Tell us about your Elmer . . . in this issue of Trials and Errors -- Ham Life with an Amateur, I have described my earliest ham radio lessons...
Here is the situation. I HATE to throw away anything if there might be someone that can use it. I am 75 and have more "goodies" than I can use. I...
My friend Neil, WB9VPG is far too humble to boast about this but it made front page news so let me share the accomplishments of the Ham and his...
Vienna Wireless Society, ham club from Vienna, VA will host two presentations this Friday (2019-01-25), which will be streamed live: At...
[ATTACH] Foundations of Amateur Radio #123 The way we connect our antenna to our radio depends on a number of different factors. If you've come...
[ATTACH] SOTA is better than Golf One question I get asked regularly is: "What's the point of Amateur Radio?" Today I'm going to begin to answer...
[ATTACH] Checking your On-Air signal... One of the things many Amateurs appear to take for granted is that their signal sounds just the way...
[ATTACH] Foundations of Amateur Radio - Episode 88 The pimples on the Sun that erupt and make a mess are called Sun-spots and they make it...
Antennas are Ugly or how to add value to your neighbourhood by being a radio amateur with a boat or a flagpole on your property. Foundations of...
[ATTACH] The folly of throwing away cruft from my desk last week caused concern for my mental health. Fortunately the bearing lives. This week I...
Why do amateurs keep banging on about their antenna? What is there to learn that can't be described in the first 30 seconds of your on-air...
The Internet Radio Linking Project, better known as IRLP came online in 1997. Since then it has spawned many inventions across Amateur Radio and...
How to make a propagation map with just your radio and your ears? Today I walk you through the process and you'll be amazed at how simple it is...
How to melt the coax in your station, or rather, how not to melt it. What causes it to happen, how do you deal with it and what should you be on...
When the Standing Wave Ratio is explained with a swimming pool and splashing you know it's going to get wet. This week SWR explained and while I'm...