• SSTV Pics

    Updated: 2011-06-30 21:58:55
    Software/Digital SSTVCategorize and search images. Click on a thumbnail and it will be pasted into EasyPal.

  • Indiana D-Star Forum

    Updated: 2011-06-30 21:58:55
    Internet and Radio/ForumsDedicated to the Indiana D-Star Amateur Radio Users

  • UnidenCommander

    Updated: 2011-06-30 21:58:55
    Software/Radio Control<brUnidenCommander, Uniden Commander provides full control over your Uniden Bearcat scanner from your PC and even adds functionality which is not normally available on your Uniden Bearcat scanner.

  • Antenna mast manufacturers

    Updated: 2011-06-30 21:58:55
    Links to dealers and manufacturers of telescopic antenna masts, poles, antenna mounts. Hard to find masts, expecially designed to support antenna for portable, emergency or field day use

  • EZLog

    Updated: 2011-06-30 21:58:55
    Software/LoggingAmateur radio log by WN3WVG

  • KG-STV

    Updated: 2011-06-30 21:58:55
    Software/Digital SSTVDigital SSTV software for Windows XP Vista and Windows 7 <img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/x1Vj13JFnumpE9Y7gkSAoZBPp0k/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"

  • The FXTenna Portable Antenna

    Updated: 2011-06-30 21:58:55
    Antennas/PortableKD5FX, 20 through 6 meters, QRP to full legal power, lightweight, easy to carry

  • A Practical, 5-Band Homebrew Wire Beam

    Updated: 2011-06-30 21:58:55
    Antennas/HexBeamThe Upside-Down Umbrella Antenna by Don Keith N4KC

  • W4TI FT 1000 review

    Updated: 2011-06-30 21:58:55
    Radio Equipment/HF Transceivers/Yaesu FT-1000MPYaesu FT-1000MP Mark V Field review by W4TI

  • Operating CW is More than Just Communicating with Code

    Updated: 2011-06-30 21:58:55
    In response to my post on American Morse, a ham e-mailed me: Interesting. With all you’ve written on ham radio, with all you seem to be involved in, and with all the help you’ve given me over the last several months, I expected you were a CW pro. Now that I’ve passed Tech, and will . . . → Read More: Operating CW is More than Just Communicating with Code

  • What is the best material to use for enclosing a porch (exterior walls)?

    Updated: 2011-06-30 15:26:46
    I want to enclose a porch, but I am unsure of the proper material to use. I need something 1/2" or 7/16" thick, and would like 4'x8' sheets...

  • please add me to database.....VK3FATM

    Updated: 2011-06-30 14:50:27
    ANDREW MARSHALL 37 ROSE GRANGE BLVD TARNEIT VICTORIA AUSTRALIA WILL EQSL AND SEND POSTAL QSL CARDS vk3fatm@gmail.com

  • To all Hams THANK YOU!

    Updated: 2011-06-30 14:48:06
    Ok this message came about from another post I read about A fellow ham who has become gravely Ill. I have listened to hamRadio for years on and off...

  • Kenwood TH-K2AT

    Updated: 2011-06-30 13:58:38
    Kenwood TH-K2AT 2 meter ht (mars mod done) nice shape comes with box and everything it came with new, also comes with sholder mic $100 shipped

  • IC-7000 in as new condx

    Updated: 2011-06-30 13:54:09
    Selling an IC-7000 I took in trade from a person who fired it up a total of 3 times. I fired it up to test it. comes with box, Microphone, full...

  • 11 meter antenna to join my dual bander....help needed...

    Updated: 2011-06-30 13:41:21
    Friends, Okay, first of all....don't hate on my 11 meters! haha. Seriously, I am driving a 2002 mercury Grand Marquis. I bought a Uniden...

  • KENWOOD TM-271A 2M Mobile (Brand New)

    Updated: 2011-06-30 12:37:41
    Listing for sale one Kenwood TM-271A 2 meter radio, brand new/never used/in the box. The TM-271A provides a big 60 watts output and is built...

  • Anderson Powerpoles on 100w feed lines/ladder line?

    Updated: 2011-06-30 11:39:56
    As per the title, any reason not to use Anderson Powerpoles as quick connectors on feed lines, to connect ladder line to a balun with a jumper, and...

  • Look for sk Kincaid Richard H

    Updated: 2011-06-30 11:07:40
    trying to help a friend I am looking for a s.k who was K.I.A in 1951 his name is Kincaid Richard H was a ham can't find anything online problely in a...

  • HW-104 HEATHKIT

    Updated: 2011-06-30 10:53:21
    This is a very Nice Heathkit HW-104. It is a 5 band (80,40,20,15,10 meter)Transceiver. I think it is one of the most beautiful radios Heathkit ever...

  • sstv

    Updated: 2011-06-30 10:39:12
    thinking of trying sstv. using mmsstv it auto detects the rx mode, but how do i iknow which tx mode to use?. thanks de ei5ev.

  • Log Book of the World?

    Updated: 2011-06-30 10:28:04
    Okay, is it just me, or is LOTW the most contorted, tortured, ridiculous system devised by man? Perhaps I'm just daft, but if something requires...

  • 9W2PJU (Faizul): Updated Malaysia Ham Repeaters Garmin POI

    Updated: 2011-06-30 06:28:42
    : 9M2PJU AMATEUR RADIO FULL DISCLOSURE Popular Posts How To Use MFJ-945E Mobile Tuner Ubuntu A Ham's Best Friend Update Your Garmin Mobile XT Version 5.00.50 To 5.00.60 Symbian Phone XASTIR An Opensource APRS application Hamexam Study tool for USA FCC amateur radio ham exams Thursday , June 30, 2011 Updated Malaysia Ham Repeaters Garmin POI Newly and updated Garmin POI for amateur radio repeaters in Malaysia available for download Kindly mail me if there any corrections . . Tnx Posted by 9M2PJU at Thursday , June 30, 2011 Email This BlogThis Share to Twitter Share to Facebook Share to Google Buzz Labels : 9M2PJU amateur radio free download garmin hamradio malaysia point of interest repeater UHF VHF : Reactions 0 comments : Post a Comment Older Post Home Subscribe to : Post Comments Atom

  • My Ham Radio Antennas Are So Bright I Need Shades!

    Updated: 2011-06-30 02:44:24
    Cleaned HF Mobile Ham Radio Antenna It’s been quite some time since I’ve done a good scrub and polish job on my mobile (car mounted) ham radio antennas.  Tonight was a perfect night for such a task.  Calm winds.  Low humidity.  Temps around 70 – 75.  Good light.  Clearish skies.  And my lovely wife was off ...Read the Rest

  • EA1CS: RC3W/1 EU-119

    Updated: 2011-06-30 00:08:45
    : EA1CS pasión por el DX Diario de la actividad en las bandas de Radioaficionado . Colaborador de Dx-world.net CWops 825 miércoles 29 de junio de 2011 RC3W 1 EU-119 De Dx World RW3WW , RA3WJ , RD3WC , RW3QNZ y RG3K planean estar activos desde Morzhovets island EU-119 durante el IOTA contest los días 30-31 de julio 2011 Operarán con el indicativo RC3W 1 Qsl via . RW3WWW La isla Morzhovets está a unos pocos kilómetros del Círculo Polar Ártico 73´s , Luis EA1CS en miércoles , junio 29, 2011 Enviar por correo electrónico Escribe un blog Compartir con Twitter Compartir con Facebook Compartir con Google Buzz Entrada antigua Página principal EA1CS Hora local Avilés , Asturias Gracias por tu visita ENLACES EA1WX Blog EA1WX El periódico EA1GHT Blog DX WORLD NOTICIAS DX WORLD Twitter Worldwide

  • W2LJ (Larry): Baby Black Widows

    Updated: 2011-06-29 23:26:16
    . W2LJ's Blog QRP Do More With . Less Pages Home Projects Station W2LJ Portable QRP Ops Morse Code Operating QRP Contesting Wednesday , June 29, 2011 Baby Black Widows I have started building my set of Baby Black Widows for the PFR-3A . nbsp They arrived the other day and I skipped one step in the construction and began by finishing the brass pieces first . nbsp Jerry W5JH's instructions would have you begin by mounting the knurled heads on the screws but I figured I can do that while the lacquer is drying after I spray the finished brass pieces this . weekend I bought both 220 and 400 grit sandpaper at Home Depot . nbsp As Jerry suggested , I masking taped the sandpaper down onto a flat surface , our freezer in the basement . nbsp I gloved up one hand and began sanding the brass pieces .

  • VE3WDM (Mike): Elecrafts KX3 debut on field day

    Updated: 2011-06-29 21:00:00
    : 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 Wednesday , June 29, 2011 Elecrafts KX3 debut on field day Wayne N6KR co-owner of Elecraft has posted the results of the KX3's operation during it's Field day debut on the KX3 Yahoo group site . nbsp Wayne writes . The K6SRA group put on a great show , with excellent antennas , even better food , awesome views of the surrounding values from 2400' elevation and perfect WX . That along with the beer , acoustic , guitar and one at-large 6-year-old made it a very memorable Field Day . The only thing that didn't go according to plan was the half-dozen astronomy buffs and their vehicles , which colonized the perimeter from about 9 PM till 3 AM . We had to

  • EA1CS: KH4/W5FJG Midway Is.

    Updated: 2011-06-29 17:54:26
    : . EA1CS pasión por el DX Diario de la actividad en las bandas de Radioaficionado . Colaborador de Dx-world.net CWops 825 miércoles 29 de junio de 2011 KH4 W5FJG Midway Is . De Dx World Twitter Noticias junio 2011 Estoy un poco triste por no haber podido estar activo los dos últimos fines de semana desde Midway Is.El trabajo me ha robado mucho tiempo libre.En pocas semanas espero poder contar con mi nuevo Yaesu FT1000, además estoy intentando conseguir un amplificador que me de mas o menos una potencia de 1000 . wtts La vertical R5 la he bajado para intentar reparar la avería que me sigue haciendo operar con SWR muy alta en 20, 17 y parte de 15mts , aunque seguiré activo con mi dioplo caser en 20 . mts KH4 W5FJG,espero encontrate en las bandas 73´s , Luis EA1CS en miércoles , junio 29,

  • EA1CS: K4L NA-085

    Updated: 2011-06-29 17:48:40
    : EA1CS pasión por el DX Diario de la actividad en las bandas de Radioaficionado . Colaborador de Dx-world.net CWops 825 miércoles 29 de junio de 2011 K4L NA-085 De Dx World K4L es un indicativo especial con el que operarán miembros del Kennehooche Amateur Radio Club W4TBI del 5 al 9 de octubre 2011, activando el faro St George , con referencia IOTA , NA-085. Operarán de 6 a 160 mts en Cw , Ssb y . Rtty La qsl es vía W4TBI y . LOTW En 6 mts solo trabajarán en 50.175 La foto corresponde a la actividad del año pasado 2010 también como K4L 73´s , Luis EA1CS en miércoles , junio 29, 2011 Enviar por correo electrónico Escribe un blog Compartir con Twitter Compartir con Facebook Compartir con Google Buzz Entrada más reciente Entrada antigua Página principal EA1CS Hora local Avilés , Asturias

  • ON5MF / OQ6A (Jurgen): Friedrichshafen 2011

    Updated: 2011-06-29 15:03:28
    ON5MF-OQ6A This site is all about amateur radio well mostly Home About me Radio projects Dxpeditions FAQ Disclaimer RSS Feed Friedrichshafen 2011 Last weekend we made our yearly pilgrimage’ to the Friedrichshafen HAM RADIO in Germany . For the last few years there were always 4 of us , Andy ON7TS , Luc ON7KZ , Jan ON4KB and me . As Jan had to cancel at the last minute there were only 3 of us this year . Jan , we missed you For me it was the 18th year in a row and I can say I have seen a steady decline of the rally over the years . Every year there are less vendors at the flea market and at the new’ market . I guess there are a few reasons for this : the prices for the rental of the fairgrounds and the competition of the internet . sales This year there were only 2 halls of flea market with

  • ON5MF / OQ6A (Jurgen): 2011 ARRL RTTY Roundup [update]

    Updated: 2011-06-29 01:46:50
    ON5MF-OQ6A This site is all about amateur radio well mostly Home About me Radio projects Dxpeditions FAQ Disclaimer RSS Feed 2011 ARRL RTTY Roundup update The 2011 ARRL RTTY Roundup Results have been on the ARRL site for a little while . now I made it to 10th place and 3rd place in Europe DX SOLP As this was my first full 24hr SO contest in years I’m pretty happy with the score . Of course I was also first in Belgium but there’s nothing to brag about with almost no competition whatsoever the only other ON stations who entered a log where ON6AT with 215 QSO and ON8NT with 101 QSO Of course there is lots of room for improval The todo list is growing and growing but soon I’ll have a few weeks of holiday so I hope to be able to do some work in and around my . station ON5ZO : yes I know , the

  • HB9OAE (Maico): Incontri alla Ham Radio !

    Updated: 2011-06-29 00:26:26
    : radio HB9OAE N2OAE maico Ho iniziato negli anni 70 a ascoltare radio lontane come BCL poi i radioamatori con il call SWL HE9AWY poi ho iniziato a trasmettere prima come CB ma nel 1988 ho fatto l'esame per la licenza di Radioamatore e ho ricevuto il call di om HB9OAE nel 2008 ho fatto gli esami per la licenza USA e ho scelto N2OAE come Vanity . Call martedì , giugno 28, 2011 Incontri alla Ham Radio Pubblicato da HB9OAE N2OAE maico a 10:26 PM 0 commenti : Posta un commento Post più vecchio Home page Iscriviti a : Commenti sul post Atom Badge di Facebook Maico Kelly Crea il tuo badge Archivio blog 2011 32 giugno 6 Incontri alla Ham Radio HAM RADIO Friedrichshafen 2011 CILE : CE4RWS DIPLOMA YL-WM 2011 HI8CSS Dominican . Republic Convention DAI Busto Arsizio 2011 maggio 4 ZD9GI Gough Island

  • EA1CS: V31UB Belize

    Updated: 2011-06-28 23:44:48
    : EA1CS pasión por el DX Diario de la actividad en las bandas de Radioaficionado . Colaborador de Dx-world.net CWops 825 martes 28 de junio de 2011 V31UB Belize De Dx World Del 5 al 10 de agosto 2011, KU5B operará desde Belize.Trabajará de 6 a 80mts con posibilidad de 160los modos de operación Cw , Ssb y modos . digitales Estará QRV en el NAQP Cw.La qsl vía KU5B y LOTW 73´s , Luis EA1CS en martes , junio 28, 2011 Enviar por correo electrónico Escribe un blog Compartir con Twitter Compartir con Facebook Compartir con Google Buzz Entrada más reciente Entrada antigua Página principal EA1CS Hora local Avilés , Asturias Gracias por tu visita ENLACES EA1WX Blog EA1WX El periódico EA1GHT Blog DX WORLD NOTICIAS DX WORLD Twitter Worldwide Antartic Program CWops AO1AAW 2011 MS0INT IOTA 2011 EC7DND

  • G3XBM (Roger): Meccano Magazine - free online archive

    Updated: 2011-06-28 23:14:06
    : Roger G3XBM's Amateur Radio Blog Simple QRP projects , 10m , 6m , WSPR beaconing , sub-9kHz and other random stuff 28 Jun 2011 Meccano Magazine free online archive Today I rediscovered an old Meccano Magazine from 1942 in my drawers . Back in the 1950s the Meccano Magazine was a highlight I looked forward to receiving with news of new additions to the Hornby Dublo 00 gauge trains and new Dinky toys . Even this wartime edition has lots of interest in it . The size was obviously reduced in WW2 to conserve paper as it was considerably larger when I had in in the 1950s . The entire series of Meccano magazine is available free online . See http : meccano.magazines.free.fr Individual pages or whole magazines are available as pdfs . at 20:28 Labels : meccano 1 comments : Bert , PA1B said .

  • EC1KR (Jesus): Videos del SMRE SSB 2011

    Updated: 2011-06-28 23:03:16
    Os dejo algunos videos del pasado SMRE SSB 2011, de todos modos hay un bonito reportaje en la web www.ed1r.com    

  • W2LJ (Larry): G4ILO

    Updated: 2011-06-28 22:50:21
    . W2LJ's Blog QRP Do More With . Less Pages Home Projects Station W2LJ Portable QRP Ops Morse Code Operating QRP Contesting Tuesday , June 28, 2011 G4ILO I , like everyone else am shocked at the turn of events that have taken place in Julian's . life I wish him and Olga the best and am praying for a miracle . nbsp Some may think that's foolish but I . don't Hang tough , Julian my prayers and those of a lot of your other friends are with you Larry W2LJ Posted by Larry W2LJ at 8:50 PM Email This BlogThis Share to Twitter Share to Facebook Share to Google Buzz : Reactions 0 comments : Post a Comment Older Post Home Subscribe to : Post Comments Atom Some Background Larry W2LJ Originally licensed as a Novice with callsign KA2DOH in December of 1978. Upgraded to General in June of 1979 and

  • EA1CS: ZD8D Noticias

    Updated: 2011-06-28 22:26:28
    : EA1CS pasión por el DX Diario de la actividad en las bandas de Radioaficionado . Colaborador de Dx-world.net CWops 825 martes 28 de junio de 2011 ZD8D Noticias De Dx World Twitter Boletín nº4, DJ9KH Malas noticias desde la isla . Ascensión En el pasado mes de abril han tenido fuertes precipitaciones de lluvia y nuestro sitio de operación se ha visto muy . afectado Hemos cambiado los planes y ahora estaremos en un hotel en la ciudad de Georgetown , que no es lo más idóneo , pero donde nos tendremos que acomodar , tenemos que confiar en nuestros mástiles de fibra de vidrio ya que allí no hay . árboles Esto nos perjudica con la actividad de 160 y 80mts , pero lo intentaremos de todas . formas Gracias a Elecraft Inc . Wolf(DK1IP todas las pruebas con los amplificadores a estrenar KPA-500,

  • EA1CS: Channel Is. 2011

    Updated: 2011-06-28 22:13:06
    : . EA1CS pasión por el DX Diario de la actividad en las bandas de Radioaficionado . Colaborador de Dx-world.net CWops 825 martes 28 de junio de 2011 Channel Is . 2011 La operación que desde las islas Channel realizaron EA1AP y EA1SA como MJ EA1AP , MJ EA1SA , MU EA1AP y MU EA1SA , ha concluído con un total de 6127 . qso Ssb 3861 Rtty 1734 Cw 532 En la web encontraréis mas datos y fotos de las actividades click 73´s , Luis EA1CS en martes , junio 28, 2011 Enviar por correo electrónico Escribe un blog Compartir con Twitter Compartir con Facebook Compartir con Google Buzz Entrada más reciente Entrada antigua Página principal EA1CS Hora local Avilés , Asturias Gracias por tu visita ENLACES EA1WX Blog EA1WX El periódico EA1GHT Blog DX WORLD NOTICIAS DX WORLD Twitter Worldwide Antartic Program

  • G3XBM (Roger): Bitsbox supplier

    Updated: 2011-06-28 22:08:29
    : Roger G3XBM's Amateur Radio Blog Simple QRP projects , 10m , 6m , WSPR beaconing , sub-9kHz and other random stuff 28 Jun 2011 Bitsbox supplier A recent post on the GQRP Yahoo group alerted me to Bitsbox which looks to be an excellent UK supplier with decent prices and delivery charges . They stock a lot of useful parts . I have to place an order for some new parts for autumn winter projects and intend to give them a go . at 20:08 Labels : bitsbox suppliers 0 comments : Post a Comment Newer Post Older Post Home Subscribe to : Post Comments Atom WSPR DXCC Reports Band Countries- DX 144MHz 1 18 km 50MHz 2 2113 km 28MHz 18 16275 km 21MHz 3 12283 km 18MHz 5 7632 km 14MHz 16 8732 km 10MHz 26 17169 km 7MHz 20 16451 km 3.5MHz 17 5280 km 1.8MHz 7 1500 km 500kHz 13 1733 k m 136kHz 1 148 km

  • French Handbook: Gratuit!

    Updated: 2011-06-28 14:31:18
    The 2011 Big ‘French Handbook’ by F6BCU is now free to download   According to Jean-Nicolas, F6BCU, it contains numerous technical articles, including many home-brew projects. A Google translation of the handbook description reads: Better than a handbook on the issue and receiving amateur radio, which always reminds own grand theories and basic principles of radio . . . → Read More: French Handbook: Gratuit!

  • A Downsized Field Day

    Updated: 2011-06-28 06:29:38
    It seems like everyone (except for maybe Google) is downsizing these days. With that in mind, I thought that I’d downsize my Field Day. Instead of participating in the large 5A ARROW Field Day operation, the guys that hang around WA2HOM, our club station at the Hands-On Museum, decided to set up a much smaller operation. . . . → Read More: A Downsized Field Day

  • Field Day Past - Part 2

    Updated: 2011-06-26 15:49:00
    . W2LJ's Blog QRP Do More With . Less Pages Home Projects Station W2LJ Portable QRP Ops Morse Code Operating QRP Contesting Sunday , June 26, 2011 Field Day Past Part 2 This is a side shot of the Mess area . Norm KB2SBB SK and Charlie N2LHD SK were our head chefs . Our FD was known throughout the area for the food we served . Indeed , many visitors came just for the food . There weren't many FD sites in the area that offered ice cold fresh fruit , and hot entrees like baked ziti and other goodies that were way beyond the standard burgers and . dogs Norm KB2SBB SK grilling sausages for sausage , onion and pepper . sandwiches Jimmy N2LFI SK was also one of our cooks . PARC Field Day took the food very seriously . For us , Field Day was not a contest . Our final score was important , but

  • Field Day Past - Part 1

    Updated: 2011-06-26 02:00:00
    . W2LJ's Blog QRP Do More With . Less Pages Home Projects Station W2LJ Portable QRP Ops Morse Code Operating QRP Contesting Saturday , June 25, 2011 Field Day Past Part 1 As most of you know , this being the last full weekend of June , it is Field Day Weekend here in North America . As mentioned in yesterday's post , none of the bigger clubs around here seem to be putting in a big Field Day effort . Setting up in the backyard and going it alone just seems not sure what to say about that . Maybe just not right is what I . mean I hate to be thought of as one who lives in the past but the Piscataway Amateur Radio Club in its earlier incarnation new how to do Field Day right It was a huge effort and was a lot of fun . Unfortunately , as with all organizations , it seemed like too few people

  • American Morse Code Chart

    Updated: 2011-06-25 13:26:55
    For some strange reason, I’ve decided to learn American Morse. One problem with doing this is that  there seems to be only one chart on the Web that shows the dots and dashes for Amercian Morse. This low-resolution scan is small and hard to read. Yesterday, I decided to start practicing again, but I couldn’t . . . → Read More: American Morse Code Chart

  • Three Projects

    Updated: 2011-06-25 02:57:00
    . W2LJ's Blog QRP Do More With . Less Pages Home Projects Station W2LJ Portable QRP Ops Morse Code Operating QRP Contesting Friday , June 24, 2011 Three Projects I always seem to do things . backwards Winter is supposed to be the season for building things and Summer is supposed to be the season for operating , right Not for me I have two projects in the wings no actually three . nbsp Two I want to get done rather quickly , the third can take the rest of the Summer . nbsp The third , in fact , I want done for next Fall . Winter First project is to construct a pair of Baby Black Widow paddles for the PFR3A . nbsp I want to take them with me when we go on vacation next month up to Lake George , so time is of the essence here . nbsp I got them through the mail today and hopefully , I can

  • Nuts!

    Updated: 2011-06-24 01:51:00
    . W2LJ's Blog QRP Do More With . Less Pages Home Projects Station W2LJ Portable QRP Ops Morse Code Operating QRP Contesting Thursday , June 23, 2011 Nuts I was tuning around 40 Meters after a hard day at work , itching for a ragchew . Then on 7.033 MHz , I heard John W3FSA calling CQ . He was a strong 599, so I gave him a call . To my delight , he heard me and came back to me , giving me a 559 . report John lives up in Bethel , Maine but was at his second home near Portland , near the coast . John was also using a K2 at 5 Watts but he had a big advantage over me . His G5RV was up 50 feet , probably in some of those really tall Maine pine trees . My EDZ is only at the 25 foot . level W3FSA courtesy of . QRZ Anyway , we were having a nice conversation when it happened rumbles of thunder .

  • Are You in Control?

    Updated: 2011-06-23 21:18:48
    With Field Day just two days away, I thought it might be a good idea to review the concept of the control operator. It seems to me that there’s some misconceptions out there about this topic, and a lot of amateur radio clubs get a little loosey-goosey with the concept of the control operator on . . . → Read More: Are You in Control?

  • Good reading

    Updated: 2011-06-23 02:24:00
    . W2LJ's Blog QRP Do More With . Less Pages Home Projects Station W2LJ Portable QRP Ops Morse Code Operating QRP Contesting Wednesday , June 22, 2011 Good reading If you are like me you enjoy reading Amateur Radio stories that are in the vein of Human Interest I love reading stories where guys tell you how they became interested in Ham Radio and how they learned and the mistakes they made , etc , etc , . etc If you're into that , like I am , I have two good links for : you http : worldsbesthobby.com which I came across due to Steve K9ZW's blog and : also http : www.novicehistory.org which I have known about for years . nbsp If you started out YOUR Amateur Radio career via the Novice License , please consider writing about it for the Novice History page . nbsp A lot of other Hams enjoy

  • No cakewalk

    Updated: 2011-06-21 03:01:00
    . W2LJ's Blog QRP Do More With . Less Pages Home Projects Station W2LJ Portable QRP Ops Morse Code Operating QRP Contesting Monday , June 20, 2011 No cakewalk Looks like working Washington state as K6JSS 7 is going to be an effort . John K7HV is on but he's 449 at best when the QSB dies down . I've been calling for the better part of an hour now and he's not hearing me . I can hear him working other East coast stations but it appears my signal is being trounced by other . QRPers On the other hand , John K4BAI answered my CQ on 20 Meters and he was the loudest I have ever heard him . He was a good 579 here in NJ and I got a 579 back from him . And I also had a short QSO with Terry WA0ITP . So it was nice meeting two old friends on the . air As I finish typing this , I just finished an

  • Amateur Radio Contact: 9K2OD - Kuwait City - approx. 7800 miles

    Updated: 2011-06-21 01:13:09
    Amateur Radio Contact: KA4UDX to 9K2OD - Kuwait City - on 20 Meters (14.229 Mhz) RF Power ~ 400 Watts http://www.qrz.com/db/9K2OD 9K2OD Kuwait - QRZ.COM Image 9K2OD-Google-Earth-Radio-Path (The blue line is the path to Kuwait from Southeast Florida [KA4UDX]) 9K2OD-Google-Earth-Geography — 73 de KA4UDX, Alan Spicer http://www.qrz.com/db/KA4UDX

  • Completing this would be nice!

    Updated: 2011-06-21 00:58:00
    . W2LJ's Blog QRP Do More With . Less Pages Home Projects Station W2LJ Portable QRP Ops Morse Code Operating QRP Contesting Monday , June 20, 2011 Completing this would be nice I have no idea if there will be enough CW ops on the air in order to complete this but this Independence Day Special Event will be on the air again this . year http : www.13colonies.info I am a huge Revolutionary War buff . nbsp I have studied that period of time as intensely as any Civil War buff . nbsp I guess it all began years ago when our family spent one of our vacations in Colonial Williamsburg . nbsp I would really love to give this a shot but I have a feeling that not having SSB capability is going to limit . me 72 de Larry W2LJ QRP When you care to send the very least Posted by Larry W2LJ at 7:58 PM Email

  • Tube or Rod or Wire?

    Updated: 2011-06-20 04:01:06
    One of my newest Elmerees is now intensely interested in antenna making. He’s making a series of J-poles and dipoles and who knows what else. On Saturday, down at the museum, we got into a discussion about the different types of materials he could use to build antennas. I repeated to him the old chestnut, . . . → Read More: Tube or Rod or Wire?

  • Crud!

    Updated: 2011-06-20 02:28:00
    Wanted to end Father's Day with a fun time behind the key, participating in the Flying Pig's monthly Run for the Bacon sprint.<br /Just as the contest started, something in the neighborhood flicked "on" and I was rewarded with 20 over 9 QRN on 20 Meters and about S9 to 10 over QRN on 40 Meters.Looks like I'll go read for a while.Massive disappointment.72 de Larry W2LJQRP - When you care to send the very least.With apologies to my Polar Bear friends - sometimes you're the bear; and sometimes the bear gets you. onight, I got "got".

  • Scheduled Server Upgrade

    Updated: 2011-06-20 01:55:02
    Please note that our site will be offline for short periods of time (10-15 minutes) Tuesday May 21, 2011 Tuesday June 28, 2011 Wednesday June 29, 2011 Tuesday July 5, 2011 We apologize for the inconvenience this unavoidable situation may cause you. Claude Jollet Owner/Editor/Webmaster

  • Father's Day

    Updated: 2011-06-20 00:36:00
    . W2LJ's Blog QRP Do More With . Less Pages Home Projects Station W2LJ Portable QRP Ops Morse Code Operating QRP Contesting Sunday , June 19, 2011 Father's Day I spent the day being a . Father Got up , went to church with the family and spent the rest of the afternoon redoing the landscaping in front of the house . nbsp The severe heat of Summer 10 and the severe cold of Winter 10 11 did in about seven plants . nbsp I took the old ones out weeks ago but thanks to a VERY wet May , I didn't get replacements in until today . nbsp I got on the air for a few minutes this afternoon and didn't hear a whole heckuva lot on the bands . nbsp Unless it was just me , signals seemed sparse and nothing too loud on 15, 17 and 20 Meters . nbsp I baited the hook with some fat , juicy CQs but got no . bites

  • High Cliff Triathlon Ham Radio Communications Support

    Updated: 2011-06-19 01:21:47
    I don’t think I’ve seen a more polite and thankful group of people in my volunteer ham radio communications experience.  A large number of racers in the High Cliff Triathlon bike race portion of the event took the time to break their breathing pattern and say a nice “Thanks for being here!” or “Thank you ...Read the Rest

  • Hamfest time!

    Updated: 2011-06-19 01:07:00
    . W2LJ's Blog QRP Do More With . Less Pages Home Projects Station W2LJ Portable QRP Ops Morse Code Operating QRP Contesting Saturday , June 18, 2011 Hamfest time I did get up at 4:00 AM and was at the RVRC Raritan Valley Radio Club hamfest site by 5:00 AM . It was a sunny , hot day and I did get a little sun burned a bit , but not too . badly I didn't need much of anything but did pick up some BNC to binding post adapters for easily hooking up speaker wire doublets to the K1 and PFR3A and someday the KX3 I have a couple already but these are the type of things I always misplace . nbsp I also picked up a new computer microphone for a couple of . bucks In the very early morning it was very humid and hazy . nbsp The job I was tasked with was to direct the cars of the sellers into their spots

  • (if you don’t have an iPhone) If you have an iPhone you still can’t do this…

    Updated: 2011-06-18 01:09:16
    Without using a cell phone, without using a satellite phone, without using the Internet, what else are we not using? Well we’re still using electricity … but that’s hard to beat. Well we can do solar power and battery power. But I did around 300 watts through an antenna about 25 foot high mounted on [...]

  • Romantic Radio

    Updated: 2011-06-18 00:58:00
    . W2LJ's Blog QRP Do More With . Less Pages Home Projects Station W2LJ Portable QRP Ops Morse Code Operating QRP Contesting Friday , June 17, 2011 Romantic Radio Strange title for a post , eh But you'll get my meaning in just a bit . nbsp No I don't mean using the radio to send love messages , I mean the Romance or magic of radio . nbsp If you're a QRPer or a fan of outdoor radio , I'm sure you've had visions inside your mind's eye of being out in a beautiful , idyllic setting with a small , portable set up . nbsp The weather is beautiful , the backdrop ideal and you're cranking away on the radio having the time of your . life Many of us never get to live that dream in EXACTLY that manner but Michael Rainey AA1TJ is . nbsp You may remember Mike from his unique designs and homebrew rigs .

  • The Perfect Ham Radio Antenna Compromise?

    Updated: 2011-06-17 07:18:02
    Not much in ham radio is perfect.  At least not for most of us mere mortals with budgets.  Granted – there are the “big guns” that you hear on HF.  You know the guys.  Of course they live in the mountains (my dream – sorry if it’s not yours…).  They have all the height over ...Read the Rest

  • Device Tests PowerPole Outlets

    Updated: 2011-06-17 04:37:24
    I just found a link to this unique little device and had to blog about it right away.  The PowerPole Polarity and Voltage Tester is similar to one of those little devices that you plug into an AC outlet that tells you if the outlet is wired correctly. Except that you plug this device into . . . → Read More: Device Tests PowerPole Outlets

  • Ham Nation

    Updated: 2011-06-17 03:58:00
    A netcast series by Bob Heil K9EID. This looks to be a winner - a great series and I wish them a long run. I would've picked another name for the Network other than Twit, though. nbsp; :)Kudos to my good friend, Drew Moore W2OU for bringing this to my attention.72 de Larry W2LJQRP - When you care to send the very least!

  • Maunder Minimum

    Updated: 2011-06-16 01:27:00
    . W2LJ's Blog QRP Do More With . Less Pages Home Projects Station W2LJ Portable QRP Ops Morse Code Operating QRP Contesting Wednesday , June 15, 2011 Maunder Minimum The Amateur Radio mailing lists are all abuzz with the news story that broke yesterday about the possibility of the recurrence of the Maunder Minimum . I even posted a link yesterday and bit hard on the hook . myself While I tend to defer to the experts , I have to wonder . sometimes At the end of the 70's the media was all ga-ga with predictions that were going around about the coming of another Ice . Age In the late 90's and throughout the 2000 decade , a lot of people were preoccupied about Global . Warming Now we're back to predictions of another possible mini-Ice Age . again What we have to face is that Ol' Sol goes

  • Well ... THAT was fun!

    Updated: 2011-06-15 04:15:00
    . W2LJ's Blog QRP Do More With . Less Pages Home Projects Station W2LJ Portable QRP Ops Morse Code Operating QRP Contesting Tuesday , June 14, 2011 Well THAT was fun My wife's car is in the shop , so she had to take mine to work tonight . In turn , that gave me a rare Tuesday night at home prevented me from going to yet another meeting and allowed me the chance to participate in the NAQCC Monthly . Sprint I can't remember the last time that I was able to jump into one of these . It has to be a year or more since I last participated . I couldn't start at the bell , because I had to wait for my daughter to be dropped off from her Girl Scout meeting by her Troop Leader . Once Cara was home , I settled down in the basement and actually ran a frequency for almost an hour 40 Meters was in great

  • As if work isn't depressing enough .....

    Updated: 2011-06-15 00:14:00
    http://www.physorg.com/news/2011-06-sun-major-solar.htmlDealing with the nonsense, silliness and outright stupidity of people at work is bad enough. Then my hobby, my solace, my relief, my passion gets affected by things I cannot control.Almost makes you want to throw in the towel.72 de Larry W2LJQRP - When you care to send the very least!

  • New General Class Study Guide Now Available for Kindle and Nook

    Updated: 2011-06-14 22:26:25
    The new No-Nonsense, General Class License Study Guide is now available as an e-book: Amazon Kindle version Barnes&Noble Nook version They aren’t free, but I’ve reduced the price from $9.99 to $7.99.

  • K6JSS/3

    Updated: 2011-06-13 01:46:00
    . W2LJ's Blog QRP Do More With . Less Pages Home Projects Station W2LJ Portable QRP Ops Morse Code Operating QRP Contesting Sunday , June 12, 2011 K6JSS 3 I knew that working K6JSS 3 was going to be relatively easy this week . Pennsylvania is having its turn and I never have trouble making it into PA . It's the next state over from me and if I have trouble being heard there , then it's time to pack it up Within the first half hour , I worked K3VIG as K6JSS 3 on 40 Meters . He was calling CQ TEST and I'm not sure what contest he was in , so I sent the standard QRP Sprint exchange of RST SPC Power . I hope I gave him a valid point . Just a few minutes later , I heard Scott N3SW as K6JSS 3 on 80 Meters and he was loud 579 loud . We did the standard exchange of RST , SPC , and ARCI . Number

  • Boo Hiss !

    Updated: 2011-06-11 21:41:00
    . W2LJ's Blog QRP Do More With . Less Pages Home Projects Station W2LJ Portable QRP Ops Morse Code Operating QRP Contesting Saturday , June 11, 2011 Boo Hiss Today was the monthly Polar Bear QRP event and I really had my heart sent on some outdoor operating , even if it was only from the backyard . nbsp The park would have been preferable but neither was to be . nbsp Rain and thunderstorms have kept me inside and off the air for the most part although I did have a very brief QSO with Scott W5ESE . earlier The rain wasn't a big surprise but the thunderstorms were . nbsp Earlier this morning , I joined my CERT team for some traffic duty during a 5K foot race that was held in town . nbsp We blocked off certain roads and redirected traffic to make sure the runners and walkers would be safe

  • I’m Going Buggy

    Updated: 2011-06-10 16:44:43
    Last year at Dayton, I bought a used Vibroplex Original bug for $50. The stainless steel plating wasn’t in the greatest shape, and the silver contacts needed cleaning, but I thought I’d gotten a pretty good deal. Well, I never could get it to work quite right. I thought it was just that I didn’t . . . → Read More: I’m Going Buggy

  • Cool video

    Updated: 2011-06-10 04:08:00
    Personal xperience s that kids find stuff like this to be "cool".72 de Larry W2LJQRP - When you care to send the very least!

  • Treasure Chest

    Updated: 2011-06-10 02:14:00
    . W2LJ's Blog QRP Do More With . Less Pages Home Projects Station W2LJ Portable QRP Ops Morse Code Operating QRP Contesting Thursday , June 09, 2011 Treasure Chest I don't know how many of you out there pay attention to the other bloggers that I list . I'm sure that most of you do however for those who do not I am taking pains to direct you to this blog post http : blog.g4ilo.com 2011 06 lost-treasure.html If you are interested in learning or improving your CW this is the software tool that you need to be . using Developed by Julian G4ILO , this is perhaps the most useful and versatile tool out there for CW tutelage , It will allow you to burn code practice to a CD or to your iPod or other MP3 player . In addition to random letters , you can have random words , Morse from a text file Books

  • What the ????

    Updated: 2011-06-09 03:19:00
    . W2LJ's Blog QRP Do More With . Less Pages Home Projects Station W2LJ Portable QRP Ops Morse Code Operating QRP Contesting Wednesday , June 08, 2011 What the As seen on : eBay http : cgi.ebay.com Elecraft-K3-10-Amateur-Radio-Transceiver-QRP-Ham-NR- 190542936014 A K3 10, which is currently at 107.50 at 026UTC on June 9th , 2011 no reserve My gut tells me something is wrong here but if things were to go just right for the winning bidder , this could end up being a bargain and a half . nbsp Why are there alarm bells going off in the back of my head It will be interesting to see where this ends up . 72 de Larry W2LJ QRP When you care to send the very least . Posted by Larry W2LJ at 10:19 PM Email This BlogThis Share to Twitter Share to Facebook Share to Google Buzz Labels : K3 : Reactions 0

  • You win some and lose some!

    Updated: 2011-06-09 02:08:00
    . W2LJ's Blog QRP Do More With . Less Pages Home Projects Station W2LJ Portable QRP Ops Morse Code Operating QRP Contesting Wednesday , June 08, 2011 You win some and lose some Well , you win some and you lose . some I did end up working K6JSS 9 this evening on 40 Meters . Jack KK0I was at the key and we completed a QSO even though summer time QRN has begun with a vengeance . Speaking of summer time conditions , it peaked out at about 99F 37C here in NJ today . It's supposed to be even hotter tomorrow with higher humidity . Since I got home from work , I have been hanging out in the basement shack , as it is nice and cool down here only 76F 24C The air conditioning is on the fritz and picked the perfect time to give up the ghost on . me Where I lost I heard 7Z1HL , Harry in Saudi Arabia on

  • Success !!!

    Updated: 2011-06-09 01:03:00
    . W2LJ's Blog QRP Do More With . Less Pages Home Projects Station W2LJ Portable QRP Ops Morse Code Operating QRP Contesting Wednesday , June 08, 2011 Success Success on two computer fronts today . The USB Wireless Ethernet card came today . Of course , Windows wouldn't install it correctly but the included CD ROM had a set up utility . I have Internet access back on the family computer again . Happy day , no more arguments about computer time between my two . offspring I also purchased off of eBay a mini USB wireless mouse for the Acer down here in the shack . The right touchpad key doesn't seem to work and it really hadn't since I bought this thing . I contacted the seller on eBay and she told me that she wasn't aware of it as she never right clicked . Right . You know , I may have been

  • A Good Idea

    Updated: 2011-06-08 20:26:01
    Here’s a good idea that recently passed through the HamRadioHelpGroup mailing list… One ham wrote: I heard a few new young hams talking on a 2 meter repeater.  They said they had listened to the HF Bands and did not think that they would upgrade just to get on HF because it was just a bunch . . . → Read More: A Good Idea

  • Computer problems

    Updated: 2011-06-08 03:16:00
    . W2LJ's Blog QRP Do More With . Less Pages Home Projects Station W2LJ Portable QRP Ops Morse Code Operating QRP Contesting Tuesday , June 07, 2011 Computer problems On Memorial Day we had an exceptionally bad thunderstorm rumble through here in the morning . Strangely enough , however , the only thing that got damaged was the Ethernet card yes , I did try a different Ethernet cable inside the family computer Being frugal codeword for cheap I purchased a new Ethernet card on eBay . Silly me , I didn't bother to make sure that it was compatible with Vista It wasn't and needless to say , it didn't work . But it was only 5 no shipping so it didn't set me back a fortune . I am currently waiting on a wireless stick . Since the wireless router sits right on top of the computer anyway , it seemed

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