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Articles View More Articles!
Why is this Band So Magic?
G0KSC describes his operating experiences on 6-meters.
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?
 
News View More Ham News!
Kids Get to Ham It Up a Bit:
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!
Yaesu FT-857 - all flavors - 2nd Review
Yaesu FT-2000 (PEP-2000 enhanced version). AKA Mark 2 - Amazing...
Buxcomm Windom 80-6 meters - Great!!
BUXCOMM 80-6 Windom - Great!
Yaesu FT-857 - all flavors - Great Transceiver!
 
Classifieds View More Classifieds!
Jan 6  Kenwood TM-2570A TI2TL
Jan 6  AEA PK232MBX WB4PGF
Jan 6  LDG z100 Automatic Antenna Tuner AB6WM
Jan 6  Need: Yaesu G1000 Rotor Control Box W6NV
Jan 6  MFJ-259B N4NOO
 
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?
[1453 votes since 2008-12-29]
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  61 or older
 
Spots View More DX Spots!
0400   3505.0    KP3Z   Not KP4Z. Op. Felipe
0400   3505.0    V26MN   qsx 3506.2
0400   1832.5    RU6FZ   cqdx
0400   1831.0    RA4LW   S7 in Miami. QSB but still
0359   3790.0    I5REA   CqDx Ric
0359   7002.2    KP4Z   QSL via WC4E
0357   7007.7    W5TZC  
0356   3500.9    ZS1JX   Peter from South Africa. 73
0356   7022.8    4L6QC  
0355   1831.0    AA7JV   hrd in qso
 
  
Spotlight NP3JG/W2
NP3JG/W2 This is my son Gabriel (2 year old) scanning the bands for me. He loves to play with the VFO. From Long Island, NY NP3JG/W2

 
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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
Hot topics in ComputersAndSoftware Forum:
totally removing windows and installing DOS
PSK 31 on a Mac
usb to serial adapter
Confused re: Icom 746pro link to PC
EZNEC vs EZNEC ARRL
Question about AC Log
 
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
Landon J. (Jack) Brewer, Jr. (W5DQ)
ed westmoreland (N4JPT)
Wilbur Christensen (N8WC)
Linda G. Walworth (KE5TF)
bob golder (W1WYZ)
 
Shack Showcase N8IWK's shack on a desk
N8IWK's shack on a desk HF, all band all mode QRP, mobile all band all mode a dedicated 2 meter rig and several HT's all on one desk. Antennas are all stealth to comply with homeowners association restrictions.

 
Propagation More info

Issued 2009 Jan 07 0306 UTC
Flux: 69 A-Index 4 K-Index 0
Actv:No space wx storms observed.
Fcst:No space wx storms expected.
 

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