Strays

KC9RNK
Rule number two about Ham radio purchases and the XYL.. When she asks "How Much"??? It was on sale! I saved money!

Product Reviews

RFinder B1
It's the support that makes it great.
Heil Ergonomic Hand Switch HS2
Extremely poorly designed
Xiegu X6100
It's mediocre..
eQSL
Problem fixed with applying for awards!
RCA VH226E Programmable Outdoor Antenna Rotator
Great budget rotator
ACOM-2100
Not Pleased but now pleased. Read on! UPDAT 1/1/24
Baojie BJ-218 ( 10 Watt version )
25W Version, it's tiny, quirky ... but oh so dirty
Leixen VV-898
Dependable tiny radio
Cushcraft AR-10 Ringo
Quality Control is beyond bad
Leixen VV-898
25W Version - Almost clean and senstive to boot
Elecraft KH1
Radio I Always Wanted

News

W1AW 2024 Winter Operating Schedule:
W1AW 2024 Winter Operating Schedule:
WINTERHEAT 2024:
"WINTERHEAT, now in its fifth year, stands as a month-long UHF/VHF simplex event crafted to empower amateur radio operators by offering a dedicated pl...
W2RS Memorial AMSAT CW Activity Day to be Held January 1st:
In March 2022, the AMSAT community lost one of our pioneers when Ray Soifer, W2RS, became a silent key. In addition to his numerous contributions to A...
Major X5-Class Solar Flare:
Mere hours after emerging over the sun's eastern limb on Dec. 31st, big sunspot AR3536 erupted, producing a major X5-class solar flare. This is the st...

Propagation

Issued 2024 Jan 02 2110 UTC
Flux: 142 A-Index:14.
K-Index:1
Actv: SW:minor 
Fcst: SW:moderate GM:G1 

NOAA Solar Activity
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Articles

Replacement of the Battery in Vacuum Tube Voltmeters (VTVM)
DL9BDM walks you through the process.
How Astronomy and Amateur Radio Blend Together
How to make the most out of your hobbies...
Help, I Need a Cheap HF Amplifier!
An "eHam Classic" by N8FVJ
Diamond X3200A versus Harvest X3200A
WB7USV compares these two antennas

Surveys

Q: Did you get anything ham radio related for Christmas/Holidays?

Responses: 127
Comments: 13
Answers:
1:Yes, my family surprised me
2:Yes, I bought it for myself
3:No, not really, but the git cards and cash will help me out!
4:No, nothing.
5:I don't "do" the gift thing
6:Other
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