• CW K Pip Tone Unit

    Updated: 2011-07-31 16:14:18
    Technical Reference/KeyersThis is an add on for anyone who wants an automatic CW \"K\" PIP tone after each over.

  • Discone antenna

    Updated: 2011-07-31 16:14:18
    Antennas/ReceivingThe basics of what is a discone antenna for wide band or bandwidth omnidirectional applications.

  • How to Measure Receiver Sensitivity

    Updated: 2011-07-31 16:14:18
    Technical Reference/ReceiversTesting an Elecraft K2 sensivity using a signal generator, headphones and an AC Voltmeter

  • Ameritron AL-811

    Updated: 2011-07-31 16:14:18
    RF Power Amplifier reviews and mods, the Amaritron AL-811 and AL-811H HF power amplifier

  • Yaesu VX-2 jumpers

    Updated: 2011-07-31 16:14:18
    Radio Equipment/VHF-UHF Handhelds/Yaesu VX-2This walkie is sold without the wide band receiver enabled, this is, only 144 and 432 MHz band </img

  • VK3RMH Beacon

    Updated: 2011-07-31 16:14:18
    DX Resources/Beacons/10 meter beacons10 meter CW beacon

  • Homemade antenna mount

    Updated: 2011-07-31 16:14:18
    Antennas/Masts and mountsHomemade Jeep Tailgate Antenna Mount for use with a Swing Out Tire Carrier

  • Sutton & Cheam Radio Society website

    Updated: 2011-07-31 16:14:18
    Sutton Cheam Radio Society website Resource details Search Sutton Cheam Radio Society website The Sutton Cheam Radio Society has a 60 year history . We are an Affiliated Society of the Radio Society of Great Britain RSGB and are based in the London Borough of Sutton . Southern England Ham Radio Clubs Europe UK Southern England Ham Radio Clubs in Southern England Sutton Cheam Radio Society website is listed on dxzone.com since 2011-07-30 Hits 9 Rate 0.00 Votes 0 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 Sutton Cheam Radio Society website in Ham Radio Clubs Europe UK Southern England category , also visited Sutton Cheam Radio Society website Kent Repeater Group WVRG GB3JB 2m

  • Eneloop batteries for QRP

    Updated: 2011-07-31 16:14:18
    Technical Reference/BatteriesSanyo Eneloop rechargeable AA batteries. For QRP purposes, these batteries are great as a 10-cell pack

  • Dont Be a “Dit”-to Head

    Updated: 2011-07-31 16:14:17
    A recent news story on the ARRL website, “ARRL Official Observers Team with FCC to Solve Rogue Keyer Problem on 17 Meters” caught my eye. It reads: On July 15, Walt Bilous, K3DQB — an Official Observer (OO) in ARRL’s Eastern Pennsylvania Section — notified ARRL Headquarters of a keyer continuously sending a series . . . → Read More: Dont Be a “Dit”-to Head

  • August 5-7: Midwest Division Convention

    Updated: 2011-07-31 16:00:27
    Start Date: 08/05/2011 End Date: 08/07/2011 Location: Clarion Hotel (Aug. 6th) & Teamsters Hall (Aug. 7th) Clarion Hotel 525 33rd Avenue Teamsters Hall 5000 J Street SW Cedar Rapids, IA 52401 Website: http://convention2011.cvarc.rf.org Sponsor: Collins ARC & Cedar Valley ARC Type: ARRL Convention Talk-In: 146.745- Public Contact: Rick Olney , N0XZL 1574 West Mt. Vernon [...]

  • 9N1FE Nepal

    Updated: 2011-07-31 14:55:57
    Hello my name is Fernando Cardona from Puerto Rico, USA (WP4FE), I got my Nepal license (9N1FE) last week and will be active occasionally, only in...

  • Kenwood TS-870 HF Transceiver + Speaker

    Updated: 2011-07-31 14:39:02
    For Sale: Kenwood TS-870 HF Transceiver Specs: 160 m ~ 10 m amateur band operation 100 kHz ~ 30 MHz general coverage receiver Next Generation...

  • Collins 51J article by Lee

    Updated: 2011-07-31 13:42:25
    Can anyone provide a link to the April 1968 CQ (pg. 68) article by Capt. Paul Lee titled "Further Improvements for the Collins 51J"? Gary

  • MfJ-416 CW Adapter

    Updated: 2011-07-31 13:31:28
    *If You have an MFJ-416, (NOT 415B) plug-in CW Board/Module for MFJ-9402/06/10 (enables CW) that you don't need, please contact me and advise...

  • Icom 756 Pro-III With Astron RS-35 Power Supply

    Updated: 2011-07-31 13:09:29
    Excellent Icom 756 Pro-III, like new pristine conditon 10 out 10. No scratches, dings, or rub marks. Works perfectly. Serial #3205649. This is the...

  • YS 60 model airplane engine

    Updated: 2011-07-31 13:03:10
    Hello, I have a New Old Stock YS 60FS model airplane engine. I'm hoping it finds a good home and gets used. It has never been fired and is...

  • Code without a tone help

    Updated: 2011-07-31 12:28:10
    I just recorded this on the air live, sounds like a beacon but i hear this from 12 meter up to 6 meter and cant zero in on the frequency. From...

  • Diamond MX72H HF/2M/440 Duplexer with Cables

    Updated: 2011-07-31 12:08:35
    For sale is a Diamond HF/2M/440 Duplexer with cables. It is a unit I got with a radio purchase and do not need. Asking price is $40 shipped. CONUS...

  • TenTec Argonaut

    Updated: 2011-07-31 12:06:15
    Looking for Ten Tec Argonaut (Sure hope I spelled it right) email: treborhawk@yahoo.com

  • Icom IC-7200 manual

    Updated: 2011-07-31 11:58:37
    Nice spiral bound manual (copy) for Icom IC-7200 Clear front cover Hard back cover. Save your new manual! $15.00 shipped email: treborhawk (@)...

  • Yeah, We Are Doing It Again: Tech License Class

    Updated: 2011-07-31 11:56:22
    Yeah, we are going to do it again…our two-day technician license class. It is still early but we want to get the word out since the class usually fills up! - Bob K0NR Monument, Colorado Saturday Oct 15 and Saturday Oct 22 (8 AM to 5 PM) 2011 Location: Tri-Lakes Monument Fire Station 1 Sponsored [...]

  • My 30dB antenna's in the mail!

    Updated: 2011-07-31 11:53:22
    He shipping it 103% risky free from Lagos- he promised it would be delivered via National Air Mail Courier next week!!!!!! Dr. Barrister Charles...

  • Wanting to Explore HF

    Updated: 2011-07-31 11:31:37
    I have my general license but still haven't left the world of 2 meters, not that there is anything wrong with two meters, but I really want to dive...

  • Hustler Antenna Resonators - 6BTV

    Updated: 2011-07-31 11:24:48
    Looking for resonators for a Hustler 6BTV, especially the one 80/75 RM-80s, the one i have is broken. Having issues tuning the antenna, so guess i...

  • 9W2PJU (Faizul): What Are You Sinking About ? - Language Barrier

    Updated: 2011-07-31 06:30:20

  • K0NR (Bob): Yeah, We Are Doing It Again: Tech License Class

    Updated: 2011-07-31 04:56:22
    Yeah, we are going to do it again…our two-day technician license class. It is still early but we want to get the word out since the class usually fills up! - Bob K0NR Monument, Colorado Saturday Oct 15 and Saturday Oct 22 (8 AM to 5 PM) 2011 Location: Tri-Lakes Monument Fire Station 1 Sponsored [...]

  • KA3DRR (Scot): High Mountain Ham Radio Adventure

    Updated: 2011-07-31 02:09:00
    : skip to main skip to sidebar 2011-07-30 High Mountain Ham Radio Adventure Beach Boys Amateur Radio Club members DRR , QDH , and PE enjoyed ham radio adventure atop High Mountain Road in San Luis Obispo County . Picture one is DRR at the Bencher Paddles logging IOTA contest stations . Picture two is QDH working a few Eu stations on 15m this afternoon using his Yaesu FT450 into a quarter wave , ground mounted vertical . Picture three is our north by northeast take off while picture four is our south by southeast take off from High Mountain . Road Quote of the day delivered by PE , He is one bar short of a full signal . Ham radio is shackadelic Posted by Scot R . Morrison at 6:09:00 PM Labels : Beach Boys Amateur Radio Club 0 comments : Post a Comment Older Post Home Subscribe to : Post

  • W2LJ (Larry): Psyched!

    Updated: 2011-07-30 21:58:20
    . W2LJ's Blog QRP Do More With . Less Pages Home Projects Station W2LJ Portable QRP Ops Morse Code Operating QRP Contesting Saturday , July 30, 2011 Psyched I am very much looking forward to tomorrow and hoping that Murphy does nothing to screw around with my plans for FOBB . nbsp At this point in time , we're up to 244 Bees . nbsp I looked at the national weather maps and there doesn't appear to be any HUGE patches of inclement weather anywhere so I am hoping to hear lots of Bees on the air . tomorrow W2LJ will be operating from a local park . nbsp Antenna will be a EFHW cut for 40 and 20 Meters . nbsp Not sure whether it's going to be the PFR-3A or the K1. I am thinking the K1 as it has 15 Meter capability that the PFR-3A doesn't . nbsp I may end up tossing a coin or perhaps even

  • VE3WDM (Mike): Riverside portable with KX1

    Updated: 2011-07-30 21:11:00
    : 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 Saturday , July 30, 2011 Riverside portable with KX1 The weather has been great during the month of July . well for those of you like me who think 85 degrees along with humidity is great then it has been a great month . I wanted to try my new Elecraft AF1 filter in a contest portable situation . This morning the IOTA and U.S counties QSO party was up and running . I always find that doing portable op's when big contests are on makes things very exciting . The only problem I had in the past was the Elecraft KX1 was not good at filtering out the busy bands . Thus brings me to the Elecraft AF1 filter The day began with me making sure all was packed

  • EA1CS: Japoneses en Mongolia

    Updated: 2011-07-30 16:10:59
    : EA1CS pasión por el DX Diario de la actividad en las bandas de Radioaficionado . Colaborador de Dx-world.net CWops 825 viernes 29 de julio de 2011 JT1LU Mongolia Del 1 al 7 de agosto JA7LU operará como JT1LU desde Ulaanbaatar , . Mongolia Qsl vía h . . call 73´s , Luis EA1CS en viernes , julio 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 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 EC7ZK Blog . U.R.E ARRL Logbook of the World VOACAP ONLINE RADAR METEOROLÓGICO DE ESPAÑA El WX tiempo Avilés El blog

  • G3XBM (Roger): Very accurate QTH locator data

    Updated: 2011-07-30 15:43:32
    : Roger G3XBM's Amateur Radio Blog Simple QRP projects , 10m , 6m , WSPR beaconing , sub-9kHz and other random stuff 30 Jul 2011 Very accurate QTH locator data Today I found that my very accurate full QTH locator is JO02DG85VD by looking at http : no.nonsense.ee qthmap qth zooming in and reading out the 10 digit alphanumeric code You may want to try and find yours too if you want to know distances from another station very . accurately at 13:43 Labels : qth locator 3 comments : PE4BAS , Bas said . Very very accurate Roger . What locator should I use or choose My shack is at JO33JK20KN and my antenna at JO33JK20LO . Hmmm , difference is about 10m . 73, Bas Sat Jul 30, 09:11:00 PM IST Anonymous said . This is excellent . I was able to place the pointer directly on the roof of my house .

  • KA3DRR (Scot): QDH & DRR Day Expedition

    Updated: 2011-07-30 14:21:00
    : skip to main skip to sidebar 2011-07-30 QDH DRR Day Expedition It is Saturday and ham radio fanatics are waking up all across the country . Some listening for and log ST0R while others chat on their local repeaters and others are operating high frequency for the first . time We are leaving for High Mountain Road in less than an hour . Local weather is shaping up as sunny and warm . Local high frequency conditions have improved as SFI soars into triple digits . Local very high frequency conditions unknown however my transmitting frequency on 6m is 50.090 thru 50.095 through the day . The magic band is due at least along the west coast Turn on , Tune Up , and Operate Posted by Scot R . Morrison at 6:21:00 AM Labels : Beach Boys Amateur Radio Club 0 comments : Post a Comment Newer Post

  • EA1CS: VE8EV/P NA-006

    Updated: 2011-07-30 01:28:37
    : EA1CS pasión por el DX Diario de la actividad en las bandas de Radioaficionado . Colaborador de Dx-world.net CWops 825 sábado 30 de julio de 2011 VE8EV P NA-006 De Dx World John VE8EV Operaré desde Victoria Island NA-006 este fin de semana durante el IOTA contest Espero poder escucharte 73´s , Luis EA1CS en sábado , julio 30, 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 EC7ZK Blog . U.R.E ARRL Logbook of the World VOACAP ONLINE RADAR METEOROLÓGICO DE ESPAÑA

  • EA1CS: RSGB IOTA Contest 2011

    Updated: 2011-07-30 01:09:39
    : EA1CS pasión por el DX Diario de la actividad en las bandas de Radioaficionado . Colaborador de Dx-world.net CWops 825 sábado 30 de julio de 2011 RSGB IOTA Contest 2011 Ya está aquí otro de los grandes , el verano poco a poco avanza y con él , llega el concurso para cazadores de islas por excelencia , a disfrutar y buena . caza Operaciones anunciadas para el IOTA 2011 73´s , Luis EA1CS en sábado , julio 30, 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 Antartic Program CWops AO1AAW 2011 MS0INT IOTA 2011 EC7ZK Blog . U.R.E ARRL

  • EA1CS: ST0R 47011 qso

    Updated: 2011-07-29 21:25:53
    : EA1CS pasión por el DX Diario de la actividad en las bandas de Radioaficionado . Colaborador de Dx-world.net CWops 825 viernes 29 de julio de 2011 ST0R 47011 qso Actualizado el log on line de ST0R hoy a las 13.18z , los 47011 qso ofrecen los siguientes : datos Cw 24.364 . qso Ssb 16.417 . qso Rtty 6.230 . qso Por bandas 6mts 467, 10mts 843, 12mts 3015, 15mts 9654, 17mts 11041, 20mts 13994, 30mts 4266, 40mts 3334 y 80mts 397. Por países K 10792, I 5457, JA 4734. . DL 3815, UA 2203 y EA 1859. Las estaciones con más contactos son SV1ACK y ON7GB con 19qso , mientras que en EA sigue EA3BKI en lo alto con 18 . qso Las estaciones con más contactos por modos : son Cw EA3GP 9 . qso Ssb SV1ACK 7 . qso Rtty OE6MDF 4 . qso ST0R log online 73´s , Luis EA1CS en viernes , julio 29, 2011 Enviar por

  • EA1CS: XF1/K5ENS NA-045

    Updated: 2011-07-29 16:42:31
    : EA1CS pasión por el DX Diario de la actividad en las bandas de Radioaficionado . Colaborador de Dx-world.net CWops 825 viernes 29 de julio de 2011 XF1 K5ENS NA-045 De Dx World Keith K5ENS Estoy operando en modo holiday-style desde Isla Mujeres , NA045 hasta el 14 de noviembre 2011 como XF1 K5ENS.Probablemente active también el faro ARLHS MEX-139. Por favor buscarme en 14260 khz sobretodo por las tardes . Actualizaré el log en LOTW . diariamente 73´s , Luis EA1CS en viernes , julio 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 Gracias por tu visita ENLACES EA1WX Blog EA1WX El periódico EA1GHT Blog DX WORLD NOTICIAS DX

  • EA1CS: UA0LCZ/P AS-066

    Updated: 2011-07-29 16:35:12
    : EA1CS pasión por el DX Diario de la actividad en las bandas de Radioaficionado . Colaborador de Dx-world.net CWops 825 viernes 29 de julio de 2011 UA0LCZ P AS-066 De Dx World Vlado UA0LCZ P está frecuentemente activo desde la isla Popova AS-066 y anuncia su participación el fin de semana en el IOTA . contest QSL via H . c 73´s , Luis EA1CS en viernes , julio 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 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 EC7ZK Blog . U.R.E ARRL Logbook of the World VOACAP

  • VE3WDM (Mike): Mini project the Elecraft AF1

    Updated: 2011-07-29 10:48:00
    : 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 Friday , July 29, 2011 Mini project the Elecraft AF1 The Elecraft AF1 kit When operating out and about I use my Elecraft KX1 There were only two areas I wanted to improve the radio . The first being the paddle that Elecraft offers , I purchased their paddle but was never happy with it I solved that with the Palm paddle This paddle is very smooth , compact and easy to adjust . The final issue I wanted to resolve was the filtering . I found the KX1's filtering to be just OK and I had a hard time getting it just right . After doing some internet searching I decided to purchase Elecrafts AF1 From the YouTube videos and different reviews I knew I found

  • G6NHU (Keith): Days 206, 207 and 208 – I’ve got data modes again

    Updated: 2011-07-29 07:45:09
    Search : for QSO365 A QSO per day in 2011 by G6NHU Skip to content Home What is Amateur Radio What is QSO365 DX Code of Conduct QSL cards Logbook search Days 203, 204 and 205 A quiet few days BT have finally fixed my phone line Days 206, 207 and 208 I’ve got data modes again Posted on July 29, 2011 by g6nhu I’ve still got a lot of things happening at home and work .  We’re ramping up towards a major event at work happening in a couple of weeks so there’s a lot of preparation going on .  That’s not stopping me from keeping this project going . though On day 206 I worked two stations on 40m , SE6Y , Rolf and 5P0O , Steen .  Both great callsigns I had three contacts on day 207 speaking first to DR16BENE , a Special Event station to celebrate the visit of the Pope to the Freiburg area of

  • N8M to be QRV from the Detroit Maker Faire

    Updated: 2011-07-28 21:30:32
    N8M will be active on the amateur radio satellites and HF this weekend Juy 30-31 from the Detroit Maker Faire at the Henry Ford Museum in Dearborn, MI. Operating modes will be HF/VHF/SAT/EME CW/VOICE/DIGI conditions permitting. We hope to work as many Satellites as possible with the special call. For more info, e-mail N8NWA at Yahoo.com . . . → Read More: N8M to be QRV from the Detroit Maker Faire

  • Get ARRL Board of Directors Agendas and Minutes by E-Mail

    Updated: 2011-07-28 21:30:30
    This from the July 27, 2011 issue of  ”Weaver’s Words,” from ARRL Great Lakes Division Director, Jim Weaver, K8JE: +++ Want to Receive BoD Agendas and Minutes? +++ In response to requests from members, agendas and minutes for its meetings, the ARRL Board of Directors voted to make these available automatically.  Agendas and minutes have been available . . . → Read More: Get ARRL Board of Directors Agendas and Minutes by E-Mail

  • Ham Radio Scanner Frequencies For EAA AirVenture At Oshkosh, Wisconsin

    Updated: 2011-07-28 01:29:06
    One annual rite of passage in the AB9NN and KD8KRS household is the arrival of airplane chatter on two frequencies we have programmed in our Yaesu FT 857 D ham radios in our car and truck respectively.  One of the reasons I bought the Yaesu FT 857 D mobile ham radios not only the ability to work a very wide ...Read the Rest

  • Huh?

    Updated: 2011-07-27 23:33:00
    . W2LJ's Blog QRP Do More With . Less Pages Home Projects Station W2LJ Portable QRP Ops Morse Code Operating QRP Contesting Wednesday , July 27, 2011 Huh I remember seeing this mentioned on the QRP e-mail reflectors last week . nbsp Someone's paddles were stuck in dit mode on 17 Meters 18.0855 MHz , to be . exact Then I saw this article mentioned on : Facebook http : www.arrl.org news arrl-official-observers-team-with-fcc-to-solve-rogue-keyer-problem-on-17-meters It appears an Official Observer notified the League and then the FCC got involved and the source of the dits was found and all was well again . nbsp But then I took a closer look at the story , and I saw that the timeline was July 15th to the 18th . nbsp Three whole days of dits Who the heck leaves their station on and unattended

  • Hack a Day: Use an Arduino to Measure Inductance

    Updated: 2011-07-27 02:51:31
    It’s been over a year since I built an Arduino microcontroller at our club’s annual construction night, and I still haven’t done anything with it. I’ve had a couple of ideas, including a keyer that would actuate accept paddle inputs and actuate a solenoid that would open and close a straight key, but just haven’t had . . . → Read More: Hack a Day: Use an Arduino to Measure Inductance

  • A Real Craftsman Builds a Regen Receiver

    Updated: 2011-07-26 18:50:25
    If you want to look at some nice construction work, see The WBR: A Simple, High-Performance Regen Receiver for 40m by N1BYT. Dave, AA7EE, has done a wonderful job building this radio. He even made the case from PCB material. Check out some of his other postings, too. You’re bound to pick up lots of . . . → Read More: A Real Craftsman Builds a Regen Receiver

  • NRC Releases Framework for K-12 Science Education

    Updated: 2011-07-25 19:51:01
    The National Research Council last week released a report that presents a new framework for K-12 science education and identifies the key scientific ideas and practices all students should learn by the end of high school. The new framework is designed to help students gradually deepen their knowledge of core ideas in four disciplinary areas . . . → Read More: NRC Releases Framework for K-12 Science Education

  • Ham Radio in the News – July 24, 2011

    Updated: 2011-07-25 03:43:15
    Here’s this week’s Ham Radio in the News: Strong signal: At 89, former NASA worker still coming through loud and clear. 89-year-old Anna Folsom passes her Extra Class exam. Unfortunately, the report says, “Folsom doesn’t really use the radio…She’s only chimed in once, when the radio club asked for a roll call. For her, the . . . → Read More: Ham Radio in the News – July 24, 2011

  • Idyllic

    Updated: 2011-07-25 02:10:00
    . W2LJ's Blog QRP Do More With . Less Pages Home Projects Station W2LJ Portable QRP Ops Morse Code Operating QRP Contesting Sunday , July 24, 2011 Idyllic When I think of QRP and outdoors , there are several Hams that come to mind immediately . Guy N7UN , Steve WG0AT , Ed WA3WSJ , Ron WB3AAL , Ken WA8REI , Rem K6BBQ , and others . One more important addition to that list has to be Jim W1PID . As I've mentioned so many times before , Jim lives up in the beautiful state of New Hampshire and always has a wonderful story about his latest adventure . hike Today was no exception http : www.w1pid.com bike bike.html Lest you think I'm poaching material , I think these stories by Jim and the other Hams I have mentioned are so important . These guys get my blood pumping to get off my butt and head

  • ST0R Republic of South Sudan

    Updated: 2011-07-25 01:07:24
    Man, now that was a pile-up! Almost hard to believe that you could even here ST0R through the idiots, LIDs, tuner-uppers and frequency cops but we managed to snag him this afternoon on 20 Meters. The frequency cleared up just long enough to hear him clear as a bell. ST0R - N0UN on 20 meters CW.

  • ZLW a “Communication Lifeline” for Ships Serving New Zealand

    Updated: 2011-07-24 11:41:06
    On the 100th anniversary of the establishment of ZLW, the Wellington maritime radio station, Radio New Zealand broadcast this documentary. It features an interview with Clyde Drummond, One of the first operators. Drummond reminisced about ZLW’s role in World War I. It also includes interviews with Peter Baird, Graham Turner, and Alan Burgess, operators who . . . → Read More: ZLW a “Communication Lifeline” for Ships Serving New Zealand

  • FOBB Confusion

    Updated: 2011-07-24 01:25:00
    . W2LJ's Blog QRP Do More With . Less Pages Home Projects Station W2LJ Portable QRP Ops Morse Code Operating QRP Contesting Saturday , July 23, 2011 FOBB Confusion It seems that there's a bit of confusion out there regarding the correct date for the Flight of the Bumblebees this year . nbsp The ARRL had mistakenly listed it for tomorrow July 24th . nbsp I got an e-mail from Ward Silver , the contesting guru over there and we got the details . corrected Have no fear the main event is NEXT Sunday July 31st . nbsp Now , if you guys have in mind to make a practice run tomorrow , I don't see anything wrong with that . nbsp But if you call CQ BB tomorrow , don't be surprised when you don't get any answers I know I'm preaching to the choir out there when I speak of how hot it has been . nbsp It

  • Ham Radio Sponsorship Policy On HamRadioSecrets.com

    Updated: 2011-07-23 20:47:18
    This page clearly states, in simple terms, the straightforward ham radio sponsorship policy on HamRadioSecrets.com.

  • Ham Radio Sponsor Ads On HamRadioSecrets.com

    Updated: 2011-07-23 20:37:48
    Sponsor ads on HamRadioSecrets.com are very affordable. They are rewarding because they are exposed to a steady flow of highly focused visitor traffic.

  • GB4FUN Looks Like It Would Be a Lot of Fun!

    Updated: 2011-07-22 21:43:52
    While surfing around earlier, I happened across the Web page of GB4FUN. What a great project this is! According to the website: GB4FUN is a mobile fully self-contained communications centre that is already visiting schools and events up and down the country. The project is primarily aimed at supporting those studying for . . . → Read More: GB4FUN Looks Like It Would Be a Lot of Fun!

  • Connect with ARRL and Amateur Radio via Social Media?

    Updated: 2011-07-21 21:40:10
    This from the latest ARRL Letter. Do any of you follow the ARRL on Facebook, YouTube, or Twitter?  What do you get out of it? ARRL participates on many of the popular social networking sites to share news, photos, events and videos. Check out these sites for communities of ARRL members who share your interests . . . → Read More: Connect with ARRL and Amateur Radio via Social Media?

  • Amateur Radio Contact: Tasmania - VK7ZE - Tasmania, 7315 Australia

    Updated: 2011-07-20 07:22:53
    * Amateur Radio Contact: KA4UDX to VK7ZE - Tasmania, 7315 Australia Tasmanian Devil from Wikipedia Article It is believed that it is ok to use the above image in this manner, it is a Wikimedia Commons image… (The above is not a picture of either VK7ZE nor of KA4UDX and is used in good fun in reference to [...]

  • Just your usual day

    Updated: 2011-07-20 03:36:00
    . W2LJ's Blog QRP Do More With . Less Pages Home Projects Station W2LJ Portable QRP Ops Morse Code Operating QRP Contesting Tuesday , July 19, 2011 Just your usual day up in New Hampshire . nbsp Sailing on a beautiful lake in near perfect weather with good friends and then working the International Space Station http : www.w1pid.com sailing sailing.html Another fine post from outdoorsman and QRPer extraordinaire , Jim . W1PID You know , while reading this , it occurred to me that as the last Shuttle mission ends with Atlantis landing Thursday morning , our manned spaceflight program is reaching a very low point during the Anniversary Week of the Apollo 11 Lunar Landing . mission From space dominance to a ride in the backseat in 42 years . nbsp From boldly expanding our horizons with a

  • Oh My!

    Updated: 2011-07-20 00:11:00
    . W2LJ's Blog QRP Do More With . Less Pages Home Projects Station W2LJ Portable QRP Ops Morse Code Operating QRP Contesting Tuesday , July 19, 2011 Oh My I saw this displayed on the instrument cluster of my Jeep in Bridgewater , NJ the town where I work during my drive home this . afternoon I was at a red light so I quickly broke out my cell phone and grabbed a quick snapshot . nbsp According to the weather forecasters , this is just the beginning . nbsp Friday and Saturday are going to be noticeably hotter along with higher humidity , of course I've added a new blog to the blogroll Misadventures in Ham Radio by Sam KCØKSV . nbsp Sam is sharing his return to the hobby after a layoff . nbsp First off , I'm glad he's back but I'm even more glad he's sharing Sam may prove to be the impetus to

  • Couple O' Things

    Updated: 2011-07-19 02:44:00
    . W2LJ's Blog QRP Do More With . Less Pages Home Projects Station W2LJ Portable QRP Ops Morse Code Operating QRP Contesting Monday , July 18, 2011 Couple O' Things Just a couple of things then off to bed to get some more rest . nbsp This sinus infection is not only kicking my butt the weather isn't helping either . nbsp High 90s all week over 100 on Friday and Saturday . nbsp I've often heard it said that Summer colds are the worst but this is ridiculous I saw this site mentioned on QRP-L by N0SA , who was promoting his own Website . nbsp Nothing wrong with that in my book http : n0sa.com page_id=56 Look at the keys , look at the keys Every time I turn around , there's another gosh-darned reason to be buying lottery tickets Secondly , in my quest to KISS for FOBB and believe me , I NEED to

  • We would like to welcome www.Boatinglicense.ca to our Blog Roll here on ASMT Blog!

    Updated: 2011-07-18 19:17:49
    ASMT would like to make a warm welcome to: http://www.boatinglicense.ca/ as a member of our Blog Roll right here on the ASMT Blog. The ASM Safe Boating Training and Boat License Course. Take Your Online Boater Exam® Right Now – Go Boating Today If you operate a powered watercraft in Canada, it is Canadian law to carry the Pleasure Craft [...]

  • By the skin of my teeth, literally!

    Updated: 2011-07-17 22:47:00
    . , W2LJ's Blog QRP Do More With . Less Pages Home Projects Station W2LJ Portable QRP Ops Morse Code Operating QRP Contesting Sunday , July 17, 2011 By the skin of my teeth , literally I managed to snare K6JSS 1 from Vermont into the . logbook I had QRPSPOTS on all day waiting for an announcement for 40 Meters . nbsp As soon as I saw it , I scurried down to the shack and called K6JSS 1 as soon as I heard him . nbsp Of course as soon as we started our QSO , some lid comes on frequency and begins a minutes long tuneup session . nbsp Good grief As luck would have it , I started listening up a bit higher in frequency and found him calling CW without interference and this time we concluded our QSO the right way . nbsp Art KB1NHV QRT'ed from 40 Meters right after our QSO . nbsp Guess he was

  • Back home; but........

    Updated: 2011-07-17 15:37:00
    . . W2LJ's Blog QRP Do More With . Less Pages Home Projects Station W2LJ Portable QRP Ops Morse Code Operating QRP Contesting Sunday , July 17, 2011 Back home but . We're back home from our one week stay at Lake George , as if that isn't bad enough that vacation is over and the 9-5 workday drudgery is about to begin , it appears I came home with either a sinus infection or nasty head cold . nbsp Not sure which but it's not pleasant in either case . nbsp As I sit here , seriously hacking up a lung , I am heartened and my spirits are lifted by two things I found on . QRP-L First off is another wonderful exploit by Jim W1PID as he spent another wonderful afternoon on Knox Mountain in New Hampshire . nbsp It's Jim who I try to emulate with my attempts at outdoor portable QRP ops and this past

  • Assembly Of The Gap Challenger DX Antenna

    Updated: 2011-07-16 00:22:58
    The Gap Challenger DX vertical ground mounted ham radio antenna arrives via UPS in a rather unassuming flat box.  I say rather unassuming because the size of the box really doesn’t lead one to believe that the parts contained in the box would contain a 31.5 foot tall antenna.  When assembled and mounted in the ground ...Read the Rest

  • Inspired

    Updated: 2011-07-15 20:01:00
    . W2LJ's Blog QRP Do More With . Less Pages Home Projects Station W2LJ Portable QRP Ops Morse Code Operating QRP Contesting Friday , July 15, 2011 Inspired Last night we went into Lake George Village to grab some dinner before the weekly Thursday night fireworks . We went to this place called the Moose Tooth Grill where I had one of the best burgers I have ever eaten anywhere . Before you wonder where I am going with this , I'll . explain My kids got to order from the Kid's Menu . After they were done , I perused their menus . The menu gave details about some of the surrounding sites and attractions , including some short , easy , family hikes in the nearby mountains . I'm not Dennis Blanchard , K1YPP and I'm not about to traverse the Appalachian Trail but a few , easy short hikes next

  • My Review of 6ft 8-pin Mini Din Cable

    Updated: 2011-07-15 01:49:48
    Originally submitted at Cables To Go Built with high quality double shielded 26 AWG cable for dependable operation over extended distances. This 8-pin (MD8) connector has about a half inch diameter. As a reference, type 5C keyboards have hard-wired MD8 cables; type 5 and type 4 keyboards have totally removable MD8 cables. <… 6ft 8-pin Mini Din Cable High [...]

  • Amateur Radio Contact: Gozo Island, Malta on 20 Meters (14.190 Mhz)

    Updated: 2011-07-15 00:21:22
    * Interesting contact on 20M (14.190 Mhz) KA4UDX to 9H4JX - Jason Xerri - on Gozo Island, Malta http://www.qrz.com/db/9H4JX Latitude 36.035731 (36° 2′ 8” N) Longitude 14.316682 (14° 19′ 0” E) Grid Square JM76da Bearing 55.4° NE (from KA4UDX) Distance 5408.2 mi (8703.7 km) 9h4jx-QRZ-Image 9H4JX-GoogleEarth-1 9H4JX-GoogleEarth-2 9H4JX-GoogleEarth-3 9H4JX-GoogleEarth-Radio-Path Overview-Radio-Paths-Europe-World — 73 de KA4UDX, Alan Spicer Alan Spicer Marine Telecom and WiFiYacht.net

  • Super Neat!

    Updated: 2011-07-14 21:20:00
    . W2LJ's Blog QRP Do More With . Less Pages Home Projects Station W2LJ Portable QRP Ops Morse Code Operating QRP Contesting Thursday , July 14, 2011 Super Neat New try for contacts on 20 Meters from Adirondack State Park . This time , the weapons of choice were the PFR-3A , the end fed wire and the counterpoise wire from the Buddistick . kit Getting the wire up in the tree was a piece of cake . Using the antenna line launcher , I was able to get the end of the wire up in a tree at about the 30 foot level . It ended up being a kind of Inverted L sloper kind of affair . nbsp I had to unroll the Buddistick counterpoise wire almost all the way but I was able to get the PFR-3A's internal SWR indicator to wink out , meaning a decent match was . accomplished I called CQ without too much success

  • Yacht Owners, Captains - make sure you see: WiFiYacht.net! [Lightspeed II Marine WiFi Sharing System]

    Updated: 2011-07-13 18:12:13
    July 13th 2011 - Press Release Yacht Owners, Captains - make sure you check out: http://www.wifiyacht.net (also http://www.wifiyacht.com works) The Lightspeed II Marine WiFi Hotspot Sharing System … at an excellent price … easy to install … excellent quality and technical specifications! Made by Marine Electronics I.T. and Installer Technicians for the Marine Market. Built on Experience - [...]

  • Ericsson W35 - Quantity Discounts for Dealers and Installers (marine or not.)

    Updated: 2011-07-13 18:02:11
    * July 13th 2011 - Press Release - Ericsson W35 Quantity Discounts are available for Dealers and Installers (I.T. Installers, Telecom Installers, Marine, etc.) *Everyone Qualifies* Call for details … or drop us an email: communications @ marinetelecom.net. See the Ericsson W35 link on this blog or go to: http://www.marinetelecom.net/Ericsson_W35 Thanks! — Alan Spicer Alan Spicer Marine Telecom and WiFiYacht.net / WiFiYacht.com +1 [...]

  • Neat!

    Updated: 2011-07-13 01:45:00
    . W2LJ's Blog QRP Do More With . Less Pages Home Projects Station W2LJ Portable QRP Ops Morse Code Operating QRP Contesting Tuesday , July 12, 2011 Neat Saw this on the street in Bolton Landing tonight as we were walking to a restaurant for dinner . Not sure if this a restored original or just a reproduction leading towards that of a Willy's WWII Jeep . Most of the originals are in museums I find it hard to believe that someone would put one on the road , especially without some kind of special plates denoting its historic . status But it's still cool to see , anyway 72 de Larry W2LJ QRP When you care to send the very least Posted by Larry W2LJ at 8:45 PM Email This BlogThis Share to Twitter Share to Facebook Share to Google Buzz Labels : . misc non-Ham topic : Reactions 1 comments : Casey

  • Not so much success today

    Updated: 2011-07-11 23:12:00
    . W2LJ's Blog QRP Do More With . Less Pages Home Projects Station W2LJ Portable QRP Ops Morse Code Operating QRP Contesting Monday , July 11, 2011 Not so much success today I headed across the street today to the park across from where we're staying . Today's weapons of choice were the PFR-3A and the wire and the Fuchs . tuner The good news is that my homebrewed antenna line launcher worked like a charm Got that fishing weight and line over a 30 foot limb with no problem . Got the antenna up and hooked up to the Fuchs tuner which was in turn hooked up to the . PFR-3A The bad news came while doing the final fine tuning with the Fuchs to get onto the 20 Meter band . The knob separated from the polycap's tuning shaft . The knob is just spinning , not getting proper purchase to the shaft .

  • When All Else Fails Part Two

    Updated: 2011-07-11 14:38:00
    My sister pointed me towards this article in the Christian Science Monitor:http://www.csmonitor.com/The-Culture/Arts/2011/0706/Ham-radio-hangs-onIt's a good one.72 de Larry W2LJQRP - When you care to send the very least!

  • Fun day up at the Lake

    Updated: 2011-07-11 01:18:00
    . W2LJ's Blog QRP Do More With . Less Pages Home Projects Station W2LJ Portable QRP Ops Morse Code Operating QRP Contesting Sunday , July 10, 2011 Fun day up at the Lake Sunny and beautiful up in Lake George , NY . It was in the mid to high 80s today and the kids had a great time enjoying the . water I brought the Kindle along with three freshly loaded books and am already a quarter way into the first one . This is the life and I am going to squeeze out every nano-second of enjoyment that I can I even got on the air today That's the Buddistick set up behind the cabin . I brought along the 12' painter's pole mast and I set up for 20 Meters today . I used four 11 arms , the coil and one of the extra long black whips . I had a quick QSO with KD4NUL in Georgia but the band quickly changed and

  • Gap Ham Radio Vertical Antenna (Challenger DX) Tilt Mounting Options

    Updated: 2011-07-10 22:08:59
    Gap Tilt Mount Ground Mounted In Dirt So far I am quite pleased with the mounting of the Gap Challenger DX antenna that Jane, KD8KRS, and I installed.  The mount we chose was both specifically designed for this particular antenna and it had quite a number of positive reviews when I did my research prior ...Read the Rest

  • K6BBQ's Field Day 2011

    Updated: 2011-07-09 03:45:00
    And to think I used to think that I had fun on Field Day!We used to enjoy our food at Piscataway Amateur Radio Club Field Days - but we never had burritos!72 de Larry W2LJQRP - When you care to send the very least!

  • Sad day

    Updated: 2011-07-08 23:55:00
    . W2LJ's Blog QRP Do More With . Less Pages Home Projects Station W2LJ Portable QRP Ops Morse Code Operating QRP Contesting Friday , July 08, 2011 Sad day Today , as most of you know , was the launch of the final Space Shuttle Mission STS135. Atlantis lifted off and with that , the last manned mission launched from the USA had begun . nbsp From here on out , if we desire to get to the International Space Station , we will have to rely on bumming a seat with the . Russians I was born in 1957, the year that Sputnik was launched so I am a Space Program baby , as it were . nbsp Some of the very first TV images that I can recall were of Alan Shepard's and John Glenn's Mercury flights . nbsp I watched with rapt attention all the Gemini and Apollo missions . nbsp I followed SkyLab and the Shuttle

  • Police Scanners – Listen To Ham Radio – What Do You Really Need?

    Updated: 2011-07-08 03:47:02
    A “police scanner” – even a modest one – can be used to listen to ham radio.  No ham radio license is needed for this.  There are a couple of things that one should do before you buy a police scanner to listen to ham radio.  Here are some of the things I would consider: ...Read the Rest

  • Amateur Radio Contact: Saint Lucia … KA4UDX to J68HS

    Updated: 2011-07-07 04:57:20
    KA4UDX to J68HS (http://www.qrz.com/db/j68hs)on SSB/H.F. Radio on 7.173 Mhz (40 Meters.) [Power = 400 Watts - here] Picture is his QRZ.COM image… QRZ Record 1766198 Lookups 3451 QRZ Admin WB4WXE Last Update 2011-05-09 23:59:01 Latitude 13.856748 (13° 51′ 24” N)   Longitude -61.053772 (61° 3′ 13” W) Grid Square FK93lu Bearing 120.9° ESE (from KA4UDX) Distance 1501.1 mi (2415.9 km) — 73 de KA4UDX, Alan Spicer

  • All righty, then!

    Updated: 2011-07-07 03:00:00
    . , W2LJ's Blog QRP Do More With . Less Pages Home Projects Station W2LJ Portable QRP Ops Morse Code Operating QRP Contesting Wednesday , July 06, 2011 All righty , then Tomorrow evening from 9:00 to 10:30 PM EDT , begins the 20 Meter Summer Foxhunt season for 2011. And although I did not volunteer for Fox duty this year the young whipper snappers need to get THEIR feet wet I will be participating , as a Hound as always That's ONE smart Fox , Dude The Foxes for tomorrow night's hunts are Jay KT5E in Colorado and Jim K9JWV in Utah . Off the top of my head , I'd think that I stand a decent chance to nab two pelts . After all , 20 Meters Utah and Colorado from New Jersey right Well , one thing I have learned from many years of Fox hunting is throw common sense and general rules of thumb right

  • Amateur Radio - 4th of July - Original 13 Colonies - KA4UDX makes a “Clean Sweep” PLUS…

    Updated: 2011-07-06 03:03:57
    The video describes the 13 Colonies Special Event (if the embedded video doesn’t work - go to: http://www.youtube.com/user/HQARADIO) * Alan Spicer, KA4UDX, contacted all 13 Original Colonies via SSB/H.F. Radio (Amateur Radio or Ham Radio) which is called a “Clean Sweep” PLUS also contacted the bonus station WM3PEN (described here: http://www.13colonies.info/OtherEvents.htm). And… it was not easy, [...]

  • When All Else Fails

    Updated: 2011-07-06 00:41:00
    . W2LJ's Blog QRP Do More With . Less Pages Home Projects Station W2LJ Portable QRP Ops Morse Code Operating QRP Contesting Tuesday , July 05, 2011 When All Else Fails How many times have you heard that The inference being that Amateur Radio is there as a last , stop gap measure when all other communications fail . Many MANY , are quick to snort and chuckle under their . breath With today's technology cell phones , satellite phones , the Internet , etc , etc , etc there's NO need for Amateur Radio as a last measure . It's just a hobby for old men that has outlived its usefulness . Sadly enough , I've heard that uttered by some within our own . ranks After reading the July 2011 issue of CQ magazine , I wouldn't go putting all my eggs into the outlived its usefulness basket . Not just . yet

  • MI QRP Independence Day Sprint

    Updated: 2011-07-05 02:24:00
    . W2LJ's Blog QRP Do More With . Less Pages Home Projects Station W2LJ Portable QRP Ops Morse Code Operating QRP Contesting Monday , July 04, 2011 MI QRP Independence Day Sprint For me , at least , it turned out to be a dud , kind of like the firework above . I worked less than a dozen stations and about three or four of those ended up being ragchews . I was calling CQ MI QRP and I guess that was interpreted as a general CQ QRP call . Hey , I met two new QRP friends that I've never worked before , so it wasn't a total loss And I ended up catching up with some friends I haven't spoken with in a . while I pulled the plug when the time between contacts became really excessive . At that point , it's just better to go and read or get other things . done 72 de Larry W2LJ QRP When you Posted by

  • Happy Independence Day !

    Updated: 2011-07-04 01:57:00
    . W2LJ's Blog QRP Do More With . Less Pages Home Projects Station W2LJ Portable QRP Ops Morse Code Operating QRP Contesting Monday , July 04, 2011 Happy Independence Day 72 de Larry W2LJ QRP When you care to send the very least Posted by Larry W2LJ at 8:57 AM Email This BlogThis Share to Twitter Share to Facebook Share to Google Buzz Labels : history non-Ham topic : 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 received callsign N2ELW in 1983. Upgraded to Advanced in October of 1983 and upgraded to Amateur Extra in April of 1993. Applied for vanity call W2LJ and received it in 2000. While I had always dabbled

  • Indeed, 'twas a washout

    Updated: 2011-07-04 01:14:00
    . , W2LJ's Blog QRP Do More With . Less Pages Home Projects Station W2LJ Portable QRP Ops Morse Code Operating QRP Contesting Sunday , July 03, 2011 Indeed , twas a washout No park as hoped for today . nbsp The thunderstorms started at 4:00 AM and continued off and on throughout the day , curtailing my shack operations as . well While it was wet and on the cool side here 74F 23C I had a QSO with Rolan W3FDK in Maryland who informed me that it was sunny and in the 90s there just two states away I also actually worked one of the 13 Colony Special Event Stations , K2H out of MA on 40 Meters . nbsp He's the only one I've heard on CW and he was calling CQ , sounding quite lonely with not many takers . nbsp I even posted his whereabouts on the DX Cluster and that didn't seem to draw him any

  • Raining here

    Updated: 2011-07-03 16:59:00
    And it's been raining since we had a line of serious boomers go through about 4:00 AM. The park is looking doubtful for today. Looks like any operations today will be out of the shack.72 de Larry W2LJQRP - When you care to send the very least!

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