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NAQP SSB Looks to Avoid Solar Flare That Hit NAQP CW
As the August 2010 NAQP SSB Contest arrives this weekend, contesters in North America don't want to see a repeat of the start of the NAQP CW from earlier this month, as the sun decided to throw out a decent-sized solar flare just as that test was getting underway. It didn't ruin the contest, but it once again helped to hold down high band numbers.
Tennessee QSO Party Goal - Sweep 95 Counties in 9 Hours
All 95 counties will be activated for the 2010 Tennessee QSO Party, giving you nine hours to try to put together a sweep of the Volunteer State. Bob Harder W0BH is the defending out of state Single Op champ, while Bob Edmondson N4VV was the 2009 Single Op High Power champ inside Tennessee. Helping make things more interesting will be at least a dozen mobiles on the roads as well.
HI3TEJ Falls, UA9AM Takes Over radio-sport.net #1
After his entry in the 2009 CQ WW SSB Contest was reclassified from Low Power to Assisted, Teddy Jiminez HI3TEJ has dropped out of the lead in the radio-sport.net Single Operator World Standings, clearing the way for Yuri Kurinyi UA9AM to grab the top spot, with a narrow lead over Yuri Onipko VE3DZ.

KG-UVD1P Wouxun - Buying my first Rig

Hand held transceiver
Dual Display
Dual Frequency
Dual Standby

- VHF & UHF, UHF & UHF or VHF & VHF working modes
- Frequency Range: 136-174MHz & 400-480MHz
- Work Mode: U-V , V-U , V-V , U-U Can Be Set Freely
- DTMF Encoding Function
- CTCSS / DCS Scan ( Digital / Analog )
- VOX Transmission
- SOS Function
- Bright Flashlight IIIumination

Slow-Scan Television (SSTV)

Slow-Scan Television (SSTV) SSTV is a mode that uses a computer and an amateur radio transceiver to send and receive still images over radio. SSTV was originally an analogue mode based on Frequency Modulation (FM). Digital SSTV has become possible with little trouble in recent times with the use of Digital Radio Mondiale (DRM). Despite the name "television", SSTV cannot send or receive moving pictures; it is more akin to sending a FAX.

For SSTV to work, an image is "broken" into lines, composed of dots of colour and light intensity known as pixels.

United States Early Radio History

United States Early Radio History An assortment of highlights -- plus a few lowlifes -- about early U.S. radio history.

Articles and extracts about early radio and related technologies, concentrating on the United States in the period from 1897 to 1927.

Go now to: United States Early Radio History