Here’s proof that hams can figure out a way to use just about anything to get on the air. It’s not the most durable of antennae, but in a pinch, this accidental invention can work well. Want to know how and why it works? Here’s the answer.
But not totally. I have the Amtrak frequencies programmed into my HT and listen whenever I’m on a train. Check out this February 3, 2015 video, shot at Salisbury, NB, Canada.
Once upon a time, we built Heathkits and Knightkits and got our resistors, capacitors and solder from places like Allied, Radio Shack and Lafayette Radio Electronics. Allied has had a renaissance as a mail order parts retailer, but brick and mortar stores are fading into the sunset. Elecraft remains the…
From our radio 101 guru Carl Oliver.
A great article from P2T2 Solutions. “When talking to preppers and emergency preparedness most folks understand that communication is a must during any emergency. Despite the fact that they will agree this is a must, very few have a solid communication plan in place beyond having a midland radio that…
Necessity truly is the mother of invention. Now that paper licences are an endangered species, one entrepreneur has a solution. “FCC License information on the front along with a handy little pocket reference on the back.”
Via ARRL.org Attendance at the ARRL’s on-the-air Centennial celebration in 2014 was through the roof! Approximately 3.5 million contacts were recorded for W1AW portable operations and the Centennial Points Challenge during the Centennial QSO Party last year.
From the American Radio Relay League – Editor: Rick Lindquist, WW1ME ARES, SKYWARN Volunteers Go On Alert for Massive East Coast Winter Storm FCC “Paperless” Amateur Radio License Policy Goes into Effect on February 17 ARRL Board Names Award Recipients New Legislative Issues Advocacy Fund Gets Initial Boost from Hudson…
The ARRL reports that, “Starting February 17, the FCC no longer will routinely issue paper license documents to Amateur Radio applicants and licensees. The Commission has maintained for some time now that the official Amateur Radio license authorization is the electronic record that exists in its Universal Licensing System (ULS),…
By Scott Westerman Listen to an audio version of this message. “How many times in your life,”my friend, Brian Willis, asks, “has someone told you that you can’t do something?” Today I want to expand on Brian’s recent blog post about “The True Meaning of ‘I Can’t’“. And he shares this nugget…