Operating
National Radio Quiet Zone
By OneShack Staff
What the quiet zone around Green Bank is, why it exists, and what its coordination rules mean for hams who live in or visit it.
Operating
4 articles on this topic.
Operating
Operating Abroad
By OneShack Staff
How to operate legally on your travels with CEPT, the IARP and reciprocal agreements, plus callsign rules, maritime mobile and packing tips.
Operating
Citizen Science for Hams
By OneShack Staff
How your station can help scientists study the ionosphere, from everyday FT8 and WSPR spots to HamSCI eclipse events and Grape receivers.
Operating
Space Weather and the Solar Cycle
By OneShack Staff
How sunspots, flares and geomagnetic storms change HF conditions, and how to read solar flux, the K and A indices and NOAA's R, S and G scales.
Operating
Reading Propagation Forecasts
By OneShack Staff
How to combine NOAA forecasts, prediction tools and live reports from WSPR, PSK Reporter, beacons and skimmers to pick the right band.
Operating
ARES, RACES, SKYWARN and AUXCOMM
By OneShack Staff
Four emergency communications groups hams hear about: who runs each one, how they differ, and how to get started.
Equipment · Operating
How to Track Down RFI
By OneShack Staff
A step-by-step way to find the noise on your receiver, from the main breaker test to power-line noise, plus what to do when the interference is yours.
Operating
How to Send a Radiogram
By OneShack Staff
The ARRL radiogram explained: the four parts, precedence, counting the check, and how to pass your first message on a traffic net.
Operating
Ham Radio Awards
By OneShack Staff
WAS, DXCC, VUCC, WAC, WAZ, WPX and more: who runs each award and how to get your contacts confirmed.
Operating
DXing
By OneShack Staff
How to work distant stations: when and where to listen, how to handle pileups and split, and how to confirm the contact.