New bands spring to life, some denied access
A few operators reported making contacts on 630 meters the first night, although noise levels were high, and a geomagnetic storm was in progress. ARRL
Bicycle race communications with N7RXE
200 miles, three states, multiple public safety jurisdictions, 4 net controls, 8 repeaters including mobile repeaters, APRS iGates, portable Digipeaters, 135 operators, and 40 vehicles beaconing APRS. HamRadio360
Elecraft AX1 Antenna
The AX1 is a dual-band (20 and 17 meter) compact antenna system based on an optimized 2-piece whip. VA2SS
Kansas City firefighter uses Ham Radio skills to help Puerto Rico
"We put this PVC, tape measure antenna up," Dougherty explained. "Next thing you know, we were talking to somebody 100 miles away, passing traffic back to San Juan for people who needed to contact San Juan." WDAF
Upcoming LF tests from WH2NXD / NI7J
One of Ron's several experimental licences allows him to run as much as 10W ERP from 68-76 KHz. AmateurRadio.com
Homemade data cable for Yaesu FT-2D
This piece of wire can be used as outlined in the manuals. I was able to read and write my FT-2D as expected. Notizbl0g.
