A dipole antenna is easy, right? Two wires, each a quarter wavelength long, emanate from a coax or other feedline. Unless it is an off-center dipole. The length is still the same, but you move the … ...

Posted in Radio Hacks Tagged amateur radio, antenna, balun, dipole, ham, pota, QRP, SOTA, WAGO Amateur Radio Operators Detect Signals From Voyager 1 December 11, 2024 by Bryan Cockfield 41 Comments ...

Ya gotta watch out for those amateur radio operators. In Omaha recently, ham radio gear was mistaken for a pipe bomb. So the local bomb squad detonated what turned out to be part of a PVC dipole ...

End-fed Antenna Challenges. A so-called random wire antenna is an end fed antenna. One end goes straight into the rig, often with no feedline, and the other end in the air attached to something as ...

Grand Terrace: Nearly four years after riled-up neighbors demanded action, the city is preparing to place controls on ham radio antennae. The City Council at 6 p.m. tonight will consider regulation… ...

Along with a high-frequency antenna, Koodur also has a high-end, sophisticated ham radio transceiver. Bhat said he has made contact confirmation with members from more than 230 countries, and has ...