Merry Christmas!
Christmas comes now, at last, Christmas comes, like in the past, Christmas comes after such a long wait, Christmas comes and it will be great. 73 Sparky www.CQDX.ru
UX0FF WAZ #1 in the World
Congratulations to Nick UX0FF (ex. RB5FF, UB5FDF) This is an incredible achievement – ALL ZONES on 2m Bands (!) He is the only one who has reached this. The CQ Worked All Zones (WAZ) Award and its variations are issued to any licensed amateur station presenting proof of contact with the appropriate number of CQ…
The legendary DIY Russian UW3DI transceiver
The legendary and very famous HF transceiver was designed in the Soviet Union by Radio Amateur – Yuri Kudryavtsev (UW3DI) in 1968. The transceiver has been build on radio tubes. Latter his second version released on semiconductors (UW3DI-II). Since then the transceiver has been repeatedly replicated and improved / modified in the parameters by many…
HAM Radio before the Internet
The World of Amateur Radio-Amateur Radio Vintage Film Amazing and unique video with Dick Van Dyke, Barry Goldwater, Jordan King Husein JY1, Arthur Godfrey and many others extol the virtues of amateur “ham” radio in this vintage film. Film was converted from damaged 16mm film to video tape many many years ago when the technology…
Amateur Radio – Best practices
This information comes courtesy of the Santa Barbara Amateur Radio Club. Needless to say these ‘Best Practices’ can be adopted to everyday usage on the ham bands. Good Operating Practices Aim to project a professional image with proper operating practices, whether you’re a net controller or a field unit. Keep traffic to a minimum. Say…