In September 2010, Paul Isaacs, W2JGQ, of New York City, obtained a building permit for his Amateur Radio antenna support structure, comprised of a 40 foot tower topped by a Yagi antenna. Isaacs installed his antenna system on the roof of his four story brownstone — 58 feet above ground — in lower Manhattan.
Almost four months later — months after the erection of the system — the New York Ci…
American Radio Relay League | Ham Radio Association and Resources
Earlier this year, the International Amateur Radio Union (IARU) notified its Member Societies that two new national Amateur Radio organizations wished to join the IARU and would need to be voted in: the Federation of Radio Sport of Azerbaijan (FRSA) and the St Vincent and the Grenadines Amateur Radio Club (SVGARC). Ballots from all the Member Societies that responded were counted on November 1….
American Radio Relay League | Ham Radio Association and Resources
Upgrade to an Extra Class Ham Radio License NOW! It’s Quick and Easy with this study guide and the convenient question and answer format.
Extra Class is the highest of all three Amateur Radio licenses!
This third edition of ARRL’s Extra Q & A is your authoritative guide to every question in the Extra (Element 4) question pool–everything you need to pass the top-level Amateur Radio license exam! With more than 700 questions included in the question pool, using ARRL’s Extra Q & A
Price: [wpramaprice asin=”B0085BV95G”]
[wpramareviews asin=”B0085BV95G”]
By Stan Horzepa, WA1LOU
Contributing Editor
This week, Surfin’ explores the Internet world of online tools for Amateur Radio.
My maternal grandfather was a toolmaker. When he died, my father inherited my grandfather’s tool collection and added it to his own tool collection. When my father died, I inherited my father’s tool collection and my grandfather’s tool collection and added it to my own too…
American Radio Relay League | Ham Radio Association and Resources
Nominations are open until December 31, 2012 for the 2012 ARRL International Humanitarian Award. This award is conferred upon an amateur or amateurs who demonstrate devotion to human welfare, peace and international understanding through Amateur Radio. The League established the annual prize to recognize those radio amateurs who have used ham radio to provide extraordinary service to others in …
American Radio Relay League | Ham Radio Association and Resources
Four new poll questions have just been published on the QuickStats page on the ARRL website. Let your voice be heard!
Questions in this month’s QuickStats poll:
American Radio Relay League | Ham Radio Association and Resources
Check out these ICOM images:
Untitled
Image by dougbutchy
Amateur radio HF mobile installation.
Untitled
Image by dougbutchy
Amateur radio HF mobile installation.
Untitled
Image by dougbutchy
Amateur radio HF mobile installation.
Producer Steven Spielberg has used Amateur Radio or Morse code in three of his last four movies: Super 8 (2011), The Adventures of Tin Tin (2011) and Lincoln (2012). Members of the Morse Telegraph Club (MTC) — an association of retired railroad and commercial telegraphers, historians, radio amateurs and others with an interest in the history and traditions of telegraphy and the telegraph indus…
American Radio Relay League | Ham Radio Association and Resources
By Stan Horzepa, WA1LOU
Contributing Editor
This week, Surfin’ considers high-altitude ballooning with Amateur Radio payloads.
Some things never change.
When I was a kid, I watched the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade to see the big balloons float down Sixth Avenue. As an adult (also known as a “big kid”), I still watch the parade to see the big balloons float down Sixth Avenue.
I also watch hot air …
American Radio Relay League | Ham Radio Association and Resources
A quick review of the new, new amateur radio from ICOM the IC-7100. If you have any additional information please leave a comment or email me. If you enjoyed this video, please click on the Like button. Thanks for watching, Tom
Video Rating: 5 / 5
From my radio room in San Francisco, a little DXing with the SX-88. Starting with 9700khz-Radio Bulgaria out of Bulgaria, rapidly crossed over 9690khz-CRI out of Beijing..9680khz-Radio Taiwan out of Florida on relay, and land on 9660khz- Radio Australia, the 10000 watter out of Brandon, Australia. There is where I did a little comparo between old tech and new…my ear says old tech sounds much better..at least here in the room. The 1954 SX-88 vs. the 2008 Icom IC-R75. How about you?
Video Rating: 5 / 5
Throughout its 62 years, the Dayton Hamvention® has showcased the best that Amateur Radio has to offer. Each year, a specific theme — such as Amateur Radio clubs, global friendship or the advent of digital modes — spotlights one of the many facets of the Amateur Radio Service. And when Hamvention opens on May 17, 2013, at Hara Arena, the 2013 theme DX Hamvention will reflect an important part…
American Radio Relay League | Ham Radio Association and Resources
AE6YB – amateur radio station. Please visit ae6yb.jigsy.com 73 and good DX.
Video Rating: 5 / 5
Installing the 100′ Rohn SSV ham radio Tower. There are 5 twenty foot sections. We mounted three in singles, then put the top two in at once, because the boom truck wasn’t tall enough to put the top 20′ on top of an 80′ base. Sorry there’s not more video, but there were only three of use working – N9VW on the ground ropes and video, KC7RAS on the boom truck and tower, and me (K7GLM) bolting tower sections together. Steve could only shoot video during the slow times! The SSV tower is normally a commercial tower, but I’m using it for amateur radio and emergency communications.
Video Rating: 3 / 5
Check out these Hamfest images:
Hamcation 2008: Pontiac
Image by PrincessFroglips
On the drive to hamfest.
Hamcation 2008: Western WAY
Image by PrincessFroglips
On the drive to hamfest.
Hamfest in Timonium Maryland Ham Radio 2008
Image by Whiskeygonebad
Hamfest in Timonium MD 2008
A ham radio, also known as Amateur Radio flea market. There were two other areas as large as this plus a large exhibition hall for retail state-of-the-art
new product presentations and currently available items on display and sale.
Companies such as ICOM, Yaesu, MFJ, Diamond etc… were there as I recall.
Each year, more than 500,000 Scouts in more than 100 countries take to the airwaves on the third full weekend in October — and this year on October 20-21, it will be no different. The Jamboree on the Air (JOTA) is an annual Scouting and Amateur Radio event sponsored by the World Scout Bureau of the World Organization of the Scout Movement (WOSM). JOTA is an annual event where Boy Scouts, Girl …
American Radio Relay League | Ham Radio Association and Resources
Nominations are open for the 2012 ARRL International Humanitarian Award. This award is conferred upon an amateur or amateurs who demonstrate devotion to human welfare, peace and international understanding through Amateur Radio. The League established the annual prize to recognize those radio amateurs who have used ham radio to provide extraordinary service to others in times of crisis or disas…
American Radio Relay League | Ham Radio Association and Resources
Ethiopian Amateur Radio Society (EARS) Chairman Sid T. May, ET3SID/G4CTQ/AB3OZ, passed away September 25. In 1993, May established ET3AA, the first Amateur Radio club in Ethiopia. According to Hailemelekot Negussie, AB3OX, of EARS, May has taught Amateur Radio licensing classes in Ethiopia for more than 15 years. EARS is Ethiopia’s IARU Member-Society.
An accredited ARRL Volunteer Examiner (VE),…
American Radio Relay League | Ham Radio Association and Resources
The Radio Club of America (RCA) has announced that William A. Tynan, W3XO, of Kerrville, Texas, will receive its 2012 Barry Goldwater Amateur Radio Award. First given in 1994, the Goldwater Award is given to an RCA member who is also a licensed amateur in recognition of a long record of service to the public through the use of Amateur Radio. Tynan — an RCA Fellow and an ARRL Life Member — wil…
American Radio Relay League | Ham Radio Association and Resources
By Gary Hoffman, KB0H
Contributing Editor
“Who did you say you were again?” the receptionist asked. “Gary Hoffman,” I said. “I’m with the Amateur Radio Emergency Service. I’m supposed to run a test on your Amateur Radio equipment.”
I was patient, even though I knew that the SET (Simulated Emergency Test) was supposed to start right at that very moment. They had kept me at the reception desk of the…
American Radio Relay League | Ham Radio Association and Resources
If you enjoy the technical side of Amateur Radio and being on the cutting edge, you might want to take a look at the microwave bands. The weekends of August 18-19 and September 15-16 give you a perfect chance to explore this portion of the radio spectrum with the 2012 ARRL 10 GHz and Up Contest.
The contest period for both weekends starts at 6 AM local time on Saturday and runs until midnight lo…
American Radio Relay League | Ham Radio Association and Resources
On July 20, the FCC announced that the cost of an Amateur Radio vanity call sign will increase 80 cents, from $ 14.20 to $ 15. The fee will increase 30 days after notice of the increase is published in the Federal Register; no date has yet been set for publication. Earlier this year, the FCC released a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking and Order (NPRM), seeking to raise the fee for Amateur Radio vani…
American Radio Relay League | Ham Radio Association and Resources
APRS-CE Sending/receiving locations, messages, and other data via amateur radio. Demo connection aprs-ce in IPAQ wince via tcp/ip – net.
OK, Bob Bruninga WB4APR basically has one presentation that he tweaks a little depending on the topic and the audience. He had three presentations at the DCC, and each was a variation on the same talk! This is #1. Than there’s the ‘Intro to APRS’ session, and his part of the Sunday Seminar. If you watch all three, you’ll get something new from each. And your head will be spinning.
This video shows the teamwork of a ham radio (amateur radio) group in Brazil, to put in the air the new tower in the PY2RMI House. It was a great opportunity to get everybody together. In the video you can see the construction of the towers base, the assembling of the tower and the antenna installation. Tks all !!! Este vídeo mostra o time de Radio Amadores de Valinhos instalando a nova torre de PY2RMI na cidade de Valinhos SP, Obrigado a todos !!! Radio amador, radioamador PY
yes, i am aware that its dark. but this was a fun project. i wish i had gotten more footage than just the final product, but my hands were full helping him out. if you love amateur radio, this video is your heaven.
Video Rating: 4 / 5
HAM RADIO 2012 in Friedrichshafen, Germany — held June 22-24 — is billed as Europe’s biggest Amateur Radio exhibition. Held annually in the Lake Constance region, this is the 37th international Amateur Radio exhibition and the 63nd Lake Constance Convention of Radio Amateurs, sponsored by the German Amateur Radio Club (DARC), which gave rise to the fair.
As part of the Lake Constance Conventi…
American Radio Relay League | Ham Radio Association and Resources
By ARRL Youth Editor Sterling Coffey, N0SSC
n0ssc@arrl.net
As I wrote about in last month’s column, everyone finds his or her own niche in Amateur Radio. It can be as simple as having an mobile rig in the car that you might turn on every once in a while, doing nothing but listen to numbers stations or regularly working the Amateur Radio satellites, or “birds.” For me, I find fun in everything!
Som…
American Radio Relay League | Ham Radio Association and Resources
Clip 6/7 Speaker: Malaysian Amateur Radio Emergency Service MARES 1. Introduction to Amateur Radio, History of Ham Radio in Malaysia 2. APRS Introduction 3. Communication with ISS, the amateur radio way 4. Emergency Communication For more information go to: bit.ly
Clip 7/7 Speaker: Malaysian Amateur Radio Emergency Service MARES 1. Introduction to Amateur Radio, History of Ham Radio in Malaysia 2. APRS Introduction 3. Communication with ISS, the amateur radio way 4. Emergency Communication For more information go to: bit.ly
Bryce making a contact using an Arrow antenna (Yagi) on the SO-50 amateur radio satellite at the Chelmsford High School fields.
ARNewsline Report 1815 — May 25 2012:
Amateur Radio Newsline report number 1815 with a release date of May 25th, 2012 to follow in 5-4-3-2-1. The following is a QST. The 2012 Dayton Hamvention is in the history books, well take you there. Logbook Of The World logs an important milestone …
Read more on eHam.net
Take Amateur Radio to the public
16 June is National Amateur Radio Day in South Africa. The SARL (South African Radio League) invites young and old to celebrate the day by taking amateur radio to the public. Talk on the air, invite some into your radio room or be daring and set up …
Read more on Southgate Amateur Radio Club
Amateur radio essential tool
By Vaughan Elder on Sat, 26 May 2012 Otago Amateur Radio Emergency Communications team leader Lindsey Ross tests his radio as communications are set up for the Drivesouth Rally of Otago. Photo by Stephen Jaquiery. Behind the scenes at every Drivesouth …
Read more on Otago Daily Times
Amateur Radio eBay auctions you should keep an eye on:
[wprebay kw=”amateur+radio” num=”23″ ebcat=”-1″]
[wprebay kw=”amateur+radio” num=”24″ ebcat=”-1″]
[wprebay kw=”amateur+radio” num=”25″ ebcat=”-1″]
When Hara Arena — home of the Dayton Hamvention® for the past 48 years — opened its doors at 9 AM on Friday, May, 18, thousands of hams swarmed in, eager to see the latest and greatest that Amateur Radio has to offer. And they weren’t disappointed! With the introduction of three new transceivers this year, as well as hundreds of vendors — both new ones and old friends within the giant Hara c…
American Radio Relay League | Ham Radio Association and Resources
By Joe Moell, K0OV
ARRL Amateur Radio Direction Finding Coordinator
k0ov@homingin.com
Some call it foxhunting, but no animals are ever harmed. The hunt trophies are gold, silver and bronze medals. Will you win one this year?
The biggest event of the year is coming soon for fans of on-foot hidden transmitter hunting, also called foxtailing, radio-orienteering and Amateur Radio Direction Finding (ARD…
American Radio Relay League | Ham Radio Association and Resources
Clip 5/7 Speaker: Malaysian Amateur Radio Emergency Service MARES 1. Introduction to Amateur Radio, History of Ham Radio in Malaysia 2. APRS Introduction 3. Communication with ISS, the amateur radio way 4. Emergency Communication For more information go to: bit.ly
Video Rating: 5 / 5
Thinking about using Amateur Radio and wireless technology in your classroom to help facilitate hands-on learning opportunities? The ARRL’s Education & Technology Program (ETP) offers two programs that can help make this happen, but the deadline to apply is fast approaching: The deadline for the 2012 Teachers Institute on Wireless Technology (TI) is May 15, while the deadline for equipment and …
American Radio Relay League | Ham Radio Association and Resources
Clip 3/7 Speaker: Malaysian Amateur Radio Emergency Service MARES 1. Introduction to Amateur Radio, History of Ham Radio in Malaysia 2. APRS Introduction 3. Communication with ISS, the amateur radio way 4. Emergency Communication For more information go to: bit.ly
Video Rating: 5 / 5
The first quarter of 2012 (January-March) saw a high level of Amateur Radio license exam sessions, producing an elevated influx of applications for new licensees. According to ARRL VEC Manager Maria Somma, AB1FM, these numbers outpaced the 2011 first quarter results by 30 percent. This uptick does not only apply to new applications; there was a 6 percent increase in the number of upgrades, too. “Statistics over the last 13 years reveal that these are the highest numbers that we’ve ever seen for the total number of US amateurs,” Somma said. “Now there are more than 704,000 radio amateurs in the US.”
Somma said that there are currently 704,236 licensed Amateur Radio operators in the US. “We broke the 700,000 barrier in October 2011 for Amateur Radio,” she explained, “and the numbers continue to progress higher. Broken down by license class, at the end of March there were 14,352 Novices, 343,597 Technicians, 161,220 Generals, 57,393 Advanced and 127,674 Amateur Extra licensees. It’s an all-time high for Technician, General and Extra class licensees, as well. Additionally, our total number of licensees across all three classes has grown each year.”
For the first quarter of 2012, Somma said that the ARRL VEC test session statistics are the highest first quarter results since the FCC’s restructuring of the license requirements in 2007: “Our exam session activity and exam elements administered are elevated. As the total number of licensees across all three license classes continues to grow each year, the demand for Amateur Radio exam sessions also grows. In turn, the number of amateurs who want to be Volunteer Examiners and who want to teach Amateur Radio classes is also rising. The ARRL VEC has seen a spike in the number of applications from General and Extra class radio amateurs who want to give back to their community by serving as examiners and instructors. This is a positive trend in Amateur Radio that we expect will continue over the coming months.”
IOTA News from the Deutscher Amateur Radio Club
If possible they will also try to make some RTTY and PSK31-QSO's. QSL only direct via AJ4RW. On Apr 5û8, Joe,K5KUA/5, will be QRV again from Galveston Island (USi TX001S, Galveston County) mainly in SSB on 80m-10m and maybe also some CW.
Read more on Southgate Amateur Radio Club
Triathlon DX Contest announcement
Actually, trying here to simulate the original Triathlon athletic event, we involved three major ham radio modes, SSB, CW, RTTY. It will be a 24 hour non-stop event divided in three sections, each one devoted to a different mode.
Read more on Southgate Amateur Radio Club
Public Service Announcement on Emergency Communications Greater Manchester Amateur Radio Emergency Service (GM-ARES) New Hampshire Thanks to the Amateur Radio Relay League (ARRL) for the use of their video in this PSA. K9AMG
Video Rating: 0 / 5
Clip 1/7 Speaker: Malaysian Amateur Radio Emergency Service MARES 1. Introduction to Amateur Radio, History of Ham Radio in Malaysia 2. APRS Introduction 3. Communication with ISS, the amateur radio way 4. Emergency Communication For more information go to: bit.ly
Video Rating: 5 / 5
Ham radio – it’s not your grandfather’s radio any more! What’s new and how to get your own federal license. 3 min 40 sec
Video Rating: 4 / 5
This is Anzhelika’s first contact on Amateur Radio. She answered a CQ call from Art, NF1A on the 75 meter band, 3785 Khz using AM. Isn’t she cute?
In response to the Congressional directive to prepare a study to assess Amateur Radio’s role in emergency and disaster communications and the impact of private land use regulations on the amateur community’s ability to provide such communications, the FCC issued DA 12-523 soliciting comments from the public. The period for public comment runs until May 17, 2012.
“As part of the study contained i…
American Radio Relay League | Ham Radio Association and Resources
Mobile two meter Amateur Ham radio 75 Watt transceiver.
Features lighted microphone with direct entry keypad, ctcss & dcs, scan & search modes.
Transmits the 144-148Mhz Amateur radio band, receives 136-174Mhz.
List Price: $ 259.99
Price: [wpramaprice asin=”B004WKH00M”]
[wpramareviews asin=”B004WKH00M”]
[wprebay kw=”ham+radio” num=”13″ ebcat=”-1″] [wprebay kw=”ham+radio” num=”14″ ebcat=”-1″]
Related Ham Radio Products
The holder of one of the best-known US Amateur Radio call signs, Frederick (Fred) Maia, W5YI, died of cancer Wednesday, March 28. He was 76 and was a resident of Arlington, Texas.
Fred was a leading Amateur Radio journalist for nearly 35 years and a pioneer of the volunteer examining program adopted by the FCC in 1984.
Maia published “The W5YI Report,” dubbed “America’s Oldest Ham Radio Newslett…
American Radio Relay League | Ham Radio Association and Resources
The holder of one of the best-known US Amateur Radio call signs, Frederick (Fred) Maia, W5YI, died of cancer Wednesday, March 28. He was 76 and was a resident of Arlington, Texas.
Fred was a leading Amateur Radio journalist for nearly 35 years and a pioneer of the volunteer examining program adopted by the FCC in 1984.
Maia published “The W5YI Report,” dubbed “America’s Oldest Ham Radio Newslett…
American Radio Relay League | Ham Radio Association and Resources
It was Manufacturer Day on Dec. 3, 2011 and Gordon West, famed Amateur Radio instructor and celebrity filled in the time with his stand-up material…
Video Rating: 5 / 5
HAM Radio Outlet (HRO) The World’s Largest Supplier of Ham Radio Equipment . . . specializing in customer service. www.hamradio.com Created on August 17, 2010 using FlipShare.
Video Rating: 4 / 5
Many of us who have an interest in Amateur Radio are also attracted to technology-based professions. It is therefore not surprising to find 17 hams working at the Spallation Neutron Source (SNS). The SNS is a particle accelerator-based neutron source located at Oak Ridge National Laboratory in Oak Ridge, Tennessee.
Read More
American Radio Relay League | Ham Radio Association and Resources
swling.com A good link to get started.. www.ssrsi.org Lots of links here for when you really get into it! www.jr.com A rundown on various features try to get a radio with SSB capability! SSB stands for “Single Side Band”. This particular band is not a carrier of frequencies but rather a derivative of them, hence it’s name “side”. If we took one AM frequency and dissected it, we’d find that it consists of even more bands, in fact two: USB (Upper Side Band) and LSB (Lower Side Band). Not all shortwave radios can receive SSB signals. If your shortwave radio doesn’t read SSB, then when you tune to a channel that’s transmitting on this band, what you hear will not be understandable. This channel usually permits reception of amateur radio and military/commercial/maritime communication. High-end shortwave radios have the ability to receive SSB signals.
The National Hurricane Conference — scheduled for March 26-29 in Orlando, Florida — will feature several Amateur Radio activities during the conference. The National Hurricane Conference (NHC) leadership continues to recognize the valuable contributions of Amateur Radio and has invited several radio amateurs to participate in two sessions.
American Radio Relay League | Ham Radio Association and Resources
This book is a collection of articles taken from the First Person Radio series that appeared over the last three years in Monitoring Times, a national monthly magazine about all things radio, now in its 32nd year.It’s a look at the inspirational life stories of those on whom shortwave and amateur radio have had a lifelong impact.
The book is edited by Ken Reitz KS4ZR a freelance writer since 1988, features editor for Monitoring Times and author of the Communications and Beginner’s Co
Price: [wpramaprice asin=”B0071OT8CO”]
[wpramareviews asin=”B0071OT8CO”]
[wprebay kw=”amateur+radio” num=”3″ ebcat=”-1″] [wprebay kw=”amateur+radio” num=”4″ ebcat=”-1″]
Dick Van Dyke, Barry Goldwater, Arthur Godfrey and many others extol the virtues of amateur “ham” radio in this vintage film. I converted this old and somewhat damaged 16mm film to video tape many many years ago when the technology to do that was rather archaic. I have now converted those old video reels to digital movies. Not the best quality but still quite amusing. note: I have corrected the title here on youtube. this is “The World of Amateur Radio” NOT “The Ham’s Wide World” as I had originally posted. I do have the “Ham’s Wide World” also uploaded here.
Video Rating: 5 / 5
Some cool Amateur Radio images:
Busted yesterday, pulled over and arrested, and ticketed solely for using my federally licensed Amateur Radio mobile in the car in Troy New York! WB2IQU
Image by foot fingers
Busted yesterday, pulled over and arrested, and ticketed solely for using my federally licensed Amateur Radio mobile in the car in Troy New York! WB2IQU
Amateur Radio
Image by Joshua Fuller
Thanks N2CEI for the great pictures. Good luck on the upcoming contest.
Bletchley Park – Block B – The Bletchley Park Story – Milton Keynes Amateur Radio Society
Image by ell brown
This area houses what looks like an office. It is the Milton Keynes Amateur Radio Society.
New! Inflatable Antenna Tower for Amateur Radio – sets up in under 10 minutes. Simple, safe, and VERY affordable. Perfect for contests, Field Day, Club Meets. CERT Teams, ARES, Search & Rescue/ Customize with your Callsign or Club Logo. For more information, call LTA Projects at 877-897-5158 or go to our website at www.ltaprojects.com.
Video Rating: 0 / 5
Getting started in shortwave listening, amateur radio, AM-FM DX, Free-to-Air satellite TV/Radio, Internet Radio and Cord-cutting. With active table of contents.Getting started in shortwave listening, amateur radio, AM-FM DX, Free-to-Air satellite TV/Radio, Internet Radio and Cord-cutting. With active table of contents.
Price: [wpramaprice asin=”B006H3MQPQ”]
[wpramareviews asin=”B006H3MQPQ”]
Price: [wpramaprice asin=”0900612517″]
[wpramareviews asin=”0900612517″]
Check out these Amateur Radio images:
Picture 0151
Image by Abraxas3d
Steve Early, 2006 President of Palomar Amateur Radio Club, presenting at 1 February 2006 General Meeting.
Yaesu FTM-350R – Pre-modification
Image by cdine
New Yaesu FTM-350R 2m/440cm amateur radio, stock configuration. Highlighted 0Ω resistor in the lower left (at about 4 O’Clock from the CPU) is just a bridge which needs to be removed to enable extended transmit. It was a snap to do with a good iron, no problems.
Thanks @moleculo at worldwidedx.com for posting this information first!
Some cool Amateur Radio images:
Amateur Radio
Image by the waving cat
So that’s what amateur radio folks and your average podcaster look like, then? (vintage poster at the Computer History Museum, Palo Alto)
Picnic018
Image by Paul L McCord Jr
Randy Glenn KG5RSG. This guy does so much for the Choctaw Amateur Radio Club that he is owed a huge thanks. He is a very giving person despite his external front. This is just my opinion for what its worth… Paul
Picnic022
Image by Paul L McCord Jr
Larry K5VVD. I don’t know him but he seemed to be having a good time and so are those with him. He is the Choctaw Amateur Radio Club treasurer.
A few nice QSL images I found:
Yuri Gagarin Amateur Radio Commemorative QSL
Image by Radio Rover
Amateur Radio QSL from the USSR.
In the old Soviet Union days, Radio Amateurs were give or purchased rather patriotic QSL cards to use that would be distributed worldwide. The Soviet radio amateur would get a stamp with his/her call and other info such as Oblast, name, etc post it on the card. I have a bunch of these pre-fab QSLs from contacts I made when I was a kid that I will post from the late 70s and 80s.
Hams @ QSL Bureau ARRL HQ
Image by Whiskeygonebad
Hams collect cards that we call QSL cards to confirm a 2-way contact. There is a clearinghouse for these exchanges at a discount rate in bulk for members of the Amateur Radio relay League [ARRL] based in newington, CT USA. Here are me ham pals Frank, WB2BXO and Howard N2GOT entering the world-wide hallowed sorting room.
As a follow on from my previous video introducing the SDR, here is a collection of various digital modes used by utilities, mariners and amateur radio users. There are various modes such as XSL, TADIL, HFDL, Pactor, CW, HF Fax, Packet, JT, ALE, DRM, RTTY and various OFDM schemes.
Video Rating: 4 / 5
Nat-Com takes a trip to Timonium, Maryland and the Maryland State Fairgrounds in order to attend the Timonium Hamfest. This amateur radio show is held every spring just outside Baltimore and features all sorts of radio equipment, computers and lots of other things that have noting to do with electronics. Based in two buildings — the Exhibit Hall and Cow Palace, the event is an annual trip for radio enthusiasts across the east coast. Take a look around the 2008 Timonium Hamfest through the view of the Nat-Com camera.
While visiting his grandparents, fourteen year old Oscar finds an old Wireless in the basement. Then, taking an interest in radios, he discovers Amateur Radio and learns about ‘Hams’ using their radios to talk to each other World Wide. The adventure continues when he visits a Solar Powered Ham Radio Station in the Australian Outback.
List Price: $ 15.96
Price: [wpramaprice asin=”1921681977″]
[wpramareviews asin=”1921681977″]
[wprebay kw=”amateur+radio” num=”10″ ebcat=”-1″] [wprebay kw=”amateur+radio” num=”11″ ebcat=”-1″]
Find More Amateur Radio Products
An attempt at using microcontrollers for amateur radio applications. The Freetronics KitTen kit I built came from their stall at the 2012 Melbourne Mini Maker Faire. Microcontroller projects involve software, hardware and the minor miracles that must happen before computers will talk to one another. Hence they have traditionally been for advanced electronic hobbyists and professionals only, because of the many things that can go wrong. Arduino promises to make microcontrollers simple, cheap and accessible. Has it succeeded? Watch this video as I, who has a record of nothing but failure in these things, attempts to get a project going, and then design some of his own. At one point the quest almost got derailed. An account of similar symptoms and the builder giving up was read. However a solution was found and the development could continue. Radio projects featured include a beacon, an automatic CQ caller (configured as a QRPp transmitter) and a foxhunt transmitter, all with their own customised code. I recommend the kit featured ( www.freetronics.com ). It came direct from Freetronics though Jaycar also stock a good range. The January 2012 issue of Silicon Chip magazine has a good beginners’ introduction to Arduino and I suggest also getting this. NOTE: A question that those used to building from scratch will ask is whether you can buy the chip used ( Atmel ATmega328P 28 pin ) seperately, program in this unit and then insert into your own circuit board. You can, but need a …
Video Rating: 5 / 5
A few nice Amateur Radio images I found:
Big dish
Image by fatllama
Description of set: a late night lab cleanup uncovered a box of old amateur radio magazines from the 1950’s (with some dating back to 1930).
Broadcast man
Image by fatllama
Description of set: a late night lab cleanup uncovered a box of old amateur radio magazines from the 1950’s (with some dating back to 1930).
Organ tuner
Image by fatllama
Description of set: a late night lab cleanup uncovered a box of old amateur radio magazines from the 1950’s (with some dating back to 1930).
Amateur Radio licenses are UP! More people are recognizing that cell & land based phones will NOT be working during a disaster. When All Else Fails, Amateur Radio!
Video Rating: 5 / 5