Please add new callsign to the database
Updated: 2010-10-31 16:25:28
I wonder if you could please add my callsign to the database...
Callsign: IZ6TSJ
First name: Giorgio
Last name: Artis
Address 1: Via Umbria 1/a...- I wonder if you could please add my callsign to the database...
Callsign: IZ6TSJ
First name: Giorgio
Last name: Artis
Address 1: Via Umbria 1/a...
Swan WM2000A SWR & PEP PRW Meter
Updated: 2010-10-31 15:15:34I am listing a very nice *Swan WM2000A* In line watt and Swr/PEP Power Meter.
*The WM-2000A has 3 power scales: 0-200 , 1000,and 2000 Watts....KENWOOD TH-31AT 220MHz
Updated: 2010-10-31 15:06:49Listing for sale one *KENWOOD TH-31AT 220MHz* handi-talkie in *EXCELLENT* condition. This was one of the first "pocket sized" HT's produced by...Trick or Treat in Daytime!!
Updated: 2010-10-31 15:06:15
This guy is crazy! :D
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5erDjyNQi1oHappy Halloween
Updated: 2010-10-31 14:13:00
. W2LJ's Blog QRP Do More With . Less Pages Home Projects Station W2LJ Portable QRP Ops Morse Code Operating QRP Contesting Sunday , October 31, 2010 Happy Halloween There will not be much time for radio today chores in the morning , and then taking my kids Trick or Treating this afternoon . Then this evening , my local Knights of Columbus Council is throwing a Halloween party and I am one of the two guys tasked with running . that So I'd like to take this opportunity to wish you all a fun and safe Halloween . nbsp Enjoy the time spent with your kids , grandkids , nieces and nephews . May there be enough ghosties and goblins at your door to take all your candy so that you won't be tempted by the left overs like I . am Hon did you save me a few Snickers bars 72 de Larry QRP When you care tokenwood sm220
Updated: 2010-10-31 13:59:08i have a real nice kenwood station monitor sm220. it come with book and ac cord. the sm220 looks and works perfect. it will work on the ts...Please add to database - VA7AGH
Updated: 2010-10-31 13:11:07
Callsign: VA7AGH
First Name + Initial: Adrian G
Last Name: Huber
Address Line 1: 96 Campbell Rd.
Address Line 2: Fruitvale BC
Zip/Post Code: V0G...Best receiver, 706mkIIG, 7000, 703 or 857d?
Updated: 2010-10-31 12:39:38
Been playing with my 706mkIIG for wile. It works well and I like it. However I recently bought a Icom 706+. Oh man that thing has a GREAT receiver....ICOM IC-706MKII HF Transceiver
Updated: 2010-10-31 12:29:32Icom 706MKII multi band transceiver for sale. Very nice condition and 100% operational. Used this radio in the home for past two years with no...ID This RCA transformer
Updated: 2010-10-31 12:25:38I've been lugging this thing around for years, and can't remember where I acquired it. It looks to be a filament transformer with an isolation...Motorola GR-500 VHF Repeater
Updated: 2010-10-31 11:44:24
I have a complete Motorola GR500 repeater in the cabinent for sale or trade.
This is the self contained repeater consisting of the enclosure, I50R...TCXO-6 for Yaesu FT-1000MP MkV
Updated: 2010-10-31 11:28:02I am looking for a TCXO-6 for the FT-1000MP Mark V radio.
73 de KC4Hattic rectangular loop??
Updated: 2010-10-31 11:20:47
I've been doing a little research o attic loop antennas. Could i mount a rectangular loop to the trusses of the roof? The pitch is probably close to...[RAC-Bulletin] RAC Bulletin 2010-027E Canadian Amateur Radio Advisory Board Meeting- October 28, 2010
Updated: 2010-10-31 11:12:40RAC Bulletin 2010-027E - Canadian Amateur Radio Advisory Board Meeting October 28, 2010 2010-10-28 The 35th meeting of the Canadian Amateur Radio Advisory Board [CARAB] took place on Thursday Oct. 28th. CARAB is composed of representatives from both Radio Amateurs of Canada [RAC] representing...Help ID this tower
Updated: 2010-10-31 11:09:48My club has a very solid looking tower 80 foot on the ground, 20 foot sections, all welded on the upper section, bottom section is bolted.
...N7PI Pocatello Amateur Radio Club
Updated: 2010-10-31 08:50:55Ham Radio/Clubs/North America/USA/IdahoSince 1957, 53 years of Amateur Radio in PocatelloERARC Eagle Rock Amatuer Radio Club
Updated: 2010-10-31 08:50:55Ham Radio/Clubs/North America/USA/IdahoAmatuer Radio Club on IdahoBCARC - Bonner County Amateur Radio Club
Updated: 2010-10-31 08:50:55Ham Radio/Clubs/North America/USA/IdahoAn incorporated, non-profit organization promoting amateur radio and serving the interests of communities in Bonner County.20 Foot Tower Construction
Updated: 2010-10-31 08:50:54Antennas/TowersConstruction of a 4 legged 20 foot Tower at vk5swEl Mundo En Nuestra Antena
Updated: 2010-10-31 08:50:54Internet and Radio/PodcastSpanish Hamradio Podcast made by Arturo EA5AYJ. Also available at iTunes.KC9NCF (Dan): Shortwave America Presents: Halloween Fun!
Updated: 2010-10-31 05:37:00: : skip to main skip to sidebar Shortwave America Station Loggings , News , Silliness , Sarcasm , Radio Ramblings Observations Sunday , October 31, 2010 Shortwave America Presents : Halloween Fun Nothing radio related today , as SWA takes a Halloween break to be with family . For your listening pleasure , Shortwave America presents classic Halloween nostalgia from the old radio days . Last evening , PCJ Media aired war Of The Worlds on WRMI , and for those of you who were as frustrated as this author was about having to download a file to enable the listen live function at WRMI's site , fear not War Of The Worlds in seven parts and other neat Halloween stuff is just : below War Of The Worlds Part 1 War Of The Worlds Part 2 War Of The Worlds Part 3 War Of The Worlds Part 4 War Of The9W2PJU (Faizul): Things That Can Help You Solve Your Problems
Updated: 2010-10-30 17:48:02: 9W2PJU Malaysian Ham Radio Station AMATEUR RADIO FULL DISCLOSURE Popular Posts MYCallsign For iPhone , iPod Touch How To Install Garmin Mobile For Blackberry Smartphones Female Ham Radio Hacker Diana Eng APRSBB An APRS Client For Blackberry Smartphones Slim Jim J-Pole Antenna Calculator By M0UKD Saturday , October 30, 2010 Things That Can Help You Solve Your Problems http : www.google.com Google is awesome , if you dont know how to use it , ask your grandpa http : www.youtube.com Lots of videos , from tutorials to naked . people You . brain Pray to your . God p s : im not a genius , my friends is awesome . i asked them a lot . at least im appreciating other's work . people will not giving free consulting services , thats what i learn from my friends . too Posted by Faizul at Saturday ,9W2PJU (Faizul): EchoLink for Android Smartphones
Updated: 2010-10-30 17:48:01
: 9W2PJU Malaysian Ham Radio Station AMATEUR RADIO FULL DISCLOSURE Popular Posts MYCallsign For iPhone , iPod Touch How To Install Garmin Mobile For Blackberry Smartphones Female Ham Radio Hacker Diana Eng APRSBB An APRS Client For Blackberry Smartphones Slim Jim J-Pole Antenna Calculator By M0UKD Saturday , October 30, 2010 EchoLink for Android Smartphones EchoLink for Android provides access to the EchoLink network from your Android device . You can use this app to connect to the EchoLink system from almost anywhere , using either a WiFi or cellular 3G . connection If you dont know what is Echolink , go to http : en.wikipedia.org wiki Echolink Posted by Faizul at Saturday , October 30, 2010 Labels : amateur radio android echolink hamradio smartphone voip 0 comments : Post a Comment Newer9W2PJU (Faizul): APRSdroid – APRS for Android Smartphones
Updated: 2010-10-30 17:48:01
: 9W2PJU Malaysian Ham Radio Station AMATEUR RADIO FULL DISCLOSURE Popular Posts MYCallsign For iPhone , iPod Touch How To Install Garmin Mobile For Blackberry Smartphones Female Ham Radio Hacker Diana Eng APRSBB An APRS Client For Blackberry Smartphones Slim Jim J-Pole Antenna Calculator By M0UKD Saturday , October 30, 2010 APRSdroid APRS for Android Smartphones APRSdroid is an Android application for pushing your current GPS coordinates to the APRS Internet Service network without using any VHF . transceiver Get the latest APRSdroid here http : aprsdroid.org get Posted by Faizul at Saturday , October 30, 2010 Labels : android APRS aprsdroid gps opensource smartphone 0 comments : Post a Comment Newer Post Older Post Home Subscribe to : Post Comments Atom Contact Planet Hamradio MalaysiaW2LJ (Larry): Human again
Updated: 2010-10-30 15:32:30. W2LJ's Blog QRP Do More With . Less Pages Home Projects Station W2LJ Portable QRP Ops Morse Code Operating QRP Contesting Saturday , October 30, 2010 Human again The Zombie Shuffle is over and I leave the ranks of the undead and become human once . again Going to sleep last night , slightly disappointed with the outcome , I had a chance to read other participant's comments this morning . nbsp I don't know about any of you out there but when I have a poor experience with a radio event , I always assume that it was something that I did wrong or perhaps my equipment . nbsp I don't know why but I guess I tend to blame myself , first . nbsp Also , I had a pretty crappy work week and had my mind's eye focused on the Shuffle as a fun but relaxing way to turn that around There was some solace toG4VXE (Tim): Telling Terry What's New
Updated: 2010-10-30 11:14:34: G4VXE.COM Amateur Radio or at least , my version of . it Saturday , October 30, 2010 Telling Terry What's New About a week or so ago , I had the opportunity to visit the Cheltenham Amateur Radio Association and give the Terry Russell , G3JFH Memorial . Lecture This was a particular pleasure for two reasons I grew up in Cheltenham and CARA was the first amateur radio club that I ever attended . I received a lot of support there as I learned the ropes and made a lot of good friends . It was simply wonderful to see many of them last week they must be doing something right as they didn't look any different Secondly , I knew Terry Russell , G3JFH pretty well . He was an influential member of the club and indeed he was my first contact on the air He'd also been a friend of my Dad and they'dK5BOB Bobber Hex
Updated: 2010-10-30 09:47:02Manufacturers/Antenna PartsBobber Hex Antenna, Made of CNC cut UHMW plastics. Very little metal is used in production of this Hex beam antennaUN Contest Results
Updated: 2010-10-30 09:47:02Contesting/ResultsUN DX Contest 2010 (Open Championship of Kazakhstan) result listJennings County Amateur Radio Club
Updated: 2010-10-30 09:47:01Ham Radio/Clubs/North America/USA/IndianaJennings County, Indiana9W2PJU (Faizul): MorseMe - Morse Using your BlackBerry® Handheld’s Backlight.
Updated: 2010-10-30 08:15:08: . 9W2PJU Malaysian Ham Radio Station AMATEUR RADIO FULL DISCLOSURE Popular Posts MYCallsign For iPhone , iPod Touch Female Ham Radio Hacker Diana Eng How To Install Garmin Mobile For Blackberry Smartphones Slim Jim J-Pole Antenna Calculator By M0UKD Ubuntu Hams T-shirt Artwork From 9W2PJU Saturday , October 30, 2010 MorseMe Morse Using your BlackBerry® Handheld’s . Backlight Now you can morse any text using your BlackBerry® Wireless Handheld’s . backlight Just select text in one of the following applications and you can translate it to morse : code MemoPad , nbsp Browser , nbsp Calendar , nbsp Address Book , nbsp Tasks , nbsp EMail , nbsp and PIN . Message Get it from http : appworld.blackberry.com Posted by Faizul at Saturday , October 30, 2010 Labels : amateur radio blackberry hamradio9W2PJU (Faizul): Mobile GMaps - FREE Maps Application For Your Mobile Phones
Updated: 2010-10-30 07:58:54
: 9W2PJU Malaysian Ham Radio Station AMATEUR RADIO FULL DISCLOSURE Popular Posts MYCallsign For iPhone , iPod Touch Female Ham Radio Hacker Diana Eng How To Install Garmin Mobile For Blackberry Smartphones Slim Jim J-Pole Antenna Calculator By M0UKD Ubuntu Hams T-shirt Artwork From 9W2PJU Saturday , October 30, 2010 Mobile GMaps FREE Maps Application For Your Mobile Phones Mobile GMaps is a FREE application that displays maps from Google Maps , Yahoo Maps , Windows Live Local MSN Virtual Earth Ask.com , Open Street Map and other sources on Java J2ME-enabled mobile phones , PDAs and other devices . MGMaps can connect to a GPS receiver over bluetooth or use internal GPS features on some phones in order to automatically display the map for your current position . You can pre-download maps and9W2PJU (Faizul): BBScanner - Listen To Police And Fire Scanners For Blackberry Smartphones
Updated: 2010-10-30 07:34:11: 9W2PJU Malaysian Ham Radio Station AMATEUR RADIO FULL DISCLOSURE Popular Posts MYCallsign For iPhone , iPod Touch Female Ham Radio Hacker Diana Eng How To Install Garmin Mobile For Blackberry Smartphones Slim Jim J-Pole Antenna Calculator By M0UKD Ubuntu Hams T-shirt Artwork From 9W2PJU Saturday , October 30, 2010 BBScanner Listen To Police And Fire Scanners For Blackberry Smartphones BBScanner allows you to listen to over 2,200 police and fire scanners , railroad communications , and weather radio broadcasts from around the world using your . BlackBerry Some of the more popular scanners people listen to : are Chicago Police Los Angeles Police Dallas Police and Fire Denver Police and Fire Philadelphia Police For more info go to http : www.bbscanner.com Posted by Faizul at Saturday ,9W2PJU (Faizul): APRSBB - An APRS Client For Blackberry Smartphones
Updated: 2010-10-30 07:19:12: 9W2PJU Malaysian Ham Radio Station AMATEUR RADIO FULL DISCLOSURE Popular Posts MYCallsign For iPhone , iPod Touch Female Ham Radio Hacker Diana Eng How To Install Garmin Mobile For Blackberry Smartphones Slim Jim J-Pole Antenna Calculator By M0UKD Ubuntu Hams T-shirt Artwork From 9W2PJU Saturday , October 30, 2010 APRSBB An APRS Client For Blackberry Smartphones To all amateur radio operators who want to use APRS without APRS kit and transceivers , you can turn your Blackberry to a APRS client device . Open your browser to http : aprsbb.bluearray.net current and download the . installer If you dont know about APRS , go to http : en.wikipedia.org wiki Automatic_Packet_Reporting_System If you dont know what is amateur radio , go to http : en.wikipedia.org wiki Amateur_radio Thanks to LynnBell Labs Journal Now Online
Updated: 2010-10-30 01:46:17“Innovation” is a word often thrown around these days. Back in the old days, you couldn’t find an organization more innovative than Bell Labs. They could certainly afford it, though. They had a monopoly on the telephone system! At any rate, all of the issues of the Bell Labs Journal from 1922 to 1983 are now online. . . . → Read More: Bell Labs Journal Now OnlineW2LJ (Larry): Zombie Standstill
Updated: 2010-10-30 01:44:31
. W2LJ's Blog QRP Do More With . Less Pages Home Projects Station W2LJ Portable QRP Ops Morse Code Operating QRP Contesting Friday , October 29, 2010 Zombie Standstill W2LJ without his makeup . on This Zombie didn't do much shuffling tonight . nbsp Band conditions were pretty poor . nbsp It's almost 11:00 PM local time and I've only bagged six Zombies . nbsp And just about each QSO was like pulling teeth . nbsp Heavy QRN and QSB on 80 Meters heavy SSB QRM on 40 . Meters I ended up pulling the plug at 11:30 PM local time after a micro-run on 80 Meters yielded three more QSOs for a total of nine Zombies worked . nbsp Nothing to brag about but still fun 72 de Larry W2LJ QRP When you care to send the very least Posted by Larry W2LJ at 10:49 PM Email This BlogThis Share to Twitter Share to9W2PJU (Faizul): How To Install Garmin Mobile For Blackberry Smartphones
Updated: 2010-10-29 17:45:28
: 9W2PJU Malaysian Ham Radio Station AMATEUR RADIO FULL DISCLOSURE Popular Posts MYCallsign For iPhone , iPod Touch Female Ham Radio Hacker Diana Eng How To Install Garmin Mobile For Blackberry Smartphones Slim Jim J-Pole Antenna Calculator By M0UKD Ubuntu Hams T-shirt Artwork From 9W2PJU Friday , October 29, 2010 How To Install Garmin Mobile For Blackberry Smartphones Download Garmin mobile for blackberry extract the downloaded file Upload the whole folder inside zip files into your Blackberry device storage media card or Blackberry storage Browse to the folder using the files” apps using your Blackberry phone , and open up gmmscbb9000.jad” . file You will be asked to install Garmin Mobile apps . Just install it , and that’s just . all p s : You need to register as Garmin Mobile user toListen for me tomorrow night
Updated: 2010-10-29 01:59:00. W2LJ's Blog QRP Do More With . Less Pages Home Projects Station W2LJ Portable QRP Ops Morse Code Operating QRP Contesting Thursday , October 28, 2010 Listen for me tomorrow night Not sure why but I always get hepped up for the Zombie Shuffle . nbsp Probably because it's a zero pressure , totally fun QRP event . nbsp I am going to try and put in as much time as I can . nbsp I hope to get on the air around 7:00 PM or so , local time and stretch it out until 11:00 PM or so , local . time Hope to catch you on the air tomorrow night to hear all those BOOtiful QRP signals 72 de Larry W2LJ QRP When you care to send the very least Posted by Larry W2LJ at 8:59 PM Email This BlogThis Share to Twitter Share to Facebook Share to Google Buzz Labels : contesting Operating : Reactions 0 comments : PostAmateur Radio Contact - D44AC - Cape Verde - 3577.5 miles
Updated: 2010-10-29 00:14:23KA4UDX , Alan Spicer, Amateur Radio Contact - D44AC - 15 Meters (21Mhz) - 3577.5 miles http://www.qrz.com/db/d44ac QRZ Record 1145859 Lookups 93126 (100191)Mailing Label… QRZ Admin D44AC Last Update 2009-10-10 11:20:31 Latitude 16.884061 (16° 53′ 2” N) Longitude -24.986343 (24° 59′ 10” W) Grid Square HK76mv Bearing 88.6° E (from KA4UDX) Distance 3577.5 mi (5757.4 km) Long Path 21279.4 mi (34245.8 km) Web Page http://www.qsl.net/d44ac D44AC-Google-Earth-Distance D44AC-Google-Earth-Geography — 73 de KA4UDX, Alan [...]Amateur Radio Contact - Argentina - LU8SAN - 4303.5 Miles
Updated: 2010-10-28 23:14:40KA4UDX, Alan Spicer, Amateur Radio Contact - LU8SAN - 10 Meters (28.455 Mhz) - 4303.5 Miles http://www.qrz.com/db/lu8san QRZ Record 857405 Lookups 5204 (6461)Mailing Label… QRZ Admin LU2SAB Last Update 2002-06-24 20:15:41 Bearing 165.3° SSE (from KA4UDX) Distance 4303.5 mi (6925.8 km) Long Path 20553.3 mi (33077.4 km) KA4UDX <-> LU8SAN - Google Earth Geographics and Distance LU8SAN - Google Earth Geographic Location * Note: There seems [...]It’s Fort Lauderdale Boat Show time!
Updated: 2010-10-28 05:15:06http://www.showmanagement.com/fort_lauderdale/event/ It’s Fort Lauderdale Boat Show time again here in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. I hope to get into the show at least one day of set of show days. See the above link for more information. * This is ASMT - Alan Spicer Marine Telecom - Purveyors of fine marine Communications, Computer, and Marine Internet Products and [...]Fritzing: The Latest in Electronics from Those Wacky Germans
Updated: 2010-10-27 08:15:23According to the website Fritzing.Org: Fritzing is an open-source initiative to support designers, artists, researchers and hobbyists to take the step from physical prototyping to actual product. We are creating this software in the spirit of Processing and Arduino, developing a tool that allows users to document their Arduino and other electronic-based prototypes, and to create a PCBlayout for manufacturing. . . . → Read More: Fritzing: The Latest in Electronics from Those Wacky GermansA Busy Ham Radio Weekend
Updated: 2010-10-27 08:15:22
It was a busy ham radio weekend at KB6NU/WA2HOM.
Saturday, I didn’t get down to the museum until after noon. As usual, I went scouting around for special event stations. I bagged three of them:
K2G (Babylon, NY). K2G was taking part in the commemoration of the 70th anniversary of Coast Guard Auxiliary. According to the ARRL website, . . . → Read More: A Busy Ham Radio WeekendMcKittrick: It might help to beef up security around the W.O.P.R. … Google to Tighten Privacy Policies After Wi-Fi Fiasco
Updated: 2010-10-26 16:42:06* Life often immitates art, they say. And we came here in a time machine that you invented! And we have to get back to 1980… well 2000 something. It’s interesting that movies in the 1980’s portrayed big problems with computer security and here we are in 1985, no 2010, still trying to figure [...]Some Halloween Events
Updated: 2010-10-26 02:05:00. W2LJ's Blog QRP Do More With . Less Pages Home Projects Station W2LJ Portable QRP Ops Morse Code Operating QRP Contesting Monday , October 25, 2010 Some Halloween Events Halloween or All Hallows Eve is coming up this Sunday . nbsp Originally the day was celebrated by the Celts as Samhain . nbsp This translates roughly to Summer's End and marked the time when the hours of darkness started to become longer than the daylight hours as the seasons changed . nbsp The Celts believed that at this time of the year , the veil between our world and the netherworld became nebulous , allowing for demons and evil spirits to cross over to our realm . nbsp This is the source of the belief in ghosties and goblins around this time . People began wearing masks or costumes to confound the evil spirits .The bands seem to be waking up
Updated: 2010-10-24 23:48:00. W2LJ's Blog QRP Do More With . Less Pages Home Projects Station W2LJ Portable QRP Ops Morse Code Operating QRP Contesting Sunday , October 24, 2010 The bands seem to be waking up even with solar conditions not at their optimum . nbsp This afternoon , while twiddling the dial of the K2, I heard several Argentinian stations on 10 Meters . nbsp I also worked CO8LY , Eduardo in Cuba on a fourth band 12 Meters . nbsp I have previously worked Ed on 30, 20 and 17 Meters . nbsp Ed was coming in like gangbusters . nbsp His signal sounded more like he was down the street from me rather than 1,300 miles . away I also had a nice lil' chat with Kim AB7JK on 15 Meters . Kim , who is in Largo , FL was using 1 Watt during our QSO . nbsp There was a lot of QSB , but at peaks , AB7JK's signal was 579 intoAnd now .......
Updated: 2010-10-24 15:13:00back to our regularly "not scheduled" series ........QRPing with W1PID ttp://www.mv.com/ipusers/w1pid/mtpond/mtpond.html72 de Larry W2LJQRP - When you care to send the very least!Antenna Maintenance
Updated: 2010-10-23 23:43:00. W2LJ's Blog QRP Do More With . Less Pages Home Projects Station W2LJ Portable QRP Ops Morse Code Operating QRP Contesting Saturday , October 23, 2010 Antenna Maintenance Today was a beautiful Fall day in central New Jersey It was sunny and not too warm but at the same time , not too cool . nbsp The high for the day was about 64F 17C After doing the grocery shopping and some running around errands , I got down to the serious work for the day yard work . nbsp For one reason or another , I had neglected all Summer long , the task of cutting back the overgrowth of foliage from my neighbor's yard . nbsp There is a chain link fence between us but that is largely invisible due to the large amount of decorative shrubs and bushes and plants that they have . nbsp Every Summer I have to cut it backMercatino Scandicci 2010
Updated: 2010-10-23 19:31:45
Today I’ve been at the yearly appointment with the local flea market hold in Scandicci. Thanks to the initiative of Scandicci ARI section, also this year we have been able to exchange second hand and brand new ham radio equipment and meet each other. This year maybe due to the fact that the Computerfest at [...]Aaaarrrgh!
Updated: 2010-10-23 01:57:00. W2LJ's Blog QRP Do More With . Less Pages Home Projects Station W2LJ Portable QRP Ops Morse Code Operating QRP Contesting Friday , October 22, 2010 Aaaarrrgh And I am not trying to speak in pirate Oh , the pain as Dr . Smith from Lost in Space would . say I was fortunate enough to hook up with Dick K5TF again this evening . nbsp We worked last week during the QRP ARCI Fall QSO Party last weekend and this evening we were able to engage in a short chat . nbsp The QSO was fine but a lil' work . nbsp I was 339 and Dick was 449 but with a little concentration and a little tweaking of the RIT knob for good tone , the copy was good and the QSO was . flowing Then an earsplitting VE9 station came on the frequency and called a W2 station . nbsp And yes , you have guessed correctly , the VE9Genesis 3020 SDR vs Yaesu FT-950
Updated: 2010-10-22 23:16:07
This evening at our local Club Station, ARI Firenze, we had a special event on SDR technology and in particular a Genesis SDR has been presented and tested with behind our club main radio the Yaesu FT-950. At the event there were aproximately 20 persons, everyone almost interested and curious. We were not able to [...]One of our own
Updated: 2010-10-22 00:42:00. W2LJ's Blog QRP Do More With . Less Pages Home Projects Station W2LJ Portable QRP Ops Morse Code Operating QRP Contesting Thursday , October 21, 2010 One of our own is sick and could use your prayers and best . wishes If you've been involved with the world of QRP for any length of time , you've run across Hank Kohl K8DD . nbsp If you've attended FDIM you probably reserved your room through him . nbsp But you may also know him from working him in any number of QRP contests , sprints , or perhaps even one of the many DXpeditions he's been a member of . nbsp Hank is also familiar to his fellow members of QRP-ARCI , the Flying Pigs , MI-QRP , NAQCC , . etc Hank is in the hospital with some serious medical issues . nbsp If you subscribe to the Flying Pigs list , the details have been madeGeneral Stoner’s 24-Hour Circuits
Updated: 2010-10-20 02:46:28
Major General Frank E. Stoner, Chief of the Army Communication Service of the Signal Corps. Photo courtesy of the Missouri State ArchivesIEEE-USA’s Today’s Engineer has a very interesting story on Gen. Frank Stoner, Chief of the U.S. Army Communication Service during World War II. He set up two communications networks that operated around the clock . . . → Read More: General Stoner’s 24-Hour CircuitsIC-02E Restored
Updated: 2010-10-19 22:46:20
I’ve recently recovered from my latest house moving boxes, my old IC-02E. After a quick cleaning i’ve decided to use it for local VHF freqency montoring. When I bought it, ten years ago, it was a second hand radio, but was my first VHF transceiver. I decided then to demote it to a cluster dedicated [...]Last minute thought
Updated: 2010-10-19 03:13:00. W2LJ's Blog QRP Do More With . Less Pages Home Projects Station W2LJ Portable QRP Ops Morse Code Operating QRP Contesting Monday , October 18, 2010 Last minute thought about the QRP ARCI Fall QSO Party this past . weekend Due in large part , I guess , to yet another RTTY contest , 7.030 MHz became home to most , if not all of the QRP activity on 40 Meters this past weekend . nbsp I heard and worked QRP contesters from about 7.027 MHz right on up to about 7.037 MHz or . thereabouts So maybe the 7.040 MHz vs 7.030 MHz debate will simmer down for a bit I guess there will always be activity around 7.040 MHz for a while due to so many crystal controlled kits being centered around that frequency . nbsp But when you have ear splitting RTTY signals occupying 7.038 MHz to about 7.050 MHz for anMore on the SDR Cube
Updated: 2010-10-19 02:30:00The other day, I received an e-mail from Toby DH1TW concerning N2APB's SDR Cube. It seems that Toby had the opportunity to sit down with George N2APB for an in-depth interview about his new product.Toby wanted to share with you folks - so here's the link to his blog:http://www.dh1tw.de/sdr-cube-interview hanks, Toby, for sharing!72 de Larry W2LJQRP - When you care to send the very least!Think the Ham Bands are Safe? Read This.
Updated: 2010-10-18 16:10:42The October 2010 issue of the Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineer’s (IEEE) Spectrum has an article titled, “The Great Radio Spectrum Famine.” The culprit, of course, is the wireless Internet. As more and more people buy smartphones, they demand more and more bandwidth. The article states: Regulators have few options to head off the coming bandwidth crisis. . . . → Read More: Think the Ham Bands are Safe? Read This.Contest S-Meter Does it All
Updated: 2010-10-18 16:10:41
If you’ve ever unsure about what report to send during a contest, then the Digital Wonder Do-It-All S-Meter is for you.
According to the press release by the Idaho Potato Contest Group, this device is the “first of it’s [sic] kind. Simplifies the modern Ham Shack! It will improve your operation skills. Compatible with most . . . → Read More: Contest S-Meter Does it AllMor(s)e fun!
Updated: 2010-10-18 00:53:00. W2LJ's Blog QRP Do More With . Less Pages Home Projects Station W2LJ Portable QRP Ops Morse Code Operating QRP Contesting Sunday , October 17, 2010 Mor(s e fun I got to play around more in the QRP ARCI Fall QSO Party today . nbsp My time was once again limited between leaf raking and other cleaning chores . nbsp But I got a few QSOs in between distractions and had a lot of . fun 15 Meters was open again but not to the extent that it was yesterday . nbsp It also seemed like there were fewer station on 15 Meters today than yesterday . nbsp 20 and 40 Meters were the hot bands today and as the closing minutes of the event are winding down , there is some activity on 80 . Meters The highlights today were working my good friend Bob W3BBO on both 40 and 80 Meters . nbsp We even gave 160 MetersJOTA 2010 in Florence
Updated: 2010-10-17 22:00:52
I’ve been visiting the yearly JOTA site in Florence, this saturday. The full event has been managed by local hams and in particular by IW5EGT Alessio that were on air using the special callsign II5BP. Antenna farm this year consisted in a rotary dipole for 20 and 40 meters, along to some VHF antennas used [...]TU UR 559 NJ NR 4488 BK
Updated: 2010-10-17 03:55:00. W2LJ's Blog QRP Do More With . Less Pages Home Projects Station W2LJ Portable QRP Ops Morse Code Operating QRP Contesting Saturday , October 16, 2010 TU UR 559 NJ NR 4488 BK In between chores and other duties grocery shopping , etc . I did a lot of calling CQ QRP DE W2LJ today in honor of the 2010 QRP ARCI Fall QSO Party . nbsp I did a lot of CQing and a lot of searching and pouncing and had a lot of fun in the few hours that I was able to participate today . nbsp And the fun was the most important part . nbsp I am not in these contests to win , I am a Contest Point Giver as my friend K4UPG likes to point out the coiner of the term My QSO hour rate was atrocious at best but lest I repeat myself , I had fun lots of . fun The set up here as always from home was the K2 to the Butternut HF9V
Random Links
Updated: 2010-10-17 00:05:22Here are some more links to websites that ham radio ops will find amusing and/or useful: Climbing a really tall tower. Ever wonder what it’s like to climb a tower nearly 1,800 feet tall? Watch this video. Software for people who build things. Although some of the software on this site is fairly old, it also has . . . → Read More: Random LinksQRP ARCI Fall QSO Party
Updated: 2010-10-16 07:31:00
. W2LJ's Blog QRP Do More With . Less Pages Home Projects Station W2LJ Portable QRP Ops Morse Code Operating QRP Contesting Saturday , October 16, 2010 QRP ARCI Fall QSO Party Just a reminder that this weekend is the QRP ARCI Fall QSO Party . nbsp The seasonal QSO Parties remain as the most popular of the QRP contests . nbsp I will always work some QRPers during these contests that I never seem to hear in any of the smaller . Sprints This contest is a 36 hour event so even the most busy QRPers should be able to find a few spare hours to get on the air . nbsp As Kelly K4UPG would say , this is a prime opportunity for us CPG's contest point givers to get on the air and hand out some points to the dedicated contest ops . nbsp To make matters even better , solar conditions , while not superb ,Amateur Radio Contact: PJ7E St-Maarten 15M (21 Mhz) [* See previous post about Island *]
Updated: 2010-10-16 04:07:27KA4UDX Amateur Radio Contact: PJ7E St-Maarten 15M (21 Mhz) PJ7E-QRZ.COM-St.Maarten pj7e-Google-Earth And the video of KA4UDX’s contact with PJ7E - Sint Maarten on 15 Meters Band * A special note: Normally on SSB/HF radio we operate simplex - transmitting and receiving on the same exact frequency. In this case PJ7E was transmitting on one frequency and listening on another [...]What is all this with the Islands on Amateur Radio? Read…
Updated: 2010-10-16 03:30:47From http://www.qrz.com/db/pj7e (see my radio contact in my next post): Joe, W8GEX and Craig, K9CT, are the co-leaders for the upcoming St. Maarten DXpedition. Joe and Craig are pleased to announce that they have been granted permission to use PJ7E for their 10 day operation scheduled to begin on October 10th. All indications are that St. Maarten [...]Amateur Radio Contact: KP2/N1WON - 15 Meters (21 Mhz) US Virgin Islands
Updated: 2010-10-16 03:12:31KA4UDX Amateur Radio Contact: KP2/N1WON - 15 Meters (21 Mhz) US Virgin Islands * http://www.qrz.com/db/n1won * http://dxing.at-communication.com/en/kp2-n1won_us-virgin-islands/ * KP2/N1WON US Virgin Islands: N1WON will be active from US Virgin Islands 12-19 October 2010 as KP2/N1WON He will be active on HF Bands QSL via home call US-Virgin-Islands_KP2-N1WON US-Virgin-Islands_St-Croix_KP2-N1WON KP2-N1WON-Google-Earth And the video of KA4UDX’s contact with KP2/N1WON on 15M to St. Croix - U.S. V.I. — 73 [...]You can make your Ham Radio go 4000 miles why not more miles on WiFi or Cellular? What about Satellite?
Updated: 2010-10-15 20:25:05You can make your Ham Radio go 4000 miles why not more miles on WiFi or Cellular? * Well because those other things just don’t work that way. Things that travel (communicate) by radio waves are on different frequencies - usually for a reason. The Amateur Radio Bands that I am using are for the most part [...]New hat
Updated: 2010-10-15 01:41:00
. W2LJ's Blog QRP Do More With . Less Pages Home Projects Station W2LJ Portable QRP Ops Morse Code Operating QRP Contesting Thursday , October 14, 2010 New hat I was looking at some posts on Twitter the other day when I noticed that my friend Gerry N2GJ recently got a brand new call sign hat from Astrid's Embroidery Quilts The picture that was posted was very nice and soon had me wanting one of my own . nbsp I placed an order on . Monday It's Thursday and it's in my hands How is that for service Here's a picture of my son Joey , wearing the cap . nbsp He makes for a much better model than . me In addition to your call sign , you can add the ARRL logo , like I did . nbsp You can also add a second line of text and best of all , it doesn't have to be your name . nbsp I added a description of5V7TT DX with the Ghost ?
Updated: 2010-10-14 20:51:25
Today I finally had the opportunity to contact the 5V7TT DXPedition to Togo. This activation has been managed by I2YSB, an experienced dxer, who knows all tips and tricks of dxpeditioning, and from what I’m seing looks like are really making a fine job and tons of QSOs. It is said that the team is [...]NIST, NTIA Seek Collaborators for Emergency Communications Demo Network
Updated: 2010-10-14 17:05:20From the 10/13/10 issue of the NIST Tech Beat: The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) and the National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) are seeking partners in the telecommunications industry to help create a demonstration broadband communications network for the nation’s emergency services agencies. The demonstration network, currently being developed by the joint NIST-NTIA Public Safety . . . → Read More: NIST, NTIA Seek Collaborators for Emergency Communications Demo NetworkTimes have changed
Updated: 2010-10-14 02:59:00
. W2LJ's Blog QRP Do More With . Less Pages Home Projects Station W2LJ Portable QRP Ops Morse Code Operating QRP Contesting Wednesday , October 13, 2010 Times have changed Oh yeah times have changed , haven't they When was the last time you came home from a hard day at work , only to sit down in your shack on your callsign embroidered seat cushions , loosened your necktie , while the little woman came and brought you a brewski on a tray , no less Although , listening to some of those SSB roundtables on 75 Meters leads me to believe that some of the boys may still be having a few too many . brewskis 72 de Larry W2LJ QRP When you care to send the very least Posted by Larry W2LJ at 9:59 PM Email This BlogThis Share to Twitter Share to Facebook Share to Google Buzz Labels : humor nostalgia :I Hit the Jackpot!
Updated: 2010-10-13 15:28:15
Yesterday, I hit the jackpot, QSL-wise. I received four cards from stations whose callsigns spell words. I was expecting the cards from W4JAM, W5CUB, and W0MAN, but the card from AB0TO was a bonus. I hadn’t yet gotten around to sending him my QSL. He noted that he’d read my QRZ.Com page and wanted to add . . . → Read More: I Hit the Jackpot!CW or Voice During an Emergency?
Updated: 2010-10-12 23:26:31On the ARRL PR Mailing List, someone wrote that he had been approached by a relatively new ham and was asked, “What percentage of hams do you think use CW on a regular basis?” The reason that the new ham asked this question was that he wondered if more people would be monitoring phone frequencies or . . . → Read More: CW or Voice During an Emergency?How Ham Radio Operators Can Contact the ISS (International Space Station)
Updated: 2010-10-12 01:57:45Contacting the ham radio operator astronaut(s) on board the International Space Station may be much easier than you think. At least, after you have done it and know what you know, it seems easy. In reality, it’s not all that difficult. Here are some resources and procedures that will help you. My first contact with [...]
Not sure what to think
Updated: 2010-10-12 01:03:00. W2LJ's Blog QRP Do More With . Less This blog is a space devoted to my experiences with and ideas about Amateur Radio , QRPing and Morse . Code Pages Home Projects Station W2LJ Portable QRP Ops Morse Code Operating QRP Contesting Monday , October 11, 2010 Not sure what to think South Plainfield CERT RACES members got together to take part in the Simulated Emergency Test , the first Saturday on October . nbsp Much to our dismay , we heard no activity on any of the local OEM repeaters or for that matter , any chatter on the NNJ ARES group page . nbsp So we conducted our own exercise and sent our report in to the usual set of officials . Inquiries to the County OEM by Marv K2VHW , as to the lack of activity that day went . unanswered I guess there was a reason for : that http :Are CW Veterans Killing CW?
Updated: 2010-10-10 03:50:00. W2LJ's Blog QRP Do More With . Less This blog is a space devoted to my experiences with and ideas about Amateur Radio , QRPing and Morse . Code Pages Home Projects Station W2LJ Portable QRP Ops Morse Code Operating QRP Contesting Saturday , October 09, 2010 Are CW Veterans Killing CW This is the article du jour at eHam Normally , I take anything I see on eHam with a grain of salt . nbsp Obviously , this little article was written with the intention to push buttons I guess I was supposed to get all bent out of shape by the premise of the article and the accusations being made . nbsp I think I laughed more than anything . else For years it has been , CW is killing Ham Radio The requirement was downsized to 5 WPM and then eliminated . nbsp Now the mode itself is being killed by the veteranWouxun Mobile Radio
Updated: 2010-10-08 00:51:00. W2LJ's Blog QRP Do More With . Less This blog is a space devoted to my experiences with and ideas about Amateur Radio , QRPing and Morse . Code Pages Home Projects Station W2LJ Portable QRP Ops Morse Code Operating QRP Contesting Thursday , October 07, 2010 Wouxun Mobile Radio So here's a picture . nbsp Not exactly too sure about any details but you can click on the picture to look at the specs . nbsp And I'm not sure exactly what might be getting lost in the . translation Somehow I doubt that this will be a 2M 220 440 tri-bander like some folks I have heard desperately wish for . nbsp If the quality is the same as the HTs then it will surely be a good buy for the price . Some of the radio forums are speculating on a price in the 150 to 200 range . nbsp If this radio is like their HTsMore iHAB2
Updated: 2010-10-07 03:43:00. W2LJ's Blog QRP Do More With . Less This blog is a space devoted to my experiences with and ideas about Amateur Radio , QRPing and Morse . Code Pages Home Projects Station W2LJ Portable QRP Ops Morse Code Operating QRP Contesting Wednesday , October 06, 2010 More iHAB2 The following was posted on QRP-L today . nbsp Take the time to go watch the YouTube launch video , it is fascinating iHAB-2 Launch Update First , I would like to thank everyone who participated in the second launch of the iHAB Project . I would like to thank QRP ARCI http : www.qrparci.org for sponsoring thisflight . iHAB-2 was a great success , and I am pleased with the overwhelming responses I have received Amateur Radio operators from around the world tuned in to take a listen and watch iHAB-2 on it . flight Here areFirst experience with an SDR
Updated: 2010-10-07 00:06:04
Tonight I’ve been invited by Franco I5XFD to setup one of his recent toys. A PMSDR Software Defined Radio transceiver. Franco asked my help to setup the Winrad software, having just finished to assemble the PMSDR Kit. This SDR comes in a disassembled kit, and is very small as you can see from the picture. [...]More bug time
Updated: 2010-10-06 02:11:00. W2LJ's Blog QRP Do More With . Less This blog is a space devoted to my experiences with and ideas about Amateur Radio , QRPing and Morse . Code Pages Home Projects Station W2LJ Portable QRP Ops Morse Code Operating QRP Contesting Tuesday , October 05, 2010 More bug time I was playing around with the bug some more tonight and had a nice QSO with Paul AA1LL from Mason , . NH I noticed two things in particular , which has got me thinking that I might be crazy , or maybe just a little odd . nbsp There might be some people out there who would gladly jump at the opportunity to agree with me on that . assessment However , the odd one first . nbsp I seem to do better on the bug I keep my eyes closed while sending . nbsp This allows me to send without any visual distractions and allows me toOCEANIA DX CONTEST 2010 OZ5E
Updated: 2010-10-03 19:51:22OCEANIA DX CONTEST SSB OZ5E OCEANIA DX CONTEST 2010 OZ5E Oceania DX Contest , Phone Call : OZ5E Operator(s OZ1XJ , OZ1ADL Station : OZ1ADL Class : M 1 HP QTH : Galten Operating Time hrs : Summary Band QSOs Mults 160 : 0 80 : 4 4 40 : 32 16 20 : 97 27 15 : 36 20 10 : 0 0 Total : 169 67 Total Score 24,656 Club : Bavarian Contest Club : Comments Andrew and I spent some very good hours in the Shack this week-end looking for Oceania stations and we actually managed to work 169 of them Not bad at all from up here an 10 min . after the end of the contest we heard a VK8 station on 10 m with 59+ That´s what makes Ham Radio as exciting as going fishing . Very good Contest with a decent result vy 73 de Jan , OZ1ADL 03 10 2010 Comments Widget next