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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!
Eton E5/Grundig G5 - Extremely Overpriced Toy Radio
Begali Sculpture - Fantastic!
Begali Magnetic Traveler Light - Excellent
Kenwood TS-570D(G) - Great features, great value, fixable Receiver
Icom IC-T7H - Great Dual Band HT
 
Classifieds View More Classifieds!
Jan 5  FT-920 or FT-990 KC2OYZ
Jan 5  WTB/Swap for FT-920 or 990 KC2OYZ
Jan 5  WTB: HEX-PAC Beam Portable (by Traffie) KA1LKA
Jan 5  Yaesu Ft-1802M 2-Meter transceiver W5IB
Jan 5  FS: Wilson TT-45 tubular tower package KB9SI
 
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?
[1351 votes since 2008-12-29]
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Spots View More DX Spots!
0635   145500.0    UA6EM   test rk6ewx cluster
0633   18144.0    TI2JJP  
0633   7084.0    UE1QSK   rda VO-25 via UA1RJ
0632   14023.0    OH8US   Matti ULKKIL A
0632   7004.0    EA6NB   cq 55 in W6
0630   7084.0    UE1QSK   rda VO-25 via UA1RJ
0628   14022.9    RU9CZ  
0628   145990.0    N5UXT   ISS/R TNX for the QSO !
0628   21315.0    E44M   TNX
0628   3796.0    ZD8UW   QSX 3788.00 Freq
 
 
Spotlight KB7YOU and Tori
KB7YOU and Tori 19 month old Tori practices sending her name in Morse code. She loves playing with the radios and likes to say "Hi" to the local hams on 2 meters. Her dad hopes she will be a ham some day.

 
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Strays Add a Stray!
Cable connections and Antenna parts being off I know can create an erratic SWR with Trap Vertical and other Antennas. What might be any possible other causes? Weather? NN4P Brian Jett nn4p@arrl.net
NN4P
 
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 Clubs Forum:
Is ARRL Life Membership Worth It?
A place to promote your club
Amateur Radio Clubs In Los Angeles Area
ARRl affiliation?? 503b??
Kid's Day how to????
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Ham Radio Links View More Links!
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C91BWW-C98BWW Mozambique Amateur Radio Station 2.0
G3SEK's VHF/UHF Long Yagi Workshop 3.6
AM Window 4.1
Courage HANDIHAM System 3.4
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 W4INS
W4INS This is the operating position of W4INS. The station consist of an Icom IC-756 PRO, Heil Goldline, and the antenna is the AWESOME Carolina Windom 80 @ 45 feet.

 
Propagation More info

Issued 2009 Jan 06 0306 UTC
Flux: 69 A-Index 5 K-Index 2
Actv:No space wx storms observed.
Fcst:No space wx storms expected.