Simple Ham Radio Antennas

  One of the biggest Amateur Radio events of the year occurs during the last full weekend of June. The ARRL Field Day is part contest, part emergency communications exercise that draws over 35,000 participants world-wide. In this video, Bill (KW4QO) outlines the top 10 facts about this annual event and shows us how to prepare our equipment, antennas, and logistics for this "field" experience. During ARRL Field Day, you'll be able to meet new friends, renew old ties, and practice the communications skills basic to emergencies. If you can't see the video, please insert this title URL into your browser search box:   https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AT7CNy2uBBw, Thanks for joining us today. Russ (KH6JRM/AL0HA). Here are some comments from Bill (KW4QO): ARRL Field Day is one of the biggest and most exciting events in amateur radio! In this video, we count down the Top 10 Facts About ARRL Field Day and explain why this annual event is such an important part of the ham radio ...

  Thanks to Callum (M0MCX) for this detailed, often humorous, discussion of Radio Wave Propagation. Callum does an excellent job of explaining an often difficult  subject.  Also, this video is a great introduction to the study of antennas in general. If you can't see the video, please insert this title URL into your browser search box:        https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UgA6zU59KZw     Thanks for joining us today. Aloha es 73 de Russ (KH6JRM). Here are some comments from Callum (M0MCX);        In this video we look at how radio signals propagate, whether that be line of sight, reflection, defraction and refraction through the Ionosphere. We discuss the difference between HF (shortwave) and VHF / UHF. We also discuss Sporadic E and how that can also affect some HF signals and VHF signals mostly in the summer months. This video is part of the Foundation Series and is suitable for Foundation Students for Ham Radio a...