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Articles View More Articles!
The New Car and the Antenna Problem
Does that porcupine look ultimately hurt your vehicle's value?
Poor Positions
K0BG provides guidance on safe mobile installations.
An Affordable Hobby In An Age Of Expense
KB2DHG shows you how inexpensive Ham Radio can be.
How to Succeed At QSL'ing 'Without Really Trying'
An "eHam Classic" by W3WN
Building My Own Stealth Antenna
KG7MCH shows you how to get on the air without being noticed.
A Ham Radio Operator's Night Before Christmas
Merry Christmas to All!
Don't Ship Glass Tubes via FedEx
K3TLP shares his horror story.
Yaesu FT-7800 Install
KD7DYV shows you how to do a late model mobile installation.
Abandoned Antennas and Radio Sites
What would you scavenge?
Two Groups Open 'Dialogue' On Ham Radio Antenna Bans
KI4PMG provides an update on what HFA has been up to.
 
News View More Ham News!
W1AW Winter Operating Schedule:
ACMA Publishes Revisions to the Radiofrequency Spectrum Plan:
Son Charged in K4QE's Death has First Court Appearance:
Charles Camillo, W9ISV (SK):
South Pole Operation -- KC4AAA:
ARNewsline Report 1638 -- Jan 2 09:
Ham Radio Boy:
Propagation Forecast Bulletin #01 de K7RA:
Walter Farley, K4QE Killed in Home Invasion:
Radio Day Puts Kids On the Air:
KN4LF Propagation Forecast #2009-01:
Radio Operators Help Replace Antenna Damaged in Ice Storms:
ID Theft and Police Scanners:
DX News -- ARRL DX Bulletin #29:
BARC Presents Local Teen, (AC0MX) with Prestigious Award:
Amateur Radio Operator, (W3HXH) Licensed for 70 Years:
These Amateurs Act Like Pros When an Emergency Calls:
Wireless Rules the Waves:
Ham Radio Club to Hold 'Kids Day':
HamFeed: The New Ham Repeater on Twitter:
Wireless Institute Civil Emergency Network (WICEN) Does It Again:
Hams Provide Communications as 911 Service Goes Offline in Oregon:
Health Center Purchases Ham Radios for Emergency Communications:
Ann Arbor Hands-On Museum Selected for Radio Contact with ISS:
Rewind -- The Russian Woodpecker:
Santa Patrol Helping Police:
Gus Kovats, W6RSI (SK):
Children are Invited to Get 'Radio Active' with Hams:
Magnetic Field Hole Could Cripple Communications:
Restrictive Zoning Ordinance Proposed as Court Date in CA Ant. Case Nears:
Radio Tower Appeal Rejected:
CQtube.com Re-Launch After Server Hack:
Pike Students Get Hands-On With Ham Radios:
Storm Spotters Play Major Role in Weather Warnings:
Samuel J Semel, W2SHE (SK):
Secret to Man's Longevity: Turnips Greens, Exercise (Ham Radio):
Amateur Radio Receives Flag From Iraq:
Kenilworth Amateur Radio Ham Honored:
Penn Township Man (W3YNI) Can Keep 53-Foot Ham Radio Tower:
FCC Calls Amateur Radio Service for Assistance with Digital TV Conversion:
Fifth-Grader Earns Ham Radio License:
CHU Canada to QSY on January 1:
House Probe of FCC Finds 'Egregious Abuses of Power':
 
Product Reviews View More Reviews!
Begali Spark - Excellent feel
The Heathkit Shop AC-4R Drake Power Supply Upgrade - Outstanding Service
Yaesu FT-2000 (PEP-2000 enhanced version). AKA Mark 2 - Nice up-grade
Turbo Tuner - Works fine, all the time!
Yaesu FT-2000 (PEP-2000 enhanced version). AKA Mark 2 - no loss in power
 
Classifieds View More Classifieds!
Jan 5  Kenwood TH-D7A(G) plus extras KE4CTX
Jan 5  TenTec Omni-VI opt 3 WB8BCO
Jan 5  Kenwood TH22AT KD5UGS
Jan 5  FOR SALE: BIRD ELEMENTS "B" N6CW
Jan 5  Wanted: GEM Quad or Speaders N3BJ
 
Calendar View More Calendar Events!
First 5 Upcoming Events  Location Start Date
Cowtown Hamfest In Fort Worth Fort Worth, TX 01/09/09
NI6IW - USS MIDWAY San Diego, CA 01/10/09
Tech, General and Extra classes Woodridge, IL 01/10/09
Ham Radio University Bethpage, NY 01/11/09
Amateur and commercial exams San Pedro, CA 01/11/09
 
Survey View Results & Other Surveys!
How old were you when you became a ham?
[1334 votes since 2008-12-29]
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  61 or older
 
Spots View More DX Spots!
0140   3796.0    ZD8UW   57 Simplex Tnx
0138   1833.5    EA1NE  
0139   7077.0    LY1000W   tnx
0139   3796.0    ZD8UW  
0139   7002.0    HB0/DL2OBO   599+20dB tnx qso hny gl
0138   10112.0    E44M   Not a peep from E44M in WWA
0137   3799.0    CT2GSN   CQCQDX
0136   7050.5    LU2FCB   in QSO w/ VU2GIP
0136   7002.1    HB0/DL2OBO  
0136   3796.0    ZD8DW   Tnx for contact and
 
 
Spotlight AD7GM
AD7GM This is my first station - Icom IC-718, MFJ-949E tuner, Icom speaker, K-3 keyer. Antenna is Hy-Gain AV-18VS with MFJ-1904 ground mount. Picture taken when I was checking in on the Noontime Net, June 10, 2006.

 
Ask the Experts (Elmers forum)! View More Questions
Are you an expert? The following are recently posted questions...
Gates gel Cells (1)
K9FD loop for receiving (1)
RE: Replacements for the Ladder loc insulator (3)
RE: What ya using? (7)
RE: Researching original callsign holder (6)
 
Strays Add a Stray!
Have old, beautiful but unfortunately non-functioning Astatic desk mike.. Would like to re-wire it for a piezo element.. any suggestions out there ? Stawest@earthlink.net
W2QOV
 
Speakout View More Topics
Your Amateur Radio Wishes/Goals for 2009:
A contributor asks, "What would you like to see happen with Ham Radio in 2009? What are your personal goals?"
 
Forums View All Forums
Recent topics in hamfests Forum:
Charleston, SC Hamfest & SC State Convention 7
Richmond, VA Frostfest?
2008 Tampa Bay Hamfest
2009 Dayton Hamvention
A little video of JarsFest - 2008
Fort Wayne hamfest.
 
Ham Radio Links View More Links!
Last 5 Rated Avg. Rating
Radio Shack catalogs archive. A blast from the past 4.0
C91BWW-C98BWW Mozambique Amateur Radio Station 2.0
G3SEK's VHF/UHF Long Yagi Workshop 3.6
AM Window 4.1
Announced DX Operations 3.7

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Friends Remembered View More
Linda G. Walworth (KE5TF)
bob golder (W1WYZ)
Jon Walter Okenica (KC2KUW)
Hubert Perry (W5ZIN)
Dick Freeling (W5TIZ)
 
Shack Showcase G6RHV Cluttered !!
G6RHV Cluttered !! My shack crammed full of rally (hamfest) bargains. I mainly collect and use ex-mil/marine/commercial equipment. Not much stuff under 20yrs old - that way I can hopefully maintain it myself. No DSP or bandscopes here !! G6RHV

 
Propagation More info

Issued 2009 Jan 06 0001 UTC
Flux: 69 A-Index 5 K-Index 2
Actv:No space wx storms observed.
Fcst:No space wx storms expected.