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Radio Pirate
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A "retired" CB and Radio Ham operator getting back to the radio hobby after more than 40 years, dealing with his country bureaucracy to get his Ham license back in a system where the files are "death" and modern records a mirage.
31PT555 on 11 meters DX
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The Holy Cluster...
The best DX cluster for Ham Radio
Check it here:
holycluster.iarc.org
Holy Cluster
holycluster.iarc.org
December 28, 2025 at 12:36 PM
A great tutorial by Mike M0MSN for a home-brew 2Meters/40 cmts base antenna...
My next project after installing my 10 meters 5/8 vertical... as I really need a decent VHF/UHF antenna for my QTH
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HAM RADIO: 2M/70cm Skylab Build. Home-Brew 2M antenna 143 - 148 MHz
YouTube video by Mike-M0MSN
youtu.be
December 27, 2025 at 11:34 PM
One of the best sites for propagation charts by G7IZU
Very useful to know about the best time of the day for listening or transmitting on every band...
Here:
G7IZU Radio Reflection Detection: Live Space Weather & Propagation
Track live radio propagation via meteor showers, aurora, and Sporadic E from Andy Smith (G7IZU)'s amateur radio astronomy station in Plymouth, UK.
www.tvcomm.co.uk
December 26, 2025 at 4:57 PM
A great tutorial by PU1OWL to solve the wrong SWR measurement problems across the several bands, on the cheap Chinese ATU-100...
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Improving your ATU100
YouTube video by PU1OWL Brazilian Ham Radio
youtu.be
December 25, 2025 at 12:59 PM
Merry Christmas Everybody...!
December 25, 2025 at 8:31 AM
Remember...
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December 25, 2025 at 7:20 AM
If one day I win the lottery this will be my dream radio to buy on day one after having the money on my bank account... 😏
I would prefer the Screen version though... 👌
Aurora AU-520M with polar modulation...
Simply the ultimate radio for DX operations...!
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I simply love it...
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Flex Aurora Series: The Ultimate 500W Radio?
YouTube video by ML&S Martin Lynch and Sons
youtu.be
December 24, 2025 at 7:34 PM
Video from the live transmission of the annual Christmas message transmitted by the SAQ Grimeton VLF transmitter on 17.2 kHz CW today...
The oldest VLF transmitter still working in the world shows how 100 years ago people use to communicate worldwide
"Just" electric motors generating radio waves!
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Christmas Eve morning Dec24th 2025 SAQ Grimeton VLF transmitter - 07:20 UTC
YouTube video by Alexander SAQ Grimeton Friendship Association
www.youtube.com
December 24, 2025 at 6:29 PM