Congratulations to our Rocky Mountain Ham Radio compadres on being named “Club of the Year” by the Dayton Hamvention. Proud a founding member. See you in Ohio next in May!
A really good piece on participating in the American Radio Relay League’s NPOTA. Not only is NPTOA good practice for an emergency, it also has value for any portable operation or chasing DX. Tips for NPOTA Chasers and Activators
The power for ferrite beads!
Here’s A great article on QRP and how you don’t need a blow torch to light a candle.
Surfers call it shooting the curl, you hit the wave just right and can ride the wild surf through a tube of churning blue water. When conditions are right, even a weak VHF/UHF signal can shoot the curl and pop out hundreds of miles from where it started. This is…
It’s eventually every radio amateur’s dream, to visit the World Headquarters of the American Radio Relay League. I found myself among the towers, beams and dipoles in Newington to congratulate Michigan State University alumnus, Dave Sumner, K1ZZ, who has served the League for nearly 4 decades. On April 19, he…
Hear an audio version of this message. Our good friend and colleague Tim Shy has died after a courageous battle with brain cancer. Nobody knows for sure where it came from. There was no genetic history in his family. But we know from personal experience that the monster is often indiscriminate…
By Scott Westerman If you want to be thankful for what you have, immerse yourself in an culture where it doesn’t exist. That’s what is at the front of my mind as a decompress from 12 days in Cuba. I am thankful for clean tap water, hot water, soap, elevators,…
Amateur radio attracts a huge cadre of enthusiasts. And with licensing at an all time high, it’s inevitable that you’ll run into an occasional knucklehead. My own initial encounter with one of these unique individuals came early in my ham career. I was struggling through my first contest experience and was…
For those without a D-STAR repeater in the neighborhood, the Raspberry Pi is a highly serviceable solution. With a number of SD Card images available and the ease of interface to the ubiquitous DVAP Dongle, talking digital is a breeze. Now comes the Raspberry Pi Zero, a $5.00 iteration that’s…