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Spacecraft camera view of ICO G1 antenna deployment. Antenna developed and built by Harris Corporation.
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CW Rookie Roundup is Sunday, December 22!
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ARRL’s “Symbol Rate” Petition Nears Top of FCC’s “Most Active Proceedings” List
As the Monday, December 23, deadline nears to comment on the ARRL’s “Symbol Rate” Petition for Rule Making (PRM), the petition has climbed into second place on the FCC’s “Most Active Proceedings” page. Since the FCC put the ARRL Petition on public notice for comment as RM-11708, it has attracted 638 comments and counting. The petition asks the FCC to delete the symbol rate limit in §97.307(f) o…
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The Digital Edition of January QST is Now Available!
The digital version of the January issue of QST is now available to ARRL members.
In this issue . . .
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Enjoy content you won’t see in the print edition . . .
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Latest Antenna Impedance News
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Study Data from Chiba University Update Knowledge of Telecommunications
The news reporters obtained a quote from the research from Chiba University , "For this tag, we designed an REED tag antenna at 950 MHz, which matches the impedance of the associated integrated circuit (IC) chip. In addition, we calculate the antenna …
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Nevada Amateur Radio Club Pitches in to Help Neighbors in Need
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ARRL 10 meter Contest 2009 – CW
ARRL 10 meter contest. My receiving conditions on Sunday afternoon. Some of the stations recorded on this video were: HD2A, PY2WB, PY2XC, CE4CT, PY2ESP, LU4V…
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Contest University 2014 to Include Sessions at ARRL National Centennial Convention
Contest University Chairman Tim Duffy, K3LR, is predicting a great year in 2014 for Contest University (CTU). For the first year, CTU will hold two different all-day sessions, with no overlap or repeats between them. Each CTU event will feature unique and updated presentations.
The first US CTU will be the Dayton Contest University on Thursday, May 15, 2014, at the Crowne Plaza Hotel in downtown…
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Odbior przemiennika SR0FLY na reczniaku odleglosc 70km.
Nominations Solicited for Six ARRL Awards
The ARRL is inviting nominations for awards that recognize educational and technological pursuits in Amateur Radio. Nominations also are open for the League’s premier award to honor a young Amateur Radio licensee.
The Hiram Percy Maxim Award recognizes a radio amateur and ARRL member under age 21 whose accomplishments and contributions are of the most exemplary nature within the framework of Am…
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ham radio interference 20meter.
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Plaque Lists Amateur Radio Club Among Superstorm Sandy Volunteers, First Responders
The Great South Bay Amateur Radio Club (GSBARC) earned a spot on a plaque honoring first responders and other volunteers who assisted in the wake of the devastating Superstorm Sandy and the nor’easter that followed in the fall of 2012. The Town of Babylon, a township consisting of several communities on Long Island, New York, erected the plaque earlier this fall in Tanner Park in the village of…
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Horizontal-V Antenna for QRP
Simple positioning of wire antenna into a V shape can result in improved bi-directional signal strength. If two long wires are formed into a V, maximum rad…
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NASA’s Juno Spacecraft Hears Hams Say “HI”
In a first-of-a kind for an interplanetary spacecraft, NASA’s Juno spacecraft in October was able to detect Amateur Radio signals transmitting “HI” in coordinated, very slow-speed CW. More than a thousand radio amateurs around the globe greeted Juno October 9 as it looped past Earth for a gravity-assisted boost on its way to Jupiter. Participants were invited to spread out across 10 meters to t…
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Visual Representation of Sound – Laser Patterns from Standing Waves
Standing Wave Resonance in 2-Dimensions somewhat similar to a “Chladni Plate”. The patterns are created by reflected laser light off of stretched vibrating m…
This is a pilot, and not yet ready. There will be a voice over added, and some fine tuning. The power used is purely illustrative and in a Dummy Load! (See S…
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The K7RA Solar Update
Solar indicators rose over the past week, for both solar flux and sunspot numbers. The highest were on Tuesday, December 10 when the sunspot number was 169 and solar flux 175.2. In an otherwise quiet week the planetary A index reached 26 on Sunday, December 8, sparked by a strong solar wind surging from a coronal hole. We could see a repeat this weekend. Geomagnetic activity during the ARRL 10 …
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T6TM Operation Approved for DXCC Credit
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New Technician Class Question Pool Released
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Renesas – Microcontrollers proven to assure exceptional electromagnetic …
Renesas – Microcontrollers proven to assure exceptional electromagnetic …
Accordingly, white goods manufacturers are looking increasingly for MCUs that have robust protection against electro-magnetic interference (EMI). The Langer EMV burst tests confirm that the new RX110 microcontrollers are perfectly suited to such …
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In addition to the high-speed feature, this new technology has achieved higher ESD tolerance advantage of more than 8kV with Human Body Model (HBM), reducing the sources of noise of electro-magnetic interference (ESD). Although the balance between …
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10-A Gate Driver Shrinks Automotive High-Current Switching-System Size
OUTH and OUTL separated outputs allow two different external resistors to be selected for gate charging and discharging—a key factor when trying to control electromagnetic interference and CdV/dT effect in high-power motor-driver and SMPS applications.
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K9W Wake Atoll Commemorative DXpedition Tops 100,000 Contacts
The K9W Wake Atoll DXpedition team reports that it logged slightly more than 100,000 contacts during its November DXpedition in the South Pacific.
“The Wake Atoll DXpedition team wants to thank the DX community for the outstanding response to ‘The Forgotten 98’ Commemorative DXpedition,” Team Leader Lou Dietrich, N2TU, said on the DXpedition’s behalf. “Also, we need to express our gratitude to o…
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Special Event Radio Demonstration Video
Bill Yardley Enterprises presents Special Event Radio, a great way to enhance your public event or festival. For more details phone Bill Yardley on 0411 370 …
Mandela Special Event Station to be On the Air
To commemorate the life of the late former president of South Africa Nelson Rolihlahla Mandela, the South African Radio League (SARL) is sponsoring special event station ZS9MADIBA for a period of 30 days. “Mandiba” is Mandela’s Xhosa tribal name. He served as South Africa’s first black president from 1994 until 1998. Mandela died December 5 at the age of 95.
“The South African Radio League, its…
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TS-990 SCC RTTY Contest
Using the roofing filters, IF width and APF in the August SCC RTTY test.
This video demonstrates the IC-7000’s ability to decode RTTY signal. A special callsign calls for CQ, meanwhile others try to make QSO.
Video Rating: 5 / 5
9X0XA Operation Approved for DXCC Credit
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Icom 9100 – 40m – Recieve Rtty Test 09.06.2012
Icom 9100 – 40m – Recieve Rtty Test 09.06.2012.
Deadline to Comment on ARRL’s “Symbol Rate” Petition Looms
The deadline is December 21 to file comments on the ARRL’s “Symbol Rate” Petition for Rule Making (PRM). The ARRL filed the Petition last month, and the FCC has put it on public notice for comment as RM-11708. The League subsequently filed an Erratum to correct an incorrect appendix included within the Petition. The Petition already has attracted more than 70 comments.
The ARRL has asked the FC…
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TV Lead Ham Radio roll up J-Pole Antenna
TV Lead Ham Radio roll up J-Pole Antenna.
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ARRL Southeastern Division to Get New Vice Director
The ARRL Southeastern Division will have a new Vice Director as well as a new Director on January 1. Following balloting in November, Doug Rehman, K4AC, of Mount Dora, Florida, was declared elected to a three-year term as Director, and incumbent Vice Director Jim Millsap, WB4NWS, an appointee, was declared elected to a new term. A subsequent change in Vice Director Millsap’s job responsibilitie…
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Floyd Amateur Radio Society Virginia
Having fun at the Floyd Amateur Radio Society Station. KJ4MHZ, KK4WW, N4USA, KG4MAV, KJ4OOH, Floyd, Virginia, Amateur, HAM.
Voice of Russia — former “Radio Moscow” — to End Shortwave Broadcasts
Voice of Russia (VOR), the former Radio Moscow during the USSR era, will cease shortwave broadcasts as of January 1, 2014. In addition, effective December 9 as a result of a decree signed earlier this month by Russian President Vladimir Putin, the Voice of Russia radio company officially ceased to exist and merged with several other state-run news agencies as part of Rossia Segodnya, a Russia-b…
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DWD Deutscher Wetterdienst auf der Kurzwelle mit RTTY
DWD Deutscher Wetterdienst auf der Kurzwelle mit RTTY Fernschreiben Teletype.
Croatian Amateur radio station on RadioTeleType on 40 meters on january 27th 2013 at 0413 UT.
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VU7AG Leader Tells Youngsters about Telecommunications, Ham Radio
The VU7AG Lakshadweep Islands DXpedition delivered a presentation to youngsters on Agatti Island covering telecommunications and Amateur Radio. The presentation fulfilled a goal of a Colvin Award, which helped to fund the DXpedition, to enhance the condition of Amateur Radio in the DX location. The VU7AG operation has been approved for DXCC credit. According to DXpedition leader Krish Kumar, W4…
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Amateur Radio Direction Finding Enthusiasts Enjoy National, Regional Competition
Nearly 50 radio direction finding enthusiasts took part in the 13th USA Amateur Radio Direction Finding (ARDF) national championships, held in the Uwharrie National Forest near Asheboro, North Carolina, in October. This year’s weeklong US competition was combined with the Seventh ARDF Championships of IARU Region 2 (the Americas). ARDF competition rules are established by the International Amat…
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High Schooler Returns to Her Elementary Alma Mater to Lead Space Station Contact
Sixteen-year-old Rebecca “Becca” Rubsamen, KJ6TWM, recently returned to her elementary school alma mater to help youngsters there speak via Amateur Radio with astronaut Mike Hopkins, KF5LJG, at the helm of NA1SS aboard the International Space Station. The November 13 event at Rancho Romero Elementary School in Alamo, California, was sponsored by the Amateur Radio on the International Space Stat…
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Nearfest-Part I (ham radio hamfest) May 2012 XI
In Deerfield, N.H. Ham radio hamfest, see Part II.
Video Rating: 4 / 5
Former FMRE President Carlos Levy, XE1YK, SK
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EI4GYB ARRL DX Phone Contest 2012 Part II
Working North America on the 15 meter Amateur band in the ARRL DX Phone Contest 2012 from Co. Carlow Ireland more at www.ei4gyb.com.
2013 ARRL 10 Meter Contest Next Weekend!
A perennial favorite with many operators, the ARRL 10 Meter Contest is again poised to make a splash on the highest of the HF bands. Conditions on 10 already look much better than they were in 2012, according to early predictions. In fact, the recent CQ World Wide contests provided many operators with outstanding rates on 10, where the band was busy almost from end to end!
The 10 meter band, of …
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For Subscribers: North Country Musings–Time Warner, USPS & More
For Subscribers: North Country Musings–Time Warner, USPS & More
Remember how simple it used to be before Congress and the FCC decided that you could no longer use an antenna to get free TV service, that you had to pay some frigging company for “cable service”. What used to be available without cost now costs …
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Watch: Jonas Cuaron's 7-Minute 'Gravity' Spin-Off Short 'Aningaaq' In Full
I have to say the short film was good up until the part where the Eskimo picks up the CB radio (clearly identifiable as one), and noticed there was no antenna cable plugged to the back of the transceiver. That killed the realistic feel of the film. I …
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Here's an engineer who's providing buzz'
So this South Dakota high school kid with some ham radio experience was listening to a college radio station in the early '70s, only to find it off the air one summer. “I was maybe 17 at the time. I called 'em up, and they told me the transmitter …
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Amateur Radio Disaster Response in Philippines Winds Down
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Yaesu FT-2900R 2 meter mobile
My 2 meter mobile… a 75 watt Yaesu 2900 from HRO.
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Yaesu FRG-100.
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The K7RA Solar Update
Due to the Thanksgiving holiday in the United States (Canada celebrates the same holiday on the second Monday in October, same as Columbus Day in the United States) we had a short bulletin on Wednesday last week, and a catch-up bulletin on Monday morning, December 2. If you missed it, you can catch up at http://www.arrl.org/w1aw-bulletins-archive/ARLP049/2013 and see last week’s early bulletin …
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Cool ARRL images
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Steve, visiting 40m Phone
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K2TQC Wins ARRL Diamond Challenge Trophy
Bill Gibbons, K2TQC, of Jamesville, New York, is the recipient of the ARRL Diamond DXCC Challenge trophy. In 2012 the League marked the diamond anniversary (75 years) of the ARRL DXCC Award, Amateur Radio’s preeminent DX accomplishment, with the Diamond DXCC Challenge. The goal was to work as many of the entities on the DXCC list in 1937, the year the award was established. Gibbons, who managed…
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Riley Hollingsworth, K4ZDH, Receives Radio Club of America’s Sarnoff Citation
Retired FCC Special Counsel for the Spectrum Enforcement Division Riley Hollingsworth, K4ZDH, of Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, is the 2013 recipient of the Sarnoff Citation. The Radio Club of America established the award in 1973 to recognize an individual or club member for “significant contributions to the advancement of electronic communications.” The Sarnoff Citation has been made to RCA member…
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Turtle Beach PX5 – PAX East 2011 – BWOne.com
http://www.bwone.com/turtle-beach-px5-pax-east-2011/ http://facebook.com/bwonedotcom http://twitter.com/bwonedotcom At Pax East 2011 Turtle Beach shows us th…
Plans Announced to Update the Communications Act of 1934
The US House Communications and Technology Subcommittee has announced plans for a multi-year effort to examine and update the Communications Act of 1934, the overarching law under which the FCC functions. The subcommittee, part of the US House Energy and Commerce Committee, is chaired by Oregon Republican Greg Walden, W7EQI. Walden and Energy and Commerce Committee Chair Fred Upton of Michigan …
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About Radio 68 A little bit of antenna maintenance
In this video I checkout the connections of my homemade 20 metre beam. Please open the ‘Show more’ box for full details. This is a lightweight 2 element beam…
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This video shows the difference between using a CLEAR Hub Express WITHOUT the aid of an external antenna versus using the Hi4G 14dBi WiMAX Antenna versus usi…
ARRL Granted Use of W1ØØAW for League’s Centennial
The FCC has authorized the Maxim Memorial Station W1AW to also use the call sign W1ØØAW during 2014, the ARRL’s centennial year. Contacts made from the Maxim Memorial Station in Newington, from regional Centennial conventions, and during the IARU HF Championship will use W1ØØAW, with portable designators as appropriate. The “W1AW WAS” operations throughout 2014 from each of the 50 states will u…
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