The winner of the August QST Cover plaque award is Eric Nichols, KL7AJ, for his article “Don’t Blame the Sun!” The QST Cover Plaque Award — given to the author or authors of the most popular article in each issue — is determined by a vote of ARRL members on the QST Cover Plaque Poll web page. Cast a ballot for your favorite article in the September issue today.
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Yuki, JH1NBN, is on the air from Dhaka, Bangladesh, while on a short business trip. In his spare time he’ll operate as S21ZBA on 20, 17 and 15 meters on SSB until about 1200 UTC August 22, running 100 W into a mobile whip. Rana, S21R, is back in Dhaka, Bangladesh for a one-month stay. He was on the air August 19 just after 1500 UTC on 14.167 MHz, running 100 W into an inverted V. QSL manager is…
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ARRL President Kay Craigie, N3KN, has appointed Ed Hudgens, WB4RHQ, of Nashville, Tennessee, as Delta Division Vice Director. Hudgens will fill the vacancy created by the resignation of Glen Clayton, W4BDB, who stepped down August 1 for health reasons. Hudgens, who recently retired after a career in electrical engineering, will serve the remainder of the term that expires January 1, 2015. The D…
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[VIDEO] Status Bendung Katulampa Masih Siaga III
Status Siaga III ditetapkan setelah ketinggian air di Bendung Katulampa sempat mencapai di atas 120 sentimeter. Namun setelah hujan mulai reda ketinggian air pun berangsur-angsur surut. Longsor di Bogor Utara. Tingginya intensitas hujan di Bogor, …
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Balloting will take place this fall to pick a Director and Vice Director in the ARRL Southeastern Division, the only division where incumbents are being challenged for re-election. Incumbent directors and vice directors in the other four other divisions in the current election cycle were unopposed have been declared re-elected for new terms.
Southeastern Division Director Greg Sarratt, W4OZK, is…
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CONSTRUÇÃO DE UMA ANTENA DUAL BAND, VHF/UHF, MODELO OSJ, CREDITOS E LINK ORIGINAL: http://www.qsl.net/py4zbz/antenas/antena_osj.htm 31/10/2011 RICARDO PU2OKE…
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Quick vid to demonstrate the nulls that are present off the *broadsides* (and not the ends) of the EH antenna. The question now is, does EZNEC et al (MOM or …
DXer and ARRL Life Member James D. Kulp, K3SW (ex-K3AWZ, V26SW), of Middletown, Virginia, died August 5. He was 70. Kulp was licensed in 1957 and became K3SW 20 years later. He was a life member of AMSAT and also belonged to the Frankford Radio Club, Potomac Valley Radio Club, the National Capitol DX Association and other organizations. He was a retired juvenile probation counselor. K3SW had 33…
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Ham Radio Deluxe with CAT cable interface and audio cable to YAESU FT897D on 430.900.000 fm.
In “Product Review” in the September issue of QST we reviewed Funkamateur’s FiFi software-defined receiver. On page 52, we direct members to order from the Funkamateur online-shop website. Unfortunately the ordering function at that site has gone offline, due to a problem with AT&T (nothing happens when you click ADD to CART). Funkamateur advises that the problem may not be resolved until early…
QST’s monthly “Hands-on Radio” column, Written by
Ward Silver, N0AX, is one of the most-read sections of the magazine.Wireless technology continues to develop rapidly and radio experimenters are eager to discover what makes their radios work. As long as we keep putting our hands on radios, there will be techniques to learn and circuits and components to try.
ARRL s Hands-On Radio Experiments Volume 2 gathers all of the columns over the past five years, from 2008 through 2012. Once aga
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Again this week, solar activity was unchanged, with average daily sunspot numbers slipping from 85.4 to 85, and average daily solar flux increasing 4.4 points to 111.7. Geomagnetic conditions were stable.
The latest solar flux prediction from USAF/NOAA has flux values of 125 on August 16, 130 on August 17-18, 120 on August 19-20, 110 on August 21-23, 105 on August 24, 110 on August 25-26, 115 on…
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Este Beacon esta na faixa de 10 metros. Responderei a todos os cartões qsl recebidos. Mais detalhes entre na pagina www.qrz.com e procure por PY4MAB.
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Pikes Peak Amateur Radio Emergency Service (PPARES) volunteers on August 9 provided communication support to several organizations during the Waldo Canyon flood in Manitou Springs, Colorado. PPARES members assisted the El Paso County Emergency Operations Center, the Colorado Springs EOC, the National Weather Service-Pueblo/SKYWARN, the Pikes Peak Chapter of the American Red Cross and one Red Cr…
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Comparison of receive quality on icom 756 Pro 3 vs icom IC7410.
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Icom IC-707.
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Frequency Division Multiplex Digital Voice is a Digital Voice narrow mode. The codec uses only 1300 hz (1,3 KHz) Bandwidth for voice and digital data (texts)…
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GovDelivery’s Digital Communication Management Solution (DCM) helps you reach more people, streamline your communications and meet the mission critical objec…
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ARRL digital publishing partner, Nxtbook Media, is in contact with Adobe to regain access to downloaded issues of digital QST using the latest Adobe® AIR™ version 3.8 on Windows operating systems.
Instructions to uninstall Adobe® AIR™ 3.8 and re-install version 3.7 can be found on the “Save to Desktop” page through digital QST:
If you are prompted to upgrade Adobe® AIR™ to Version 3.8, refuse t…
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The FCC has issued a Citation and Order to DNJ Radio of Fremont, California, for violating its rules by marketing non-certified amplifiers and kits via its Internet website. The FCC’s San Francisco office investigated complaints and “confirmed that DNJ Radio was offering for sale non-certified RM Italy linear amplifiers and amplifier kits capable of operation with both CB 11 meter transceivers …
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Omaha North Cross Country, best in school history. This video features Johnny and Megan but several other pics of team mates. They are talented and run with …
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The bug that was causing the digital QST iOS app to crash has been resolved by our digital publishing partner, Nxtbook Media. To resume a download that may have been stuck, double tap on your device’s HOME button to leave the app, then reopen the app, tap “About” to clear the cache and download the issue. We apologize for any inconvenience.
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The Icom IC-F4011-41-RC business two way radio is a heavy duty 4 watt 400-470 MHz UHF radio designed for daily use while being very practical and economical. The IC-F4011 is a mil spec, and very rugged 16 channel radio ready for use in a wide variety of business environments. The Icom IC-4011 is ideal for companies that need reliable, durable radios that are also affordable and easy to use.
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Video review of the MFJ-929 Automatic Antenna Tuner. The MFJ-929 is an amateur radio automatic antenna tuner that is used to match an antenna or wire to your…
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This is a short demo of a M2 RC2800PX prop pitch controller.
With the release of the September digital QST, an identified bug is causing the digital QST iOS app to crash. ARRL digital publishing partner, Nxtbook Media, is aware of the problem and working diligently to have it resolved.
We apologize for any inconvenience.
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Check out this free and very useful IM chat tool for the Icom D-STAR system. Basic, non-internet dependent software helps in emergency communications. See it…
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NASA astronaut Mike Foale, KB5UAC, who was active on ham radio from both the Russian Mir space station and the International Space Station, is departing NASA after a 26-year career, the space agency has announced. In 1997 he spent 145 days aboard Mir, making numerous ham radio contacts with earthbound hams. In 2003-2004 he was the Expedition 8 crew commander aboard the ISS for 194 days.
During …
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Plans by one Canadian and two Americans to mount the CYØP DXpedition to Sable Island October 1 to October 11 are well underway. The CYØP team includes VE1RGB, AI5P and WA4DAN, who coordinated two previous CYØ DXpeditions, including one in October 2012 cut short by Hurricane Sandy. The trio plans to operate CW, SSB and RTTY on 160 through 10 meters. Where possible, resources retained from previo…
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A new FCC’s regulatory fee of $ 16.10 to apply for an Amateur Radio vanity call sign will become effective sometime in mid-September, when the new fee schedule appears in the Federal Register. (ARRL will report the exact date as soon as it becomes available.) The FCC earlier this year had proposed upping the vanity call sign fee from its current $ 15 to $ 15.20. In a Report and Order in MD Docket …
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A simple rotary dipole which covers from 80m to 6m. I have tested it on 40/30/20/17/15 and 6m and it works well. There are three important factors for good r…
Solar indicators barely moved this week, with average daily sunspot numbers up 5.8 points to 85.4, and average daily solar flux down 2.4 points to 107.3.
Predicted solar flux for the next week is low, with the predicted average for Thursday August 8 through Wednesday August 14 at 104.9, a little lower than the 107.3 average for this past week.
Solar flux is predicted at 105 on August 9-16, 110 on…
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J-Pole antenna build project for the 440 to 450 MHz range (70cm band). There is really no theory in this series, just building the antenna.
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The Perseid meteor shower, the best annual shower for Amateur Radio meteor-scatter work, peaks overnight August 12. Unfortunately for viewing purposes, peak activity will happen during daylight hours across North America. Space.com advises stargazers with clear skies to seek out the meteor display during the pre-dawn hours of August 12 and 13, when the absence of bright moonlight will boost yo…
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This is my portable, self powered HF ham radio station. It’s only slightly larger than a briefcase. I did freeband it so it can TX from 1Mhz to 56 Mhz. Highl…
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After vandals toppled the tower supporting the Mount Diablo Amateur Radio Club’s APRS digipeater, the club decided to move its gear from Rocky Ridge, in the hills above Danville and San Ramon, California, to the North Peak of Mount Diablo. After recovering the digipeater hardware from Rocky Ridge on August 2, a team of five members of the MDARC Tech Committee the next day climbed the North Peak…
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The Evolution Revolution — FBT EvoMaxX Speakers. Evolving from the FBTMaxX Series of loudpeakers, FBT EvoMaxX speakers feature new woofers and even lighter,…
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World Radiosport Team Championship 2014 (WRTC-2014) is accepting applications from individuals who would like to participate in WRTC-2014 as team leaders. Prospective team leaders must use the application form on the WRTC-2014 website, and applications are due by September 13, 2013.
WRTC-2014 is a competition among two-operator teams, and 54 team leaders will be selected from the top qualifiers …
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I had QSO with AA8RK On 145.150 in Ann Arbor Michigan.
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Army MARS, with support from Air Force MARS members, underwent a high-pressure test of nationwide messaging capacity August 3-4, under the watchful eye of the Army’s chief of network communications. Major General Alan Lynn, commander of the Network Enterprise Technology Command (NETCOM), personally launched the six hour drill, which measured performance of the volunteer radio operators under he…
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Besetzung: Kleine Band.
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Two CubeSats, carrying SSB/CW and FM voice transponders are scheduled to be launched into a 600 km orbit during the first half of 2014. That news came during the QB50 Project presentation at the AMSAT-UK International Space Colloquium earlier this summer.
The QB50 project team has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with AMSAT-UK, AMSAT-Francophone and AMSAT-NL to enable two Amateur Radio payl…
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Officers used police station addresses for voting
Thirty law enforcement officers across Hamilton County used police stations where they work as their address when registering to vote – a felony crime. It's punishable by up to a year in prison. Ohio law says voters must register where they live. The …
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Welcome to Poverty-on-Sea
This was Mr Peggotty's house by the sea at Yarmouth, a shelter for orphans – Ham and Little Eml'y – and that “lone, lorn creature” Mrs Gummidge, widow of Peggotty's erstwhile fishing partner. “If it had …. While Margate can boast a new Turner Gallery …
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Take Monday Off: Houston
… and always from scratch (). It might be biscuits with smoked ham, made from heritage-breed hogs raised by the market's co-owner, Morgan Weber. It might be kolaches and klobasneks—yeasted rolls with a changing roster of, … 10 p.m. Go for an after …
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A record number of participating Amateur Radio stations are expected for the International Lighthouse Lightship Weekend (ILLW) August 17-18, sponsored by the Ayr Amateur Radio Group in Scotland. The annual event, now in its 16th year, aims to promote public awareness of lighthouses and lightships and the need for their preservation and restoration, as well as to promote Amateur Radio and foster…
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Norton Update 12/15/2012. Bobby Whitaker designed and built a prototype balloon airborne repeater that can be used for the ASP2 Norton Search plane. It can b…
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The Rookie Roundup returns to RTTY Sunday, August 18, 1800 UTC through 2359 UTC. Here’s the perfect chance for new operators (licensed 3 years or fewer) to learn the skills of RTTY contesting. Rookie Roundup events take place three times a year: SSB in April, RTTY in August and CW in December. The Contest Branch reminds participants that there is a multioperator category, so several rookies can…
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The Realistic DX-440 was marketed by Radio Shack from 1988-1991. This is one of the originals that I purchased 20 years ago and it still works as great as th…
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It’s been 50 years this month since now-veteran QSL manager Joe Arcure, W3HNK, began serving as a QSL manager for DX stations, starting with ZE4JS (Southern Rhodesia, now Zimbabwe). Since then he has handled QSLing chores for more than 400 DX stations, and anyone with DX QSL cards likely has one in the collection that W3HNK handled. Licensed in 1956, W3HNK was bitten by the DX bug the following…
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Learn about the C6743 DSP: a low-power digital signal processor based on C674x DSP core. It provides significantly lower power than other members of the TMS3…
The ARRL DXCC Desk has approved the 2013 operation of T5TC, Somalia, for DXCC credit. If your request for DXCC credit for this operation was rejected in a prior application, contact ARRL Awards Branch Manager Bill Moore, NC1L, to be placed on the list for an update to your record. Note the submission date and/or reference number of your application in order to expedite the search for any reject…
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ARRL membership certificates commemorating the League’s 100th anniversary in 2014 now are available. Members logged onto the League’s website can generate their own certificates or cards online for printing. “We want each ARRL member to know that he or she is a part of next year’s big ARRL Centennial,” says Membership Manager Diane Petrilli, KB1RNF. The certificate maker also produces a replace…
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A general topic chat from the ham shack of KD0BIK.
It’s baaaaack! Launched November 15, 1974 as the second AMSAT Phase 2 ham satellite, AO-7 may be the zombie of the Amateur Radio satellite world, having returned from the dead more than a decade ago, then periodically re-emerging. Next year, it will be 40 years old, ancient in satellite years. After its batteries succumbed to old age, AO-7 went silent in 1981, only to spring back to life in 200…
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