A lot of hams think that the biggest challenge amateur radio operators face are the restrictive deed covenants, conditions and restrictions (CC&Rs) that are in effect in many new housing developments. Basically, these CC&Rs prevent residents from erecting an outdoor antenna. This, of course, limits how effective our stations can be.
In 1985, the FCC issued [...]

Many ham radio operators grew up with magazines such as Popular Electronics, Electronics Illustrated, and Radio-Electronics. Sadly, these magazines are gone now, but there are still electronics magazines out there that can help you keep up with what’s going on in electronics. These magazines are written for practicing electronics engineers, so many of the articles [...]

When I got back on the air three years ago, I purchased some Radio Shack headphones. They got good reviews on eHam, where relatively inexpensive, and accessible (there’s a Radio Shack only a couple miles from my house).
Fortunately, they turned out to be pretty good headphones. They were designed for use at racetracks (to monitor [...]

Here’s another great tip from the Elecraft mailing list, courtesy of Bill K3UJ–The $5 PC-Board Holder. If you’re gonna build stuff, you might as well build as many tools as you can.

I recently swapped some e-mail about my Brother Clubs idea with Steve AE6NX. He had asked a question on arrl_prez mailing list about whether or not anyone knew of clubs that had ties to other clubs overseas.
In a subsequent e-mail, he pointed me towards the International Travel Host Exchange (ITHE). According to their [...]

I’ve been out campaigning for Vice Director of the Great Lakes Division for about the last month or so, and if there’s one recurring theme, one thing that the members want from the ARRL, it is for them to be responsive. Let me give you an example.
Last night, I visited a local ham radio club [...]

You know, there is something quite appealling about operating QRP. I can’t put my finger on it exactly, but I think it has something to do with being able to make contacts with something that runs off batteries and that you can hold in the palm of your hand. I’m not ready to sell my [...]

This is the kind of thing that some amateur radio operators somehwere have to start working on. I wonder if anyone in the ARRL is even aware that this kind of research is going on?
Dan
From Newswise, Mon 19-Sep-2005
Cognitive radios present an exciting new frontier for the world of wireless telecommunications. Now Virginia Tech’s Center for [...]

Yesterday, Bruce KD8APB and I had a fine time at Gallup Park operating our Amateur Radio Awareness Day / Emergency Power Operating Event station. 40m was in fine form, and over a period of about five hours we made 27 contacts.
We almost decided not to set up at all. We met at the park about [...]

This Saturday, Septemeber 17, 2005, there are three events taking place:

Amateur Radio Awareness Day and Emergency Power Operating Event and
the QRP Afield Contest.

I’m planning work all three events with a single operation: my KX1 running off a battery from a picnic table in Gallup Park.
Amateur Radio Awareness Day is an annual event, and this [...]