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When I became active as a radio amateur in the early 1980s, the “No Code License” debate was already in full swing. There were strong opinions on both sides of the issue. I remember many a hot debate at our local amatuer radio club centered on whether or not removing the Morse requirement would destroy…

For those QRP enthusiasts out there. This is the LNR FX-4a.40M: 7.000.00 to 7.300.00 MHz20M: 14.000.00 to 14.350.00 MHz30M: 9.999.99 to 10.155.00 MHz17M: 18.068 to 18.168.00 MHzRetail: $395.00

China Amateur Satellite Group CAMSAT successfully deployed 9 new amateur radio satellites on September 19th. First users reports are encouraging.

Looking for some tools to help you catch a rare one? Here are three.  

Few things in the hobby are more exciting than talking to the world with an HT. D-STAR, DMR, IRLP and Echolink have made this possible via internet connectivity but you can also do it directly, via satellite.Working the heavens is easier than you might think. Here is a great reourse to get you started.Work-Sat.com –…

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…