I am a shortwave listener and use to build-up my receivers. This is my homemade short wave radio receiver I built-up some time ago. It is a super heterodyne circuit based on ics AN7223, TEA5570, TDA2822M, w/ J-FET pre-selector in the antenna input. Here I was receiving the 49 meter bcbs stations @ 10:00am (the [...]
Sony CRF-160 Shortwave Radio
Thomson rotatable shortwave antenna system being installed at a radio transmitting station in the Kuwait desert.
The K7RA Solar Update
We’ve seen average daily sunspot numbers for this reporting week. Since last Thursday through Wednesday this week, the numbers rose more than 9 points to 28; the average solar flux slipped more than 2 points to 81.9. Geomagnetic indices were a tiny bit lower. Sunspot numbers for January 21-27 were 17, 30, [...]
ARRL Continuing Education Online Course Registration
Registration remains open through Sunday, February 21, 2010, for these online course sessions beginning on Friday, March 5, 2010: Amateur Radio Emergency Communications Level 1; Antenna Modeling; Radio Frequency Interference; Antenna Design and Construction; Ham Radio (Technician) License Course; Propagation; Analog Electronics, and Digital Electronics.
Air Force MARS Operators Support Haiti [...]
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Amateur Radio Quiz: Blasts from the Past
With all of the old QST magazines online for ARRL members, why not take a tour through radio history and see if you can find the answers to these questions in the articles and advertising sections!
New ARRL Web Site Coming Soon!
After more than two years of planning, designing and writing, the ARRL is anxiously awaiting the launch of the new ARRL Web site. We’ve been able to make the online experience easier for our members — from the online store, to registering for a class, to finding a club — plus [...]
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The First Alert SEK-100 Emergency Kit with Emergency 3-Way Power Radio and Flashlight provides you with everything you need to stay safe and warm in virtually any emergency. The SEK-100 is a complete and compact kit that can go wherever you are, and won’t just keep you [...]
Went to the coast (Houston/Galveston) over D-day weekend. I went to the Battleship Texas (in La Porte) to visit the ship and the guys of the Battleship Texas Amateur Radio Station (BTARS: www.na5dv.org). In this video, I’m right over the officers’ wardroom where the club is transmitting while the main radio room is undergoing restoration. [...]