In a walnut orchard 39 years ago: The beginning of the space age in the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences army Place: Walnut orchard near the village of Botevo, Tundzha municipality, Yambol region. Time: May 24, 1987, exactly 39 years ago. Acting person: me – a rookie officer… lieutenant engineer. The […]
Radio Amateurs
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April 18 – The Day the World Connects Without Borders Every year on April 18, millions of people around the world tune in their transceivers to celebrate World Amateur Radio Day. This is not just a date on the calendar, but the anniversary of the founding of the International Amateur […]
DeepVNA Master Class: Your Practical Guide to the Vector Analyzer Introduction: When a Transceiver Is Not Enough Every radio amateur knows – a good antenna is half a transceiver. But how do we know if it is really working at its maximum, especially when we are in the field in […]
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 […]
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 […]