Take a moment to reflect on the 19th Century giants Faraday, Maxwell. These wonderful scientists laid the foundations for modern physics and our radio hobbies. Read more
Faraday, Maxwell – Scientific Heroes Remembered
Category: Ham Radio
Red Pitaya Ham Radio Homebrew
Take the leap into Red Pitaya ham radio homebrew. Most of what you need for a DIY receiver or transceiver is on this amazing little device. Read more
Ham Radio Beamforming with Phased Arrays
Antenna phasing is used for ham radio beamforming and shortwave listening, especially on the lower bands where conventional beams are not feasible. Read more
Define Hobby – What it Means to Me
How do you define hobby? Interestingly, the concept of a hobby is very loosely defined. So I will take a crack at it. Read more
Millennial Hams – Today’s Generation Steps Up
Ham radio will look much different fifty hears from now. How different? The activity of millennial hams today might provide some clues. Read more
HandsOn Radio, Ward Silver N0AX
Sadly, the HandsOn Radio column in QST is ending its fifteen year run. I will miss Ward Silver’s short learning articles very much. Read more
Using JTAlert Weak Signal Mode Support
Fun with FT8 using JTAlert, WSJT-X and Log4OM together. Finally some applications that work and run together really well. Read more
Club Log Online Service for Hams
Club Log Online Service is free and easy to use. It lets me store my station log “in the cloud” and provides tools for analyzing my performance. Read more
Log4OM Ham Logging Program – Making the Switch
Simple and free. The Log4OM ham logging program does the basics well and is worth considering. Read more
Flex 6300 Wideband Noise Blanker Works
The Flex 6300 Wideband Noise Blanker is a marvel for eliminating power line noise at your receiving location. Read more