Noted DXer Gordon Leland, KU4EC, died unexpectedly July 25. He was 70. First licensed in 1959 as KN1QCQ while living in Seal Harbor, Maine, he upgraded to General to become K1QCQ, but later let his license lapse. In 1997 he got back into ham radio and became KU4EC. A retired US Navy senior chief radioman, Leland was known for his sea stories. An ARRL member, he was active in the Virginia DX Cen…
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Prueba de radio en portable con el equipo Yaesu FT 817 ND. Mesa Gallardina, La Laguna – Tenerife. Potencia de transmisión 2.5 w.
Former ARRL Nevada Section Manager and Emergency Coordinator Janet Welsh, NK7N, died July 22 in Dallas, Texas. She was 77. Janet and her late husband Lee, KI7EY, lived for some time in Henderson, Nevada, and were involved in virtually every aspect of Amateur Radio in Southern Nevada. At a time when female operators were scarce, Janet Welsh studied on her own and became one of only three women i…
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Received my CAT cable in the post today. It allows my PC to connect to my radio for remote control etc. Bought this purely for the purpose of having HRD (Ham…
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What started out in 2000 as “The Big Project,” an initiative of past ARRL President Jim Haynie, W5JBP, continues to grow today as the ARRL Education & Technology Program (ETP). The program aims to boost “wireless technology literacy” among US students and educators by providing cost-free instructional resources, Teachers Institutes on Wireless Technology and grants for school Amateur Radio stat…
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Some cool Antenna tuner images:
ATS-3B test run
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The Daily DX reports that Bjørn, OZ5BD, and Mia, OZ5MD, have moved from Denmark to Greenland for at least 2 years and plan to be active on as many bands as possible starting sometime in mid-August. Bjørn is OX5M, while Mia is OX5T. They are setting up for operation on all bands 40 meters through 10 meters, SSB and CW. They also plan to operate on 6 meters, SSB, CW and JT65. QSL via OZØJ or LoTW…
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I do a review of the main features of the Tecsun PL-398MP. It can be found here: http://astore.amazon.com/m0711-20?_encoding=UTF8&node=1 This is portable rad…
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The 102″ SST mobile whip antenna can make for an excellent CB base station antenna if you set it up with a simple ground plane. My experince has been that th…
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Como receber PSK31 com o FLDIGI. Nesta demonstração o rádio usado é um ICOM IC-725 e está sempre na mesma frequência. Devido à largura de banda deste tipo de…
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The Amsterdam Island DXpedition team has made “significant progress” in the past couple of months in preparation for its January 2014 DXpedition, the team reported in a news release July 27. Located in the middle of the Indian Ocean, Amsterdam and St Paul Islands is the seventh most-wanted DXCC entity, according to Clublog. The news release says the team has begun receiving supplies and equipme…
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Many hams start with an Arrow or Elk hand-held antenna when using the satellites. A program such as SatPC32 will calculate and display the azimuth and elevat…
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Low-power Handheld Space Station (ISS) Contact Pacific Northwest – CN85om47 International Space Station – Expedition 25 5-Watt HT QRP QSO ISS 10 November 201…
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The Board of Directors of The Yasme Foundation has announced that it has made a grant to support further development of ViewProp, a new utility for propagation visualization developed by Rick Kiessig, ZL2HAM. ViewProp integrates information from the Reverse Beacon Network (RBN) and worldwide spotting networks with station location information from QRZ.com and mapping through DXAtlas. The result…
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According to news reports, hams in Hawaii and California played a role July 23 in efforts to rescue the two-person crew of a sailboat stranded on a reef more than 3500 miles away in Micronesia. The US Coast Guard continues to monitor the situation. The vessel C’est la Vie, a 53-foot sailboat reported running aground on a reef in western Chuuk Lagoon. When the situation developed, Big Island Ama…
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“It’s time for us to retire,” begins the announcement that Monitoring Times magazine will cease publication at year’s end after 33 years. “We will publish through the December 2013 issue,” publisher Bob Grove, W8JHD, told ARRL. “The decision wasn’t an easy one, but economics played a greater part than personal. Judy and I are in excellent health, but the gradual drift downward of subscribers an…
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Set the Tone, Tone Frequency and Repeater Offset on Yaesu FT-60 http://www.thetechnologygeek.org Sponsors: Audible – 30 Day Free Trial Audio Books – http://w…
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Hey guys this is a video of the VX-8 and my opinions on the radio.
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At 2330 UTC on July 24, Australia’s IPS Radio and Space services issued a geomagnetic disturbance warning. Increased geomagnetic activity is expected due to a coronal mass ejection. They predict quiet to unsettled conditions on July 25, active to minor storm on July 26, and active conditions on July 27.
As this bulletin nears release early Friday morning, the planetary A index was 4 on four rece…
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Propagation prediction from the QTH of K3PP for the 2011 ARRL 10 Meter Contest.
European Space Agency Astronaut Luca Parmitano, KF5KDP, aboard the International Space Station spoke July 20 via ham radio with Scouts attending the 2013 Boy Scouts of America National Jamboree, July 15-24, at the Summit Bechtel Reserve in Mount Hope, West Virginia. The Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) program arranged the 2 meter contact between the Scouts’ K2BSA and NA…
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A few nice Hamfest images I found:
Frank WB2BXO on 10 meters 2004
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My radio buddy Frank WB2BXO on 10 meters. We are on the way to a ham radio
"flea market" called a hamfest on Long Island sponsored by LIMARC
[Long Island Mobile Amateur Radio Club]
Casio 2mp camera
Update:
p.s. Sorry it was a little opening on 2004
Dayton Ohio Hamfest 2008 part 2.
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At its second meeting of the year, July 19 and 20 in Windsor, Connecticut, the ARRL Board of Directors confronted a broad agenda that included the naming of ARRL award winners, the efforts of the Ad Hoc LoTW (Logbook of The World) and Symbol Rate Rule Modernization committees, creation of a new field appointment for youth, and the procedure for eventual ARRL CEO succession.
LoTW
ARRL Dakota Divi…
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Botswana DXpedition
QSL via ZS2DL direct. Log will be posted on ClubLog, so a OQRS will be available. Look for QSOs to be uploaded to LoTW about 6 months after the DXpedition. Look for more details to be forthcoming. Also, watch the Web site at: http://www.a22d.net. OPDX.
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A statement on behalf of Huang announced: “After due consideration, Kenny Huang and QSL Sports is [sic] withdrawing from the ongoing sales process with respect to Liverpool. Mr. Huang has formally notified the chairman of the Liverpool board.” “Over …
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Al Arabi sign Karim Ziani from El Jaish
Al Arabi completed the signing of 31 year-old Algerian international Karim Ziani from fellow QSL outfit El Jaish on Saturday. Ziani is now the third foreigner in the Al Arabi roster, alongside Brazilian Wandreli, Venezuela's Meza and Bahrain's Sayed Adnan.
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Al Arabi upset defending champs Al Rayyan 2-1
Al Rayyan began and ended their last season with titles, but the much-desired QSL title slipped through their hands. The Sheikh Jassim Cup triumph set the perfect tone for Rayyan last year while the third Emir Cup success in four years underlined their …
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Planning was everything. Timing was especially crucial and arrival at the “jump off” point would have to be precise or there would be no one to guide our raiding party. Those selected for the mission would have to be in shape to withstand the rigors of the raid, which was to involve climbing countless ladders and stairs and walking seemingly endless miles while searching through dark compartmen…
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antenna tuner.
World Radiosport Team Championship 2014 (WRTC-2014) organizers say the 2013 station test held during the IARU HF World Championship July 13-14 went very well. The 25-station trial run was the second such test in advance of next summer’s international competition in New England. The results of the unofficial competition are on the WRTC-2014 website.
“We accomplished our main objectives of exercis…
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Received on may 22 2013 QSL card and schedule from the Voice of Vietnam by regular snail mail.
Raw/Unedited Video.
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Simple portable HF antenna support for ham stick type antenna.
HRDのバンドスコープ機能でスキャンをしている様子です。あいにく夜中で電波が出ていないので、波形はほぼフラットですが。。。 It is a state that has a scaning in the band scope of HRD.
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Just a quick vid with my phone showing the HRD interface and the IC-7200 connected by a USB cable……..
The Yasme Foundation has provided a grant that will permit three members of the Ethiopian Amateur Radio Society to become licensed and get on the air. When Ethiopia came back on the air in the spring of 2011 with the reopening of the EARS station ET3AA, the Yasme Foundation provided a grant to pay license examination fees for 25 club members. Many were successful, but Ethiopian radio regulation…
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“WLO” CW Beacon – 8420/8421? khz ~530 UTC.
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Unsettled geomagnetic conditions continued this week, punctuated by periods of relative quiet. The most active days were July 14-15. The planetary A index was 20 and 25, and the mid-latitude A index was 15 and 33 on those dates. Of course Alaska’s College A index was higher, at 58 and 34.
The A index is a daily value, and it is calculated from eight measurements per day (once every three hours) …
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Probando la transmisión de RTTY con un Arduino Mega y FLDigi. Realmente estoy transmitiendo ASCII7 en lugar de Baudot real. Queda pendiente escribir una func…
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HF antenna mounted to the NWS office. This antenna has been replaced by a horizontal loop designed by W4VLL.
Trying to set the program op.
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A cut of G4SHF’s video shot at the 2011 National Hamfest.This year’s show is at the Newark Showground on 28/29 September 2012. See www.nationalhamfest.org.uk…
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LARISA HAMFEST 2012 (LIVE BY SV1EAG) PART2.
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yaesu ft 950 vs icom ic 7410 antenna alpha delta 10-80.
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According to NASA, International Space Station Expedition 36 Flight Engineers Chris Cassidy, KF5KDR, of NASA and Luca Parmitano, KF5KDP, of the European Space Agency ended their July 16 spacewalk at 1329 GMT, just 1 hour, 32 minutes into a planned 6-1/2 hour venture outside the International Space Station. NASA Flight Director David Korth decided to terminate the spacewalk early after Parmitano…
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A few nice Yaesu images I found:
FT-23r
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José va a entender… 🙂
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The speaker/mic isn’t much bigger than the radio. The MH-57 also features a clip on the back.
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Antenna on the left, screw-on gasketed cover for the mic/speaker connection in the middle and the volume and tuning dial on the right.
Boy Scouts of America Troop 5’s club station KT5BSA in Pasadena, California, has become a member of the DX Century Club (DXCC), and the Scouts did it the hard way. To achieve their goal, troop members set up portable HF stations at various campouts and Scout events, and all 24 troop members contributed to working the 100 DXCC entities needed to qualify, ARRL Southwestern Division Vice Director …
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This is tiny film only to demonstrate that DM780 does decode fast CW. Some people complain that for somereason their machines don’t decode properly. Mine doe…
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Ham Radio Deluxe with CAT cable interface and audio cable to YAESU FT897D on14.270.00 usb.
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The digital version of the August issue of QST is now available to ARRL members.
In this issue . . .
Enjoy Content You Won’t See in the Print Edition…
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Mr. Daabous demonstrating the standing wave principle, or something, all i remember was it was cool.
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Two currents not one, running from end to end, will create a weakness in the middle by the differential current first. Wheras one way will not wear away the …
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In the aftermath of recent e-mail problems at ARRL Headquarters, the ARRL Contest Branch is asking participants of ARRL Field Day and the June VHF Contest to make sure their logs have been received by ARRL Headquarters. Visit the Logs Received page on the ARRL website, and if you do not see your call sign, please resubmit your Field Day information via the online entry form or resend your June …
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The International Association of Emergency Managers (IAEM) has named Monte Fronk, KCØWMC, of Isle, Minnesota, and Randolph Mantooth as co-winners of its 2013 IAEM-USA Public Awareness Award Certificate of Recognition. Fronk and Mantooth were recognized for developing and creating “Strength and Resiliency: Emergency Preparedness for Tribal Leaders,” a 30 minute training video designed to educate…
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Visionado del nuevo modelo y formato de la tarjeta QSL “ECO-ONE”
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Average daily sunspot numbers over the past week rose over 23 points to 109.4, compared to the previous reporting week. Average daily solar flux was up nearly 21 points to 127.9. Two days, July 6 and July 10, had the most geomagnetic activity, with a planetary A index of 25 on July 10. Planetary A index of July 6 was 21.
The forecast issued on July 7 had a predicted solar flux of 145 on July 11-…
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Chat on 10 Meters with EA3AKP Bands are all open.
Rides a bull.
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When the power went down for more than 145,000 Pacific Gas and Electric (PG&E) customers in San Luis Obispo County, California, on June 23, members of the Cal Poly Amateur Radio Club (W6BHZ) sprang into action to provide needed emergency communication. The response by student and alumni members consisted of collecting status information from remote stations and relaying information obtained by …
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Amateur Radio will be a part of the 2013 Boy Scouts of America National Jamboree, July 15-24, when some 40,000 Scouts and leaders are expected at the Summit Bechtel Reserve in Mount Hope, West Virginia. K2BSA will be on the air, primarily on SSB and PSK31, as a demonstration station and to offer radio merit badge training and other activities. The West Virginia reservation will become the perma…
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In this first module, we discuss severe weather climatology on both a national and local scale.
The ATT guy parked behind me to use my Sprint 4g internet because there sites went down lmao!!!!!!
The ARRL Letter for July 11, 2013, contained an incorrect link for the ARRL Hurricane Season Webinar, Monday, July 15, 8-9:30 PM EDT [July 16, 0000-0130 UTC]. The session will present information about the 2013 hurricane season and the Amateur Radio response. The program will offer presentations by representatives from the National Hurricane Center and WX4NHC, the VoIP Hurricane Net, the Hurric…
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The ninth annual W4DXCC DX and Contest Convention, one of the Southeast’s largest ham radio events, will take place Friday and Saturday, September 27-28, at the MainStay Suites in Pigeon Forge, Tennessee. A full slate of popular presenters will speak on DX and contest subjects throughout the weekend. Equipment manufacturers will be on hand to demonstrate new products and answer questions face t…
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works perfect :p.
The digital QST iOS app bug that was causing the app to crash has now been resolved by our digital publishing partner, Nxtbook Media.
Double tap your iOS device’s Home button and press the minus sign to close out of the app. Re-enter the app and tap the “About” button to clear the cache. Downloads should now complete without any issues.
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