wanted to see if a “common person” (in his words) could build an effective vertical ham radio antenna. If you...
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Ideally, if you are going to transmit, you want a properly-tuned resonant antenna. But, sometimes, it isn’t practical. knew about...
As far as hobbies go, ham radio tends to be on the more expensive side. A dual-band mobile radio can...
If you want to deliver the maximum power to a load — say from a transmitter to an antenna —...
If you are involved in any sort of radio transmission, you probably have at least heard of SWR or standing...
The Hackaday comments section is generally a lively place. At its best, it’s an endless wellspring of the combined engineering...
There’s a joke in the world of radio that all you need for a HF antenna is a piece of...
The United States and a few other countries have an astounding array of homeowners’ associations (HOAs), local organizations that exert...
There’s an old saying in the amateur radio community that when it comes to antennas all you need is a...
It is one of Murphy’s laws, we think, that you can’t get great things when you need them. Back in...
Release Date: July 6, 2024 Here is a summary of the news trending This Week in Amateur Radio. This week's...
This is a 1-hour version of the weekly podcast for This Week in Amateur Radio. For the full version please...
ARRL The National Association for Amateur Radio® has a new product to help radio amateurs get active and on the...
Stay in the amateur radio hobby long enough and you might end up with quite a collection of antennas. With...
Helicopters are perhaps at their coolest when they’re being used as flying cranes — from a long dangling cable, they...
Most hams can tell you that it’s possible to get a nasty RF burn if you accidentally touch an antenna...
Ohio NVIS Day takes place April 27th from 10:00 AM to 4:00 PM Eastern. The purpose of NVIS day is to...
Release Date: February 17, 2024 Here is a summary of the news trending This Week in Amateur Radio. This week's...
This is a 1 hour version of the weekly podcast for This Week in Amateur Radio. For the full version...
Generally, the biggest problem a new ham radio operator will come across when starting out on the high frequency (HF)...
When you think of satellite communications, you probably think of a dish. But that’s not the only option —...
The saga of the KNYO(LP) Ft. Bragg antenna continues with some unforeseen challenges and the support of the local community....
The presentation Aimed at newcomers to amateur radio, this presentation will be an entry-level talk which will touch on antennas...
When you think of directional ham radio antennas, you probably think of a Yagi, cubical quad, or a log-periodic antenna....
A newly licensed amateur radio operator’s first foray into radios is likely to be a VHF or UHF radio with...
