Category: Amateur Radio (Ham Radio)

I had posted about an FM radio board costing just $3 having remote control, Bluetooth, USB port, Aux in and a microSD card slot. During my experimentation, the

ISM in this context stands for Industrial, Scientific, and Medical. ISM bands are portions of the radio spectrum reserved for non-telecommunication applications internationally. They are typically used for

As I had posted earlier, I was happy with my fan dipole antenna with added coils for the 20m elements. I was able to work on six bands

Mosquito bats also known as electric mosquito rackets, are an effective tool against mosquitoes at home. It may be less effective against larger and fast moving insects like

Major amateur radio bands have been allotted as harmonics of each other. It is not by chance, but by design. We will have a look into what are

My complex fan dipole is now ready for me to work on six amateur radio bands: 40, 30, 20, 15, 10 and 6m. Initially the fan dipole had

Today morning I was quite happy to work HS5NMF at a distance of 2780.2 km with my 80m dipole antenna. That is my first ever DX on 80m

Earlier, during tuning of 20/80m loaded coil dipole antenna of VU2XTO design, I used to trim the elements meant for 20m. Finally I ended up with very short

SO-124 (HADES-R), the latest amateur radio satellite from Spain is active and it is a 1.5P PocketQube. PocketQubes are smaller than CubeSats. 1P unit measures just 5 x

NanoVNA is a powerful tool for tuning antennas, making them more efficient and effective. This video provides a beginner-friendly guide to using the NanoVNA, covering the basics of