Author: Admin

Know Your Local Ham Frequencies Before Buying Used Amateur Radios

If you are thinking of becoming an amateur radio operator, there are a couple of things you may want to consider before rushing out to purchase any secondhand ham radio receivers. First off, you will want to read up on…

Continue Reading Know Your Local Ham Frequencies Before Buying Used Amateur Radios

Two-way Radios For Countless Tasks

A two-way radio transceiver, more familiarly known as the Walkie-Talkie, owes its origin to the old engineering team of Galvin Manufacturing Company in the year of 1940. The team used the technology of frequency modulation and designed a hand-held AM…

Continue Reading Two-way Radios For Countless Tasks

Introduction to Ham HF Bands

Ask Dave Episode #29 looks at the amateur radio high frequency (HF) bands and describes each. This helps hams new to HF to understand what bands will work best for them. The Ask Dave series answers your questions about ham…

Continue Reading Introduction to Ham HF Bands

Amateur Radio Digital Modes

This comprehensive video explains the concept behind amateur radio digital modes and describes the hardware and cabling required to get started. This video lays the groundwork for future, in-depth videos that will demonstrate RTTY, PSK31, JT65, and Winlink. I explain…

Continue Reading Amateur Radio Digital Modes

Interesting Ham Radio Facts

The original ham radio was distributed in the 1920’s. The first wireless set that came out in the early 1940’s boomed in sales as people could use it to communicate with each other in the way you would with a…

Continue Reading Interesting Ham Radio Facts

Beginners Guide to CB Radios

  Erik From Farpoint Farms explains what CB radio is, what types of radios are out there, and how they work, and why you need one pronto! Its a beginners guide to CB Radio.

Continue Reading Beginners Guide to CB Radios

Ten Meter Radio and the Oscars

No, I’m not talking about the Academy Awards. Amateur radio has it’s own Oscars, but they’re not awards given to glamorous movie stars, directors and writers. In radio terminology an Oscar is a satellite. OSCAR stands for Orbiting Satellite Carrying…

Continue Reading Ten Meter Radio and the Oscars

Buying your First Amateur Radio

Alright, you just got your amateur radio license and you’re itching to get on the air. But first you need a radio. What type should you get? As a volunteer examiner, I’ve been asked this question scores of times. It’s…

Continue Reading Buying your First Amateur Radio