My new portable set up. IC-7100 with the Hardened Power Systems 7100 Commander. 40w Solar array was included as well. I just passed my General and taking my Extra on the 20th!2yr ⋅ Dangerneck5000 ⋅ r/amateurradio
Guys... I made a thing too, and it picks up a repeater 22 miles away. :D4yr ⋅ Shifter_Beyond ⋅ r/amateurradio
Quarantine day 49. I have fashioned a radio from spare parts. Tomorrow I will attempt to contact other survivors. Hopefully someone has toilet paper.4yr ⋅ brentk7 ⋅ r/amateurradio
New to me HyGain TH-3 Mrk 3 is up on the tower today! It was stored in a crawlspace under a house, so there was a lot of TLC rebuilding the traps, and I even 3d printed dust covers for them. It's alive! Just need to run some coax to it and put on some finishing touches.3yr ⋅ Beastlykings ⋅ r/amateurradio
It's a kind of night to break the glass and pull out the big guns: the Kenwood TS-520's DX PULL ON - I don't even know how much it really does but man do I love knobs and buttons2yr ⋅ mr_noun ⋅ r/amateurradio
Whenever I'm having signal quality problems and I post on ham forums for help5yr ⋅ 2four ⋅ r/amateurradio
That feeling in the pit of your stomach when someone sends you a QSL card with a SASE and you have no cards2yr ⋅ aleigh9812 ⋅ r/amateurradio
Working hard on my satellite VUCC and can't be the only one frustrated by this2yr ⋅ jimmy_beans ⋅ r/amateurradio
A lone FT-5DR watches as a FT-65R succumbs to disassembly, 2022 (colorized)1yr ⋅ _invalidopcode_ ⋅ r/amateurradio
Found my Grandfathers masters thesis from 1966. I thought it would be appreciated here.3yr ⋅ fiddl3rsgr33n ⋅ r/amateurradio
When you’re cleaning out your garage and find all of the antennas you have that you couldn’t find when you needed them, so you bought another one.4yr ⋅ Well_Sorted8173 ⋅ r/amateurradio
Thanks for the help with my 40m dipole antenna setup. It’s working very well!3yr ⋅ SwimmingAd5 ⋅ r/amateurradio
My second POTA activation was a success! Great way to spend a sunny afternoon in the woods3yr ⋅ Nexus1111 ⋅ r/amateurradio
2 meter band opening! Unfortunately on the other side of the country for me3yr ⋅ geekenox ⋅ r/amateurradio
Total chaos!!! I couldn’t follow through with creating an account1yr ⋅ CrumbGuzzler5000 ⋅ r/amateurradio
Studying for my Basic. I heard matching is important. Am I doing this right?3yr ⋅ -engiblogger- ⋅ r/amateurradio
My daughter gave me a copy of her cw alphabet, so that i can send morse better4mo ⋅ bantiger ⋅ r/amateurradio
My Elmer's Ham Shack. Yes... All of the radios are hooked up and they all work.5yr ⋅ Rick_in_602 ⋅ r/amateurradio
Nice to see the Radioman standing in the front and not hidden away somewhere4yr ⋅ xarzilla ⋅ r/amateurradio
First solo HF activation completed! 100W into a grounded 75~10m EFHW. 32 contacts made on 80, 40, 20 and 15 metres, as far away as Brazil. S1 noise floor on 20m, S0 noise on 15 metres.9mo ⋅ DENelson83 ⋅ r/amateurradio
Decided to gather up all the radios and such and build my first rudimentary “shack”. The Power Supply on the right was hand built by my late grandfather who was a brilliant electrical engineer. 73s3yr ⋅ plierscrewdriver ⋅ r/amateurradio
It’s my radio cake day! Got my B+ a year ago. Celebrated in an appropriate fashion.4yr ⋅ VE3INP ⋅ r/amateurradio
Marconi spent a long time in my home town experimenting with wireless technology, even taking his honeymoon on the main island in the harbour.3yr ⋅ neededanew1 ⋅ r/amateurradio
32 radials down! The antenna is centered in-between and underneath two big pine trees. This was a lot of work!2yr ⋅ Beastlykings ⋅ r/amateurradio
Just had a hilarious 1st QSO on JS8CALL with an older ham (red). Neither of us knew what we were doing!3yr ⋅ Misker ⋅ r/amateurradio
Did you know the left foot rest in some Jeeps carries this Morse code message: ROCKS RIVERS SNOW SAND? Such a cool Easter egg. Are you a ham who owns a Jeep?4yr ⋅ HamRadioPrep ⋅ r/amateurradio
No one responded to me on 52 and 446 during my MTB ride. Happy Memorial Day!3yr ⋅ VTEC_8K ⋅ r/amateurradio
Ultralight portable 2m Yagi based on DK7ZB design. Element extensions stow internally for protection.1yr ⋅ Old_Scene_4259 ⋅ r/amateurradio
Is 11 meter worth getting into or is it mostly just truckers using it?2mo ⋅ threeropes ⋅ r/amateurradio
my grandad passed away, what exactly is this stuff and should I keep any of it?2yr ⋅ Great-Bluebird ⋅ r/amateurradio
$35 diy hf antenna. 30 foot mast that I made yesterday, and have never made more contacts!4yr ⋅ braden330199 ⋅ r/amateurradio
My club just did our first drive in VE session! 3 new Techs and 1 new Extra!4yr ⋅ fimmel ⋅ r/amateurradio
My accidentally vintage VHF setup for my college apartment next year2yr ⋅ Professor_Stank ⋅ r/amateurradio
Came into possession of several Eimac 5-500A tubes. What's their purpose?7mo ⋅ HuskyInfantry ⋅ r/amateurradio
Does anyone use second hand, military issued backpack radios like this one manufactured in 1976? Are they worth having for emergency communications?3yr ⋅ aknalid ⋅ r/amateurradio
Nothing quite like operating HF next to the Southern Ocean. Sleaford Bay, South Australia.4yr ⋅ original_lunokhod ⋅ r/amateurradio
I built new field bag inserts for HF radio and photography, so I can use a pre-packed backpack and just switch out the padded insert for that day's activities. This is my radio kit. It’s more secure and protective than the Condor insert from a couple months ago.4yr ⋅ ToSeeOrNotToBe ⋅ r/amateurradio
Merry Christmas from the NW7US radio family, Tomas, NW7US, and KD7TZR, Leigh Hood.1yr ⋅ NW7US ⋅ r/amateurradio
Few days ago I asked about a Jupiter radio someone was offering me. Got a lot more than I was expecting!!!4yr ⋅ agent_splat ⋅ r/amateurradio
Just did a portable setup for the South Dakota and North Dakota nets, everything sounded great and great signal reports on only 10 watts.3yr ⋅ mctscott ⋅ r/amateurradio
Just found one of my old RadioShack receipts from when they closed. Had to string it up in a tree for good size reference. 90% off was epic.2yr ⋅ TapeLabMiami ⋅ r/amateurradio
Would an antenna mounted this close to the cab hurt the radio or antenna pushing 100w? Would be a Shark HF whip.1yr ⋅ arizonagunguy ⋅ r/amateurradio
Still a fairly new HAM (got my tech about a year ago) I have only had a HT till now. Just got this beauty in the mail today, can't wait to install in my truck!2yr ⋅ realmccoy707 ⋅ r/amateurradio
Experiment with some laser cut tags for labeling the cables in my outdoor box.2yr ⋅ N4BFR ⋅ r/amateurradio
I made a crystal radio. With an actual crystal. And it kind of sort of works!2yr ⋅ Gullex ⋅ r/amateurradio
Can I make an HF antenna out of this? I have 40 ft of .130 copper wire laying around in my garage. I feel like it is a dumb question but i don't have the antenna book yet, and i don't know enough about homebrewing or antenna science.2yr ⋅ thehotshotpilot ⋅ r/amateurradio
Working DX from the EAA airshow in Oshkosh, WI. We are all W9YB grads - W3AXL, KD9DBH, and I (N9PCT)3yr ⋅ Windrac ⋅ r/amateurradio