Tag: radio

Centenarian Radio Amateur’s Efforts Helped Pave the Way to the Moon
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Centenarian Radio Amateur’s Efforts Helped Pave the Way to the Moon

The Nashville Tennessean newspaper recently featured the story of a 104-year-old ARRL member who contributed to NASA’s effort to put the first humans on the moon 50 years…

Award for Top Homebrew Designers in Amateur Radio Announced
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Award for Top Homebrew Designers in Amateur Radio Announced

The ICQ Podcast has announced a partnership to establish an annual “Homebrew Heroes Award” to recognize individuals, groups, or organizations that help to define the frontiers in…

New Ranger CB Radio TRE-936FFB

TEXAS RANGER ELITE TRE-936FFB 40 Channel AM CB Radio with Frequency Counter For over 40 years, Ranger Communications has built the world’s best amateur and…

FAA Reauthorization Act Language Serves to Exclude Vast Majority of Amateur Radio Towers
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FAA Reauthorization Act Language Serves to Exclude Vast Majority of Amateur Radio Towers

Language in the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Reauthorization Act of 2018 will exclude all but a small number of Amateur Radio towers from marking requirements. Thanks to…

The Best DMR Radio? Anytone AT-D878UV Bluetooth GPS
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The Best DMR Radio? Anytone AT-D878UV Bluetooth GPS

  To fully utilize all the features you have to use Windows PC to program this radio. Not Compatible with CHIRP and RT systems software….

Apollo 11 Special CB Radio Activation
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Apollo 11 Special CB Radio Activation

News from Stuart on Facebook about an upcoming special AM activation here in the UK….“On the 20th July 1969 man first stepped onto the moon….

Anytone D878UV+ Handheld Radio
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Anytone D878UV+ Handheld Radio

Anytone D878UV Antenna K7RL on Camano Island overlooking the Pacific June 27, 2019 No comments K7RL now fully remote on Camano Island overlooking the Pacific….

Historic Amateur Radio Contact Reported via Moon-Orbiting Satellite
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Historic Amateur Radio Contact Reported via Moon-Orbiting Satellite

A contact between a radio amateur in Germany and China took place on July 1 via the moon-orbiting LO-4 satellite, DSLWP-B, launched in May 2018….

Ham Radio Deluxe version 6.6.0.236
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Ham Radio Deluxe version 6.6.0.236

    https://www.hamradiodeluxe.com/ Recent Posts Ham Radio Deluxe version 6.6.0.236 July 01, 2019 in: Software No comments     https://www.hamradiodeluxe.com/   Read more Building An…

Building An Autonomous Satellite Tracker For Ham Radio, Part 1
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Building An Autonomous Satellite Tracker For Ham Radio, Part 1

“This is part 1 in this mini series of my progress on building the WB0OEW Autonomous satellite tracker. In this video I went shopping for…

Elecraft KX2 VS. Xiegu X5105 QRP Radio Showdown!
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Elecraft KX2 VS. Xiegu X5105 QRP Radio Showdown!

Antenna K7RL on Camano Island overlooking the Pacific June 27, 2019 No comments K7RL now fully remote on Camano Island overlooking the Pacific. 2EL 80M…

UK CB Radio Anniversary – 5 Years Of Legal AM and SSB

It’s difficult to believe that FIVE YEARS have passed since the legalisation of AM and SSS here in the UK. Over that time regular nets…

Portable Power for Amateur Radio – Ham Radio Q&A
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Portable Power for Amateur Radio – Ham Radio Q&A

News LightSail 2 Launches, Will Transmit CW Beacon June 27, 2019 in: News No comments The Planetary Society’s LightSail 2 CubeSat, launched on June 25, will transmit…

CB Radio Skip – President McKinley EU

President McKinley EU CB Radio Unboxing

Well I took the plunge and got myself a new President McKinley EU – After all, it does have SSB, and that’s exactly what we…

W1/Lubec – Remote Ham Radio
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W1/Lubec – Remote Ham Radio

3EL GXP 40 @ 137’ 16L tribanders @ 125/90/55   W1/Lubec – Remote Ham Radio June 22, 2019 in: News No comments 3EL GXP 40…

16-year-old ham radio satellite builder in the press
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16-year-old ham radio satellite builder in the press

16-year-old radio amateur Julián Fernández EA4HCD was interviewed by the newspaper El Mundo Chronicle about his FossaSat-1PocketQube satellite. A Google translation of an extract of the articlesays: …at the…

OMEGA- Portable radio
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OMEGA- Portable radio

Frequency coverage (MHz) Rx 0.100 – 72.000 Tx 1.800-2.0007.000-7.200 18.068-18.168 28.000-30.000 3.500-3.80010.100-10.150 21.000-21.450 50.000-52.000 5.100-5.50014.000-14.350 24.890-24.990 70.000-72.000 Mode USB, LSB, CWU, CWL Antenna connector SO-239…

Pennsylvania Radio Amateur Dies in Tower Installation Mishap
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Pennsylvania Radio Amateur Dies in Tower Installation Mishap

A 62-year-old Union Dale, Pennsylvania, radio amateur — Leland L. “Lee” Parsons III, N3LPJ — was killed on June 14 during a tower installation project when…

Radio Amateur to Lose License as Part of Enforcement Case Settlement
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Radio Amateur to Lose License as Part of Enforcement Case Settlement

A New Jersey radio amateur, David S. Larsen Sr., WS2L, of Highland Park, will surrender his Amateur Extra-class license and pay a $7,500 civil penalty…

Radio Amateurs in India Support Emergency Communication during Cyclone Vayu
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Radio Amateurs in India Support Emergency Communication during Cyclone Vayu

At the request of authorities in India’s Gujarat Province, Rajesh Vagadia, VU2EXP, and his niece Shyama Vagadia, VU3WHG, deployed on June 12 to Porbandar to…

ARRL Offers “What is Amateur Radio?” Video and PowerPoint Presentation
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ARRL Offers “What is Amateur Radio?” Video and PowerPoint Presentation

ARRL has produced and is making available the downloadable video, “What is Amateur Radio?” to use at club meetings and at public events, including ARRL Field Day,…

Ham Radio Satellites to Deploy from ISS
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Ham Radio Satellites to Deploy from ISS

Three BIRDS-3 satellites with Amateur Radio payloads are scheduled to be deployed from the International Space Station on Monday, June 17. The BIRDS-3 constellation includes CubeSats from…

Ham Radio Deluxe Software from Hamcom 2019
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Ham Radio Deluxe Software from Hamcom 2019

“I was privileged to catch up with Mike, WA9PIE, from Ham Radio Deluxe at this year’s Texas Hamcom. He discusses some new features of his…

How To Fix A Ham Radio AC Ground Loop
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How To Fix A Ham Radio AC Ground Loop

Antenna Heavy Duty InnovAntennas Quad style Yagi – Folding for portable use August 20, 2015 No comments Read more The ULTIMAX-8040 broadband dual band double…