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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!
Children Hail Others from Faraway Lands:
Father-Son Amateur Radio Buffs Ready to Help in an Emergency:
Power Grids In Peril from Geomagnetic Storms:
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-990 - WoW!
AB5N - Icom HM-151 - IC-7000 mic. modification - Excellent Experience
Yaesu FT-857 - all flavors - Solid worker
Astron SS-30M - Rugged Service !
Kenwood TM-271A - Very solid LMR look and feel
 
Classifieds View More Classifieds!
Jan 7  te systems vhf amp KE4AMQ
Jan 7  2400mhz Synthesized RF/Sweep Generator; Wayne-Kerr KC0FVV
Jan 6  FS: Navigator by US Interface K2WO
Jan 6  WTB: Azden Mic for PCS-7500/PCS-7000 KB3HSY
Jan 6  WTB: YAESU CD-15/A Desktop Charger W3IF
 
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?
[1466 votes since 2008-12-29]
  12 or younger
  13-18
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Spots View More DX Spots!
1037   24895.0    CN8SG  
1037   18135.0    ZD8UW   wrkd up 5
1037   21256.0    1B1AB   mny txs
1037   7070.0    9A2009PO  
1040   14085.0    TA4A   RTTY
1037   18125.0    LZ09BR  
1038   24957.0    4X4FR  
1037   7032.0    G3CWI/P   sota g/np-032
1037   14275.0    LA1CI   Olge Ringvassoy Island
1037   10105.1    E44M   up3 tnx
 
 
Spotlight N6PSE in Ephesus Turkey
N6PSE in Ephesus Turkey I recently had the pleasure of visiting and operating from Turkey. What a beautiful country! Paul N6PSE

 
Ask the Experts (Elmers forum)! View More Questions
Are you an expert? The following are unanswered questions...
tm-710a + magellan 330
Satellite ISS Packet
Packet - ISS
Looking for info: EICO DX-718
Alinco DJ-V17
 
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 ModsAndRepairs Forum:
TS 480 Tx mod.
Icom Microphone Amp Circuit
Cubic/Swan astro repair
TS-830S
ICOM746 PRO Display light
Persistant High SWR Problem
 
Ham Radio Links View More Links!
Last 5 Rated Avg. Rating
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 HP1AVS
HP1AVS OP. VICTOR SIERRA, CALL SIGN HP1AVS, FIRST LICENSED IN 1977, MEMBER OF RADIO CLUB DE PANAMA, PANAMA CANAL AMATEUR RADIO ASSOCIATION ( PCARA ), MEMBER #635 OF PODX's 070 AND THE ARRL. FROM 27 - FEB - 2002, IS TRANSMITTING MY BEACON IN BAND OF 17 METERS, HP1AVS/B IN 18.095.0 MHz WITH A DIPOLE IN INVESTED " V " AND SINGLE 2.5 WATTS. THE REPORTS OF MY BEACON ARE RECEIVED BY hp1rcp@hotmail.com MAIN ACTIVITY IS BPSK31 IN 17 METERS AND 40 METERS. MY HOMEPAGE IS: www.qsl.net/hp1avs or www.radioclubdepanama.org TK's and 73's GOOD DX's HP1AVS

 
Propagation More info

Issued 2009 Jan 07 0901 UTC
Flux: 69 A-Index 4 K-Index 2
Actv:No space wx storms observed.
Fcst:No space wx storms expected.