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A thorough review of the Baofeng BF-F8HP
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2MbUXD4ECmsFeature rich. Inexpensive. And pretty good.
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Building your morse confidence
One of the wonderful ironies of our hobby is how everything old can be new again. I was licensed back when morse code proficiency was a requirement. I learned enough to copy the WPM needed for my ticket, but never developed that confident combination of fist and ears to inculcate old fashioned Continuous Wave (CW)…
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100 Watts and a Wire
Every now and then, there is a development that helps change our hobby for the better. 100 Watts and a Wire is precisely that. The concept began as a podcast and has used the synergy of social media to create a community.Check out the show and visit the Facebook Page. Whether you’re a newbie or…
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156 Years Ago Today: The Carrington Event
Today is the anniversary of an historic solar storm, the Carrington EventOn Sept. 2, 1859, a CME struck Earth’s magnetic field with such power that telegraph stations caught fire and people in Cuba read their morning newspapers by the red light of the aurora borealis.If a similar storm struck our planet today, it might cause…
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The ARRL VHF Conference Beckons
The ARRL September VHF Contest gets underway on September 12 at 1800 UTC and wraps up on September 14 at 0259 UTC. This operating event provides a chance for radio amateurs at all levels to experience contesting on the most popular VHF and UHF bands, as well as on those less-frequented frequencies above 450 MHz.…
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MUF Predictor – The Latest Maximum Usable Frequency
MUF helps hams decide which frequencies are best for long distance communications. The folks at Prolab provide this continuously updated shot of both MUF and the vaunted “Grey Line”. As the Gray Line, or Terminator as it’s sometimes called, pass over an area, skywave propagation is likely to be at it’s best. Check back here…