New ARRL Radio Lab Will Inspire Your Ham Shack!

Introducing the brand new ARRL Radio Laboratory, W1HQ! Join Jherica Goodgame, KI5HTA, as she walks you through everything there is to know about this newest edition to ARRL Headquarters. The ARRL Radio Lab is an innovative test space designed to reshape the way we imagine and build a ham radio shack. From a decluttered workspace and a digital user interface to being able to remote in to the station from anywhere, W1HQ is a step towards the future of amateur radio.

Produced by Alex Norstrom, KC1RMO

Antennas being used for W1HQ:
JK Antennas XR5-JK, Multiband Yagi for 10, 12, 15, 17 & 20 meters
Cushcraft A50-5S, 6-meter Yagi
Verticals:
Guy wires: Phillystran
2 meters, 70 centimeters, 23 centimeters
Rotator: M2 Antenna Systems OR2800 Series Azimuth Rotator
Tower: Rohn 55G Series Guyed Tower, 40-feet

Equipment being used inside of W1HQ:
Elecraft K4 Transceiver
FlexRadio Flex-6400 Signature Series SDR Transceiver
FlexRadio Power Genius XL amplifier
Icom IC-9100 HF/VHF/UHF Transceiver
Green Heron Engineering LLC Rotator Controller, RT-21
Green Heron Engineering LLC Rotator Controller Az/El, RT-21azel
Raspberry Pi 400 Personal Computer Kit

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[ernietech-]

I rejoined the ARRL recently because the new leadership. This makes it worthwhile. Thanks!

[DonDegidio]

Hi Jherica,
Well done presentation and that's an awesome setup at the ARRL Radio lab. You and your family stay safe. 73 WJ3U

[cidcolead]

This is a big improvement. Last month I started the same effort on my home station, separating the PC workstation from the radio equipment. Now the PC station has power and network cables that pass through a UPS to my computer equipment and no other wires exposed. It took hours to find good cables that are not too long and get them labeled, routed and managed with hook and loop tape. I wanted to manage lightning risks and EMI/RFI to lower my noise floor. -Tim KI4TG

[janiceemery]

Excellent Jherica, that is a great setup. Moving forward and updating. Thank you for sharing.

[mikeritz]

Great job, Jherica! Well done, and kudos to the ARRL staff for putting this all together.

[philcornish]

Great job Jherica & Team ARRL! Really enjoyed the tour of the new ARRL radio lab - we all want to order one! You are going to do really well Jherica! Cheers, Phil VK2EPC

[tomfoth]

Incredible presentation and incredible new lab! It is SO COOL to see all of this a much more contemporary format (both presentation AND the lab).

I'm hoping we can see more presentations from Jherica like this. Some company is going to be lucky to hire you when you graduate (and maybe that could be a great non-profit.... like, say, perhaps ARRL).

Time for me to stop by HQ again to see this lab first hand!

[ouijim]

Wow almost too clean and tidy ; ) My shack is cluttered and always in flux but I know where everything is somehow ; ) Thank You for an inspirational tour ; )

[ahendrix]

...beautiful Radio Lab!!! Great presentation, Jherica!

[StuartMTTQ]

Very interesting video. The future should definitely be tidier shacks!

[ylthreezadwtrz]

Awesome!!! Good luck and more Dxing to come... Vy 73 Mabuhay🌺

[milohoffman]

These tours are great for those of us who live on the complete other side of the country and have no real chance of making it there to visit anytime soon. Would love see more things there at the HQ.

[marlomontanaro]

Nice. Glad the ARRL is taking things to the next level.

[jojom]

Beautiful set up! Very clean! My standard is upgraded. Thanks for this great presentation!

[dacodemonk]

That wire management is awesome. I should do that in my office.

[hamcrafter.robins]

Impressive! Ms Goodgame KI5HTA represents the ARRL in a very positive way. Informative presentation. My father who's been a SK for several years, K7HRW, just started transitioning his shack to include the computer. I'm sure he'd be more than impressed by the innovations. Hope to see more presentations like this. Glad to be a member of ARRL. - 73 WA7JR

[daviddecoons]

I did the Node Red integration to the Flex and Green Heron equipment! Fun project. Three trips up to HQ.

[PaulGriffith]

I like the wire management; that gives me some ideas.

[CaptCovfefe]

If I ever end up building a radio shack, it’s looking like that. Great work, Jherica and ARRL! KC1RRL

[ZAR]

Awesome setup. Especially the wire management.