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Articles View More Articles!
Cold War QRP: A Case of 'Discone Fever?'
Cold War QRP: A Case of 'Discone Fever?' AC7ZL shares his experience operating from a Titan Missile Museum.
Hams and Trust in Hamfest/eBay Dealings?
NV2A wonders if honesty has gone out the window.
My First Field Day Experience
My First Field Day Experience N2RRA's suggestions on how to prepare
What Happened To The Half Wave Dipole?
AD4U wonders why more hams aren't using this simple and proven antenna.
Do You Have a Little More Power?
Do you really need an amplifier?
My 6-Meter Junkbox Tuner
G8UBJ's homebrew project
Easy Up Mast for CC&R Hams
An "eHam Classic" by N2LK
Better Days Ahead for 40-Meter Phone
Imagine ragchewing at night without BC interference!
The Four Generations
VE7FPM gives a history lesson on antennas.
Six Suggested Jamming Behavior Types -- An Observational Opinion
A breakdown of jammer behavior and how to deal with them
 
News View More Ham News!
Radio Operators Ham It Up in Estero Shelter:
Emergency Communication Network Tested:
Supplement to Digital Speech Within 100 Hz Bandwidth:
A 'Ham' Remembers Going to War:
Radio Stations Turn Watch Towers:
Gus Hahn, KA2STS (SK):
Tech Visionary Wayne Green: Still On a Mission:
Ham Radio Equipment Not Expensive:
Propagation Forecast Bulletin #34 de K7RA:
Educators Go 'Back to School' at ARRL's Teacher's Institutes:
ARRL's 'Big Progject' Makes a Big Impact on Youth:
FCC to Raise Vanity Call Sign Fees:
The ARRL VC and VCE Programs: Hams Helping Hams:
ARRL Executive Committee Approves 9 Education & Technology Program Grants:
ARISS Team Looking for Ground Stations:
Nebraska Ham Couple Killed at Home:
Harry Mills, K4HU (SK):
ARRL Regulatory Info. Mgr. Dan Henderson, N1ND, Remembered Mills Fondly:
ARRL Lab Manager to Serve as Technical Session Chair at IEEE EMC Conference
DXCC Yearbook Includes Corrected DXCC Honor Roll:
Chinese Olympic Special Event Stations On the Air:
ARRL Continuing Education Course Registration:
KN4LF Propagation Forecast 2008-29:
DX News -- ARRL DX Bulletin #34:
Festival Celebrates Air Pioneer:
Ham Radio Club to Activate Thacher Island Stations 16 August:
Australian Space Weather Agency H.F. Maps:
Crossing America By Bicycle:
Amateur Radio Operators Tune into Annual Hamfest and Computer Show:
Radios Behind the Race -- 'Hams' Track Runners in a Mountain Marathon:
New Radio Online Group for Central NY:
Two Radio Hobbyists Occupy Secret Radio Frequency By Mistake:
City Moves To Alter Ham Antenna Permit:
Former ARRL HQ Staff Member, Glenn P. Swanson, KB1GW (SK):
BBC Video: Morse Code Alive and Well:
 
Product Reviews View More Reviews!
LDG Z-11Pro Memory Autotuner - Great Service
Icom SP-21 - Drill the holes !
Diamond X-300A - Great Antenna but Poor Customer Support
MTS /Malcolm Technical Support - Great service!
Diamond SX-1000 - very good allinone
 
Classifieds View More Classifieds!
Aug 20  Johnson Viking Matchbox K4BP
Aug 20  Array Solutions Powermaster wattmeter K9VUJ
Aug 20  ZERO INSERTION SOCKETS K9EEH
Aug 20  ICOM AT-180 Auto Antenna Tuner W4LTD
Aug 20  ASTATIC Silver Eagle K4BP
 
Calendar View More Calendar Events!
First 5 Upcoming Events  Location Start Date
W4VEC Test Session Charleston, SC area Goose Creek, SC 08/20/08
Joplin Mo Hamfest Joplin, MO 08/22/08
WV 50th State Radio Convention and Hamfest Weston, WV 08/23/08
Ohio QSO Party 08/23/08
Skyview Radio Society annual Swap & Shop New Kensington, PA 08/24/08
 
Survey View Results & Other Surveys!
Do you have any form of Lightning protection for your shack?
[1277 votes since 2008-07-24]
  Yes, full protection...
  Some protection...
  No Protection!
  At least my antenna is a DC ground!
  I have NOW...
  I've never thought about it...
  It won't happen to me...
 
Spots View More DX Spots!
KN34BK TNX jn71su 9++++
1749   24940.0    ZD8LP  
1749   28495.0    6V7L   up 5 Strong 5/9
1748   14014.2    R1FJT  
1748   14001.0    V51XG   loud, wkd 1stcall 2,5khz up
1747   144300.0    YO3HCV   KN13OT
1746   7020.2    UA4NX/P   KI-35
1744   7077.0    EA7HLU/1   tca-1849
1744   7077.5    EA7HLU/EA1   tca-1849
1743   144300.0    I4CVC/7   jn65de
1743   7020.1    UA4NX/P   RDA KI-35
 
 
Spotlight W2RJL's short, sweet and to the point station!
W2RJL's short, sweet and to the point station! Transmitting from the beautiful Island of Broad Channel, NY. Join us all on 7.238 from 5am to 7am...

 
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Strays Add a Stray!
National Wildlife Refuge Week Special Event needs you! October 11-19 at a Refuge near you - 105 Years of conservation and recreation! www.NWRWeek-Radio.info !
KC8ULE
 
Speakout View More Topics
Your Favorite Radio:
A contributor asks, “What one transceiver did you have, now no longer in production, would you purchase again if it were back on the market? It would be exactly as originally manufactured. No extra bells and whistles added though improved components would be allowed.”
 
Forums View All Forums
Hot topics in APRS Forum:
Hurricane / TS objects - what are the circles?
Icom IC-2720 and APRS
Garmin Nuvi 350 - TM-D700A Cable
CONNECTING A KEYBOARD TO THE KENWOOD TM-D710A
igate set up / software
VX-8(not-R) unveiled yesterday
 
Ham Radio Links View More Links!
Last 5 Rated Avg. Rating
Emergency Measures Radio Group -- Ottawa Ontario ARES 2.7
BSA - Venture Crew 80 2.5
Buffalo New York NWS SKYWARN 2.7
Central Carolina Skywarn 3.0
Amateur Radio Contesting Resources and Information 3.3

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Friends Remembered View More
Doug Acton (W1OFO)
John N Mac Innes, III (K1GAR)
Bob Leek (VE3TFD)
Edward Matthews (K8JIF)
Warren "Peanut" Willia (AF4FW)
 
Shack Showcase KBØETC /M/4 - Small SUV, Big Signal!
KBØETC /M/4 - Small SUV, Big Signal! 1998 Toyota RAV4 HF/VHF/UHF Radio: Icom 706MKIIG with remotely mounted head (OPC-581 and MB-65), CR-282 High Stability Crystal (TCXO), FL-232 Filter 350 Hz CW (9 MHz IF), FL-223, Filter 1.9 kHz SSB (9 MHz IF), UT-102 Voice Synthesizer, HM-118TN DTMF hand microphone. HF Remote Speaker: Icom SP-10 HF Antenna: Tarheel Antennas Model 200 Screwdriver Antenna HF Antenna Tuner: Am-Com Inc. Automatic Screwdriver Antenna Controller (ASAC) HF Antenna Whip: Tarheel 6’ high power whip with corona ball, with a fold-over mount and quick disconnect mounts for easy removal of the capacitance hat. HF Capacitance Hat: Tarheel Capacitance Hat HF Antenna Mount: Custom fabricated mount, Tarheel MT-2 Stainless Steel Mount, Tarheel MT-1Q Stainless Quick Disconnect Mount HF Feed line: Belden 8268 MIL-C-17G QPL Cable HF Connectors: Amphenol Type N, Right Angle, and Inter-series connectors. VHF/UHF Radio: Kenwood TM-D700A with built-in TNC for APRS, and VS-3 Voice Synthesizer VHF/UHF DC Filter: Kenwood PG-3G DC Line Noise Filer GPS Navigation: Garmin Streetpilot III (Deluxe Version) GPS Antenna: Garmin GA26C Low profile remote antenna GPS Mount: RAM 4” Suction cup windshield mount GPS Speaker: Radio Shack compact mobile speaker. VHF/UHF Antennas: Diamond SG7000A and Diamond SG7500A (SG7000 for the Icom and the SG7500 for the Kenwood) VHF/UHF Antenna Mounts: Two Diamond K400C with C110 cable extension VHF/UHF Remote Speakers: Two Kenwood SP-50B speakers

 
Propagation More info

Issued 2008 Aug 20 1506 UTC
Flux: 67 A-Index 12 K-Index 1
Actv:No space wx storms observed.
Fcst:No space wx storms expected.