What is the fascination between hams and meteorology? I was fascinated with the weather in 4th grade. Made a weather station in the back yard. Wet bulb hygrometer ... barometer ... millibar conversion

*DISCLAIMER* : I love Nifty! Accessories. They have been making my life with radios more enjoyable for a couple decades with their Nifty! Mini-Manuals, Manuals, and Guides. They support the hobby. The

Hello, I am handicapped and building an antenna is out of the question. Also using a handheld beam will not work. I am looking for a turnstile antenna that is available to buy. I have been trying to l

AMSAT talks all day long at upcoming QSO Today Virtual Ham Expo - https://www.qsotodayhamexpo.com ( https://www.qsotodayhamexpo.com/ ) ... and more in this edition: -AMSAT Ambassadors to Speak at QSO

February 25, 2021 – Unable to update orbital data NASA has decommissioned the server the apps use to update the orbital information for the International Space Station. As a result the GoSatWatch app

Coming to your desktop, laptop, and/or tablet March 12th, 2021 - and "on - demand" until April 12! Scores of sessions ... live talks ... And if you cannot "attend" March 12-13, your ticket allows you

Hi There, I have a Kenwood TH-D72, and an Arrow II antenna. I’m trying my luck with the SMA-BNC connector that is sold along with the signal stick antenna, which looks like the diamond adapter minus t

All, The ARISS team has been working very closely with NASA and ESA to identify potential ARISS radio anomaly causes and resolve the radio issues that were observed after the EVA (spacewalk) conducted

A friend just sent me this ... from ten years ago ... makes one feel REALLY old ... K6LCS satellite presentation at the Anchorage Hamfest Craig Bledsoe, KL4E of the Anchorage Amateur Radio Club (AARC)

Tips please on how to reliably work SO-50. I have not heard it here in ZL, is there a beacon? I understand the bird has to be armed before use, how does one do this? I am using an Icom ID-51A Plus2 wi

There’s a very unstable personality out there who simply doesn’t like the fact that I am alive and promoting an aspect of amateur radio. If anyone has any questions whatsoever regarding my personal an

NASA Selfies Create your own selfies from outer space! NASA Selfies lets you put your photo in a virtual spacesuit in front of some of NASA's most captivating space images. Share these space selfies o

Coming to your desktop, laptop, and tablet: ​ March 12th, 2021 1800 PST for 48 Hours and "on-demand" until April 12, 2021 https://www.qsotodayhamexpo.com/

Radio Ham wins Congressional App Challenge High-school student Sean Donelan KM6NGN won the 2020 Congressional App Challenge (CAC) for California's 11th District for his NetHam App Patch reports: The C

2 February 2021 Testing and characterization of RadFxSat-2/Fox-1E continues. After user reports and additional verification that the linear transponder is at least partially functioning with a low lev

Geeze ... I have nine satellite presentations scheduled in the next six weeks: Texas, So CA (3), New Jersey, Utah, Indiana, Florida, and Maine. Want to share your knowledge and love of satellites? Con

ARISS will let the world know in next 24 hours. Clint Is this event still schedules as a go with the recent issues with the equipment and cabling at the ISS? Upcoming ARISS Contact: Friday, February 5

The ARRL Board designated Josh B. Nass, KI6NAZ, as the winner of the 2020 Bill Leonard W2SKE Professional Media Award for Video Reporting. The Board cited Nass “for his outstanding YouTube channel, “H

Here's a cool page with some DIY satellite models to create ... https://funcube.org.uk/overview/model/ (Thank you, Christy 'LTY!)

I just read the AMSAT bulletin. Am I reading it correctly that the ISS antenna cable replacement went bad and now the ISS repeater is down for probably quite a while? That would mean that we only have