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Ultimate Motorcycling’s Ham on a Hog 3 Review of the Icom IC-705 Amateur Radio Transceiver and more
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Ultimate Motorcycling’s Ham on a Hog 3 Review of the Icom IC-705 Amateur Radio Transceiver and more

“We take Icom’s IC-705 transceiver on a ride with the Harley-Davidson Road King Limited and review it along with Icom’s AL-705 Magnetic Loop antenna and…

Amateur Radio Credited with Rescue of Back-Country Hiker in Tennessee
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Amateur Radio Credited with Rescue of Back-Country Hiker in Tennessee

A back-country hiker was rescued from Great Smoky Mountains National Park with assistance from amateur radio after she became exhausted on the trail and possibly…

Yasme Foundation Releases Chronicles of Amateur Radio DX History
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Yasme Foundation Releases Chronicles of Amateur Radio DX History

The Yasme Foundation has released two chronicles of amateur radio DX history that make for compelling reading — a downloadable edition ofYasme: The Danny Weil and Colvin…

Radio Amateur Helps Rescuers to Locate Lost Hiker
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Radio Amateur Helps Rescuers to Locate Lost Hiker

The keen and practiced eye of ARRL member Ben Kuo, AI6YR, helped to guide rescuers to a hiker stranded on a mountainside on April 12….

Home but never alone: Celebrating World Amateur Radio Day
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Home but never alone: Celebrating World Amateur Radio Day

Image credit: Otava Tuomi. Early last year, when the outbreak of coronavirus (COVID-19) first pushed much of the world into lockdown, one traditional – some…

Traditional Amateur Radio Contesting Faces a Demographic Cliff
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Traditional Amateur Radio Contesting Faces a Demographic Cliff

Frank Howell, K4FMH, followed up his two-part National Contest Journal (NCJ) series, “The Demographics of Contesting,” with a post to his Social Circuits blog, called “Lemmings over a Demographic…

Amateur Radio Community Invited to Take Part in MARS Exercise on 60 Meters
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Amateur Radio Community Invited to Take Part in MARS Exercise on 60 Meters

Radio amateurs are invited to take part in the MARS exercise now under way until April 10 in support of the US Department of Defense….

Renewing Your Amateur Radio License thru FCC Universal Licensing System
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Renewing Your Amateur Radio License thru FCC Universal Licensing System

Renewing Your Amateur Radio License thru FCC Universal Licensing System Review Icom ID-51E PLUS2 Unboxing April 26, 2017 No comments The D-STAR Evolution continues with…

World Amateur Radio Day (WARD) 2021 is Sunday, April 18
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World Amateur Radio Day (WARD) 2021 is Sunday, April 18

World Amateur Radio Day (WARD) 2021 is Sunday, April 18. On that day in 1925, the International Amateur Radio Union (IARU) was formed in Paris….

Chameleon EmComm II Amateur Ham Radio Antenna Review
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Chameleon EmComm II Amateur Ham Radio Antenna Review

A slightly different form of hybrid is the Chameleon Emcomm II.The Emcomm II is a portable antenna, which can also be very good to use…

Amateur Radio Gets a Partial Reprieve on 3.5 GHz
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Amateur Radio Gets a Partial Reprieve on 3.5 GHz

Pending future FCC action, amateur radio secondary use of the 3.3 – 3.45 GHz band segment may continue indefinitely. The FCC, as part of a…

 Amateur Radio Application Fee Published in the Federal Register
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$35 Amateur Radio Application Fee Published in the Federal Register

The FCC has published their final change in the National Register concerning the license application fee for the amateur radio service. The rule was published…

Sears Roebuck 1940 Radio Amateur Test Equipment Sound Systems Catalog
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Sears Roebuck 1940 Radio Amateur Test Equipment Sound Systems Catalog

Click below to Read : Antenna Log Periodic Dipole Array 13 element 10MHz – 54MHz High Performance LPD January 08, 2018 No comments Log Periodic…

Amateur radio satellites deploy March 14
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Amateur radio satellites deploy March 14

Eight satellites, all coordinated by the IARU Satellite Frequency Coordination Panel, are planned to be deployed from the International Space Station on Sunday, March 14….

ARISS, NASA, and ESA Continue to Probe Amateur Radio Problems on ISS
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ARISS, NASA, and ESA Continue to Probe Amateur Radio Problems on ISS

Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) International Chair Frank Bauer, KA3HDO, reports that the ARISS team has been working closely with NASA and…

Proposed Changes To UK Amateur Radio Licenses
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Proposed Changes To UK Amateur Radio Licenses

  OFCOM have sent out an email to UK Amateur Radio operators in relation to proposed changes to the conditions of their license: Dear Licence…

Moldova Peace Corps to Sponsor March 3 Amateur Radio on the International Space Station Contact
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Moldova Peace Corps to Sponsor March 3 Amateur Radio on the International Space Station Contact

An Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) contact between youngsters and youth in Moldova and an International Space Station (ISS) crew member is…

Amateur Radio Helping to Fill Earthquake Report “Donut Holes”
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Amateur Radio Helping to Fill Earthquake Report “Donut Holes”

An article describing how radio amateurs can help fill the information “donut hole” by providing post-earthquake “did you feel it” (DYFI) reports via Winlink HF radio email appeared on…

British Columbia Radio Amateur Copies Signal from Mars-Orbiting Satellite
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British Columbia Radio Amateur Copies Signal from Mars-Orbiting Satellite

As reported on Spaceweather.com, Canadian radio amateur Scott Tilley, VE7TIL, has snagged another signal from deep space. His latest conquest has been to copy the signal…

What is keeping the NA1SS amateur station off the air?
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What is keeping the NA1SS amateur station off the air?

Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) and its partners are troubleshooting what is keeping the NA1SS amateur station off the air. ARISS became…

Video Amateur Ham Radio Falkland Islands. From DXNews.com
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Video Amateur Ham Radio Falkland Islands. From DXNews.com

Amateur Ham Radio Falkland Islands. VP8EME, VP8LP, VP8NE. Author – FITV., Video Amateur Ham Radio Falkland Islands. From DXNews.com, ,

QSO Today Virtual Ham Expo to Include Speaker Track on Amateur Radio Satellites
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QSO Today Virtual Ham Expo to Include Speaker Track on Amateur Radio Satellites

The QSO Today Virtual Ham Expo on March 13 – 14 will devote a speaker track to AMSAT and the world of amateur radio satellites. The Expo…

ARRL on the Purpose of Amateur Radio
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ARRL on the Purpose of Amateur Radio

For over 100 years amateur radio and ARRL — the National Association for Amateur Radio® — have stood for the development of the science and art of…

FCC Warns Amateur Radio Operators To Not Commit Crimes [ VIDEO]
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FCC Warns Amateur Radio Operators To Not Commit Crimes [ VIDEO]

“In a bizzare warning issued by the FCC and followed by a warning from the Association for Amateur Radio, The ARRL, ham are warned on…

Amateur & Personal Radio Users Reminded Not to Use Radios in Crimes
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Amateur & Personal Radio Users Reminded Not to Use Radios in Crimes

Full Title: Warning: Amateur and Personal Radio Services Licensees and Operators May Not Use Radio Equipment to Commit or Facilitate Criminal Acts Document Type(s): Public Notice Bureau(s): Enforcement…