+ AA6YQ comments below One minor nitpick. The RF Gain control is there for a reason. Old timers will tell you to set the AF gain at a comfortable level, and reduce the RF Gain until the noise goes awa

I tried HF but I could not get it to work. I was given an old Kenwood TS120S, a 43 feet long end fed wire antenna, and a 9:1 balun. The end fed 43 feet long wire is 450 ohms and the 9:1 balun gives me

Hello everyone. I would like some advice and guidance. From another thread I have learned that my Kenwood TS120S is fine and that my antenna is my problem. I have never built an antenna nor do I have

To encourage League membership among newly licensed amateur radio operators, allow those folks getting their very first license, not 'retreads', to be designated 'associate members' for one year. They

I consider myself to be a recent ham. While I have had my license for nearly three years now, I simply have not done much with it. I used the HandiHam audio lecture series to study for both my tech an

Good Morning, I'm still waiting for my notification of my call sign, I tested last Saturday 1/25. I spent most of my life involved in First Response Emergency Services, most in all facets of EMS, Fire

I've used this simple antenna from multiple locations to make DX QSOs in CW, RTTY, PSK, and Phone on 80m through 10m; given FT8's superior sensitivity, it should work even better with this relatively