I just worked UY2VM (Ukraine) on 14.014 MHz CW for another new country! I've heard them on several times recently so it was nice to finally work them. Glad to see 'em hanging in their on the #AmateurRadio bands despite the war. #HamRadio
Dear Fellow Hams and Friends,
April 25, 2024
Dear Fellow Hams and Friends,
It is with a sad heart as I write this letter.
As many of you have heard by now, MFJ is ceasing its on-site production in Starkville, Mississippi on May 17, 2024. This is also the same for our sister companies’ Ameritron, Hygain, Cushcraft, Mirage and Vectronics.
Responding to an email from a local ham who must have read my blog post on #inclusivity in #hamradio. He sent me a pretty bad blog post from someone who argues that DEI is about socialism and stunts innovation. It's almost eugenicist in nature.
Do you know about AREx? It's our our initiative focused on Lunar communications in the Artemis era. We're hopeful for integration with the Lunar Gateway to continue student science in space via #HamRadio.
Teams are working on equipment concepts and frequency coordination.
When I first got licensed, my wife and kids bought me an ICOM IC-7100 for Fathers Day. That was in 2017. I still think it's an amazing radio as a base station. It has a million options and can really do anything that I ask of it. It's been great for experimenting and trying new avenues in the hobby.
Of course, mostly I'm a QRP portable guy these days, but I really do love this rig. Rock solid and fun.
Been meaning to receive signals from weather sattelites, so I bought a HackRF and an appropriate yagi. However, I now realise...the yagi has a a receive power of 25db, and the HackRF is only rated for 5db. So I need an attenuator.
I'm quite new to RF, but attenuators just involve a setup of resistors, right? So would making a variable one be as simple as just incorporating a potentiometer? or is it a little more complicated than that
The Villanova University CubeSat Club will be launching our high altitude weather balloon Thursday 4/25 at around 4pm Eastern Time (20:00 UTC) from Mendel Field on campus.
It has several experimental amateur radio payloads based on my CubeSat Simulator design. Tracking links:
Got a bunch of adapters from my SK neighbor's estate. A small sample pictured below, some of them are in better shape than others, quite a few are tarnished (see examples in middle and on the right). Is it worth cleaning these up, and with what?
Also, what is that one on the lower right? I have about a half dozen of them.
I have a family member that is doing #microwave communication - challenge is accurately aiming the dish they have, it’s about a meter in diameter on a metal support. It’s all portable.
I suggested using tent stakes and wires to really secure it in place, and something like a thumbscrew to adjust it very finely.
Anyone here do microwave ham stuff like this and have tips for this sort of thing? #HamRadio
Ah, this would make a good portable table for Parks On The Air #hamradio or maybe just for some plants out on the back patio. Checking off "brought back furniture on bicycle". #BikeTooter#cycling