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IEEE International Frequency Control Symposium Honors Ulrich Rohde, N1UL

Ulrich Rohde, N1UL (ex-KA2WEU), is the recipient of the C.B. Sawyer Memorial Award. Rohde, the chairman of Synergy Microwave Corporation and President of Communications Consulting Corporation, was honored at the 2014 IEEE International Frequency Control Symposium May 19-24 in Taiwan.

The award recognizes “entrepreneurship or leadership in the frequency control community; or outstanding contrib…

May 28, 2014/0 Comments/by

PSK-31

Kenwood TS-480SAT HF/50 MHz Amateur Base Transceiver 100 Watts with Built-In Antenna Tuner- Original Kenwood USA Reviews

Kenwood TS-480SAT HF/50 MHz Amateur Base Transceiver 100 Watts with Built-In Antenna Tuner- Original Kenwood USA

100W model with built-in Antenna Tuner
TX/RX 16-bit AF digital signal processing • Separate LCD control panel with speaker
Continuous RX: 500kHz (VFO: 30kHz) to 60MHz • TX covers all Amateur bands 1.8MHz to 50MHz
Other features include a TS-950 class quad-mixer • PSK31 compatibility
Packet cluster tune (with TM-D700A) • PC-based control

Tailor-made for DX’ing, the new TS-480SAT HF transceiver raises the bar on portable performance. Despite its compact dimensions, it delivers an astonishing punch: 100W with a DC 13.8V supply. Yet its separate control panel is perfect for base station use. The TS-480SAT also boasts a built-in antenna tuner.

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May 27, 2014/0 Comments/by

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Centennial Convention to Feature Communications Law and Regulatory Update Seminar

A Communications Law and Regulatory Update seminar will be among the program offerings Thursday, July 17, at the ARRL Centennial National Convention in Hartford, Connecticut. ARRL General Counsel Chris Imlay, W3KD, and San Francisco Section Government Liaison (and Volunteer Counsel) Bart Lee, K6VK, will be the presenters. The ARRL National Legal Seminar will take place from 11 AM until 4:30 PM …

May 27, 2014/0 Comments/by

Hamfest

Yuma Hamfest 2012

A quick demonstration of the prototype Sentry SDR transceiver transmitting into a SDR-4+ SDR receiver via an attenuator. The video demonstrates how clean the…
Video Rating: 5 / 5

May 27, 2014/5 Comments/by

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ARRL Responds to Ukrainian Amateur Radio League Regarding DXCC Status of Crimea

The ARRL has responded (see attachments below) to an appeal from the Ukrainian Amateur Radio League (UARL) to “consider the information regarding the status of Crimea as temporarily occupied territory.” UARL President Vladimir Grishchenko, UT0FT, told the ARRL on May 3, that Russia’s “illegal annexation” of Crimea “does not change the status of this territory, which legally belongs to Ukraine.”…

May 27, 2014/0 Comments/by

Ham Radio Deals

Personal Mobile Radio – using private channels

This movie shows how to use a private channels in application Personal Mobile Radio. The app is available by Google Play: https://play.google.com/store/apps/…

May 27, 2014/2 Comments/by

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Centennial Operations Shift States on May 28 UTC)

The ARRL Centennial W1AW WAS operations taking place throughout 2014 from each of the 50 states will relocate at 0000 UTC on Wednesday, May 28 (the evening of May 27 in US time zones), from New York and Colorado to Missouri (W1AW/0) and Wyoming (W1AW/7). During 2014 W1AW will be on the air from every state (at least twice) and most US territories, and it will be easy to work all states solely b…

May 27, 2014/0 Comments/by

RTTY

eton E5 Decoding RTTY on telescopic antenna.

I have uploaded this video to show just how good the eton E5 portable SW radio really is. Using just the radio’s telescopic antenna and a lap top PC, I manag…
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CQ WW WPX RTTY – QSO to RG9A UR5EQF LOG BAND: 14 MHz Mode: RTTY.

May 27, 2014/2 Comments/by

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A few nice Ham Radio images I found:

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Dave G3VZE looking on.

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The dishes.

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Dan M6AXC starts on the beans.

May 26, 2014/0 Comments/by

Ham radio: Old technology gets new respect – Fox News

Ham radio: Old technology gets new respect
Fox News
When power, phone and Internet services go down, a battery-powered amateur radio and portable antenna can provide that crucial link to the outside world. “Ham radio will never die,” said Barry Thomas, Sr., a ham radio enthusiast and employee at Emory …

May 26, 2014/0 Comments/by

DX Cluster

CAM Editor Open-XDX demonstration: SQL to XML file

This video is a quick technology demonstration of creating a working Open Data API using the CAM Editor and Open XDX software tools along with Oracle WebLogi…
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Sporadic-E: RIK Tetarto Program (Cyprus) on 88.2 MHz

11.06.2011.
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May 26, 2014/2 Comments/by

Ham radio: Old technology gets new respect – Fox News

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Ham Radio Outlet

AL811 CHANGING TUBES

HAM RADIO OUTLET.

Today I will share with you my choice for the best zombie apocalypse ham radio in the world the Yaesu 817-ND. I will be posting videos using this radio in th…
Video Rating: 4 / 5

May 26, 2014/0 Comments/by

ARRL

TM1T – ARRL DX SSB 2014 Contest

TM1M recorded an hour before the end of ARRL DX SSB 2014 Contest in my QTH (VE3VEE) on 14 MHz.
Video Rating: 5 / 5

May 26, 2014/1 Comment/by

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Connecticut Ham Uses Radio to Help Rescue Young Canoeist

Connecticut radio amateur Keith Mutch, KB1RBI, of Torrington, was on Ocean Beach looking out over New London Harbor the evening of May 4 when he spotted a young girl and her dog in distress in a canoe. The unidentified 12-year-old, not wearing a life vest, was attempting to paddle through rough water and increased winds when she got into difficulty.

Unable to contact authorities via his cell pho…

May 25, 2014/0 Comments/by

Amateur Radio Emergency Service

KN6PE interviews Cupertino OES director on K6BEN ATV

Jim KN6PE interviews Cupertino OES director Marsha Hovey KG6CYV at Cupertino Amateur Radio Emergency Services (CARES) Field Day site on June 28, 2008. This i…
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May 25, 2014/1 Comment/by

Software Defined Radio

Software Defined Radio: Enabling Technologies (Wiley Series in Software Radio)

Software defined radio (SDR) is one of the most important topics of research, and indeed development, in the area of mobile and personal communications. SDR is viewed as an enabler of global roaming and as a unique platform for the rapid introduction of new services into existing live networks. It therefore promises mobile communication networks a major increase in flexibility and capability.

SDR brings together two key technologies of the last decade – digital radio and downloadable

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May 25, 2014/0 Comments/by

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A Hamvention Summary: ARRL Celebrates its Centennial at Dayton

May 25, 2014/0 Comments/by

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The K7RA Solar Update

Over the past week we saw a decline in solar activity, and the 45-day outlook showed progressively weaker numbers as well.

Average daily sunspot numbers for May 15-21 were 129.4, while the previous average was 142.4, a 13 point decline. Average daily solar flux drifted from 157.5 to 128.5. The daily sunspot number on Wednesday dropped down to 100 and on Thursday it was only 70, a level unseen se…

May 25, 2014/0 Comments/by

HF Antenna

US Made PL259 UHF Male Jumper – Andrew Commscope CNT-240 Coaxial Cable | Ham or CB Radio Antenna Coax UHF VHF HF Antenna RF Transmission Line PL-259 Connector LMR240 (29-feet)

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May 25, 2014/0 Comments/by

My New Favorite Social Network Is Ham Radio – Business Insider

Business Insider

My New Favorite Social Network Is Ham Radio
Business Insider
Amateur radio, or ham radio, is "the use of designated radio frequency spectra for purposes of private recreation, noncommercial exchange of messages, wireless experimentation, self-training, and emergency communication." This means that people all …

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May 24, 2014/0 Comments/by

Dx’pedition

MJ/ON6NB/P- Belgian dx pedition JERSEY island – GJFF003-18:33 utc – 25-May-2013 – 40 meters band

MJ/ON6NB/P- Belgian dx pedition JERSEY island – GJFF003-18:33 utc – 25-May-2013 – 40 meters band.
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May 24, 2014/1 Comment/by

CRW_1313: Ben/KF4KJQ and Maria/KG4JBJ

Some cool Amateur Radio images:

CRW_1313: Ben/KF4KJQ and Maria/KG4JBJ

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IMG_3378: Tom/K4TCM

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IMG_3361: Balloon is Rising

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May 24, 2014/0 Comments/by

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WNPR Highlights the History of Amateur Radio and the ARRL

On a May 23 broadcast, Connecticut Public Radio station WNPR featured Amateur Radio and the ARRL as part of its “Where We Live” program, hosted by John Dankosky. During the segment, Dankosky and reporter Patrick Skahill, who also authors a science blog known as The Beaker, discussed the ARRL centennial and the rich history of Amateur Radio.

You can listen to the 12-minute segment at http://wnpr…

May 24, 2014/0 Comments/by

ARRL

June 2010 ARRL QSO Party

This is some highlights of the JUne 2010 VHF ARRL QSO Party. E-Skip conditions occurred several times and added to an interesting contest.
Video Rating: 5 / 5

The Third video from the big 6M E Skip opening during the 2010 June ARRL VHF contest.
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May 24, 2014/12 Comments/by

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Rare Camelopardalid Meteor Shower Possible This Weekend

In the early morning hours of midnight to dawn Saturday, May 24, astronomers predict a new meteor shower will be visible that could support meteor-scatter propagation for VHF enthusiasts.

“Sky watchers all across North America are in for a real treat in the early morning hours of May 24,” NASA said. “There’s a brand-new meteor shower that may light up the night sky. Scientists aren’t sure yet ho…

May 24, 2014/0 Comments/by

Ham Tower

rotor de antena HAM-IV desmontado y en marcha

vista del interior de rotor de antenas HAM-IV desmontado para su reparacion y mantenimiento.

May 23, 2014/0 Comments/by

Ham radio: Old technology gets new respect – Fox News

May 23, 2014/0 Comments/by

Software Defined Radio

Integrated Software-Defined Radio (SDR)

This session combines the high speed analog signal chain from RF to baseband with FPGA-based digital signal processing for wireless communications. Topics in…
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SUBMIT YOUR QUESTIONS HERE: Click here to (attempt to) join! Software Defined Radio. this USB stick lets you listen to ALL the spectrum around ya! Shannon Mo…
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May 23, 2014/0 Comments/by

Ham Antenna

Flexible Coaxial Cable withstands repeated bends.

Flexible Coaxial Cable withstands repeated bends.
Aurora, IL — AIR802 Corporation announces a new coaxial cable, CA600FLEX, identical to LMR-600-UF UltraFlex in both bulk reels and antenna cable assemblies or jumpers. CA600FLEX is a 50 ohm coaxial cable with a high degree of flexibility making it …
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Oxfordshire scientists go back through time with massive telescope
Oxford Cryosystems is set to sign a £600,000 contract with the South African government in June to build two cryocoolers for each antenna. Mr Glazer added: “This is completely different from anything we are used to. “In South Africa we jumped on to a …
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May 23, 2014/0 Comments/by

Ham radio: Old technology gets new respect – Fox News

May 23, 2014/0 Comments/by

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ARRL Headquarters Will Be Closed on Memorial Day, Monday, May 26

ARRL Headquarters will be closed Monday, May 26 in observance of Memorial Day. There will be no W1AW code practice or bulletin transmissions that day. ARRL Headquarters will reopen Tuesday, May 27 at 8 AM (EDT).

We wish everyone a safe and enjoyable holiday weekend!

May 22, 2014/0 Comments/by

Ham Radio Deals

Latest Ham Radio Deals News

Is Columbia University Mishandling LGBT Rape Cases?
“Literally every office that deals with survivors, from the deans themselves to Health Services to advising, every single office is complicit in the discrimination against trans* and queer survivors,” Ridolfi-Starr told The Daily Beast. “We see …
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Burnley fans celebrate promotion all over the world
Thousands of exiled Burnley fans tuned in via satellite television, radio and the internet to follow the news of their idols' day of destiny. A packed Turf Moor was the focus of their excitement, whatever distance they were away from East Lancashire …
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May 22, 2014/0 Comments/by

APRS

Amateurfunkballon DQ0STRATEX – RX in Altheim (Hessen) – APRS – ARTOB

http://www.qrz.com/db/DQ0STRATEX Amateurfunkballon der DARC Ortsverbände N28 und N29. Der Ballon wurde Between now and then, well work closely with each citys leaders on a joint planning process that will not only map out a Google buy-detox.com network in detail, but also assess what unique local challenges we might face. am 10.03.2012 um 10.30 MEZ vom Flugplatz Borkenberge (…
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May 22, 2014/1 Comment/by Robert

Ham radio: Old technology gets new respect – Fox News

Amateur Radio Emergency Service

May 22, 2014/0 Comments/by

WD4AM Amateur Radio FM Repeaters

A special thanks to Jimmy N4YR and all the repeaters owners for your hard work. If we don’t use these repeaters we will lose them. 73’s WD4AM Mike D. McCoy L…

May 22, 2014/4 Comments/by

Nice Ham Radio photos

Some cool Ham Radio images:

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Raspberry PI / HSMM node pictures

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May 22, 2014/0 Comments/by

Ham radio: Old technology gets new respect – Fox News

Ham radio: Old technology gets new respect
Fox News
ATLANTA – Seeking reliable backup communication in a crisis, emergency managers are finding new solutions in an old technology: ham radio. “It's just another avenue, another opportunity for us to be able to communicate,” said Herb Schraufnagel, public …

Radio Frequency Interference

May 22, 2014/0 Comments/by

ATS850™ Conveyor – Infrared Radio Frequency

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May 22, 2014/0 Comments/by

Software Defined Radio

Software Defined Radio VLOG – Part 1

In this vlog show my progress building a software defined radio and discuss the online contention over the detector. This project will be presented in full w…

May 21, 2014/25 Comments/by

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KickSat Re-Enters Atmosphere Without Deploying “Sprite” Satellites

KickSat Project Manager Zac Manchester, KD2BHC, has announced that the KickSat CubeSat reentered the atmosphere on May 14 (UTC) and burned without deploying its cargo of tiny “Sprite” satellites.

“Unfortunately, we were not able to command the Sprite deployment in time,” said Manchester, a Cornell University aerospace engineering graduate student. “While we are certainly disappointed that things…

May 21, 2014/0 Comments/by

HF Digital

Rot V HF ft. Brut

Rot massacre hf for an hour.
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May 21, 2014/3 Comments/by

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“Red Badges on the Air” Centennial QSO Party Activity Set for June 1

May 21, 2014/0 Comments/by

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Four New ARRL Section Managers Elected

Four new ARRL Section Managers will take office on July 1. Ballots were counted May 20 for contested races in the spring SM election cycle.

In Indiana, Joseph Lawrence, K9RFZ, of Fort Wayne, received 652 votes to top incumbent Section Manager Lou Everett Sr, WA5LOU, of Cumberland, who polled 482 votes. Everett has been SM for the past 2 years.

Lawrence previously served as Indiana’s Section Emerg…

May 21, 2014/0 Comments/by

Dx’pedition

F4FEP shack radio . I’m listenning D64K dx’pedition….

i show you my shack radio a little beat change since last video 4 years ago, but always my old KENWOOD TS850SAT in very good shape.

May 21, 2014/0 Comments/by

RTL-SDR

Latest RTL-SDR News

May 20, 2014/0 Comments/by

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Amateur Radio Volunteers Assist Rescue Operations in Balkans Flooding

Amateur Radio volunteers in Serbia have been putting in long hours supporting rescue operations in the wake of unprecedented flooding in the Balkans that has affected Serbia, Croatia, and Bosnia-Herzegovina. Meteorologists have called the flooding the worst that Serbia has experienced in more than 100 years. The death toll stands at more than three dozen. CNN reported that 13 bodies had been re…

May 20, 2014/0 Comments/by

Arrow Antenna

Hanging an Amateur Radio Antenna

Using the Flame Wheel F550 MultiRotor to hang an amateur radio wire antenna in the trees.
Video Rating: 5 / 5

May 20, 2014/10 Comments/by

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QRZ.com Now Supports “Secondary” Call Signs and LoTW

The popular QRZ.com website has announced some new features. The site’s call sign database now fully supports “secondary” call signs. “A secondary call sign is one which includes a slash plus a modifier as either a prefix or a suffix to the primary call sign,” QRZ.com Publisher Fred Lloyd, AA7BQ, explained. In other words, users can create separate pages for their DXpedition, QRP, or mobile ope…

May 20, 2014/0 Comments/by

Stamps U.S Amateur Radio Scott 1260 BLOCK MNH

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May 20, 2014/0 Comments/by

ICOM

ICOM FPP F.P.P MODE HAM MODE VHF IC-F70DT UHF IC-F80DT P25 / APCO25 ANALOG

ICOM FPP F.P.P MODE HAM MODE VHF IC-F70DT UHF IC-F80DT Not all Icom radios are setup for FPP mode. if the channel is set in the software for Analog then you …

May 20, 2014/1 Comment/by

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TX5K DXpedition Wins DxCoffee/DX University “Best Communication Award”

DxCoffee and DX University have announced that the TX5K DXpedition to Clipperton Island will receive their 2013 Best Communication Award. The two groups partnered to sponsor the award. The TX5K DXpedition was recognized for “the large amount of information given before, during, and after the operation on the official website and the related blog,” the groups said.

“In particular,” they said, “t…

May 19, 2014/0 Comments/by

DX Cluster

DRC Packet Week 1 Under construction, please be patient while editing is going on!

Week 1 — Introduction to AX.25 packet. • Agenda for the 9 week course. • What AX.25 packet offers. • Overview of a typical packet network. • Example of an H…

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May 19, 2014/7 Comments/by

Cool Amateur Radio images

Some cool Amateur Radio images:

671B0658: Ben/KF4KJQ

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671B0695: Maria/KG4JBJ

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May 19, 2014/0 Comments/by