Ham Radio attic antenna
Home Brew 17m - 40m Loop Big VHF - UHF TV Antenna MFJ 5/8 Wave 2m Vertical Attic antennas can work better than you might think, some of mine work as well as their outside counterparts (no I m not comparing to a 150ft tower & big yagis). The RF losses are fairly low in wood and most roofing at…
Amateur Radio spectrum
Spectrum at 2.3 and 3.4 GHz that once was allocated to Amateur Radio is going on the auction block in the UK. Telecommunications regulatory agency Ofcom announced this week the steps it will take in selling off the shared spectrum it took back after the military no longer needed it. Ofcom announced in…
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Ham Radio license Classification
The West Alabama chapter of the American Red Cross, Tuscaloosa County EMA, and the WAARS Radio Club will be hosting a series of classes that will allow members of the public to learn how to operate Ham radios and obtain a Ham radio technician license. Classes will be held every Thursday night from April 14, 2016 to May 19, 2016. Each class will last approximately an hour and…
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Yaesu thinks the future of ham radio is digital, and of course, that amateurs should adopt its digital mode (C4FM) over Icom’s (D-STAR). At least that’s what they say in their latest publication. This publication claims several advantages for digital communications techniques, including: reduced bandwidth, digital data transfer, better performance, immunity to interference…
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Do you have citizenship in either country? U.S. citizens are prohibited from transmitting in the U.S. using a foreign license. What sort of privileges are you looking for? I don t think there s much difference between the U.S. Technician license and the Canadian Basic license. Both are essentially VHF/UHF and above. However, if you qualify for the Canadian Basic with Honours…
Continue ReadingARRL Ham Radio license Manual
Welcome to the diverse group of individuals who make up Amateur Radio! There are more than 700, amateurs, or “hams, ” in the United States alone and 3, , around the world. Hams come from all walks of life, all ages and every continent. Hams are busily communicating without regard to the geographic and political barriers that often separate humanity. This is the power of Amateur…
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Monthly Newsletter is the award-winning newsletter that is published monthly to keep the membership informed as to our many activities and accomplishments. It is exchanged with over 40 other organizations both here and abroad and is available to our members and to other ham radio organizations via email as a portable document file (pdf) in full color. BARC s Bark is packed…
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The Society of Amateur Radio Astronomers has voted to appropriate $6, in support of student and teacher grants for projects in the 2014-2015 fiscal year. This will be divided up into several smaller grants of no more than $200 each to ensure that the money reaches the largest number of students and teachers. There are a number of well documented projects to get anyone with…
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