G4ILO has some interesting observations and speculation about recent 10m openings in his part of the world. He wonders whether they might be scatter off the clouds of volcanic ash drifting to Europe from Iceland.
The ARRL Solar Report
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Solar activity was at low levels on 18, 20, and 21 August with only C-class
flares observed. Activity increased to moderate levels on 19 August
followin...
Labor Day Weekend
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Long holiday weekend here in the USA - here is what you may hear on the
bands:
*Contests*
ALARA Contest - http://www.alara.org.au/contests/
U.S. Islan...
Friedrichshafen 2025: sadness
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The largest(?) European(?) German HAM fair for 2025 is over. As in the
past, I have planned to limit my fair time to one day but this year I might
have n...
Lots of activations, few posts
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Well, so much for me getting active on the blog again. Every week or so I
think, "I should put something on the blog," yet don't do it. Now its June,
and ...
160 metres
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160 metres isn't really a band I have ever done much operation on. When I
was first licensed I suppose I had the space for a decent 160m antenna but
wasn't...
More Phi
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As seen in my previous post, I enjoy special numbers. Phi is similar to Pi,
as it never repeats. As seen from the previous post it is easy to print
the va...
Kids and Amateur Radio
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Did we manage to get a half dozen elementary school kids to pay attention
to amateur radio? Yes, yes we did. How?
1. We arranged to set up a demo t...
Contesting Revisited ARRL DX CW
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The ARRL CW International DX contest is on the air!
I'm not a big contester but Flex is slowly honing its contest chops. I
mostly play around in this kind...
Stolen Icom IC-7400
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Came across this on Facebook ...
The Wakefield and District Radio Society premises has been broken into.
The only thing so far identified as missing is an ...
Treatments for acid reflux and stomach upset
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*Treatments for acid reflux and stomach upset*
Heartburn, also known as acid reflux, would be the painful response to
stomach acid washes up into your es...
Wouxun KG-UV8D memory management
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I have had this radio for about three months now. I have not found out how
to program any of the memory channels. If anyone learned the secret please
post...
K4UPG FOBB 2013 Antenna on da Ground!
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Grrrrrrrr! and then more Grrrrrrrr’s! FOBB 2013 was a gud one! Grrrrrr!
Anticipated rain and thunderstorms and was not disappointed. Accordingly, I
took up...
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Spectacular Field Day at W5YA I was fortunate to be in New Mexico for a
mini-family reunion in late June. I also had an opportunity to
SOTA-activate a few...
An Untanglable Twinlead 20-Meter Dipole
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The March 2010 *Trail-Friendly Radio *column in *WorldRadio Online*
magazine features a 20-meter folded dipole that is great for backpacking. Click
here...
Stephen vk2rh. Member of WARS, ARNSW, WIA, ARRL, FISTS #14118,
SKCC #6556, NAQCC #4150, QRP-ARCI #13446, NEQRP #723, NJ QRP.
Exploring how to operate effectively from within the heart of the inner-city!
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