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Dec 8, 20211 min read
Transmissions Set to Mark Transatlantic Test Success
A replica 1BCG transmitter will operate as W2AN/1BCG on ±1.820 MHz on CW, from The Vintage Radio and Communications Museum of...
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Dec 8, 20211 min read
Ham Radio University Going Virtual Again
With COVID-19 uncertainties precluding an in-person gathering for a second year, the 23rd annual Ham Radio University (HRU) educational...
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Dec 8, 20212 min read
Making contact with the past: Operating radios on USS North Carolina
The attack on Pearl Harbor in 1941 was brought to people across the U.S. through radio airwaves, which was the most common form of...
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Dec 7, 20212 min read
WSJT-X Development Group Partner Bill Somerville, G4WJS, SK
A key member of the WSJT-X development group — where FT8 and other cutting-edge digital amateur radio technology has originated — has...
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Dec 7, 20211 min read
Baluns VS Antennas : What's best for What?
Wahhab, YI3WHR, is researching some Baluns and is having trouble deciphering what the baluns strengths and capabilities are in comparison...
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Dec 6, 20211 min read
Intrepid-DX Group Announces Youth “Dream Rig” Essay Contest Winners
On December 1, Intrepid-DX Group President Paul Ewing, N6PSE, announced the prize recipients of the second annual Youth “Dream Rig” Essay...
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Dec 6, 20211 min read
HR5/F2JD - Honduras
Op: F2JD Bands: HF Modes: CW, SSB & Digital Qsl Info: Qsl via F6AJA Start Date - End Date: Dec 08 - Dec 31, 2021 Webpage:...
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Dec 4, 20212 min read
Two 160-Meter Events in December Give Nod to 1921 Transatlantic Tests
160-meter operators can revel in two opportunities in December that promise to fill the airwaves with activity to test skills and...
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Dec 4, 20211 min read
Retro QRP Widowmaker
An "Off the Line" Retro-QRP Transmitter on the air. Published back in the bad old days, this transmitter got a few hams on the air with...
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Dec 4, 20211 min read
Daily Sun (Saturday): 04 Dec 21
These sunspots have uncomplicated, stable magnetic fields that pose little threat for flares. Source: https://www.spaceweather.com/
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Dec 3, 20211 min read
Ward Silver, N0AX, and Frank Donovan, W3LPL, Win the November 2021 QST Cover Plaque Award
The winning article for the November 2021 QST Cover Plaque award is “The Beverage Antenna, 100 Years Later,” by Ward Silver, N0AX, and...
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Dec 2, 20211 min read
160m Short Vertical Loft Antenna
This is a very small vertical 160m antenna that fits in the loft of even my small house. It was built as a way of getting a signal out on...
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Dec 1, 20211 min read
5Z4/HB9DSP - Kenya
Op: HB9DSP Bands: 10M, 15M & 20M Modes: SSB & FT8 Qsl Info: Qsl via HB9DSP (Direct or Bureau) or LoTW Start Date - End Date: Dec 02 -...
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