CQ Amateur Radio

CQ is the magazine for active hams, with a focus on the practical. Every article is clearly written and aimed at involving you, the reader...whether it's a story of operating from some exotic location, an article to deepen your understanding of ham radio science and technology, or a fun-to-build project that will have practical use in your ham shack. Join us on our monthly journey through the broad and varied landscape of the world's most fascinating hobby!

CQ Amateur Radio

announcements

ham radio news

zero bias: a cq editorial • “Thank You for Your Service”

news bytes: • Young Hams in the Spotlight at Hamvention

The 2023 Field Day Experience for a University Amateur Radio Club • Field Day frequently provides newer hams with their first opportunity to operate HF. At W8EDU, the radio club of Case Western Reserve University, the focus is always on doing something new each year. Oh, and did we mention the Pink Pig?

Indian Ham Club Supports College Fox Hunt – A Great Success! • Amateur radio activities continue to offer great value for students, especially in the STEM fields of science, technology, engineering and mathematics. At a recent "Technobash" at an engineering school in India, a ham radio foxhunt was the most popular activity among the students. VU2OOM has details.

Kees Van Oosbree, WØAAE, Named 2023 Amateur Radio Newsline Young Ham of the Year • Each year, Amateur Radio Newsline selects an outstanding young amateur – generally from a group of highly-qualified nominees – to represent young people in our hobby as Newsline Young Ham of the Year. This year’s honoree is WØAAE.

Results of the 2023 CQ World Wide 160-Meter Contest • Top-Band Contesting During Less-Than-Optimal Conditions, Both On the Air and Off

Announcing: 75th CQ World Wide DX Contest • SSB: October 28-29, 2023 CW: November 25-26, 2023 Starts 0000 UTC Saturday; Ends 2359 UTC Sunday Log Deadlines: SSB – 2359 UTC Nov. 3 / CW – 2359 UTC Dec. 1, 2023

CQ ’s World-Wide DX Contest • A new contest over the weekends of October 29 and November 5—separate weekends for phone and c.w.—awards for individual and group-operated stations—no limit on the number of contacts—zone and country multipliers on each band.

WORLD — WIDE DX CONTEST RULES

The DK6ED Double Loop (Version 3) • Latest Experiences on Resistive Terminated Loops Require a Redesign

On the Cover – August 2023

An Inverted Vee for 80 Meters with Integrated Tuning • Having an antenna that’s resonant across the entire 80-meter band is a challenge. Commercial antennas with integrated tuning units are expensive, but KA2C offers a compact and low-cost approach to “rolling your own” step-tuned 80-meter dipole or inverted vee.

The World’s Great Literature … in Morse Code! • You’ve most likely heard of audio books, and maybe enjoy listening to them. But what about CW books? WA4EFS has a project that can help you improve your cultural literacy and your Morse code skills at the same time!

the listening post • Positive Developments from Kyrgyzstan and Algeria

emergency communications • Ethereal Adornments – Part 1

kit building • A Long Schlep to Dayton and (a) Smoking Pot

learning curve • H.R. 4006, All For One and One For All!

homing in • Foxhunters Win Medals in the Lone Star State

analog adventures • Hard Copy

mobiling • The Do’s and Don’ts of Modding My Avalon and more

qrp: low-power communications • No Trees were Harmed in the Writing of this Column!

antennas • A 70-Centimeter “Kitchen Array”

SPURIOUS SIGNALS

vhf plus • More on Antenna and Receiver Performance

awards • Young Ladies Radio League Awards

dx • INDEXA Celebrates 40 Years...