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2025/07/18

Ground-mounted verticals are all the rage these days in portable HF operations. This is particularly true in POTA activations. We all like to get extra mileage out of our verticals in terms of their frequency range and efficiency, no? One method is to add an inductor to the radiating element to extend what its length […]

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My Favorite SOTA Tools

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2025/07/14

The Summits On The Air (SOTA) program offers a good set of tools for chasing and activating summits. Outside of the SOTA program, many different outdoor and hiking apps are also useful for planning and doing activations. The tools I use have changed over time, so here’s an inventory of what I am currently using. This is not an exhaustive Continue reading My Favorite SOTA Tools→ The post My Favorite SOTA Tools appeared first on The KØNR Radio Site.

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IARU weekend contest 2025

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2025/07/14

Map of IARU contacts This weekend, I took part in the IARU contest and entered the CW category. The solar conditions made the contest a challenge with G1 and G2 conditions along with a bouncing ball Bz. This made QSB an issue, along with v...

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LHS Episode #586: Be Safe Out There

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2025/07/13

Hello and welcome to the 586th installment of Linux in the Ham Shack. In this short topics episode, the hosts discuss DX Engineering teaming up with Q5 Worldwide, Insecure Boot, …

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ICQPodcast Episode 460 – Ham Radio Friedrichshafen...

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2025/07/13

In this episode, we join Martin Butler M1MRB, Dan Romanchik KB6NU, Caryn Eve Murray KD2GUT, Edmund Spicer M0MNG, and Ed Durrant DD5LP to discuss the latest Amateur / Ham Radio news. Colin Butler (M6BOY) rounds up the news in brief, and the episode's fe...

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Amateur Radio Weekly – Issue 389

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2025/07/12

Local Hams respond to Texas floods A description and pictures of local Ham Radio operators in action and how you can assist. RV Radio Network Hamshack Hotline public announcement – A fond farewell What began in 2018 as a simple idea in the humble closet of K1WIZ quickly grew into something none of us could […]

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Radiation pattern after adding radials.

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2025/07/10

The other day, I battled the heat and installed more radials for my Hustler 4BTV. I have an extra 14-gauge wire left over from when I first installed the radials, and for some time, I was planning to install the remainder, but never got around to...

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Amateur Radio Weekly – Issue 388

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2025/07/05

2025 ARRL Field Day a success Tens of thousands of Hams are celebrating a successful 2025 ARRL Field Day. ARRL Ham Radio enthusiasts gather in township for Field Day activities The group was one of more than 10,000 Ham Radio operators across the United States and Canada taking part in Field Day. Franklin Reporter & […]

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Ham College 126

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2025/07/04

Ham College episode 126 is now available for download.Ham College 126 Technician Exam Questions Part 13 T4A – Station setup: connecting a microphone, a power source, a computer, digital equipment, an SWR meter; bonding; Mobile radio installation. Dow...

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Can you see the issue?

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2025/07/03

Have a look at the above picture and see if you can see an issue? I operate SO2V in contests now, and this shot was taken during the RAC Canada Day contest on July 1. Operating SO2V is new to me, and I am still getting used to things. If you are ...

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Hustler 4BTV cleaning event.

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2025/07/01

My Hustler 4BTV has now been up for 5 years and is serving me very well, I might add. I felt it was time to take it down and clean it. I know, as Murphy would have it timed that something went wrong and it would be the middle of winter on a very cold a...

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The Communicator July – August 2025

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2025/07/01

A Big One to Last the SummerWe're coming up to our club's 50th Anniversary and this is another big issue, with a look back at our history, great articles, and our regular columnists.Now read in over 165 countries, this issue brings you 130 pages of Ama...

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ARRL Field Day 2025

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2025/06/29

This weekend was the running of the ARRL Field Day event. For some they get out into the elements and set up an emergency-type station. Both individuals and clubs take part all over Canada and the U.S. There is a category for home stations on ...

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HamAlert Is My Friend

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2025/06/29

Many of you already know about this wonderful alert tool: HamAlert. From the HamAlert website: HamAlert is a system that allows you to get notifications when a desired station appears on the DX cluster, the Reverse Beacon Network, SOTAwatch, POTA, WWFF Spotline, or PSK Reporter. No need to keep checking these resources manually if you’re looking for a certain callsign, Continue reading HamAlert Is My Friend→ The post HamAlert Is My Friend appeared first on The KØNR Radio Site.

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ICQPodcast Episode 459 – Kit Building Advice

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2025/06/29

In this episode, we join Martin Butler M1MRB, Martin Rothwell (M0SGL), Frank Howell (K4FMH), Edmund Spicer (M0MNG) and Leslie Butterfields (G0CIB) to discuss the latest Amateur / Ham Radio news. Colin Butler (M6BOY) rounds up the news in brief, and t...

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Amateur Radio Weekly – Issue 387

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2025/06/28

Field Day locator To find a location near you, type in your town and state. ARRL Field Day safety – Tips from an experienced compliance officer One of the many ways to earn bonus points during ARRL Field Day is to have a Safety Officer on site. ARRL For-proft AST SpaceMobile Seeks Use of 70 […]

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CQ WW VHF Contest Allows 146.52 MHz

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2025/06/26

I’ve been whining about the fact that for many years the 2m FM calling frequency, 146.52 MHz, was prohibited for use in VHF contests and Field Day. See The One Frequency You Should Never Use on Field Day. Well, the ARRL removed this restriction in 2015, so that issue has been resolved. The CQ WW VHF contest also prohibited the Continue reading CQ WW VHF Contest Allows 146.52 MHz→ The post CQ WW VHF Contest Allows 146.52 MHz appeared first on The KØNR Radio Site.

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Field Day: Season to Taste

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2025/06/24

This weekend is the ARRL Field Day, a great opportunity for individual hams, small groups, and radio clubs to get on the ham bands and have some fun. But what is Field Day all about? The ARRL says this: Field Day is ham radio’s open house. Every June, more than 31,000 hams throughout North America set up temporary transmitting stations Continue reading Field Day: Season to Taste→The post Field Day: Season to Taste appeared first on The KØNR Radio Site.

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LHS Episode #583: Department of Redundancy Department

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2025/06/22

Hello and welcome to the 583rd installment of Linux in the Ham Shack. In this short topics episode, the hosts discuss European countries transitioning to Linux, the upcoming hurricane season, …

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Odd looking SWR

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2025/06/22

My 10m sweepMy Hustler 4BTV has now been up to 5 years and I was thinking it was due time to take it down and give it a good cleaning. Before I do that I wanted to take a baseline SWR of each band and see if the SWR changes after the cleaning. I ...

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