Tag: meters

The winning article for the September 2022 QST Cover Plaque award is “Dual-Band Sloper for 60 and 17 Meters,” by Patrick Brannick, N2BZD. The QST Cover Plaque Award…

New HF amplifier 1,8 – 30 MHz -50-54 MHz, output power 2000 W (1800 to 50 MHz) Large TOUCH SCREEN display (7 “), 3 individually…

Reports suggest that jamming stations have been deployed on the lower portion of 40 meters. The jamming appears to be coming from Cuba. The signals,…

“For almost a week straight there has been an abundance of what looks like intentional radio interference on 40 meters HF ham radio. Is this…

The New Zealand Association of Radio Transmitters (NZART) announced recently that negotiations with regulator RSM were successful in accommodating 60-meter operation for New Zealand radio…

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….

Have you ever wondered about the “Magic” of Six Meters? After all, you’ve probably pressed the six meter button on your rig and failed to…

Using my new Icom IC-705 at 5 watts on the porch of my RV to connect to a Vara HF Winlink node 693km away on…

The AD-3446 is a new large, full-size antenna for 40, 20, 15 and 10 meters. 4 efficient monobenders per 1 traverse: 3 elements per 40m with…

How to Read Crossed-Needle SWR/Watt Meters  Antenna Alpine Mobile Antenna Model 100S December 10, 2014 No comments   Alpine Mobile Antenna Model 100S Basic model…

Radio amateurs in New Zealand no longer have access to 60 meters, effective on October 24. Use of the band by radio amateurs in New…

In recent days, 6 meters has been living up to its name — “the Magic Band.” On May 30 at around 1200 UTC, Rich Zwirko,…

The Medical Net, a special COVID-19 net, is running Wednesdays on 7.222 MHz. The net deals with correct data on COVID-19 epidemiology care, care issues,…

https://twitter.com/AntennaAir News Coronavirus Outbreak Postpones Swains Island W8S DXpedition February 20, 2020 No comments The W8S DXpedition to Swains Island in the Pacific, set to take place…

Over-the-horizon (OTH) radars continue to plague various amateur radio bands. Those operating on exclusive ham radio allocations have been complaining for years, but military systems…

According to the latest edition of The 5 MHz Newsletter, regulatory agencies in an expanding list of countries have granted amateur radio access to a 60-meter band….

SARL News report that Eric Tichansky, NO3M and Roger Crofts, VK4YB, are claiming a new world distance record on 630 meters (472 to 479 kHz). They worked each…

Radio World reports that the People’s Democratic Republic of Korea (North Korea) has resumed testing digital radio broadcasting on the 80-meter amateur band after a 2-year absence….

At its July meeting, the ARRL Board of Directors resolved that “at the appropriate time” ARRL will oppose a proposal by France to include 144 –…

The January issue of the IARU Region 1 Monitoring System (IARUMS) newsletterreports the Russian “Sunflower” coastal radar, located east of Vladivostok, is being heard at nights on 3,716…

Volt-Ohm Meters These meters have been around for decades and remain one of most useful pieces of test equipment you can own. “Volt-Ohm Meters” is…

MILARA CONTEST CLUB LZ1KFM / LZ5R VHF BTECH UV-2501 – MINI MOBILE 25 WATT RADIO November 18, 2015 No comments UV-2501 WHAT MAKES IT UNIQUE?…

Just-completed research at the High-Frequency Active Auroral Research Program (HAARP) transmitters in Gakona, Alaska, successfully took advantage of the WSPR digital protocol and the Weak…

Alaska’s super-power High-Frequency Active Auroral Research Program (HAARP) transmitters in Gakona, Alaska, will take advantage of the WSPR digital protocol and the Weak Signal Propagation…