• Antique Radio Parts and Tubes

    Updated: 2010-11-30 23:10:30
    Links to antique radio parts dealers and makers of antique radio parts like decals dial scales, knobs but also Tube dealers, for amp tubes and antique radio restoration

  • D-Star Italia

    Updated: 2010-11-30 23:10:30
    Ham Radio/Clubs/Europe/ItalyItalian D-Star web site by ARI Chioggia

  • Amateur Radio Call Log

    Updated: 2010-11-30 23:10:30
    Amateur Radio Call Log Resource details Search Amateur Radio Call Log Amateur Radio Call Log is a basic ham radio logging app for Android 1.5 and above . It stores Date , Time , Station , Freq , Mode , RST , and additional comments . Also has the ability to easily look-up callsign information from the FCC database . Android Software Android Ham Radio Android Software Amateur Radio Call Log is listed on dxzone.com since 2010-11-29 Hits 27 Rate 1.00 Votes 1 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 The scale is 1 10, with 1 being poor and 10 being . excellent Webmaster , add a Remote rating to your site . Share on Facebook Who visited Amateur Radio Call Log in Software Android category , also visited HamSatDroid Ham Signals Amateur Radio Call Log DX Cluster for Android What did Amateur Radio Call Log look like

  • mAPRS

    Updated: 2010-11-30 23:10:30
    Software/APRSHam Radio Symbian OS APRS software

  • ARI Albino

    Updated: 2010-11-30 23:10:30
    Ham Radio/Clubs/Europe/Italy/LombardiaARI Sezione Albino BG

  • Ham

    Updated: 2010-11-30 23:10:30
    Software/AndroidOpen Source Ham Radio App for Android. Solar / calculated band conditions & Callsign lookups via QRZ.com XML subscription.

  • 2 Meter Turnstile Antenna

    Updated: 2010-11-30 23:10:30
    Antennas/2M</aHere are construction plans of a Turnstile antenna that I use for space communication on the 2 meter amateur radio band.

  • HamSatDroid

    Updated: 2010-11-30 23:10:30
    Software/AndroidThis software predicts future passes for amateur radio satellites for a specified location and period of time. It runs on the Android operating system

  • Signals

    Updated: 2010-11-30 23:10:30
    Software/AndroidA quick and simple reference to various communications signals, such 10/11 Codes, Morse Code, Phonetic Alphabet, Police Color/Penal Codes, Q-Signals. </p

  • NASA TV Features NA1SS Aboard the Space Station

    Updated: 2010-11-30 23:10:29
    A video released on November 23, 2011 features ISS Expedition 25 commander Col. Doug Wheelock, KF5BOC, oeprating NA1SS aboard the space station. This is a really great video. Not only do you get a view of the ham radio station in action, you also get a mini-tour of the space station. One the things I found amusing . . . → Read More: NASA TV Features NA1SS Aboard the Space Station

  • Winter Thoughts For Ham Radio Operators

    Updated: 2010-11-30 01:00:08
    Winter time can present special challenges, opportunities and risks for ham radio operators.  Ice and snow on the antenna is one thing that immediately comes to mind.  I generally park one of our vehicles outside during the winter.  During winter I need to be careful to rid all ice and snow from the antenna – [...]

  • AE5X (John): CQWW (CW) 2010

    Updated: 2010-11-29 21:55:18
    Entries RSS Comments RSS Radio Other Interests AE5X Watts happening . Kingwood Texas Home DXing 80m DXing DXCC with Index Lab’s QRP+ Thoughts on Propagation DXing Part I QRP Batteries AA Cells in Various Chemistries Battery Comparisons in QRP Applications Gel Cells Panasonic’s Oxyride Battery Rechargeable Li-Pos QRP Equipment ATS-3 from KD1JV Elecraft KX1 Fort Tuthill 80 G0UPL’s Unichip 80 LC Meter from Jackson Harbor Press a Video Review NN4CW’s Skinny Minnie” ATS-3 QRP Transceiver Kits Mini-Review Spectra of various QRP Kits QRP Excursions Appalachian Trail Backpack 1999 Charon’s Garden , OK 2005 Crater Lake , NJ 2000 East Texas Campout 2000 NVIS From the Wichita Mountains QRP Afield 2004 QRPTTF 2000 QRPTTF 2004 QRPTTF 2006 Rain , Sprain the Telegraphic Domain Stokes State Forest Campout

  • W2LJ (Larry): Steve WGØAT, Peanut & Rooster go on hiatus

    Updated: 2010-11-29 20:42:41
    . , W2LJ's Blog QRP Do More With . Less Pages Home Projects Station W2LJ Portable QRP Ops Morse Code Operating QRP Contesting Monday , November 29, 2010 Steve WGØAT , Peanut Rooster go on hiatus It was announced on several of the various e-mail reflectors that Steve WGØAT will be going on hiatus with regards to producing new Rooster and Peanut . videos The one that appears directly above will be the last for a while . Steve noted that after all the planning and shooting are done , that it takes another 30 60+ hours of post production work to get the editing and audio recording done . That's an amazing amount of work and is truly a labor of love We are very fortunate to be able to go to YouTube at any time and watch his fine library of videos that he has produced up until . now On the

  • Cyber Monday: Ericsson W35 Sale … for Marine … for Yachts … for all

    Updated: 2010-11-29 18:25:23
    Hopefully everyone had a good Thanksgiving and some got the whole Thanksgiving Weekend off. Some might have went Black Friday shopping. Well now it’s Cyber Monday. (yah… they make these holidays up as they go along…) and time for an Ericsson W35 Sale. Ericsson W35 - Rear View * For 3 days starting on Cyber Monday - 11/29/2010 [...]

  • CQWW CW 2010 OZ5E M/2

    Updated: 2010-11-29 10:00:00
    CQWW CW 2010 OZ5E M 2 CQWW CW 2010 OZ5E M 2 Contest CQ World Wide DX Contest Callsign OZ5E Mode CW Category Multi Operator Two Transmitter M2 Overlay Band(s All bands AB Class High Power HP Zone State 14 Locator JO65CL Operating time 48h00 BAND QSO CQ DXC DUP POINTS AVG 160 723 13 63 8 921 1.27 80 1700 23 93 24 2719 1.60 40 1038 32 117 11 1908 1.84 20 1616 39 127 20 3648 2.26 15 1160 34 129 13 2405 2.07 10 44 13 27 0 95 2.16 TOTAL 6281 154 556 76 11696 1.86 TOTAL SCORE 8 304 160 Dupes are not included in QSO counts neither avg calculations Operators OZ1ADL OZ1ETA OZ2KL OZ2BRN OZ1IKY OZ7AM YT2T New Danish Record in the Category Best ever from our Shack 29. nov 2010 next Back to OZ1ADL archives Comments Widget

  • KC9NCF (Dan): Please Welcome Kelly Alexander

    Updated: 2010-11-29 05:20:00
    : skip to main skip to sidebar Shortwave America Station Loggings , News , Silliness , Sarcasm , Radio Ramblings Observations Sunday , November 28, 2010 Please Welcome Kelly Alexander Kelly Alexander is going to be PCJ's newest radio talent starting in early December . Keith Perron posted her photo , and Shortwave America just HAD to follow suit because not only is Kelly a great radio personality with talent , you gotta admit she's cute For everyone's enjoyment and as a special welcome for Kelly , here is her photo as a shameless promotion for her upcoming debut at PCJ Welcome , Kelly Congrats on your new presence at PCJ Media and PCJ Radio May your show be successful , and your audience grow far and wide We have to admit that Kelly puts a certain RHC woman to shame . Posted by

  • KC9NCF (Dan): North Korea Conflict OR History Repeats Itself

    Updated: 2010-11-29 05:13:00
    : skip to main skip to sidebar Shortwave America Station Loggings , News , Silliness , Sarcasm , Radio Ramblings Observations Sunday , November 28, 2010 North Korea Conflict OR History Repeats Itself PCJ Media Presents the October 23rd edition of Media Network Plus , which has has an interview with the director of Open Radio North Korea There is also this recent live recording taken straight from the air by Brendan Monaghan : nbsp The Voice of Korea VOK This author wasn't even born when the original Korean war happened , but it's there in the history books and it sure looks like either history is repeating itself or Korea has found a new reason to finish what was started long ago BY North Korea themselves . As this situation develops , there will be more radio related coverage . Posted by

  • KC9NCF (Dan): Is RHC Helping Terrorists? Arnie Coro Paranoid?

    Updated: 2010-11-29 04:15:00
    : skip to main skip to sidebar Shortwave America Station Loggings , News , Silliness , Sarcasm , Radio Ramblings Observations Sunday , November 28, 2010 Is RHC Helping Terrorists Arnie Coro Paranoid Today , just after Arnie Coro got done with his show , RHC aired a piece about the Cuban Five who were caught fair and square by American Authorities . They went so far as to get major Irish music personalities to sign this petition and now it's making the rounds as an open campaign to free these guys.Robert Ballar.is the Irish celeb making these statements : I feel an enormous empathy for these prisoners who have been jailed with flawed evidence and strange judicial procedures I have an enormous empathy for the Cuban Five Terrible miscarriage of justice On DXer's Unlimited , Arnie openly

  • N1EY (Bill): Toy Train Museum

    Updated: 2010-11-29 00:45:06
    Within the Ferrocarrell Museo is an expansive section devoted to toy trains.  Most of these selections are tinplate.  Several Roco buildings are on display.  The Spaniards are not exactly worried about matching things to the right stuff.  It is okay to put a NYC Hudson class locomotive in front of a fleet of [...]

  • VE3WDM (Mike): CQWW weekend

    Updated: 2010-11-29 00:44:00
    : VE3WDM's HAM RADIO BLOG Amateur radio . Making the world a smaller place Pages Home More about me My antenna restrictions Elecraft k3 K2 KX1 Sunday , November 28, 2010 CQWW weekend It sure does sound like the CQWW was a great success by all who took place Anthony EI2KC has over 400 QSO's and he is not even done yet Congratulations on your 100th country on 15 meters . contesting can give many happy returns eh . Check out Anthony's blog seems he is having a blast with the places that he is working . Oh and then there is Scott KA3DRR check out his blog too . it was snowing up this way but Scott did not fail to mention while the CQWW was going on the great California atmosphere . wish I was on the beach Scott . Seems he had a nice laid back weekend of turkey , sunshine , contesting ending

  • GC0EJE (Pembrokeshire Radio Society): A few more for the sat log de MW0MJB

    Updated: 2010-11-29 00:16:15
    : Pembrokeshire Radio Society GCØEJE The Patch Furzey Park Haverfordwest Pembrokeshire Monday , 29 November 2010 A few more for the sat log de MW0MJB Posted by Pembrokeshire radio society at 12:13 0 comments : Post a Comment Older Post Home Subscribe to : Post Comments Atom FIST'S Member No 8397 Propogation Solar Cycle 24 General Ham Radio Links Maidenhead Grid Square Locator Callsign finder DX SUMMIT QRZ.COM Buckmaster Call Book Hamtests eQSL.cc Solarcycle24 Ham Radio , thousands of links Rigpix Solar Terrestrial Activity Report contest calendar info VHF and above QTH locator map calculate your locator and WAB square DK5YA VHF page Six Italy UK Six Metre Group CQ VHF VHF Ham Radio.com ANTENNAS moxon antennas Sandpiper Antennas Tak-Tenna LOADS of ANTENNAS Microphone connections http :

  • KA3DRR (Scot): My 2010 CQ World Wide DX Weekend

    Updated: 2010-11-29 00:08:00
    : skip to main skip to sidebar 2010-11-28 My 2010 CQ World Wide DX Weekend I'm finishing my weekend on the couch with Radio Dawg laying next to me while our Pacific weekend mellows into Sunday evening . I enjoyed several hours of searching and logging stations strewn across multiple time zones . Propagation was not epic just enough that 10m opened into South America . I notched one entity off the DXCC list and will tally my 10m results later this . week My less than optimal antenna system denied me another year of logging European and African stations on the high bands . I'm patiently waiting for Cycle 24 to get aggro and pump Earth's ionosphere . Likewise , when the group of the group of sunspots make themselves available , please let it happen over a weekend instead of a work . week I

  • G3XBM (Roger): New front-end for 8.76kHz VLF earth mode tests

    Updated: 2010-11-28 21:57:17
    : Roger G3XBM's Amateur Radio Blog Simple QRP projects , 10m , 6m , WSPR beaconing , sub-9kHz and other random stuff 28 Nov 2010 New front-end for 8.76kHz VLF earth mode tests Today I completed the design of a new front-end for my tests on 8.76kHz when using earth electrodes as the RX antenna . Up to now I've used an 80cm loop preamp at the far end of the test , usually with the loop on the ground for maximum signal pick-up . Now I want to compare results with an electrode pair antenna at the RX , laid across the road to form a pickup loop within the ground around any buried pipework and cables . The electrode pair is about 30-100 ohms , so I needed a low input impedance . I decided on a grounded gate FET amplifier with a simple LC tank circuit in the drain tuned to 8.76kHz fed via an

  • G4VXE (Tim): The 1W CW v 1W WSPR question - and the excellent KC1XX receiver

    Updated: 2010-11-28 21:04:30
    : G4VXE.COM Amateur Radio or at least , my version of . it Sunday , November 28, 2010 The 1W CW v 1W WSPR question and the excellent KC1XX receiver Last weekend I enjoyed running my 1W WSPR system up on 7MHz and was surprised by just how far it went . I wondered how a 1W CW signal would fare this weekend on the same band , given the activity in the CQWW CW contest . The activity of course is both a good thing plenty of people to call and a bad thing lots of . interference After I'd finished writing my Practical Wireless column today I tuned up 7MHz and checked the output was set at 1W . I did what the low power guys recommend and called the loud ones . After all , if they're way over S9, I shouldn't be that many dB down First in the log was EA2EA , quickly followed by DF0HQ . RX4W , 9A1A ,

  • How To Listen To Ham Radio Without A Ham Radio

    Updated: 2010-11-28 14:49:52
    If you are curious about ham radio but don’t want to buy a lot of expensive equipment that you might not be able to use for anything else if you find out you are NOT interested in ham radio after giving it a try – this should be a good read! There are several ways [...]

  • Thoughts On The ATAS-120 Ham Radio “Screwdriver” Antenna

    Updated: 2010-11-28 01:44:20
    In the ham radio world bigger is generally better.  This, contrary to the belief of some, has to do with the basic laws of physics.  It’s just how things work.  Those with radio communications as a hobby seem to put a premium on communications at a distance.  The bigger the distance the more amazing the [...]

  • QS1R SDR Receiver Software Demo

    Updated: 2010-11-27 22:24:23
    A short demo and review of the QS1R SDR Receiver software on a Mac.

  • FCC’s Spectrum Dashboard

    Updated: 2010-11-27 06:06:39
    Many hams feel that they “own” the ham bands. Nothing could be further from the truth, though. In the UHF and microwave regions, we share those bands with other services. Don’t believe me? Try out the FCC Spectrum Dashboard. According to this website, The Spectrum Dashboard allows new ways for citizens to search spectrum in the United States. . . . → Read More: FCC’s Spectrum Dashboard

  • Amateur Radio: KA4UDX’s Updated QSL Cards Page

    Updated: 2010-11-26 08:28:07
    I have updated my QSL card collection on: http://www.marinetelecom.net/AmateurRadioQSLCardsAlanSpicerKA4UDX/ Showing confirmation “QSL Card” and other related imagery for contacts on Amateur Radio (Ham Radio). — 73 de KA4UDX, Alan Spicer

  • Look me up on Kgbpeople and see what other social networking sites you can find me on…

    Updated: 2010-11-26 07:31:10
    Look me up on: http://www.kgbpeople.com/alanspicer and see what other social networking sites I may be on … where I may have content … or where you can contact me. — Alan Spicer Alan Spicer Marine Telecom and WiFiYacht.net http://www.marinetelecom.net - http://www.wifiyacht.net communications @ marinetelecom.net +1 954-683-3426

  • Happy Thanksgiving to all my friends, associates, and customers

    Updated: 2010-11-26 06:35:10
    I would like to wish a Happy Thanksgiving to all of my friends, associates, and clients / customers. — Alan Spicer Alan Spicer Marine Telecom and WiFiYacht.net

  • Ham Radio Thanksgiving In Appleton, Wisconsin

    Updated: 2010-11-26 03:05:19
    First and foremost, I am thankful that – in this time of rapidly diminishing radiowave spectrum space – the F.C.C. still deems it to be in the national interest to allocate a nice amount of radiowave spectrum to ham radio operators.  The F.C.C. does this for a number of reasons that probably will not diminish [...]

  • Happy Thanksgiving

    Updated: 2010-11-25 00:47:00
    . W2LJ's Blog QRP Do More With . Less Pages Home Projects Station W2LJ Portable QRP Ops Morse Code Operating QRP Contesting Wednesday , November 24, 2010 Happy Thanksgiving Tomorrow , in the United States , we celebrate Thanksgiving Day . nbsp Every year around this time , I make a list on this blog of all the things that I am thankful for . nbsp Indeed , there are so many , that it's hard to believe that we set aside only one official day to give thanks to the Almighty for His abundant . blessings This year , I have decided to post something that appeared in our Church bulletin this past Sunday . nbsp It's a bit humorous but yet , is very poignant and true . nbsp Not only should we be grateful for the big things in our lives but for the little things we so much take for : granted

  • 80 Meter Fox tonight

    Updated: 2010-11-24 03:54:00
    . W2LJ's Blog QRP Do More With . Less Pages Home Projects Station W2LJ Portable QRP Ops Morse Code Operating QRP Contesting Tuesday , November 23, 2010 80 Meter Fox tonight Tonight I pulled my first stint as an 80 Meter Fox . nbsp Conditions were strange . nbsp Loudest signals were heard from the Midwest Illinois , Iowa , Wisconsin , Minnesota . nbsp Usually on 80 Meters , the louder stations are from the South Virginia , Georgia , the Carolinas , Tennessee and Kentucky . nbsp Not so tonight . nbsp I did work a fair share of stations from those states but they were not as loud as I have grown accustomed . to The pelt count was not great and I called CQ FOX a lot . nbsp It's definitely more fun handing out pelts than calling CQ . nbsp Also , listening for weak stations with the AGC off for

  • Woo hoo - nice surprise !!!

    Updated: 2010-11-24 01:40:00
    . W2LJ's Blog QRP Do More With . Less Pages Home Projects Station W2LJ Portable QRP Ops Morse Code Operating QRP Contesting Tuesday , November 23, 2010 Woo hoo nice surprise A small , thin packet of QSL cards from the W2 QSL bureau was waiting for me when I got home from work today . nbsp Inside was my QSL card confirming my 17 Meter QRP CW contact with VP6DX , Ducie Island from back in February of 2008. As the QRPer's motto goes , patience really does pay off . nbsp Patience , two separate monetary donations , a whole ton of e-mails and a two year and nine month wait but it did finally come . nbsp To be honest , I had given up a while ago and figured that's the way the cookie crumbles But it's nice to have the card 72 de Larry W2LJ QRP When you care to send the very least Posted by Larry

  • Next Gen 911 Will Accept Texts and MMS

    Updated: 2010-11-23 20:17:36
    http://www.pcworld.com/article/211452/next_gen_911_will_accept_texts_and_mms.html By Brennon Slattery, PCWorld Nov 23, 2010 10:37 am The FCC plans on updating 911 emergency centers to accept text messages, picture messages, streaming video and other 21st century technologies, Wired reports. The update, called Next Gen 911, will expand the service’s ability to capture important data — and keep those reporting the crime out of [...]

  • NAQCC - Lifetime membership is FREE!!

    Updated: 2010-11-23 18:04:40
    *NAQCC - Lifetime membership is FREE!!* Want to be part of the largest QRP CW club in the world? (4,800+ members from 85+ countries!) With...

  • Light Display on 746

    Updated: 2010-11-23 16:50:52
    Yesterday, I hit the power supply switch accidentally and threw it back on real fast. The 746 sorta went off but back on fast. The lights on the Main...

  • National Skywarn Recognition Day

    Updated: 2010-11-23 16:35:46
    Just wandering who alls going to participate in the NWS contest on December 5-6 ?

  • set of 4 NEW TIRES FOR SALE

    Updated: 2010-11-23 16:24:16
    Hello every one and hope you haveing a great week and ready to eat some turkey lol hi hi well i have for sale a set of new _*good years...

  • SET OF 2/ 11 ELEMENTS 220 BEAMS

    Updated: 2010-11-23 16:17:17
    HEY MY FELLOW HAMS, WELL I HAVE A _*SET OF 2/ 11 ELEMENTS BEAMS*_ WITH HEARST *_ 220_* *_MHZ BEAMS FOR SALE_* GREAT SHAPE I DONT HAVE A 220...

  • MFJ VERSA TUNER II FOR SALE ( 941- D )

    Updated: 2010-11-23 16:12:23
    HELLO ALL, I HAVE FOR SALE A MFJ VERSA TUNER II ( 941 - D ) FOR SALE 2 ND OWNER BOUGHT IT OFF A (SK) WORKS GREAT JUST DONT NEED IT...

  • VHF REPEATER FOR SALE 100 % great

    Updated: 2010-11-23 16:04:36
    HELLO YALL, I HAVE FOR SALE A VHF REPEATER IN GREAT WORKING SHAPE. IT WILL DO 75 WATTS ON HIGH POWER / 30 WATTS ON LOW... HAS INTURNAL CONTROLS...

  • Tuner for longwire antennas, what inductances/capacitances provide required coverage?

    Updated: 2010-11-23 15:28:19
    I want to build comact tuner for use with random wire/long wire antennas. In my inventory, I've found relative compact components for it. Variable...

  • Heathkit SB-1000 10-160 Amp

    Updated: 2010-11-23 15:25:15
    I have for sale a good working SB-1000 Amp. It has a Peter Dahl Transformer installed. The tube is a Graphite 3-500ZG from Henry Radio with about...

  • The PRC-6 Walky Talky remembered

    Updated: 2010-11-23 14:05:55
    The PRC-6 was a hand held VHF NBFM transceiver that was used in Korea. Its RF power output was only 0.25 Watts. It used no transistors. It was all...

  • Hallicrafters S meter

    Updated: 2010-11-23 14:02:42
    Does anyone have a diagram of the SM-20 or SM-40 S meter? It was an accessory to the S-20R and S-40 receiver, respectively.

  • New to digital modes -need help

    Updated: 2010-11-23 13:44:44
    Hi, I am just getting back into radio after being qrt for a few years and tell you the truth I was never really that active but now I have the time...

  • AMSAT Forum??

    Updated: 2010-11-23 12:47:14
    I keep reading threads here that make reference to the "AMSAT BBS or Forums". Google doesn't find one and the AMSAT Home page doesn't list one. ...

  • WTB: 10 KHz filter for RF-590 reciever

    Updated: 2010-11-23 12:34:23
    Wanted to buy, 10 KHz IF filter for the Harris RF-590 (non A) receiver. Willing to pay $50 for filter in good condition. email or PM

  • M Squared Circ Polorized Beams

    Updated: 2010-11-23 12:23:34
    I have a set of M2 circular polarized beams for sale. These are unused. One was removed from the box to take a photo, then put back. They have...

  • Ears to Our World

    Updated: 2010-11-22 22:59:32
    Thanks to Paul, KW1L, for suggesting this……..Dan BBC’s Digital Planet reports on the organization, Ears to Our World, which brings wind-up short wave radios to some of the most inhospitable parts of the world. As the report notes, there are many remote places that have no Internet access and that shortwave radio is still a way to link . . . → Read More: Ears to Our World

  • Rant: We are experiencing higher than normal call volume…

    Updated: 2010-11-22 22:55:33
    Rant: We are experiencing higher than normal call volume… * Ummm … if you always have “higher than normal call volume” then that becomes the new “normal call volume” and you can no longer use that as an excuse for for not having enough representatives to answer your telephones. — Alan Spicer Alan Spicer Marine Telecom and WiFiYacht.net http://www.marinetelecom.net - [...]

  • SDR Receiver Demo

    Updated: 2010-11-22 18:35:35
    Presently working on producing a video demo of the QS1R SDR Receiver. Watch for it soon on HamRadioSecrets.com

  • Amateur Radio: “I’ve been everywhere man” - ARRL November Sweepstakes Contest

    Updated: 2010-11-22 04:03:04
    Famous Country and Western Singer Johnny Cash (movie made about him…) had that hit song “I’ve been everywhere man” - which by the way a lot of his music has been sold down the river for commercial advertising use since his death - anyway … I haven’t personally BEEN EVERYWHERE, but I can travel almost [...]

  • Personal Growth In Ham Radio

    Updated: 2010-11-21 23:08:30
    A new ham radio operator experiences fear in many forms as s/he progresses in ham radio experiences.  Perhaps the first is asking – can I REALLY pass this ham radio exam?  And after passing the Technician license exam – the fear returns.  Can I really pass the General license exam?  It gets more intense when [...]

  • Three Kids Wrangled on Saturday

    Updated: 2010-11-21 22:56:40
    Ovide, K8EV, our “kid wrangler,” did his thing yesterday and we were able to get three kids on the air. Seven-year-old Jack was our first kid communicator; he spoke to K9IRO. Peter was our second, and Brian our third.  A good time was had by all. We were very fortunate in that band conditions on 40m were . . . → Read More: Three Kids Wrangled on Saturday

  • National Weather Service Honors Ham Radio Operators Dec 4

    Updated: 2010-11-19 11:16:40
    This is an edited version of a press release from the ARRL……Dan Newington, CT Nov 17, 2010 — The National Weather Service’s annual SKYWARN Recognition event will take place Saturday, December 4. Cosponsored by the National Weather Service (NWS) and ARRL, the national association for Amateur Radio, SKYWARN Recognition Day is the National Weather . . . → Read More: National Weather Service Honors Ham Radio Operators Dec 4

  • Duck hunt?

    Updated: 2010-11-19 02:31:00
    . W2LJ's Blog QRP Do More With . Less Pages Home Projects Station W2LJ Portable QRP Ops Morse Code Operating QRP Contesting Thursday , November 18, 2010 Duck hunt I had to double check the calendar . nbsp I had thought for sure that tonight was the 40 Meter QRP Fox hunt . nbsp Oh wait a minute it IS Thursday night I'm just not hearing anything Foxes or hounds tonight . nbsp And that's a shame as their is hardly any background QRN and the band is pristine I am hearing some stations calling CQ NS however and sending an exchange with the word DUCK in it so I am assuming there is either some kind of practice going on or perhaps a weeknight contest of some sort I am definitely not the Contest Guru so am not sure at . all I do see a skunk pelt in sight for tonight however . nbsp Conditions are

  • CQ WW SSB 2010 results

    Updated: 2010-11-18 06:42:29
    I'm finally getting around to writing a wrap-up post for CQWW SSB. I managed to get on the air for 30 hours or so in this 48 hr major contest. This was my first entry in this one with the IC-7600 and I was on the air for about 6 ...

  • A Mixed Bag

    Updated: 2010-11-17 02:46:00
    . W2LJ's Blog QRP Do More With . Less Pages Home Projects Station W2LJ Portable QRP Ops Morse Code Operating QRP Contesting Tuesday , November 16, 2010 A Mixed Bag The good news for the day was that I nabbed two pelts in the 80 Meter QRP Fox hunt this evening . nbsp Both Drew K9CW and Andy K1RA were worked without much difficulty a testament to their fine ears and equipment and . aerials The not so great news for the day is that I will be having the parathyroid surgery sometime after the New Year . nbsp A visit to the surgeon pretty much confirmed that . nbsp I have to have two more tests done a bone density scan and a thyroid ultrasound . nbsp After that , a date for surgery will be scheduled . nbsp Recovery time will be about a week to ten days at home , followed by no heavy lifting at

  • Vanity Call Sign Rules Updated

    Updated: 2010-11-15 02:08:31
    This is an edited version of a press release from the ARRL……Dan Newington, CT Nov 17, 2010 — The National Weather Service’s annual SKYWARN Recognition event will take place Saturday, December 4. Cosponsored by the National Weather Service (NWS) and ARRL, the national association for Amateur Radio, SKYWARN Recognition Day is the National Weather . . . → Read More: Vanity Call Sign Rules Updated

  • A Cogent Comment

    Updated: 2010-11-15 02:08:30
    On the TenTec Omni VII mailing list, a discussion was recently started about updates that are currently in the works for some of the TenTec transceivers. These include firmware updates for the new Eagle and the Orion 565, a real-time panoramic display for the Orion and the Omni VII, and the possibility of increasing the transmit . . . → Read More: A Cogent Comment

  • Leaves ...... ugh!

    Updated: 2010-11-14 21:37:00
    . W2LJ's Blog QRP Do More With . Less Pages Home Projects Station W2LJ Portable QRP Ops Morse Code Operating QRP Contesting Sunday , November 14, 2010 Leaves ugh I took part in the annual Autumn ritual today raking leaves . nbsp Or rather , I should say , blowing and vacuuming leaves . nbsp God bless the man at Toro Company who thought up the combination leaf blower leaf vacuum I spent about two hours cleaning up the backyard and then about an hour cleaning up the front . yard You know what's disheartening though Coming back to the backyard after cleaning up the front yard only to see the backyard look like I never touched it Many leaves literally jumped at the chance to replace their fallen comrades . nbsp The good news , though , is that it looks like maybe one more week and all the

  • RadioAnnunci.it

    Updated: 2010-11-14 20:43:45
    Last night I’ve published my latest ham radio related service on the internet. It’s a regional classified ads web site, (Mercatino Radioamatoriale) fully in Italian, and dedicated to itailans Radioamatori. It’s time now to spread the voice, making some direct promotion for the service that I’ve setup in only 3 weeks, using a craig list [...]

  • Worked All Europe RTTY 2010 OZ1ADL

    Updated: 2010-11-13 23:00:00
    WAE RTTY 2010 OZ1ADL Worked All Europe RTTY 2010 OZ1ADL WAE DX Contest , RTTY Call : OZ1ADL Operator(s OZ1ADL Station : OZ1ADL Class : Single Op HP QTH : Galten Operating Time hrs 13:14 : Summary Band QSOs Pts QTCs Mults 80 : 96 96 32 40 : 104 104 44 20 : 207 367 160 55 15 : 124 274 150 50 10 : 4 4 3 Total : 535 845 310 476 Total Score 402,220 Club : Bavarian Contest Club : Comments Just off and on activity inbetween other activities on the week-end Great Contest Next year I'll do lots of QTC's 14. nov 2010 Comments Widget next

  • K8DD - Silent Key

    Updated: 2010-11-13 16:51:00
    . W2LJ's Blog QRP Do More With . Less Pages Home Projects Station W2LJ Portable QRP Ops Morse Code Operating QRP Contesting Saturday , November 13, 2010 K8DD Silent Key This appeared on QRP-L today and it is with sadness that I repost it : here K8DD final update 11-13-10 This may be the hardest email I've ever . written At 5:33 a.m . this morning Henry Richard Kohl passed away from respiratory complications in the ICU of Henry Ford Detroit . Hank was surrounded by his wife Kathie , son Andy and friends Trish and Stan . Arnett Per his wishes there will not be a funeral , but a memorial service will be held sometime in the . Spring Kath extends her thanks to everyone for their cards , prayers and well . wishes K8DD SK RIP I'll try to write more when I'm less likely to short the keyboard with

  • The Perennial Debate: Is Ham Radio Dying?

    Updated: 2010-11-12 23:22:03
    If you’ve been around ham radio for even a year or two, you’ve no doubt heard or participated in the debate as to whether or not ham radio is dying.  The question is as perennial as the grass. Recently, this was a topic of discussion on the ARRL PR mailing list. Allen, W1AGP, the ARRL’s Media & . . . → Read More: The Perennial Debate: Is Ham Radio Dying?

  • Thank you!

    Updated: 2010-11-12 00:16:00
    . W2LJ's Blog QRP Do More With . Less Pages Home Projects Station W2LJ Portable QRP Ops Morse Code Operating QRP Contesting Thursday , November 11, 2010 Thank you Two simple words from the English language Thank You Can they ever be enough to let you the Veterans know how I feel They will have to do . nbsp I have no other means of conveying my deepest gratitude . nbsp Thank you for your service to our country . nbsp Thank you for your sacrifices . nbsp Thank you for everything And for our departed veterans , Lord please shine your face upon them and allow them to enjoy Your light for all eternity . nbsp Amen . 72 de Larry W2LJ QRP When you care to send the very least Posted by Larry W2LJ at 7:16 PM Email This BlogThis Share to Twitter Share to Facebook Share to Google Buzz : Reactions 0

  • W1AW Winter 2010 Sked in Chart Form

    Updated: 2010-11-11 23:16:03
    Thanks to Karl, W4KRL, for producing this chart. He posted it to one of the gazillion ham radio mailing lists to which I’m subscribed. He writes: I hope to brush up on my code by listening to W1AW but I find the new schedule confusing. I prepared a chart organized by day, time, and mode. Hope . . . → Read More: W1AW Winter 2010 Sked in Chart Form

  • Project for the Winter

    Updated: 2010-11-07 22:17:00
    . W2LJ's Blog QRP Do More With . Less Pages Home Projects Station W2LJ Portable QRP Ops Morse Code Operating QRP Contesting Sunday , November 07, 2010 Project for the Winter As a QRPer you probably have a million of them who doesn't If you're like me , you might have a small stash of kits waiting to be worked on ie , started or perhaps you have a schematic for a transmitter , receiver or some other station doo-dad that you want to complete over the . Winter With my post the other day about the Begali mono , and realizing that I won't be able to afford one in the near future , I have decided that I will try to craft my own single lever paddle for station use this Winter . nbsp As of right now , there are only a few very crude ideas rolling around in my cranium . nbsp Nothing refined and

  • Build a TX for the 1929 QSO Party

    Updated: 2010-11-07 04:36:54
    This from VE7SL via the qrp-l mailing list: If any of you were thinking about putting something together for the Antique Wireless Association’s 1929-style QSO party, there is still time to throw together a little Hartley or TNT! The 1929 QSO party runs Dec 05/06 and Dec 10/11 (2300z-2300z). This is the contest where entrants are required to . . . → Read More: Build a TX for the 1929 QSO Party

  • Live Web Broadcast at W5KUB.com

    Updated: 2010-11-07 01:16:21
    Live Web Broadcast of MFJ, Cushcraft, Hy-Gain, Ameritron, Mirage, and Vectronics" at http://w5kub.com/ on Tuesday November 16th at 1400 UTC.

  • Tuning around on 30 Meters

    Updated: 2010-11-07 00:12:00
    . W2LJ's Blog QRP Do More With . Less Pages Home Projects Station W2LJ Portable QRP Ops Morse Code Operating QRP Contesting Saturday , November 06, 2010 Tuning around on 30 Meters and not hearing too much of anything . nbsp Of course , I really don't have a great antenna for 30 Meters . nbsp The G5RV is a pretty bad performer and the Butternut is OK but not . great I did hear PJ2 K2TQC managing a pretty good sized pileup but by the time I found him , his signal was fading fast . nbsp I stayed with him for a bit but then reality took hold and I went searching other parts of the band . nbsp I called CQ for a bit around the QRP watering hole and found no takers . nbsp I then went back to listen to the PJ2 station , but he was so weak as to be almost . non-existent The normal bands are filled

  • HamSpirit 2010

    Updated: 2010-11-06 23:00:00
    HamSpirit 2010 HamSpirit 2010 This sunday I went to visit the yearly gathering of Danish Hams in Odense in the central part of Denmark , and among other things enjoyed a presentation about a great visit to the Dayton Hamvention earlier in the year and met lots of Amateur Radio friends and Contesters See more on www.hamspirit.dk 7. nov 2010 Comments Widget next

  • Sweepstakes

    Updated: 2010-11-06 14:06:00
    Everyone have fun in the Sweepstakes this weekend! This is not one that I normally participate in; but back when I was working on WAS, I found it a nice vehicle to cherry pick the rarer states that I needed.Now that we're entering the colder months; you just might find those rarer ones aplenty on 40 Meters in the evening.72 de Larry W2LJQRP - When you care to send the very least!

  • Time for an apology

    Updated: 2010-11-06 01:45:00
    . W2LJ's Blog QRP Do More With . Less Pages Home Projects Station W2LJ Portable QRP Ops Morse Code Operating QRP Contesting Friday , November 05, 2010 Time for an apology My sincerest apologies to Rick . NK9G It has been pointed out to me that I crossed some sort of line and had attacked him with my post below about not making it into his Fox log this past Tuesday . evening To Rick and to all the readers out there , that was not my intent . nbsp I did not want to show anyone up , dress anyone down , or humiliate anyone in public , or least of all , look for revenge It was suggested that I remove that post but that would not be the right thing to do either . nbsp I will let it stand , for what it's worth , along with this one . nbsp I said what I said , and I've never denied my own words

  • Cool!

    Updated: 2010-11-06 00:13:00
    . W2LJ's Blog QRP Do More With . Less Pages Home Projects Station W2LJ Portable QRP Ops Morse Code Operating QRP Contesting Friday , November 05, 2010 Cool I was picking my kids up from school the other day , when I ran into one of the other student's fathers in the parking lot , who happened to be a Ham also . nbsp He saw the callsign plates on the Ford Explorer and took the opportunity to shake my hand and introduce . himself W2LJ , you're into QRP and CW , right he . asked Hmmmmmm I guess he is either a reader or he saw my car before with the little QRP sticker on the back . nbsp Anyway , we chatted for a bit and it turns out that he's a Believer too He has a regular QRO rig but also a Ten Tec Argonaut for QRPing and a set of Begali . paddles Begalis WOW Those are yet another thing to

  • Guess I was wrong

    Updated: 2010-11-05 00:18:00
    . W2LJ's Blog QRP Do More With . Less Pages Home Projects Station W2LJ Portable QRP Ops Morse Code Operating QRP Contesting Thursday , November 04, 2010 Guess I was wrong I didn't make it into NK9G's Fox log the other . night Unfortunately , he chose an unsettling way to announce that to the entire world from the Q-FOX reflector : today 80 Meter Log NK9G corrections if any to nk9g wi.rr.com and those who didnt get in the log . W2SH , nbsp W2LJ , nbsp KG4J . K7GO 72 Good Hunting Rick NK9G NK9G FOX LOG 11 02 10 01:01 K9CW 579 IL DREW 5W rest of log appears Hmmmmmmm I think it would have been better to have just read the log and discovered my call missing . nbsp Going out of his way to mention that I didn't make it smacks of rubbing my nose in it At least to me , . anyway I was heard

  • Thinking of doing it!

    Updated: 2010-11-04 01:47:00
    . W2LJ's Blog QRP Do More With . Less Pages Home Projects Station W2LJ Portable QRP Ops Morse Code Operating QRP Contesting Wednesday , November 03, 2010 Thinking of doing it So I commented about the beginning of Fox hunt season last night and sure enough the concept was new to some of the newer QRPers out there . nbsp I got some private e-mails that , It sounds like a lot of fun but No buts about it It is fun and it is easy And to show you how easy it is I will take you through it step by step . nbsp This way , you can jump in with both feet Thursday night and you will sound like a grizzled veteran . nbsp This Thursday night's hunt will be on 40 Meters . nbsp The good news is that you only need to concentrate on a very small slice of it from 7.030 to 7.050 MHz , in fact . nbsp In that

  • And so it begins

    Updated: 2010-11-03 03:04:00
    . W2LJ's Blog QRP Do More With . Less Pages Home Projects Station W2LJ Portable QRP Ops Morse Code Operating QRP Contesting Tuesday , November 02, 2010 And so it begins Another QRP Fox hunt season has begun . nbsp It started tonight on 80 Meters and will continue Thursday night on 40 Meters . nbsp The season will last until March of 2011. A lot of hunts and a lot of fun . nbsp I have volunteered to be a Fox for 80 Meters once again this year , with my first turn coming the Tuesday of Thanksgiving . week Tonight the Foxes were N0UR , Jim in Minnesota and NK9G , Rick in Wisconsin . nbsp I found Rick early on and was hearing him only weakly so I decided to go look for Jim . nbsp N0UR was loud and I bagged his pelt fairly quickly . nbsp Jim and I seem to have a pipeline to each other . nbsp

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