Why are we called “HAM”? From the legends of Harvard to the first Bulgarian HAM Have you ever wondered why radio amateurs are called “HAM” (which means “ham” in English)? It sounds a bit funny, doesn’t it? After all, what does a smoked ham have to do with antennas and […]
Yearly Archives: 2026
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How to set up a hand telegraph key: old-school master tips For many radio amateurs, the hand telegraph key (the telegraph manipulator, affectionately called a “pedestrian” key or “hammer”) is a symbol of true radio amateurism. But to make broadcasting a pleasure, not a wrist torture, the key must be […]
Frequencies, Antennas and a Little Stubbornness: Practical Amateur Radio Frequencies and Bands for Bulgaria Have you ever opened the official band plan to check exactly where the center of activity was for SOTA/POTA, and after five minutes of reading sub-sections and definitions you forget why you turned on the station […]
Yaesu FTX-1F Master Class: Much More Than an Instruction We present to you the long-awaited detailed manual for the revolutionary Yaesu FTX-1F. This is not another dry translation of the technical manual. This is a “Master Class” – a practical synthesis of Yaesu engineering and the real-world experience of Tony, […]
FT2 – The New Digital Revolution: Faster than FT4, more dynamic than FT8 FT2 – The New Speed Champion in Amateur Radio – A Practical Guide The World of Amateur Radio Communications is changing at lightning speed, and if you thought FT8/FT4 was the pinnacle of efficiency, get ready for […]
Yaesu FTDX10: Master Class – Complete Guide to Setup and operational art (PDF) If you are a current or former military person, a clarification especially for you – “operational art” is not used here in the sense of the military term 😉 Domestication YourFTDX10: Whytheofficial manual issometimesnotenough? The Yaesu FTDX10 […]
The 5250 – 5450 kHz range Allowed for Bulgarian radio amateurs 1 class on a secondary basis. All classes of emission with a maximum permissible power 100 W are permitted for this frequency range, except for the 5351.5 – 5366.5 kHz band, where amateur radio stations must not exceed 15 […]