December 2010 in the central part of Russia was occurs an terrible ice storm, which totally or partially destroyed many HAM Radio antennas. RD3A Contest Big Gun spent a lot of efforts, time and money to recover his antennas field. (Before) (After): New 5x5el 40m Stack. Tower 60m (180ft) Process of recovery:
How to obtain the Amateur Radio License in Moldova (ER0) : Requirements: 1. Your foreign passport copy. 2. Your HAM Radio License copy. HOW TO: 1. Coming to Moldova in Chisinau the Capital city. 2. Take a Taxi and go to the National Radio Frequency Center (CNFR) – Str. Drumul Viilor 28 / 2 3.…
The zed is reporting today that the source code and rights to Ham Radio Deluxe have been sold to three radio amateurs, Mike Carper WA9PIE, Randy Gawtry, K0CBH and Rick Ruhl W4PC. No details are posted right now other than development and support will be continued on the product (emphasis mine). HRD is arguably one of…
Give the satellite to radio amateurs for experiments. Why Not? The Gift for 300 Billions USD 🙂 Controllers in Contact with Russian Satellite Dropped Off in Useless Orbit The Russian Express-AM4 satellite launched Aug. 18 into a bad orbit is communicating normally with ground controllers, has partially deployed its solar arrays, pointed to the sun…
More an more LED lights are entering the market and are being used by radio amateur and their neighbors. There is a limit to maximum disturbance voltage on the mains port defined in EN55015, which is equivalent to the protection of EN55022, however it is not fully implemented within the EU due to a transition…