Whither Vertical Antenna Design? (Trap and Loading Coil Losses With Vertical Antennas)  By Donald R. Newcomb,  W0DN In an earlier piece we talked about earth losses and their baleful effect  on vertical antenna performance.   In spite of much nonsense to the contrary,  the only way to avoid earth losses …

Vertical Antennas, Ad Hype and Technobabble (A Self-defense Primer for the Beginner) By Donald R. Newcomb W0DN If you’re still waiting  for your first ham ticket you’ll soon be putting  together your first station and looking for an antenna system for the bands on which you can operate; if you’ve …

http://tm0cez.webs.com/ F4FET Gil present: TM0CEZ IOTA EU157 Expedition IOTA EU157 is claimed by 35.6% of IOTA HUNTERSCEZEMBRE Island (réf. DIFM MA008 – EU157) planned 25/06/12HARBOUR Island (réf. DIFM MA025 – EU157) planned 01/07/12AGOT Island (réf. DIFM MA009 – EU157) planned 24/06/12QRV 40-20-17-15-12-10-6m TM0CEZ PLAN: DATE: active 3 to 4 different days …

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zz0jcLjjoOU A nice collection of Photos and News Stories with Mikaila made into a Slideshow with some really cool music we found. Thank you each and everyone for visiting Mikaila’s YouTube Channel for those in Central Florida that is interested, Mikaila will be helping to teach a Amateur Radio where …

http://www.qsl.net/wg4y/ Hi,My name is Rebekah and my callsign is WG4Y. I am eleven years old and am an amateur extra class radio operator. I got my technician license in July of 2001 when I was eight. My first callsign was KG4OPC (Kangaroos Go 4 Odd Purple Cows). It took me …

http://www.arrl.org/field-day-basic-training Robert Logan, NZ5A A little Elmering will turn that confused first-timer into a Field Day fanatic. I just finished my 50th Field Day. It is as fresh now as it was then, operating on Rattlesnake Point with my Novice set dead even with the high-tide water of Corpus Christi …

http://www.arrl.org/too-old-for-contesting Gene Bartsch, WI7N It takes more than a big-gun station to make a top operator. The club meeting was nearly over, but Charlie hadn’t uttered a single word all evening. He was sitting in the rear of the room, which was also unusual. After 15 years of attending Lakes-of-Utah …

http://www.arrl.org/poor-man-s-dxpedition Mike Horvat, W7ASF A DXpedition doesn’t have to be expensive and complicated to be a great time. In November of 2009, Jerry Ball, N7FYP, and I did something that most other old hams would not do: We rented a contest station in another country and went on what I …

http://www.sm7wt.n.nu/ The photo above shows 3D2AG operating as FO5RK. As long as there is space for an antenna and a power outlet or a battery, a ham can operate.Who said you need a table? ENCYCLOPEDIA OF HAM RADIO We meet thousands of hams on the bands, knowing no more about …

http://www.hamradio-friedrichshafen.de/ham-en/index.php HAM RADIO: the leading European exhibition for the vibrant amateur radio scene 16,300 attendees at amateur radio exhibition in Friedrichshafen – Morse code technology highlighted among numerous attractions  Friedrichshafen, Germany – Around 16,300 attendees from across the globe came to HAM RADIO 2011 to meet other amateur radio enthusiasts, …