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 • The “C”s of the Season

news bytes • KM4BUN Receives Young Ham of the Year Award

Contesting With Wolves — The ZV4SL Serra do Lopo Contest Station • With the fall contest season fully under way, Contributing Editor-at-Large Martin Butera takes us on a visit to an unusual contest station on a mountaintop in Brazil, and interviews team leader Fabio Lima, PY2RMZ.

SPURIOUS SIGNALS

Results of the 2022 CQ World Wide WPX CW Contest

On the Cover

The Almost Heathkit • The 1979 World Administrative Radio Conference, or WARC-79, was generally very good for hams. But it knocked a brand-new Heathkit off the production line. Here’s the behind-the-scenes story of how WARC-79 sidelined the Heath SS8800 … from the man who owns the only one in existence.

CQ CLASSIC: The Heath (Not a) Kit

The Heath SS-9000 H.F. Synthesized Transceiver

The 2023 CQ World Wide 160-Meter Contest

2023 CQ DX Marathon • January 1 – December 31, 2023 Logs Due January 5, 2024

behind the bylines… • … a little bit about some of the authors whose articles appear in this issue.

Using an HF Windom Antenna on 50 MHz • Using software modeling and on-air experience, CP6CL shows that a Windom antenna intended for use on HF, from 80 to 10 meters, is also an effective antenna for 6 meters.

math’s notes • Fusion Cooking in Amateur Radio?

the listening post • Good News: The WRTH Lives On!

emergency communications • Planning

kit building • Holiday Gifts for Builders

homing in • Foxhunting at the Championships in Bulgaria and a Youth Camp in Ohio

the ham notebook • Maker Faire® , T-Hunting for Fun, and Other Things

Sato Academy High School Installs New Antennas and Tries Fox Hunting to Boost Excitement and Fun

microcontrollers in amateur radio

what’s new • Icom IP110H WLAN Transceiver

mobiling • Fast Forward

digital connection • The 2022 ARRL & TAPR Digital Communications Conference

learning curve • Going in (Auroral) Circles

vhf plus • Sporadic-E Season Wrap-up and Planning for 2023

awards • Worked All Italian Provinces Award

dx • NCDXF DXpedition RIB Project (Radio In Box)

contesting • Getting in the Zone

propagation • November Shortwave Propagation

our readers say…

2022 WPX CW RESULTS • SINGLE OPERATOR

Looking Ahead

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