Radio Remote Control 1258MkII

New equipment

The Remoterig RRC-1258MkII is developed specially for remote control of Amateur radio stations via the Internet, in and user friendly and cost-effective way. The Remoterig units are used in pairs, one is connected to the radio and the other is connected to the control equipment. The system is unique in the way that no PC…

News from Kenwood

New equipment

Press Release: Kanagawa, Japan, May 7, 2010 — Kenwood Corporation, an operating company of the JVC Kenwood Group, is proud to announce the autumn/winter launch of two new Amateur Radio transceivers: the TS-590S and TH-D72. HF/50MHz All-Mode Transceiver – TS-590S (tentative naming) Featuring a 32-bit floating-point DSP, the TS-590S will offer advanced receiver performance and…

Home made Yagi antenna

DIY

One of my favorite ham radio activities is making contacts on satellites. It’s really fun to know that you’re controlling something that’s receiving and sending communications from space. But communicating with satellites means carrying a big Yagi antenna around. So, I decided to use my fashion sewing skills to make a collapsible fabric Yagi antenna…

Famous Hams

Ham Radio News

Famous Radio Amateur Operators in the world! The Original Famous Hams and ex-Hams List Other Famous Ham sites… My Astronaut and Cosmonaut hams list. John (KU4AY) Famous Hams List Five hams were killed in the World Trade Center Disaster on 11-SEP-2001: web site.  (W2SG) Dave (VK2KFU) Notable Ham Radio Operators Around the World list. Flaviano…