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Mercury LUX 1500w Amp No more backlog

5/17/2024 7:24:29 PM

Apparently most of the pent-up demand has been satisfied, so you can now order a LUX and they will start building it and send i...

Ahh yes The Knights of Columbus Special Event station

5/17/2024 4:09:50 PM

And I always ask the operator what happened to the Days of Columbus and as usual he gets confused. <...

LoTW still down

5/17/2024 1:31:19 PM

LoTW Status05/16/2024We are in the process of responding to a serious incident involving&...

Motorola antenna question

5/17/2024 12:48:32 PM

APX 8000What is the practical difference between a GPS VHF/UHF 7-800 antenna and a GPS 7-800 antenna?For those that are clueless.&n...

Advice for newer folks reminder for more seasoned ops take care of your incoming QSL Bureau

5/17/2024 2:37:52 AM

Operators from other countries will often use the QSL Bureau system to get cards to the US (or wherever).Each state call&n...

Fair Radio Sales auction

5/17/2024 1:24:46 AM

fair Radio Salesis closing up shop.They are holding an auction August 15-17th 2024. Any...

Hamstick Dipole question

5/17/2024 12:42:41 AM

The MFJ hamstick dipole mount. Should you use a non conducting mast?It seems to me that if I use something conducting that adds&n...

Qrp labs QDX and raspberry pi

5/16/2024 11:46:45 PM

Got one of two QDX built and tested! Looking to put super portable setup together. Thinking Pi 5 with Andy�s Linux distribution&...

Winlink VARA FM

5/16/2024 1:52:54 AM

Last month our local club was supposed to have semi local vendor come in and give a presentation. Something happened and he couldn't ...

NEW HAMS TAKE NOTE Yaesu FT 710 Cheap at HRO Sale ends 5 20

5/15/2024 12:38:47 PM

https://www.hamradio.com/detail.cfm?pid=H0-018470$799 + free shipping. In stock at all their stores.This&n...

Pin connectors

5/15/2024 12:03:17 PM

I bought an Xtenna with the wire and pin connectors, tht's the good part. Bad part is, I lost the little baggie with the connec...

Inflation

5/15/2024 2:31:12 AM

Playing with an inflation calculator: Today, the IC-7300 can be had (with promotion) for ~$1000, that's ~$90 in 1959 dollars. Back then,&n...

All power 100 watt Solar panel to good to be true

5/14/2024 1:38:10 PM

Foldable Size: 12*7.5*3.5 inchReal weight = 4.73 lbs / 75oz 18V 5amp (unregulated) (according to a YouTube review 22v VOC) $150...

RFinder B1

5/14/2024 1:32:45 PM

I ordered a RFinder B1+ over the weekend and it should be here today. I plan to make it my daily driver cell phone / HT&nb...

Ham radio icon site bling flair

5/13/2024 3:47:15 PM

I'm creating a new post to link to from the main posts ab...

Ham antenna tower icon

5/13/2024 11:33:03 AM

OK, I don't see anything off the bat about adding the ARFCOM ham icon, but I'm an Extra. How do I get it added?

Pulsar Skynets SDR system

5/13/2024 12:07:12 AM

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Finding a Silent Key

5/12/2024 3:29:08 PM

I am trying to find the call sign of a guy who kinda mentored me at an airport in PA in the early 2000. I'm hoping&n...

NOAA geomagnetic storm press teleconference today 10 May 1000 EDT you can dial in

5/10/2024 10:38:02 AM

https://www.swpc.noaa.gov/news/media-advisory-noaa-forecasts-severe-solar-storm-media-availability...

Any realistic uses for faraday cloth

5/8/2024 8:58:25 PM

My mother, God Bless her.My mother, thinking that she was going to wrap her home generator like a Christmas gift bought several (4&nb...

Gotta Hate Thieves

5/7/2024 11:46:49 PM

Apparently someone stole the 2m antenna off my truck at some point between yesterday evening and this evening. My wife had my truck ...

Armed Forces Day Cross Band Test Sat 11 May 2024

5/7/2024 5:38:58 PM

Details at https://www.dodmars.org/mars-comex-information-website/armed-forces-day

The trifecta

5/7/2024 8:02:39 AM

Passed Tech, General, and Extra last night in one session. Waiting for the FCC email so I can pay the man for the license. Pret...

great opening to SA this evening on 6m

5/6/2024 10:48:51 PM

I have worked a dozen new grids on 6m. New country as well, Paraguay.

Lots of solar activity and a breif reminder

5/6/2024 7:44:55 PM

So I tend to only disconnect my antennas when I expect storms or going out of town. As we reach the height of the cycle, m...

Cheap 18 4 14 section telescopic antenna

5/6/2024 2:55:39 PM

Ran across these on Amazon, an 18.4' 14 section telescopic antenna for about $23. Shipping from China is included in the price. The...

3 8x24 tpi Thread Extensions

5/6/2024 2:44:17 PM

I have been playing with some 3d printed antenna components and needed/wanted a hardware component for reliable, repeated, connections of component...

Do you think we will ever see js8call ect on android

5/6/2024 3:41:05 AM

Do you think we will ever see js8call varac ect on android? So we can use phones in the field?

Relay switched amp input impedance matching

5/6/2024 12:51:21 AM

Since relay switched low-pass filters are a thing, and relay switch ATUs are a thing, it makes sense that an amplifier could have a&...

Artificial intelligence

5/5/2024 11:06:32 PM

Ok so granted I work for a big tech company but pretty much the ONLY thing anyone is talking about all year is genAI (and ...