One of my favorite ham radio activities is making contacts on satellites. It’s really fun to know that you’re controlling something that’s receiving and sending communications from space. But communicating with satellites means carrying a big Yagi antenna around. So, I decided to use my fashion sewing skills to make a collapsible fabric Yagi antenna…
In just a few hours you can make a completely batteryless AM radio receiver with a range of around 25 miles. Built with a small assortment of components, some scrap wood, and a beverage bottle tightly wound with magnet wire, we call this project Bottle Radio. Similar to other “crystal radio” projects, the crystal in…
Mario Roessler DH5YM has made available a video showing amateur radio laser communications over a distance of 48 km CQ Loop via Laser de DK5WMA, July 2012, distance 43kmWatch this video on YouTube Another test with Laser communication. You can see the green Laser of DK5WMA Marcel and hear the demodulated telegraphy signal. The fading…
Around 16,300 attendees from across the globe came to HAM RADIO 2011 to meet other amateur radio enthusiasts exchange information, stock up on the latest products, and gain new impressions. The three day exhibition featured new products from 184 exhibitors, a flea market with a variety of treasures to discover, and informative presentations. I plan…
My HAM Friend Harold C.Steves (Hal) KL7HJD Passed away on 1 June 2012 in Roseburg / Oregon / USA. Photo by RW3AH (1991 Alaska, Anchorage) Photo by RW3AH (1991 Alaska, Anchorage) Photo by RW3AH (1991 Alaska, Anchorage) Harold “Hal” Carleton Steves, 87, was born September 28, 1924 in Columbia City, Oregon. Harold served as radarman…