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Made in the USA! Ham Radio Holiday Gift List 2021
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Made in the USA! Ham Radio Holiday Gift List 2021

This year my ham radio holiday gift list features items all made in the USA. Field Notes Steno Book CW…

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How well is the VHF Repeater Hearing your Signal?
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How well is the VHF Repeater Hearing your Signal?

VHF Repeater “Collin, K0NNK, is having some trouble with is antenna and a nearby repeater. He hit a 2 meter…

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Dayton Hamvention Expects to be Live Event in 2022
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Dayton Hamvention Expects to be Live Event in 2022

Dayton Hamvention® organizers are planning to mount the first in-person show in 2022, following 2 years of COVID-related cancellations. The…

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Xiegu X6100 HF – First Look and Review
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Xiegu X6100 HF – First Look and Review

Xiegu X6100 “We are looking at the *first* production X6100 radio from Xiegu and Radioddity. This radio covers 120 through…

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DX Commander Part 2 – HF Vertical
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DX Commander Part 2 – HF Vertical

Some slight mishaps have been fixed, some radials have been re-established, and it is time to double check this bad…

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Big Bright Regions Beckon Amid a Big Aurora Show | Solar Storm Forecast 11.22.2021
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Big Bright Regions Beckon Amid a Big Aurora Show | Solar Storm Forecast 11.22.2021

“Activity remains subdued this week with only pockets of fast solar wind to bring sporadic aurora to high latitudes, nothing…

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Choosing a “Step Up” Software Defined Radio (SDR)
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Choosing a “Step Up” Software Defined Radio (SDR)

We talk about the benefits of step up SDRs, and look at 4 models under $200. Antenna Inac AH-1430 (20,…

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ISS SSTV Dec 1-2 145.800 MHz FM
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ISS SSTV Dec 1-2 145.800 MHz FM

Russian cosmonauts on the International Space Station (ISS) are planning to transmit Slow Scan TV images on 145.800 MHz FM…

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Does 5 x Copper Rods Help my Antenna Field and Inverted L?
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Does 5 x Copper Rods Help my Antenna Field and Inverted L?

So I grounded the fence to the ground to help my Inverted L on 80m. WIll it make any difference?…

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What’s Inside a 49:1 Unun?
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What’s Inside a 49:1 Unun?

Terence, 2E0IPK, asks “What makes a 49:1 unun and what does 49:1 actually mean? Antenna 40/20/10 Meter Fan Dipole Attic…

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