This week our Sun continues to snooze and solar activity quiets down. We do have a small coronal hole beginning to rotate through the Earth strike zone now, which will give us a short blast of fast solar wind. Aurora photographers at high latitudes could be in for a brief show around Thursday and Friday, but it likely wont last long. However, a larger coronal hole will give us another, longer chance for aurora beginning next week. Amateur radio operators and GPS users should rejoice this week as the risk for radio blackouts drops way down, which means both radio propagation and GPS reception on the dayside are likely better than they have been in a long while. These conditions should continue throughout this week and possibly into next, with the brief exceptions around October 20th and 24-25th when fast solar wind could cause some disruptions on Earth’s nightside.
Antenna
Do antenna tuners help with shortwave listening?
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SteppIR UrbanBeam and SDA 2000 – full review (HF antenna)
SteppIR UrbanBeam “This is a full review of the SteppIR UrbanBeam (multiband HF antenna) with the SDA 2000 controller (OptimizIR). It’s part 3 o... Read more
Tuning an Antenna without an Analyzer
“Lee, KD9SWA, wants to know how to tune his antenna without an analyzer as he does not have one right now. He has an SWR meter and some good met... Read more
Attic Mounted HF Loop Antenna In HOA, Does It Work?
“I went to my friends house to check out his setup and get him up and running on some HF digital modes. A lot of hams are struggling in an HOA w... Read more
ULTRA LIGHTWEIGHT D-HEXPEDITION PORTABLE HEXBEAM
The worlds lightest commercial G3TXQ Hexbeam at only 6KG specially designed with DX-peditions in mind. Main antenna features: THIS IS NOT A KIT, ready... Read more
HyEndFed 5 band 80/40/20/15/10 Antenna
HyEndFed 5 band for 80,40, 20, (15) and 10 meter. Max. Power : 200 watt PEP. Length : 23 meter. Enclosure : Polycarbonate IP67, 100% UV resista... Read more
Review
Gary M0TIG takes a look at the Metro VNA range at ML&S
ANTENNA ANALYZER MetroVna Pro Touch 55/180/250 MHz The idea of creating an all-Italian version of an Antenna Analyser was born as a challenge.After co... Read more
Review of MFJ-1886 Rx-only Antenna
MFJ-1886 Loop Antenna Dig out previously unreadable signals and track down annoying sources of interference with the MFJ-1886 HF Receive Loop Antenna!... Read more
How do I Ground My Transceiver in a Recreational Vehicle
Devin, KM4ENW, asks how to ground his 2m/70cm radio in his RV. I show how to use the frame of the RV as a good counterpoise. Read more
Introducing the new SunSDR2 DX transceiver [ VIDEO ] Friesrichshafen
SunSDR2 DX Improvements and New Features 100 watt transmit power on HF bands New ATU connector for future antenna tuner option High pass filter for VH... Read more
SunSDR MB1 by Expert Electronics – Review and walk through
Here is a quick tour of the SunSDR MB1 by Expert Electronics. It’s an operator’s point of view and a simple walk through this great HF rad... Read more
Flex 6600 Hamvention 2017 [ Video Demonstration ]
K5SRD talks about the new Flex 6600 on Amateur Radio Roundtable. FLEX-6600 A Real SDR for Every Operator Both the FLEX-6600 and FLEX-6600M offer the... Read more
Equipment
TAJFUN 1000 50 MHz – 1KW
Description TAJFUN 1000 is small, lightweight but robus LDMOS Power Amplifier Freqency Coverage: 50 MHz Operating Mode: FM, CW, SSB, DIG... Read more
4O3A – STATION GENIUS
Station Genius can control: 4 Square Antenna Systems Antennas Antenna Switches Band Pass Filters Beam Stacks Beverages Rotators RS-232 Devices Station... Read more
YouKits HB1B upgrade
“RadioSet-GO, your source for unique, trail friendly QRP radio designs; simple, efficient, portable, and attractive all-in-one low power... Read more
ALT-512 QRP TRANSCEIVER
ALL-MODE QRP TRANSCEIVER for HF + 6m +4m (12 Bands + General Coverage RX) MADE IN EUROPE (Coming Soon*) Aerial-51’s new A... Read more
Anan-100BE SDR multi-mode transceiver
The Apache Labs ANAN-100BE is an entry level, High Performance 100 watt HF + 6M Software Defined Radio multi-mode transceiver. The receiver is... Read more
New UT-133A Bluetooth Unit for Icom Mobile Radios
The current Icom UT-133 Bluetooth unit is being replaced with a new version that is compatible with not only the ID-5100E and IC-2730E Amateur Radio m... Read more
SDRplay releases ExtIO plugin for the RSPduo
“We are pleased to announce the release of the ExtIO plugin for the RSPduo. This release uses the latest API (v3.01) which is also being updated... Read more
Wireless Bluetooth mic for Yaesu mobile radios FT-7900R/100DR etc
Yaesu mobile Yaesu Mobile Radio Please check our new bluetooth speaker mic VGC BMH-68, it’s a very perfect replacement for the MH-48 serial wire... Read more
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