• WSJT-X 2.6.0 New version available to download

    Updated: 2023-01-31 15:49:35
    WSJT-X 2.6.0 has been officially released and implements new features supporting the ARRL International Digital Contest and several new improvements.

  • Top Amateur Radio Websites - Issue 2305

    Updated: 2023-01-31 15:49:35
    What is Horn Antenna, Award Secretary, The Wanted Alive, TL8AA TL8ZZ DX Pedition, BUREAU_ALL_QRZ_COM for Logger32, T33T Log Online, Connecticut CW Club,

  • Top Amateur Radio Websites - Issue 2304

    Updated: 2023-01-31 15:49:35
    Telescoping PVC mast, Morse CW, HAM Radio DIY Projects by DL8ABH, CTR2-Mini Radio Controller, It's Ham Radio, W5BCS Bryan Amateur Radio Club, Arkansas Diamond Amateur Radio Club, The United States Awards Net, N4POW Powhatan Area Radio Club, W9ZL Fox Cities Amateur Radio Club,

  • Top Amateur Radio Websites - Issue 2303

    Updated: 2023-01-31 15:49:35
    1:49 unun for end fed half wave antennas, Understanding computer-generated RFI, Unpredictable Aspects of 160 meter Propagation, Current Space Weather Parameters, Robust PACKET at SigIDWiki, Kenwood TS-590 Driver, HamAward, 5V7RU Log Online,

  • Q900 Version 3 - ALL BAND ALL MODE HF/VHF/UHF TRANSCEIVER

    Updated: 2023-01-31 15:49:35
    The Q900 SDR is a compact and versatile all band, all mode transceiver, designed for amateur radio use. It covers a wide range of frequencies from 160 meters to 70 centimeters, and supports multiple modes of operation such as SSB, CW, AM, FM, and digital. It has a compact design and intuitive interface

  • 3Y0J Bouvet DXpedition Web Site

    Updated: 2023-01-31 15:49:35
    DX Resources/DX Peditions/2023 DXpeditionsDX Pedition to the Bouvet Island official web site featuring all latest news and updates from the most remote uninhabited place on Earth

  • NIST studies first-responder communications needs

    Updated: 2023-01-31 14:11:44
    This article was published by NIST yesterday. I think that if amateur radio wants to remain relevant in emergency communications, someone needs to be reading these kinds of reports.  Based on this survey, NIST produced 14 different reports. Here’s a quote from one of them, Voice of First Responders – Identifying Public Safety Communications Problems: Findings […] The post NIST studies first-responder communications needs appeared first on KB6NU's Ham Radio Blog.

  • 3Y0J Bouvet – They Have Arrived!

    Updated: 2023-01-30 22:26:45
    3Y0J Bouvet - They Have arrived! From their Facebook Page today: 3Y0J Bouvet Island 2023 Update: "3Y0J Team Co-Leader Ken LA7GIA reports, “We are at Bouvet" The post 3Y0J Bouvet – They Have Arrived! first appeared on N0UN.net.

  • 7P8WW Lesotho

    Updated: 2023-01-30 14:00:44
    DX Resources/DX Peditions/2023 DXpeditionsLesotho DX Pedition January 26 - February 4, 2023

  • CubeSats and FUNcube

    Updated: 2023-01-30 14:00:43
    Operating Modes/Satellites/CubeSatsRSGB page dedicated to CubeSats and FunCube satellites used by radioamateurs

  • ICQ Podcast Episode 395 – Workshop Experiments

    Updated: 2023-01-30 04:36:40
    In this episode, I join Martin Butler M1MRB, Edmund Spicer M0MNG and Ed Durrant DD5LP to discuss the latest amateur / ham radio news. In this episode, we discuss: Internal Heating Element Makes These PCBS Self-Soldering Amateur Satellite FalconSAT-3 Nears Reentry DX-Unlimited, Arnie Coro, CO2KK — SK Grid Hunters who Use Satellites Risk Losing an Important Resource […] The post ICQ Podcast Episode 395 – Workshop Experiments appeared first on KB6NU's Ham Radio Blog.

  • CubeSatKit.com

    Updated: 2023-01-29 14:25:53
    Operating Modes/Satellites/CubeSatsThis website provides kits, parts, and resources for building and launching CubeSats for amateur radio use.

  • CubeSat.org

    Updated: 2023-01-29 14:25:53
    Operating Modes/Satellites/CubeSatsThis website provides information and resources for CubeSat developers, including a directory of CubeSat projects and a forum for discussing CubeSat-related topics. The CubeSat standard facilitates frequent and affordable access to space with launch opportunities available on most launch vehicles.

  • The CubeSat Simulator

    Updated: 2023-01-29 14:25:52
    Operating Modes/Satellites/CubeSatsThis website provides a free, web-based CubeSat simulation tool for testing and evaluating CubeSat designs.

  • CubesatShop

    Updated: 2023-01-29 14:25:52
    Shopping and Services/MicrowaveThis is a website that sells CubeSat components and kits, including solar panels, batteries, and radios.

  • CubeSat 101

    Updated: 2023-01-29 14:25:51
    Operating Modes/Satellites/CubeSatsA free PDF from NASA about cubesat. Basic Concepts and Processes for First-Time CubeSat Developers. A great introduction document dedicated to Cubseat developers.

  • The CubeSat Database

    Updated: 2023-01-29 14:25:51
    Operating Modes/Satellites/CubeSatsA website that provides information about CubeSats, including the CubeSats' mission, frequencies, and status.

  • Scout Activities - Amateur radio

    Updated: 2023-01-28 12:23:45
    Ham Radio/Clubs/ScoutingRadio Scouting at the Scout Association England UK. What to expect and What you will learn, Fun facts, Handy hints

  • TIL: Michigan issued the first ham license plates

    Updated: 2023-01-28 03:23:16
    On Twitter, one of the accounts I follow is Michigan’sPast. His tweets are always interesting, and I’ve learned a lot. One of his recent tweets included this photo of the display of Michigan license plates at the R. E. Olds Museum in Lansing, Michigan: What jumped out at me was the W8AHV license plate in […] The post TIL: Michigan issued the first ham license plates appeared first on KB6NU's Ham Radio Blog.

  • Archive for Amateur Radio Grows to 51,000 Items

    Updated: 2023-01-26 18:21:37
    From the Internet Archive blog…. Internet Archive’s Digital Library of Amateur Radio & Communications is quickly growing to become an important archive of radio’s past and present. The collection has blossomed to well over 51,000 items related to ham radio, shortwave listening, scanners, and related communications. The newest additions include books, journals and magazines, newsletters, […] The post Archive for Amateur Radio Grows to 51,000 Items appeared first on KB6NU's Ham Radio Blog.

  • Coming up this weekend

    Updated: 2023-01-25 21:15:00
    Pages Home Portable QRP Ops Morse Code Operating Mixed Media NJQRP Skeeter Hunt Suppliers Wednesday , January 25, 2023 Coming up this weekend CQ 160 Meter Contest https : www.contestcalendar.com contestdetails.php ref=232 Winter Field Day https : www.contestcalendar.com weeklycont.php 14254 UBA Belgium DX Contest SSB https : www.contestcalendar.com weeklycont.php 14250 REF France DX Contest CW https : www.contestcalendar.com weeklycont.php 14249 BARTG RTTY Sprint https : www.contestcalendar.com weeklycont.php 14239 There does not appear to be any State QSO Parties until February . Have fun It seems that Winter Field Day is becoming more popular with every passing year . Thanks , but no thanks for W2LJ . Winter is my least favorite season and I have no desire to sit outside somewhere in the

  • Admittedly, I am a dinosaur.

    Updated: 2023-01-24 19:01:00
    , . Pages Home Portable QRP Ops Morse Code Operating Mixed Media NJQRP Skeeter Hunt Suppliers Tuesday , January 24, 2023 Admittedly , I am a dinosaur . While strolling through Facebook today , I came across a posting on the POTA page about getting started in POTA . CW I whole heartedly agree with Bob , more CW ops are needed on POTA . So I clicked on the pdf and this was the opening : paragraph CW POTA HUNTING CW CONTESTING WITH MINIMAL OR NO KNOWLEDGE OF MORSE CODE by Bob Lewis N8GU Undoubtedly , CW purist operators would probably think that using devices to decode and send Morse Code as being heresy . We use devices to decode digital modes like FT8, RTTY , PSK31, etc . Why not use devices to decode and send CW I look upon these devices as being the entry point into the fun world of CW

  • From my reading list: The inner beauty of electronics

    Updated: 2023-01-23 13:00:19
    Safari, the web browser that I use most often, has a feature called the “reading list.” It’s like a bookmark, but much more temporary. The list is meant to be a parking lot for sites that you want to read, but not read over and over. Once you’ve read it, you’re supposed to delete the […] The post From my reading list: The inner beauty of electronics appeared first on KB6NU's Ham Radio Blog.

  • Amateur radio in the news: Morse Code edition

    Updated: 2023-01-22 15:17:08
    Oddly enough, Morse Code has been in the news lately. Here are three articles that I’ve run across recently……Dan This article appear in the  January/February 2023 issue of Smithsonian. Looking to Ditch Twitter? Morse Code is Back For almost 20 years, Steve Galchutt, a retired graphic designer, has trekked up Colorado mountains accompanied by his pack […] The post Amateur radio in the news: Morse Code edition appeared first on KB6NU's Ham Radio Blog.

  • The Off-Center-Fed Dipole (OCFD)

    Updated: 2023-01-18 16:03:15
    The off-center-fed dipole is a versatile multiband HF antenna when properly fed. Understanding how it works can pay dividends. Here is what you need to know.

  • Coming soon to a frequency near you!

    Updated: 2023-01-18 14:34:00
    Pages Home Portable QRP Ops Morse Code Operating Mixed Media NJQRP Skeeter Hunt Suppliers Wednesday , January 18, 2023 Coming soon to a frequency near you Saturday , February 4th will be the kick off to the 2023 Outdoor QRP Contest Season with the Arizona SQRPions FYBO Freeze Your Butt Off . contest This is always a fun event , and in New Jersey at least , it's impossible to know much in advance if we'll actually freeze our buns off . Some years have been brutally cold , some years have had Spring like temperatures . Whatever the temp , it's always fun and if I set up outdoors , it may be with the . magloop So far this Winter , we've been having relatively mild temperatures with only one memorable cold snap to speak of . Any snow that's fallen in the Garden State has been in the extreme

  • Amateur radio videos: amateur radio in Montana, dealing with noise, update on the IARU R1’s future of #hamradio program

    Updated: 2023-01-17 21:04:05
    Ham Radio in Montana This documentary has been praised by many in the amateur radio community. Here’s how Montana PBS describes the film: Join us as we investigate the culture of Montana Amateur Radio Operators, or “hams”, as they recount their admiration for the global Amateur Radio community.  This niche hobby has produced long-lasting friendships […] The post Amateur radio videos: amateur radio in Montana, dealing with noise, update on the IARU R1’s future of #hamradio program appeared first on KB6NU's Ham Radio Blog.

  • Is this a new thing?

    Updated: 2023-01-17 20:33:00
    Pages Home Portable QRP Ops Morse Code Operating Mixed Media NJQRP Skeeter Hunt Suppliers Tuesday , January 17, 2023 Is this a new thing A good friend of mine , John Wyatt W2VTV posted this on . Facebook He received a certificate from the ARRL for 25 years of membership . Have any of you out there gotten something like this from the ARRL Let's see I've been a member sine 1979 that's 43 years . nbsp I've been a VE Examiner since 1994 that's 28 years . I became a Life Member as N2ELW back in the 80s and received the associated plaque . When I changed my call to W2LJ in 2000, I had to pay for a new one . nbsp I guess being a Life Member they figure they've lost money on me over they years so no certificates marking the milestone years . Oh well , they would have looked nice on the shack .

  • Better late than never

    Updated: 2023-01-13 14:06:00
    Pages Home Portable QRP Ops Morse Code Operating Mixed Media NJQRP Skeeter Hunt Suppliers Friday , January 13, 2023 Better late than never News of this article has been around on social media for the past few weeks . I do realize however , there are some Hams who disdain that platform and might not be aware of this article which appeared in a recent edition of the Smithsonian Magazine . So I am posting a link here https : www.smithsonianmag.com innovation morse-code-back-looking-ditch-twitter-180981309 It's rare when our hobby and Morse Code , in particular gets mentioned anywhere outside of our own circle . I thought it fitting to make mention of it on this blog as that's what it is devoted to , and it's nice to see our passion get some . recognition 72 de Larry W2LJ QRP When you care to

  • Amateur radio in the news: Club celebrates 40th anniversary, QSL? Roger Roger

    Updated: 2023-01-07 01:17:15
    “What’s the frequency, Kenneth?”: Watertown Amateur Radio Club celebrates 40th anniversary WATERTOWN, WI – The Watertown Amateur Radio Club is putting out the call for new members. Founded in 1982 with members from Watertown and the surrounding communities, the group of radio enthusiasts enjoy communication using shortwave radios for purposes of non-commercial exchange of messages, […] The post Amateur radio in the news: Club celebrates 40th anniversary, QSL? Roger Roger appeared first on KB6NU's Ham Radio Blog.

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