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An Android based CW practice program based on simulated QSOs. The app will generate Morse code sounds from 5-50 words per minute.

Receive and decode SSTV amateur radio SSTV signals with this small and powerfull SSTV decoder app for Android devices. Requires access to microphone.

Paulding county's oldest and largest ham club. Skywarn

MCRCA Monroe County Radio Communications Association

Reivews of the Icom IC 7100 HF VHF UHF transceiver

A tutorial on setting up a Low Cost QRP (FT8, JT9, WSPR etc) Monitoring Station with an RTL-SDR V3 and Raspberry Pi 3

The branch of electronics dealing with devices that generate, transform, transmit, or sense optical, infrared, or ultraviolet radiation

On December 12, 1901, Guglielmo Marconi successfully received the first transatlantic wireless communication, a Morse code "S" (three dots), at 04:30 GMT. This article details the setup for this groundbreaking experiment, noting Marconi's receiver in St. John’s, Newfoundland, Canada, utilized a _coherer_ and an antenna elevated by balloons and kites. The transmitting station at Poldhu, Cornwall, England, featured twenty-four 200-foot ships' masts and a 25-kilowatt alternator. The resource explains how this contact disproved contemporary beliefs about radio wave limitations due to Earth's curvature, later understood through _ionospheric propagation_. It frames Marconi's achievement as the "very first DX" in amateur radio terms, defining DX as telegraphic shorthand for distance and _DXing_ as the hobby of receiving distant signals. The article also provides external links for further reading on Marconi's experiments and the science behind transatlantic radio signal reception.

Amateur Radio Store, dealer for DXZkit products, Heil Sound, Arrow, Miracle based in Northern Colorado

Conneaut Amateur Radio Club Ohio W8BHZ yahoo group

Sell generator, and generator parts from generac, guardian, asco, and more

Remembrance Day Contest Logger free Windows software. Remembrance Day is a popular contest in Australia.

One common semiconductor material, silicon, is far more widely used in electronics than germanium, partly because it can operate at much higher temperatures. Semiconductors are crystalline materials with electrical resistivity values between conductors and insulators, whose conductivity can be altered through _doping_ with impurities like arsenic or phosphorous to create N-type (excess electrons) or P-type (electron vacancies) materials. Semiconductor devices, such as diodes, transistors, and integrated circuits, leverage these properties to control electron flow in circuits. A diode, a two-terminal device with an anode and cathode, primarily permits current flow in one direction, making it useful as a rectifier to convert AC to DC. Specialized diodes include Zener diodes for voltage regulation and Light-Emitting Diodes (LEDs) that produce light when current passes through them. Logic circuits, fundamental to digital electronics, have binary inputs and outputs, performing functions like AND, OR, and NOT gates, and can be constructed from various binary devices including solid-state diodes and transistors. A transistor is an active semiconductor device with at least three terminals (base, emitter, collector), capable of amplifying current. Integrated circuits (ICs), often called chips, are electronic circuits built on a semiconductor substrate, typically silicon. ICs are classified by transistor type (bipolar or MOS) and integration scale: Small-Scale Integration (SSI) with fewer than 10 transistors, Medium-Scale Integration (10-100), Large-Scale Integration (LSI) with 100-1,000, and Very-Large-Scale Integration (VLSI) with more than **1,000** transistors. ICs can be analog, digital, or hybrid, offering virtually limitless functions.

Sommer Antennas has been a manufacturer and producer of quality amateur radio antennas and antennas for professional use for more than 20 years.Developed by DJ2UT in Germany, our beams were first introduced to the U.S. market at the 1984 Dayton Hamvention

Raivavae Austral Islands by Don, VE7DS and Dave, K3EL as TX5RV

DX Pedition to St Helena 10-80 meters bands SSB RTTY FT8 CW by G0VDE

An home made multimeter using a SparkFun multimeter kit, includes a time lapse movies of multimeter kit assembling

Club in Cleveland, White County, Georgia, promoting friendship, mutual assistance, and learning.

Free Windows program intended to be used as a training aid for sending CW using an iambic Winkeyer from K1EL Systems. Iambic Master operates as a game. The objective of the game is to send the text in the Target box as accurately as possible.

Personal HamRadio Blog

Amateur Radio operators from the area around the town of South Lyon in Southeastern Michigan

Tektronix Oscilloscope Tutorial Learning Center, includes tutorials for understanding oscilloscope basics and operation.

Vacuum tubes and more from the tubular years

Setting the pace in Cleveland County Amateur Radio for over 50 years. ARRL Affiliated / Sponsor for ARES (amateuer radio emergency service) of Cleveland County, NC. Sponsor of the famous Shelby Hamfest

Single operator two radios, resources controllers and products

Die kontestgruppe dk0bn

Eastern and Mountain District Radio Club

A blog dedicated to military communications shortwave intercepts, sponsored by the Teak Publishing

NJ2X is a licensed amateur radio operator (FCC Amateur Extra) who enjoys casting electromagnetic waves into the ether. NJ2X pursues many aspects of the hobby including chasing DX, participating in mini-DX expeditions, building equipment and antennas, and papering his shack walls with ARRL awards. NJ2X dedicates this amateur radio oriented site to helping others who also enjoy the greatest of scientific hobbies. The site is suitable for all readers - families, the young, and the young at heart.

Papua New Guinea 2011 DX pedition official web site

VP2ERM will be operating from the Caribbean island of Anguilla between July 19 - August 3, 2014

A comparison of Elecraft KX2 and Yaesu FT-818

Amaterur radio blog from Cordoba Spain

Homemade a custom programming cable that can works with Kenwood TM-V71A or TM-D710A

Voted the best darn Ham Radio club in Texas 7 years in a row.

The AA4F Key Contact Cleaner is designed for maintaining key contacts, ensuring reliable operation in 2-way radio communications. **Regular use** of this cleaner can significantly improve contact performance, reducing the risk of intermittent signals. It is particularly effective for cleaning contacts on various key types, including _straight keys_ and _paddles_. Proper maintenance extends the lifespan of your equipment, ensuring consistent operation during contests and DXing activities. Users report improved key responsiveness and reduced key chatter, which is crucial during high-pressure operating conditions. Regular cleaning can prevent oxidation and buildup, which can lead to erratic key performance. This product is essential for serious operators who rely on their equipment for successful communication.

Gimme Five reloaded, a compact 5 band QRP SSB transceiver in SMD technology. This unit covers 5 bands within the amateur radio spectrum (3.5, 7, 14, 21 and 28 MHz). Receiver is a single conversion unit with an interfrequency of 9 MHz. Transmitter uses 5 stages and has got a power level of 10 watts PEP output.

A travel group for hams. Join Ham Buddies for fun breaks and make new friends with other hams. Ham buddies enjoy travel and get to talk radio for fun while on holidays.

pro94owners · Radio Shack PRO-94 & 95 Scanner Owners

Solution for stations located at secondo floor or higher. Lead lengths to the grounding system are much too long to provide a low-impedance RF ground.

Thsi article describes a microcontroller driven semi-automatic antenna tuner capable of handling power levels up to 150 watts. The device is a low pass filter tuner manually tuned by setting the optimized L/C combination by hand and then storing the values into the EEPROM of the mictrocontroller to recall them later (seperately for each band from 80 to 10 meters including WARC bands)

Virtual Signal/One Radio Museum

This resource provides a historical analysis of amateur radio call sign assignment policies in the United States, detailing regulatory shifts from the Department of Commerce to the Federal Radio Commission (FRC) and subsequently the Federal Communications Commission (FCC). It documents the evolution of call sign issuance, from early reissuance practices in the 1920s to the implementation of the Group Call Sign Assignment System on March 24, 1978. This system categorized call signs (e.g., 1x2, 2x1, 1x3, 2x3 formats) into groups A, B, C, and D, correlating with license classes such as Extra, Advanced, General, and Novice, and specifying prefixes for contiguous U.S. and territorial areas (e.g., _AH_, _KP_, _KL_). The document further details the legislative process leading to the modern Vanity Call Sign program, initiated by a petition in June 1990 and formalized by the Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of August 10, 1993. It outlines the FCC's adoption of final rules on December 23, 1994, and the subsequent fee structure, with the first vanity call sign issued on May 31, 1996, at a cost of **$30.00** for a ten-year term. The ARRL's proposed "starting gates" implementation strategy is also described, which phased in eligibility for vanity call signs based on license class and prior holder status. DXZone Focus: Historical Document | Regulatory Analysis | Call Sign Formats | Fee Structure

The Baofeng UV-5R handheld transceiver, introduced around 2012, operates across the 2-meter (144-148 MHz) and 70-centimeter (420-450 MHz) amateur bands, offering dual-band receive and transmit capabilities. This review provides an early assessment of the radio's form factor, user interface, and general performance, noting its compact size and the inclusion of a **VFO/Memory mode** button for frequency management. The device supports both FM and narrow FM modes, with a reported power output of 4 watts on VHF and 3 watts on UHF, making it suitable for local simplex and repeater operations. Key features discussed include its 128-channel memory capacity, a built-in VOX function, and a **DTMF keypad** for tone dialing and repeater access. The review highlights the radio's ability to scan frequencies and memories, along with a dual-watch function allowing simultaneous monitoring of two frequencies. Battery life is addressed, with the standard 1800 mAh Li-ion pack providing several hours of operation depending on transmit usage. Initial impressions cover the radio's construction and the clarity of its LCD display, which shows both A and B band frequencies.

The official announcement of the Icom IC-7610 mid class amateur radio transceiver

Ham radio blog dedicated to Mac OS users

N4L design and manufacture versatile, high-accuracy, easy to use instruments for power electronic test & measurement

CS5TRGM Tertulia Radioamadoristica Guglielmo Marconi

Radio comunication dealer based in Moscow Russia

Here you will find information on how to become a HAM Radio operator, how to use your radio, and how to get involved here in the Nacogdoches area