(Tips added at the end of the article below on 10/26/2019) If you’re like me, you like to save some money. One place that I like to save is by constructing my own antennas. When I was looking to set up my base station at home, I looked through all kinds of designs, and ended […]
Review of the Zeny 853D – Solder and Hot Air Rework Station
Great Value/3-in-1 Solder Station First, a Safety Caution!! The included cable with my unit was wired incorrectly for North America, and could result in the unit being powered despite being turned off, or the fuse being blown. This could result in exposure to electrical shock! Recommend checking your cable against the included images, and replacing […]
2018 Virginia QSO Party
Live in Virginia and want to make some contacts quickly? Others will be looking for you! Great opportunity for our locals here. DATES Saturday, 17 March 1400 UTC – Sunday, 18 March 0400 UTC and Sunday, 18 March 1200 UTC – 2400 UTC. For local Virginians, this means Saturday 10 AM – 12 Midnight, and […]
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N4NRV Nets
The New River Valley Amateur Radio Club would like to invite any licensed amateur radio operator within the sound of our repeaters to check in to our twice weekly nets. New or seasoned amateurs will find a friendly and learning atmosphere to our nets. We look forward to hearing from you. Thursday / Sunday FM Net This […]
Circuit Board Holder Review
“Call the spouse in here, I need a third hand!” This is probably not the best idea when dealing with hot molten solder and funny smelling smoke, but it may be necessary to get those components soldered on for the newest ham radio kit you’ve acquired. May I suggest that you may have a steadier […]
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Current Conditions and Space Weather
Please let me know if there is another tool that you would like to add to this page. Lightning Awareness Real time Lightning Map (United States) Propagation Forecast Custom to your Grid- https://hf.dxview.org/perspective/EM97oc http://www.sws.bom.gov.au/HF_Systems/6/6/1 Space Weather Forecast Other Info Radio Conditions Dashboard by NOAA SOHO Space Weather – NASA Solar Dynamics Observatory – NASA […]
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Hawaii’s Communication Breakdown – Ham Radio to Rescue
Great video that shows the importance of ham radio and EmComm communications. More information about Emergency Communications here: http://www.arrl.org/emcomm-campaign
Pictures from SET – Jan 27, 2018
Operation Tsunami was a success in part by the message passing and communications from AI4RC and his crew, as shown here.