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Swinging Radio England - UK pirate radio from the 60's

Schematic of the 4 tube radio, experimentally built in a way of the radio-pioneers (1910-1945). The radio acts as a cascade type receiver when the antenna coil has a high self-inductance, with lower self-inductances of the antenna coil you can put in a mixing process with the oscillator. Perhaps...

This video shows how to install a NMO type antenna mount..It was mounted on a 2009 Ford F-150 pickup truck at Kcomm the ham radio store in San Antonio, Tx..I aquired my brother Tim KE5CFZ to help me.. The NMO mount requires a 3/4" hole which was drilled thru the roof just in front of the cargo...

If you’ve ever wondered what a Hamfest is, then this episode is for you. We visit Jackson Amateur Radio Club’s ‘2006 Capital City Hamfest’. We’ve got an ARRL net being called, highlights from the Skywarn Forum, ARRL Katrina Review, an amateur radio Satellite Demonstration and lots...

Piel Island lies half a mile (1 km) off the southern tip of the Furness Peninsula in the administrative county of Cumbria. It is located at 544\'N, 310\'W . It is one of the Islands of Furness in northern England. The island is owned by the people of Barrow-in-Furness, the mainland...

From the 2009 Dayton Hamvention, broadcast engineer Robert Curry, KC3VO demonstrates his home brew portable low band station. More Hamvention audio at www.twair.org ... Dayton Hamvention KC3VO W9WSW

Fall is the perfect time for hiking, it\'s not too hot and not too cold. Last weekend I took a day trip to hike up High Mountain in New Jersey and activate SOTA summit W2/NJ008. It\'s really easy to set up an HF portable radio and not a whole lot to carry up the mountain. This...