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Articles View More Articles!
Why is this Band So Magic?
G0KSC describes his operating experiences on 6-meters.
The New Car and the Antenna Problem
Does that porcupine look ultimately hurt your vehicle's value?
Poor Positions
K0BG provides guidance on safe mobile installations.
An Affordable Hobby In An Age Of Expense
KB2DHG shows you how inexpensive Ham Radio can be.
How to Succeed At QSL'ing 'Without Really Trying'
An "eHam Classic" by W3WN
Building My Own Stealth Antenna
KG7MCH shows you how to get on the air without being noticed.
A Ham Radio Operator's Night Before Christmas
Merry Christmas to All!
Don't Ship Glass Tubes via FedEx
K3TLP shares his horror story.
Yaesu FT-7800 Install
KD7DYV shows you how to do a late model mobile installation.
Abandoned Antennas and Radio Sites
What would you scavenge?
 
News View More Ham News!
Children Hail Others from Faraway Lands:
Father-Son Amateur Radio Buffs Ready to Help in an Emergency:
Power Grids In Peril from Geomagnetic Storms:
Kids Get to Ham It Up a Bit:
W1AW Winter Operating Schedule:
ACMA Publishes Revisions to the Radiofrequency Spectrum Plan:
Son Charged in K4QE's Death has First Court Appearance:
Charles Camillo, W9ISV (SK):
South Pole Operation -- KC4AAA:
ARNewsline Report 1638 -- Jan 2 09:
Ham Radio Boy:
Propagation Forecast Bulletin #01 de K7RA:
Walter Farley, K4QE Killed in Home Invasion:
Radio Day Puts Kids On the Air:
KN4LF Propagation Forecast #2009-01:
Radio Operators Help Replace Antenna Damaged in Ice Storms:
ID Theft and Police Scanners:
DX News -- ARRL DX Bulletin #29:
BARC Presents Local Teen, (AC0MX) with Prestigious Award:
Amateur Radio Operator, (W3HXH) Licensed for 70 Years:
These Amateurs Act Like Pros When an Emergency Calls:
Wireless Rules the Waves:
Ham Radio Club to Hold 'Kids Day':
HamFeed: The New Ham Repeater on Twitter:
Wireless Institute Civil Emergency Network (WICEN) Does It Again:
Hams Provide Communications as 911 Service Goes Offline in Oregon:
Health Center Purchases Ham Radios for Emergency Communications:
Ann Arbor Hands-On Museum Selected for Radio Contact with ISS:
Rewind -- The Russian Woodpecker:
Santa Patrol Helping Police:
Gus Kovats, W6RSI (SK):
Children are Invited to Get 'Radio Active' with Hams:
Magnetic Field Hole Could Cripple Communications:
Restrictive Zoning Ordinance Proposed as Court Date in CA Ant. Case Nears:
Radio Tower Appeal Rejected:
CQtube.com Re-Launch After Server Hack:
Pike Students Get Hands-On With Ham Radios:
Storm Spotters Play Major Role in Weather Warnings:
Samuel J Semel, W2SHE (SK):
Secret to Man's Longevity: Turnips Greens, Exercise (Ham Radio):
Amateur Radio Receives Flag From Iraq:
Kenilworth Amateur Radio Ham Honored:
Penn Township Man (W3YNI) Can Keep 53-Foot Ham Radio Tower:
FCC Calls Amateur Radio Service for Assistance with Digital TV Conversion:
Fifth-Grader Earns Ham Radio License:
CHU Canada to QSY on January 1:
House Probe of FCC Finds 'Egregious Abuses of Power':
 
Product Reviews View More Reviews!
Hudson Valley Towers - Experienced / Equipped -- Highly recommended
Echolink - Finally
Kenwood TS-2000 - And the winner is...
NCG Company 7/21/50 - great little qrp radio , with 'spunk" nothing fancy
Yaesu FT-990 - Very Good Used Rig
 
Classifieds View More Classifieds!
Jan 7  ICOM IC-756 PRO III PWJACKS
Jan 7  MixW RigExpert Cable Icom 706MKIIG KB2THD
Jan 7  Icom 746 % Elecraft K1 WA2ART
Jan 7  MFJ Grandmaster Memory Keyer KW4CZ
Jan 7  Vibroplex Iambic Paddle KW4CZ
 
Calendar View More Calendar Events!
First 5 Upcoming Events  Location Start Date
Cowtown Hamfest In Fort Worth Fort Worth, TX 01/09/09
NI6IW - USS MIDWAY San Diego, CA 01/10/09
Tech, General and Extra classes Woodridge, IL 01/10/09
Ham Radio University Bethpage, NY 01/11/09
Amateur and commercial exams San Pedro, CA 01/11/09
 
Survey View Results & Other Surveys!
How old were you when you became a ham?
[1489 votes since 2008-12-29]
  12 or younger
  13-18
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  61 or older
 
Spots View More DX Spots!
1753   3799.1    VK4QS  
1753   14070.5    ZS2I   CQ
1754   7016.0    GD4RAG   Tnx John. CQing
1752   10142.0    N0VTZ   psk31
1752   7076.0    E44M   gud copi in zl
1752   21022.0    ZD8UW   QSX 21023.01 Tnx fer contact
1752   7014.0    EA3JJ   cq 559
1751   21022.0    ZD8UW   QSX 21023.50 HNY Ciao
1751   3515.0    UE9WFF/4  
1751   7024.0    ZL2RDJ   tnx tony and gl
 
 
Spotlight N7DJK Kissimmee, Florida.
N7DJK  Kissimmee, Florida. aesu FT-897, Yaesu TH-F6a, Uniden BC780xlt, Antenna: Comet CHA-250B 80-6 Meters Laptop: Toshiba A75-S125 P4 3.8ghz Logitech self tracking web cam.

 
Ask the Experts (Elmers forum)! View More Questions
Are you an expert? The following are recently posted questions...
RE: Cell Phone Signal Booster (4)
RE: Icom IC-R2...rubber duck to non-suck? (3)
RE: Homebrew WiFi Antenna (9)
RE: Heil Headset repair. (4)
RE: When did repeater channel spacing on 440? (6)
 
Strays Add a Stray!
Have old, beautiful but unfortunately non-functioning Astatic desk mike.. Would like to re-wire it for a piezo element.. any suggestions out there ? Stawest@earthlink.net
W2QOV
 
Speakout View More Topics
Your Amateur Radio Wishes/Goals for 2009:
A contributor asks, "What would you like to see happen with Ham Radio in 2009? What are your personal goals?"
 
Forums View All Forums
Recent topics in MobileHam Forum:
Roof mount, bent, end-loaded, 13 footer
FT530 revert expand mod
DIN mounting kits? Do they make them?
Location High mountains or near ocean
HT used as a moble Radio
75m/160m mobile Dxing
 
Ham Radio Links View More Links!
Last 5 Rated Avg. Rating
KN4LF Daily Solar, Space Weather & Geomagnetic Data Archive 5.0
C91BWW-C98BWW Mozambique Amateur Radio Station 2.0
G3SEK's VHF/UHF Long Yagi Workshop 3.6
AM Window 4.1
Announced DX Operations 3.7

There are 5731 total links!
 
Friends Remembered View More
Landon J. (Jack) Brewer, Jr. (W5DQ)
ed westmoreland (N4JPT)
Wilbur Christensen (N8WC)
Linda G. Walworth (KE5TF)
bob golder (W1WYZ)
 
Shack Showcase N1IV- Compact Shack
N1IV- Compact Shack This is my shack and the desk is only 32" wide! I use a Kenwood TS-2000 for HF, 6 Meters and 2 meters and the TH-D7A takes care of APRS and 440 FM Repeater work.

 
Propagation More info

Issued 2009 Jan 07 1501 UTC
Flux: 69 A-Index 4 K-Index 0
Actv:No space wx storms observed.
Fcst:No space wx storms expected.