According to ClubLog data, around 140 Australian amateurs are serious or semi-serious DX chasers. They are actively involved in the...
Tristan da Cunha, as seen from International Space Station, NASA / public domain.Absolutely no intention to turn this newsletter into...
As expected, Japan is on the very top with almost 1.3 million licenses.But look at Thailand and Korea: 140,000! Not...
Last week I had a contact with Suriname on a 10m band with PZ2YT, Judel.Suriname is a small country on...
I got my first brand new radio - an FT101ZD - at the age of 17. It was a present...
Not that long ago, Joe Taylor, K1JT, a Nobel prize physicist, had created a new digital mode. The co-assistant in...
On the weekend, as the 160m band was 'following' the grey line, I was called by John, W5ZG.It's always nice...
Over the past couple of weeks, a number of subscribers reached out asking: how can I get an amateur radio...
Where do we start? An acre block? A tall tower? Countless radials? More room for beverages?And worst of all -...
Seriously, it is. Life is short - so why waste it on stuff you don't really want to do?Yes, there...
There are three types of amateur radio operators: tech nerds who make their own stuff. To them: respect! When they...
Yesterday’s newsletter generated two emails. The first one was more of a general observation, while the second one was a...
Last night I had a two way contact with Jeanne, VE0JS/MM. She was sailing north of Bora Bora, heading south...
As said in the last email, chasing satellites is an addictive fun. There is something magical about bouncing signals off...
First reason: satellites are so nerdy! Bouncing a data packet off a tiny box 5,000km above, and making contact with...