton, N0JY, announced that AO-92 had been commissioned…

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MRFX1K80H: 1800 W CW over 1.8-400 MHz, 65 V Wideband RF Power LDMOS Transistor

The MRFX1K80H is the first device based on NXP’s new 65 V LDMOS technology that focuses on ease of use. This high ruggedness transistor is…

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Review of Alpha Loop and Buddipole Buddistick

“Hey Oggies, Oggie Rodney Johnson, KAØUSE, loaned me his Alpha Loop antenna and his Buddipole Buddistick. Both antennas are pretty good out away from buildings…

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Solar Storm Fizzle Suddenly Strengthens: Solar Storm Forecast Shortie 01-25-2018

“Just as we thought this recent solar storm was going to fizzle out and give us nothing at mid-latitudes, we get a nice boost in…

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Indoor Attic Dipole Antenna for Ham Radio & CQ Antennas Center Insulators

“Viewer request to try out an antenna for Ham Radio in the attic. Using the CQ Antennas Center Insulators from KE5FEN. Thanks David for the…

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Puerto Rico, US Virgin Island Amateurs are International Humanitarian Award Winners

The ARRL Board of Directors has conferred the 2018 International Humanitarian Award jointly on the Amateur Radio population of Puerto Rico — served by ARRL Section Manager…

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Amendment to ARRL DXCC Rules Will Expand DXCC List

The ARRL Board of Directors approved a motion to amend the DXCC Rules, when it met January 19-20. Section II, Subsection 1 of the DXCC…

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Measures The Loss In Coax Connectors and 100 Feet of RG8X by W6LG

Jim W6LG uses a signal generator and a panadapter to measure the loss in 30 coax connectors at 14 and 52 mhz down to a…

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C3S-JK – 2 Elements on 20M / 2 Elements on 15M / 2 Elements on 10M / 12 Foot Boom

The C3S-JK (Tribander) has been re-designed, optimized & Improved from the very popular Force 12 Tribander Here are the important changes/features from the classic design …. 1….

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FCC Announces Plans for Partial Government Shutdown

The FCC has issued a brief statement regarding its plans in the event of a partial government shutdown, which could start on January 20. “In…

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Icom IC-7850/7851 Firmware Update (Version 1.2)

Icom have released a firmware update for the IC-7850/7851 HF Amateur Radio transceivers. The firmware update provides the following improvements: • A combination of [MIC]…

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Xiegu X5105 QRP HF SDR Radio by K6UDA – Review

MFJ is the exclusive North American Distributor of this new ultra-portable multimode HF transceiver.   Features a built-in highly efficient automatic antenna tuner, split frequency XCVR…

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New Chinese Zhou Enlai Student Satellite Set to Launch

The 2U Zhou Enlai CubeSat, developed with primary and middle school students in China, is expected to launch on January 19. The satellite is named…