N8SL South Lyon Area Amateur Radio Club
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Ham Radio/Clubs/North America/USA/MichiganAmateur Radio operators from the area around the town of South Lyon in Southeastern Michigan
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Updated: 2011-10-31 16:15:32Operating Modes/AmtorAMTOR putting one of those old modems back into use <br/Automated Packet Reporting System
Updated: 2011-10-31 16:15:32Operating Modes/APRSHak5 Episode 608 Automated Packet Reporting System <br/Amtor
Updated: 2011-10-31 16:15:32Operating Modes/AmtorWikipedia page on AMTOR, Amateur Teleprinting Over Radio2 Element Yagi for 6 meters
Updated: 2011-10-31 16:15:32Antennas/6MThe 2 element DK7ZB antenna, 60cm boom 28 ohm for the 50 MHz band by IC8TEMThe W3EDP antenna - a fresh look
Updated: 2011-10-31 16:15:32Antennas/W3EDP</aAn 84 ft multiband end fed antenna working 80m to 10m and the WARC bandsHF Blaster
Updated: 2011-10-31 16:15:32Antennas/VerticalThe antenna is designed to cover 40M through to 10M meters, mounted on a fishing pole and a 4:1 balun by 2E0SDRN4PAL Propagation Beacon
Updated: 2011-10-31 16:15:32DX Resources/Beacons/10 meter beaconsN4PAL 10 Meter, 28.214MHz Radio Beacon Site Information and Siginal Report LoggingRadio Mods
Updated: 2011-10-31 16:15:32Ham Radio, CB Radio, Scanner radio modifications sitesTesla’s Lab on the Air November 5
Updated: 2011-10-31 16:15:32From Hamilton, KD0NFR: Wardenclyffe, Nikola Tesla’s last laboratory will be on the air November 5th as special event station W3T! Wardenclyffe is located in Shoreham, NY on Long Island. W3T is part of a network of special event stations that are helping to raise awareness for the effort to purchase the laboratory and restore it . . . → Read More: Tesla’s Lab on the Air November 5Ham Radio in the News – October 31, 2001
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Here is the latest Ham Radio in the News: 99-year-old Ham radio operator still tuned in. This story speaks for itself. I hope I’m still making QSOs when I’m 99. Arlene “Buddy” Clay, 99, with her Ham radio set up. After 67 years living along the Kuskokwim River, in January she moved from Aniak to . . . → Read More: Ham Radio in the News – October 31, 2001160 meter antennas
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I need the best advise on a 160 meter verticle or wire, I have lot 160 ft long and 150 ft wide, use cw and digital and little rag chew. want to spent...For Sale : KJ7U Shorty screwdriver antenna
Updated: 2011-10-31 15:00:24[ATTACH=CONFIG]77219[/ATTACH]KJ7U Shorty is a screwdriver antenna. RATED 600 WATTS PEP. Length when retracted 21", when extended 28?. For product...Yaesu Mobile Rig-Wouxun HT combo.
Updated: 2011-10-31 12:48:39Mobile rig HT combo for sale. Mobile rig is a Yaesu FT-8500 dual band dual watch with cross band repeat and multi mode receive. Comes with FS-10...New to Seriously Working DX
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Although I've been licensed since 1983 and have worked my fair share of DX, I've never really "chased DX" until recently.
In the past, when I...Who would possibly be interested in this hidden & unknown cold war history info ?
Updated: 2011-10-31 11:57:53SUBJECT: Who would possibly be interested in this hidden & unknown cold war history info ?
The US government changed a yearly published document...SGC SG-500 cube
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Great 500W amp that is fully automatic. Just connect your rig and you have 500 watts wherever you go. In excellent shape and comes with original...Kenwood TS-50/AT-50 combo
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Excellent condition TS-50 and matching AT-50 tuner. Radio covers 10-160M in a great small package. Both work and look perfect. Comes with hand mic,...Wi Fi Radios
Updated: 2011-10-31 11:35:54Has anyone here used a Wi Fi Radio like these?
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I stream audio all the time online listening to radio...J-pole Roll-up 2-m 450-ohm Ladder line antenna
Updated: 2011-10-31 11:34:44This ready-for-use 2-m j-pole antenna is very durable being constructed of 18-g wire/450-ohm ladder-line (NOT using 300-ohm TV "lead-in wire" which...Another Great HF Slacker Weekend
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I had previously admitted to being an HF slacker…that is, I only really enjoy the high frequency bands when the DX is loud and plentiful on 15 and 10 Meters. For almost a half decade, I’ve listened to the True HF Enthusiasts say things like “move to the lower bands when the solar activity is [...]D-Star Equipment.
Updated: 2011-10-31 10:31:20Hi,
I'm currently in the market for good deals on D-Star Radios/Dongles. If you have something to offer please email me at kg8oc@arrl.net. I also...Best.....
Updated: 2011-10-31 10:09:21Late night listening / reflecting song;... http://video.search.yahoo.com/search/video?p=eagles+desperado+lyrics... Pick one... (Japanese version...TU2T expedtion and US hams on 40 meters - out of the band!
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Currently, TU2T, an expedition to the Ivory Coast is working 40 meters on 7.122 listening 5 up. This means that any US station transmitting LSB on...Most Stupid Thing on QRZed
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Most Stupid Thing on QRZed:
IB4TLAstron power supply noise
Updated: 2011-10-31 09:56:39I use an Astron RS-35M to run my 706 and a few accessories. We have a small electric space heater in another room that when it's internal thermostat...K0NR (Bob): Another Great HF Slacker Weekend
Updated: 2011-10-31 03:54:04I had previously admitted to being an HF slacker…that is, I only really enjoy the high frequency bands when the DX is loud and plentiful on 15 and 10 Meters. For almost a half decade, I’ve listened to the True HF Enthusiasts say things like “move to the lower bands when the solar activity is [...]
W2LJ (Larry): CQ Boo disappointment
Updated: 2011-10-30 22:02:52
. W2LJ's Blog QRP Do More With . Less Pages Home Projects Station W2LJ Portable QRP Ops Morse Code Operating QRP Contesting Mixed Media Sunday , October 30, 2011 CQ Boo disappointment I sit here typing this , the K2 is spitting out a string of CQ Boos for the Zombie Shuffle . It appears that I am going to be confined to 80 Meters tonight as the local neighborhood QRN has kicked in and I'm getting 10 over S9 noise on both 40 and 20 Meters . So far , since local sunset , I have had a sum total of 7 QSOs . Not exactly how I thought it was going to . go But the highlight was working two exceptional friends among the six that I had the privilege to work . First , fellow Polar Bear and good friend WA8REI who was operating portable in Michigan . It's always nice to hook up with Ken , who has aKA3DRR (Scot): My #hamr Weekend Update
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: skip to main skip to sidebar 2011-10-30 My hamr Weekend Update Almost shackadelic QRT and my update for the weekend is a quiet one inside the ham radio fun zone . I re-arranged my computer screens , rewound my ugly choke at the base of the 3BTV , and continued work at SL's QTH . I logged TX7M on 12m late Friday night with a total band count of three in addition JA1VND 12m and XE1ZW 10m for the . weekend A website of note is Live Contest Score and it looks like a migration is underway for RadioSport score . postings Contest on Posted by Scot R . Morrison at 2:51:00 PM 0 comments : Post a Comment Older Post Home Subscribe to : Post Comments Atom Mission Goal Statement The mission at KA3DRR is to communicate his Amateur Radio . experience Scot's on-going goal is to demonstrate Amateur RadioF8BON (Patrice): CQ CQ contest de RC9O… une station contest bien équipée !
Updated: 2011-10-30 21:42:41
Indicatif concours de UA9PC et UA9PM Une station contest bien équipée ! Voyez plutôt en cliquant sur le lien ci-dessous : http://www.rc9o.ru/mysetup.html
KC9NCF (Dan): Shortwave B-11 Schedules Are Up! (HFCC Version)
Updated: 2011-10-30 21:30:00: skip to main skip to sidebar Shortwave America Your International Source For Shortwave Amateur Radio Information Shortwave Broadcast Streams Radio Netherlands Worldwide Listen Now Shortwave America Broadcast Listening Gallery Shortwave America Amateur Radio Listening Galler . Audio News Programming Shortwave America Sponsor Page Vote This Publication As The Best On The Web Purchase Fan Club Membership Using PayPal Shortwave America Membership Categories Shortwave America Bronze Membership 1.00 Shortwave America Silver Membership 5.00 Shortwave America Gold Membership 15.00 Shortwave America Platinum Membership 20.00 Shortwave America Premiere Membership 50.00 Sunday , October 30, 2011 Shortwave B-11 Schedules Are Up HFCC Version Click HERE for B-11 schedules by broadcaster and FMO HFCCEA1CS: KL7RRC NA-240
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: EA1CS pasión por el DX Dxpeditions . Noticias . Propagación . Actividad antártica . Colaborador de Dx-world.net CWops 825 domingo 30 de octubre de 2011 KL7RRC NA-240 Gentileza de Alaska Maritime NWR KL7RRC Team 27 octubre Nuestra próxima contribución a la comunidad IOTA comenzará en breve . Los planes para activar NA-240 como KL7RRC del 5 al 8 de enero 2012 aproximadamente van por buen camino . Los planes están sujetos a cambios debidos a las condiciones climatológicas que podrían afectar a nuestro . transporte Las islas Kikeglek , Pingurbek y Kwigluk no están habitas y no tienen construcción alguna . La aldea nativa más cercana Kipnuk está a 5 . millas 73´s , Luis EA1CS en domingo , octubre 30, 2011 Enviar por correo electrónico Escribe un blog Compartir con Twitter Compartir conEA1CS: ZK2X en el CQ WW (fotos)
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: EA1CS pasión por el DX Dxpeditions . Noticias . Propagación . Actividad antártica . Colaborador de Dx-world.net CWops 825 domingo 30 de octubre de 2011 ZK2X en el CQ WW fotos Gentileza de la web Keith está activo en el CQ WW como ZK2X , en la web ha publicado un par de fotos.Visitar la web para más . información ZK2V ZK2X Web 73´s , Luis EA1CS en domingo , octubre 30, 2011 Enviar por correo electrónico Escribe un blog Compartir con Twitter Compartir con Facebook Entrada más reciente Entrada antigua Página principal Gracias por tu visita ENLACES Worldwide Antartic Program EA1WX Blog EA1GHT Blog EC7ZK Blog HK1 EA7ATX SA-040 CWops AO1AAW 2011 . U.R.E ARRL Logbook of the World VOACAP ONLINE RADAR METEOROLÓGICO DE ESPAÑA Hora local Avilés , Asturias El WX tiempo Avilés EA1CS Entradas másW8MRC (Milford Amateur Radio Club): Build a Cell Phone Charge Extender in 5 Minutes
Updated: 2011-10-30 15:34:06Monday , October 31, 2011 MARC Repeater : 147.345+ News Feed Comments Milford Amateur Radio Club the place for everything ham radio MARC 147.345+ Home About Contact History Purpose Site Archives Site map Club Calendar Hamfest Meetings Membership Member’s Only MARC Roster Meeting Related Information June 2011 July 2011 May 2011 April 2011 February 2011 January 2011 November 2010 Officers Repeater Weekly Net VE Testing DX Spots Latest 50 Spots- Database search Daily DX DXpedition . Cal Weekly ARRL DX News Sunspot Activity Propagation Grayline Links DX Related QSL Need to Know DX What Is It Forum Ham Radio Antenna’s ARRL About Ohio Section Great Lakes Division Contest Cal . WA7BNM Documents Band Plan Grid Square Map Emergency . Comm Clermont Cty . CARES Links Operating Real Time SatellitePD0AC (Hans van Rijsse): The good thing about contests
Updated: 2011-10-30 14:39:20Ham Radio Weblog PD0AC Thoughts of a Dutch radio amateur Home About me My shack The good thing about contests Don’t you love events like the current CQ WW SSB contest No Wait , not so . fast QRM is great It’s the ideal moment to put receivers , filters and antennas to the test . A mediocre receiver will crumble like a cookie made by a 1-year old . A filter with pathetic characteristics will be exposed faster than the Lewinsky scandal . Crappy front ends will relieve themselves , forcing you to wipe their behinds with toilet paper before the stuff hits the PA fan . No testing equipment known to man can beat the interference created by some . hams One station , 20 KHz of space occupied How do they do it I have no idea . A crackling noise , still perfectly readable 10 KHz down and 10 KHz up .ON5MF / OQ6A (Jurgen): Writer’s block?
Updated: 2011-10-30 14:26:58ON5MF-OQ6A This site is all about amateur radio well mostly Home About me Radio projects Dxpeditions FAQ Disclaimer RSS Feed Writer’s block A lot of things have happened since my last post here but I didn’t really feel like writing anything about them . lately A small : summary we did the Region 1 SSB fieldday with the club station ON6CK p and came in second behind the OQ8A p team the belgian guys conquered Rockall , congrats to the team the british guys decided not to go to Rockall . I don’t really understand the reasons , if all those who wanted to climb the Everest would have cancelled their plans because someone was there before them then only a few people would have done it . Moreover the pileups from Rockall will not be less for the second team going there than for the first one .EA1CS: TU2T Noticias (29 oct.)
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: . EA1CS pasión por el DX Dxpeditions . Noticias . Propagación . Actividad antártica . Colaborador de Dx-world.net CWops 825 domingo 30 de octubre de 2011 TU2T Noticias 29 oct . De Dx World TU2T 29 octubre Quemamos hoy la caja de control de la SteppIR vertical.La SteppIR fue substituida por las antenas verticales instaladas en la laguna agua salada Tenemos 1100 qso en RTTY . La Spiderbeam de la estación de SSB fue desmontada 4 veces , el alambre del balun dentro de la caja estaba roto . LOCOS nos pusimos al ver una caja que nunca habíamos abierto y que todavía estaba sellada El conector coaxial de la antena vertical 40 80SSB se había quemado Nos enfadamos mucho por todo lo que estaba sucediendo . Po otra parte , la energía eléctrica se nos fue hasta ahora solamente una vez al principio deKA3DRR (Scot): 2011 CQWW DX SSB | The X Factor
Updated: 2011-10-29 23:22:00: skip to main skip to sidebar 2011-10-29 2011 CQWW DX SSB The X Factor Ladies and gentlemen , turn on your radios , tune up , and operate as the starting gun signals another World Radiosport Team Championship qualifier for the 2011 RadioSport season . The race track is ready as Cycle 24 delivers high octane fuel for maximum ionospheric . performance Learn more about CQWW DX Contest and peer into the legendary event with its history , results , records , and resource . pages There is something happening in RadioSport and the X Factor is poised to deliver an all new RadioSport engine fueled by passion and dedication . OH8X CR2X OH0X OJ0X Contest on Posted by Scot R . Morrison at 3:22:00 PM Labels : callsign CQ World Wide DX SSB CR2X OH0X OH8X OJ0X World Radiosport Team Championship 0G3XBM (Roger): Sunspots update
Updated: 2011-10-29 22:34:48: Roger G3XBM's Amateur Radio Blog Simple QRP projects , 10m , 6m , WSPR beaconing , sub-9kHz and other random stuff 29 Oct 2011 Sunspots update As the days go by this autumn , the sunspot numbers continue to climb progressively and I am beginning to think we may be in for a decent cycle 24 peak after all . Certainly HF conditions have been excellent recently with MUFs up to 40MHz at times . nbsp 28MHz has been as good as I ever remember it in the last few . weeks Have there been any recent revisions of the sunspot predictions for the next 12-24 months If so , I would expect these to be upwards . at 20:34 Labels : sunspots 0 comments : Post a Comment Newer Post Older Post Home Subscribe to : Post Comments Atom Total Pageviews Propagation WSPR DXCC Reports Band Countries- DX 144MHz 1 18 km
G6NHU (Keith): Days 299, 300 and 301 – Three new DXCC entities in the log
Updated: 2011-10-29 21:36:14Search : 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 296, 297 and 298 I finally worked T32C Days 302 and 303 CQWW SSB weekend Days 299, 300 and 301 Three new DXCC entities in the log Posted on October 29, 2011 by g6nhu Just a few QSOs for these three days but there are some good ones On day 299 I first worked PT2CM and SZ7SER on 20m SSB and then EI9HX and 9A8DX on . 40m On day 300 I had 3 QSOs and all 3 were new DXCCs for me . Â They were all on 20m and were PZ5MM in Suriname , V26OB in Antigua Barbuda and C50C in . Gambia On day 301 I spoke to RG5A , Valery , UY2UA , Vlad and UX2IO , Roman on 20m and then switched down to 40m to talk to RL3A and . EC1KR This entry was posted in AmateurG3XBM (Roger): CQWW: update on 10m operation
Updated: 2011-10-29 18:52:20W2LJ (Larry): Halloween Fright
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. W2LJ's Blog QRP Do More With . Less Pages Home Projects Station W2LJ Portable QRP Ops Morse Code Operating QRP Contesting Mixed Media Saturday , October 29, 2011 Halloween Fright So far , power has only been out twice and for a few seconds at a time . Antennas are still OK , except the the one End Fed Zepp which I hardly ever use is drooping a . lot 72 de Larry W2LJ QRP When you care to send the very least Posted by Larry W2LJ at 3:30 PM Email This BlogThis Share to Twitter Share to Facebook Labels : weather : Reactions 1 comments : VE3WDM said . Good snowy afternoon Larry , just showed my wife the picks and her words to me were . It's comin I have heard of a white Christmas but Halloween that's crazy 4:39 PM Post a Comment Older Post Home Subscribe to : Post Comments Atom SomeVE3WDM (Mike): If you don't use it....then loose it.
Updated: 2011-10-29 16:45:00: . . 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 Propagation Saturday , October 29, 2011 If you don't use it . then loose it . Random shack with random . goodies For the second time this year I took inventory of the ham shack , I am a firm believer of if you don't use it loose it I find it very interesting how one gathers equipment and accessories and some acquire more dust than operating time . So once again it was time to put some stuff up for sale and see how they move . We have a great online swap net here in Ontario and I have had very good results using it . Over the summer I made about 900.00 with moving idle equipment . This time around with adding the Alpha Delta DX-33 antenna to theEA1CS: 3XY1D Noticias (29 oct.)
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: . EA1CS pasión por el DX Dxpeditions . Noticias . Propagación . Actividad antártica . Colaborador de Dx-world.net CWops 825 sábado 29 de octubre de 2011 3XY1D Noticias 29 oct . 3XY1D Team DL3CB 29 octubre Las condiciones están al parecer un poco peor y los ratios de los qso son más lentos . A partir de hoy no operaremos más en 6mts , no tiene sentido trabajar con un receptor sin preamplificador . vamos a operar en Sstv en 24920 o 18105 hoy sábado y mañana domingo , debido al CQ WW , volveremos a 21340 16.00z el próximo lunes.No he recibido log para actualizar ayer , espero que sea enviado . hoy 73´s , Luis EA1CS en sábado , octubre 29, 2011 Enviar por correo electrónico Escribe un blog Compartir con Twitter Compartir con Facebook Entrada más reciente Entrada antigua Página principalEA1CS: A35YZ Tonga Is.
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: . EA1CS pasión por el DX Dxpeditions . Noticias . Propagación . Actividad antártica . Colaborador de Dx-world.net CWops 825 viernes 28 de octubre de 2011 A35YZ Tonga Is . De Dx World DL7DF y sus Dxpedicionarios actualmente activos como 3XY1D Nuestras próxima Dxpedition ya tiene destino , Tonga . estaremos en el aire como A35YZ del 7 al 24 de marzo 2012. Operaremos con varias estaciones de 6 a 160mts en Cw y Ssb . Habrá una estación en exclusiva para Rtty , Psk31 y Sstv . Los operadores que formarán mi tripulación serán,Manfred DK1BT , Georg DK7LX , Wolf DL4WK , Reiner DL7KL , Sigi , DL7DF , Juergen DL7UFN , Frank DL7UFR , Jan SP3CYY y Leszek . SP3DOI Nuestras estaciones estarán compuestas por 5 TX 4 Elecraft K2 y 1 FT 875D Antenas 2x 18mts verticales Lowband , 2 elementos verticales paraHandheld radio does it all
Updated: 2011-10-29 11:04:21I’m sorry that I’ve forgotten who originally sent this link to one of the ham radio mailing lists that I’m on, but the PUXING PX-D03 Cell Phone Radio Dual Band w/MP3 Player is just too cool not to blog about. It has the following features: Frequency Range: VHF/UHF 136-174/400-470MHz Transceiver U+V dual band 128 channels PC programming Dual sim cards,dual standby MP3 Player Cell phone+transceiver Built-in . . . → Read More: Handheld radio does it allKC9NCF (Dan): Voice Of Indonesia Press Release
Updated: 2011-10-29 10:00:00: skip to main skip to sidebar Shortwave America Your International Source For Shortwave Amateur Radio Information Shortwave Broadcast Streams Radio Netherlands Worldwide Listen Now Shortwave America Broadcast Listening Gallery Shortwave America Amateur Radio Listening Galler . Audio News Programming Shortwave America Sponsor Page Vote This Publication As The Best On The Web Purchase Fan Club Membership Using PayPal Shortwave America Membership Categories Shortwave America Bronze Membership 1.00 Shortwave America Silver Membership 5.00 Shortwave America Gold Membership 15.00 Shortwave America Platinum Membership 20.00 Shortwave America Premiere Membership 50.00 Saturday , October 29, 2011 Voice Of Indonesia Press Release VOI is launching a contest called Wonderful Indonesia Quiz broadcastSV2DCD (Leo): CQ WW SSB DX CONTEST 2011
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: Saturday , October 29, 2011 CQ WW SSB DX CONTEST 2011 Live video and audio from SV2DCD running SINGLE OPERATOR HIGH POWER 10M BAND ASSISTED http : www.ustream.tv channel sv2dcd Αναρτήθηκε από Leo Fiskas στις 6:37 AM Email This BlogThis Share to Twitter Share to Facebook 0 σχόλια : Post a Comment Older Post Home Subscribe to : Post Comments Atom SV2DCD Live Video Audio sv2dcd on livestream.com . Broadcast Live Free KASTORIA LIVE WEBCAMERA SV2DCD B ON AIR STATUS:ON AIR QRG:144.439.5 Mhz LOCATOR KN00LI 1799m ASL OUTPUT POWER : 5W ANTENNA:2X6 DK7ZB 315dgr 2X5 F9FT 180dgr PSE REPORTS sv2dcd yahoo.com MACEDONIA GREECE MACEDONIA:4000 YEARS OF GREEK HISTORY AND CIVILIZATION ADXO Loading . APRS Stations Near SV2DCD-11 Digipeater Loading . LINKS SV5BYR Blog LISTEN LIVE SV2DCD P VHF CONTEST STATIONAA7EE = good job
Updated: 2011-10-28 23:56:00. W2LJ's Blog QRP Do More With . Less Pages Home Projects Station W2LJ Portable QRP Ops Morse Code Operating QRP Contesting Mixed Media Friday , October 28, 2011 AA7EE good job Dave AA7EE , fellow QRPer and blogger writes about how a member of the T32C DXpedition team read his blog and commented on their 80 Meter . QSO Good job on both ends , IMHO , and his blog entry is definitely worth the . read A fantastic job was done by the T32C team and as far as I am concerned they have lifted the bar for DXpedition operations . nbsp I am afraid that in my own mind at least , that it was their effort that I will use as a comparison for other DXpeditions that I encounter in the . future And a really fantastic job by Dave , too . nbsp He is currently in possession of three monoband rigs , a NorCalMercatino Scandicci 2011
Updated: 2011-10-28 20:31:29
Tomorrow 29 October will be held the 18° edition of the “Mercatino di Scandicci” in the palazzetto dello sport in Scandicci.
A Check Point DXCC WAZ IOTA will be managed by Mauro Pregliasco I1JQJ
For further information visit the Mercatino di Scandicci web site
K6JSS/3
Updated: 2011-10-28 00:55:00. W2LJ's Blog QRP Do More With . Less Pages Home Projects Station W2LJ Portable QRP Ops Morse Code Operating QRP Contesting Mixed Media Thursday , October 27, 2011 K6JSS 3 I am happy to say that Maryland is in the log after a very nice QSO tonight with Mike W3MC who was behind the key as K6JSS 3. Mike was kindly enough to meet me on 80 Meters , where he was very loud . nbsp Mike was running his K3 at only 5 Watts of course but his open wire fed dipole resides at a lofty 90 feet up That is truly amazing . nbsp I have a tough time imagining having trees that tall in my . backyard I was looking at the AccuWeather forecast for the upcoming weekend , nbsp and I see where my part of New Jersey stands to get 1 3 inches of snow on Saturday into Saturday night . nbsp I haven't finished the leavesBPL: It ain’t over yet
Updated: 2011-10-27 07:34:20
We haven’t heard much about BPL in the last six months or so, but it ain’t over yet. The FCC has just released its Second Report & Order on BPL and in it, the commission said that the last cycle of comments did not “warrant any changes to the emissions standards or the extrapolation factor.” They . . . → Read More: BPL: It ain’t over yetZombie confusion
Updated: 2011-10-27 00:45:00. W2LJ's Blog QRP Do More With . Less Pages Home Projects Station W2LJ Portable QRP Ops Morse Code Operating QRP Contesting Mixed Media Wednesday , October 26, 2011 Zombie confusion I see several guys on the various QRP e-mail reflectors asking if anyone plans to participate in the Zombie Shuffle this Friday . night Guys it has been moved this year As per Paul : NA5N , Gang No , I have not forgotten about the Zombie Shuffle . It has been distressing trying to figure out how to work it around all the contests at the end of October and first of November . After some email suggestions , and asking a few regular participants , and the fact that Halloween is on Monday night this year , we have decided that this year's Zombie Shuffle will be held on : SUNDAY NITE , OCTOBER 30. Traditionally ,Auroral flutter an interesting phenomenon
Updated: 2011-10-25 21:34:24
An aurora over Alaska. Source: NASA Last night, it was reported that there was a coronal mass ejection (CME) that resulted in an aurora being seen as far south as Atlanta, GA. The aurora, more commonly known as the Northern Lights, are usually only visible as far south as the northern tier of the United . . . → Read More: Auroral flutter an interesting phenomenonLearn about antenna tuners
Updated: 2011-10-25 21:34:23Here are a couple of resources that will help you learn about antenna tuners. The first was posted by Richards, K8JHR, to the HamRadioHelpGroup mailing list. It is a presentation on antenna tuners given by W0QE, who was involved in the development of Palstar’s new HF-AUTO tuner. There’s lot of good info, but it’s missing . . . → Read More: Learn about antenna tunersHalloween fun
Updated: 2011-10-25 01:04:00I saw this linked on the "As The World Turns" Website and had to share. I'm not a big fan of Halloween; but this is cool!Don't forget - this coming Sunday is the Zombie Shuffle - not this Friday. W2LJ is Zombie # 858, so keep a ghoulish ear open for me.72 de Larry W2LJQRP - When you care to send the very least!Video documents state of the ham radio art in the 1970s
Updated: 2011-10-24 11:34:28This ARRL video from the 1970s, narrated by Roy Neal, K6DUE (sk), and featuring such 1970s notables as Dick Van Dyke, Barry Goldwater, K7UGA (sk), Arthur Godfrey, K4LIB (sk), King Hussein, JY1 (sk), and many others extol the virtues of amateur radio in this vintage film. It’s quite long—more than 25 minutes long—but quite an . . . → Read More: Video documents state of the ham radio art in the 1970sStark difference
Updated: 2011-10-23 00:08:00. W2LJ's Blog QRP Do More With . Less Pages Home Projects Station W2LJ Portable QRP Ops Morse Code Operating QRP Contesting Mixed Media Saturday , October 22, 2011 Stark difference I didn't get much time on the air today but I did hear both T32C and TX7M on the . bands Wow What a difference in operating philosophy . nbsp T32C was still pounding away at what maybe 23 WPM , and sending their call after each and every contact You definitely knew who it was that you were chasing . The other thing I noticed during my various QSOs with T32C was that they also rang true when they sent T32C UP 1 or T32C UP 2 I'm not sure , but I'd be willing to bet that helped to keep down the massive sprawl that occurs in and around these DXpedition . frequenciesa TX7M , on the other hand , was sending probablyQSLs good enough to eat
Updated: 2011-10-22 08:34:22
Here are the two latest additions to my collection of QSL cards from stations whose callsigns spell words. These two are good enough to eat! I worked this station during the PA QSO Party. It was as easy as, well you know……. I worked W6OAT during the CA QSO Party. He was . . . → Read More: QSLs good enough to eatJOTA gets scouts on the air
Updated: 2011-10-21 15:34:26
At the Ann Arbor Hands-On Museum Saturday, we participated in the 54th Jamboree on the Air (JOTA). As the website says, “The Jamboree-on-the-Air, or JOTA, is an annual Scouting event that uses amateur radio to link Scouts around the world, around the nation, and in your own community.” We didn’t have a big turnout, but we . . . → Read More: JOTA gets scouts on the airJOTA 2011
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Also this year I’ve been in local Scout Group Headquarter for the annual Jamboree on The Air.
Along to some other hams belonging to the local ARI section of Florence, we helped the AGESCI Scout Group Florence 8 to keep in touch with other scout groups using our radio.
Satation Callsign for this event was II5BP
Holy Flea Power, Batman!
Updated: 2011-10-21 02:20:00. , W2LJ's Blog QRP Do More With . Less Pages Home Projects Station W2LJ Portable QRP Ops Morse Code Operating QRP Contesting Mixed Media Thursday , October 20, 2011 Holy Flea Power , Batman I turned on 17 Meters tonight , hoping to hear K6JSS KL7 from Alaska on . In all honesty , the band is quiet but once again , T32C is there loud as a bell . In fact , the op was working simplex not split , and he wasn't getting many takers at all . 15 20 CQs between callers You can tell this DXpedition is coming near an end . I'm sure the team has to be ecstatic with the job they have . done So , I decided to try something . I cranked the power on down to 900 milliWatts and put out my call . They came back to me first shot Just who is on this DXpedition anyway Steve Austin with his bionic ears IKeep electronics safe from static discharge
Updated: 2011-10-20 22:34:24Electrostatic discharge, or ESD, is perhaps the biggest danger to integrated circuits, and electronics companies spend millions of dollars each year on products to reduce static buildup and discharge and to test how susceptible their ICs are to ESD. Simliarly, when building a kit, or working on electronics that are ESD-sensitive, it’s a good idea . . . → Read More: Keep electronics safe from static dischargeGAP Titan DX – Tuning
Updated: 2011-10-19 22:22:51I had to remove the antenna last week-end due to maintenance works into the roof, so I took the occasion to play a little bit with the Titan tuing rods. I Found this schema on the net originally made by CT1EFV based on the GAP picture. I made some minor changes, expecially to the 10 meter part that based on what I read on manual and on the net, was wrong. I’m sure this picture can help on tuning your antenna.Internal Debate
Updated: 2011-10-19 00:37:00. W2LJ's Blog QRP Do More With . Less Pages Home Projects Station W2LJ Portable QRP Ops Morse Code Operating QRP Contesting Mixed Media Tuesday , October 18, 2011 Internal Debate Last night , I saw K6JSS KL7 on QRPSPOTS at 24.906 MHZ . nbsp I ran down the basement and heard Jim AL7FS in conversation with a Japanese station . nbsp Jim was a realistic 329, maybe 429 at peaks and the JA station had a lot of polar flutter on his signal . nbsp It was great to hear not only Jim , but also the JA stations he was working . nbsp It makes me think that there maybe hope that I will be able to get K6JSS KL7 in the log this . week I see that Wayne NK6R mentioned that orders for the KX3 MIGHT be taken in November or December however no delivery time was mentioned and I doubt it will be immediately . IJARTS 2011 OZ1ADL
Updated: 2011-10-17 21:36:03OZ1ADL JARTS RTTY 2011 JARTS 2011 OZ1ADL JARTS WW RTTY Contest Call : OZ1ADL Operator(s OZ1ADL Station : OZ1ADL Class : Single Op LP QTH : Danmark Operating Time hrs 13:42 : Summary Band QSOs Pts Mults 80 : 30 60 15 40 : 73 157 27 20 : 110 243 42 15 : 152 381 58 10 : 226 522 67 Total : 592 1463 210 Total Score 307,230 Club : Bavarian Contest Club : Comments Unfortunately not a lot of time for this great contest . so a lot of Off and On operation and for once : Without the amplifier which had a blown tube . but lotÂ's of JAÂ's out for the occasion on 10 15 Great fun and great Condx CU on the air vy 73 de Jan , OZ1ADL 17. okt . 2011 Comments Widget next Back to OZ1ADL archivesKudos to CQ Magazine
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. W2LJ's Blog QRP Do More With . Less Pages Home Projects Station W2LJ Portable QRP Ops Morse Code Operating QRP Contesting Mixed Media Sunday , October 16, 2011 Kudos to CQ Magazine What Wasn't he complainin' about having to pay for WorldRadio just week or two ago Yes , I was but when credit is due , credit is due . nbsp I received the newest issue of CQ on Wednesday and didn't have time to go through it until yesterday , while I was sitting and waiting while having the Jeep's oil changed and tires rotated for free This issue is devoted to Emergency Communications , and while I know a lot of you could probably not care less about that , it was a wonderful read , anyway . nbsp This issue is a good weapon to have in your back pocket the next time you get hit with that Amateur Radio isAmateur Radio: working the UK on 40m and others part-1
Updated: 2011-10-15 20:13:27This is part one of hopefully more of a long session on 40 meters involving Dave - G0EVY - Golf Zero Echo Victor Yankee - a very fine station in the U.K. with a very good sounding signal - if you didn’t know better you’d think it was a local broadcast station. Some of the [...]New housing for my PFR-3A
Updated: 2011-10-14 01:12:00. W2LJ's Blog QRP Do More With . Less Pages Home Projects Station W2LJ Portable QRP Ops Morse Code Operating QRP Contesting Mixed Media Thursday , October 13, 2011 New housing for my PFR-3A When I built my PFR-3A and applied the decals , I sprayed the housing with a clear coat of Polyurethane in order to protects said decals . nbsp Unfortunately , in my haste to use the radio , I didn't let that clear coat dry for as long as I should have . nbsp I thought a few days was enough but apparently it . wasn't As a result , when I stowed the radio away in my rucksack , something else came in contact with the housing and left a rather unsightly mark . nbsp This mark isn't just on the surface , it is into the urethane . nbsp It didn't disturb the yellow paint , it just left an unsightly scuff inCalculate safety distance from your antenna
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. W2LJ's Blog QRP Do More With . Less Pages Home Projects Station W2LJ Portable QRP Ops Morse Code Operating QRP Contesting Mixed Media Tuesday , October 11, 2011 Simple pleasures One of the best things in Amateur Radio outside of working a new one is just having a nice , simple , unhurried and relaxed QSO . I was fortunate enough to hook up with Milt WA4FNG on 20 Meters tonight and to have one of those kind of Courtesy of WA4FNG and QRZ I called CQ on 14.062 MHz , and Milt answered my call with a very nice 589 signal Imagine that a 589 QRP signal Milt was using his TenTec Corsair 2 pumping a full QRP kilowatt of 5 Watts into a dipole at 60' . Wow I wish I had some trees in my backyard that were 60' . tall Milt's call was instantly familiar and a quick check into the log revealed that IThe Old celebrates the New … Amateur Radio Stations on the air to celebrate Steve Jobs legacy …
Updated: 2011-10-11 05:12:21Amateur Radio or Ham Radio has been around a long time. Longer than Computers, Apple, or Microsoft … I think it even beats IBM. Several Amateur Radio Stations are celebrating the legacy of Steve Jobs after his recent death.Steve Jobs in my opinion, among other things, was kind of like the Magic of Disney … you [...]Amateur Radio Contact: W1S - Another Remembering Steve Jobs Special Event Station
Updated: 2011-10-11 04:23:31I got this one on the 1st call as well, after waiting a bit as he worked other stations on 40 meters around the world. http://www.qrz.com/db/w1s/ W1S Remembering Steve Jobs Special Event 10 Whispering Hollow Ct Cheshire,, ct 06410 USA Grid Square FN31nm US State Connecticut Bearing 19.6° NNE (from KA4UDX) Distance 1134.8 mi (1826.3 km) — 73 de KA4UDX,Alan SpicerLike a moth to a flame
Updated: 2011-10-10 23:52:00. W2LJ's Blog QRP Do More With . Less Pages Home Projects Station W2LJ Portable QRP Ops Morse Code Operating QRP Contesting Mixed Media Monday , October 10, 2011 Like a moth to a flame I admit , sometimes I see things on e-Ham and I get drawn into the fray . nbsp Not often , but if I see something that I feel strongly about , I will say something . I really shouldn't , and should stay out of the argument , but like the title says My grandfather my Mom's father once told me when I was young , If you get into an argument and you're not sure of yourself , it's better to keep your mouth shut . nbsp But by the same token , if you're right AND you know you're right don't be afraid to speak your mind That advice raged through my mind as I read the following , entitled Dust Off the Old Amplifier'Amateur Radio Contact: K3S - Apple Founder Steve Jobs Commemoration Special Event (Taneytown, MD 21787)
Updated: 2011-10-10 22:58:09I got him on the 1st call @ ~ 300 Watts SSB Phone on 14.215 Mhz in the 20 Meter Band. Very quick contact … sorry the volume level wasn’t louder. http://www.qrz.com/db/k3s K3S Apple Founder Steve Jobs Commemeration Special Event (they spelled it wrong … http://www.thefreedictionary.com/commemoration) 3314 Bert Koontz Road Taneytown, MD 21787 USA Grid Square FM19kq US State Maryland Bearing 10.0° N (from KA4UDX) Distance 946.9 [...]SAC SSB 2011 OZ1ADL
Updated: 2011-10-10 10:56:00Scandinavian Activity Contest SSB OZ1ADL 2011 SAC SSB 2011 OZ1ADL Scandinavian Activity Contest , SSB Call : OZ1ADL Operator(s OZ1ADL Station : OZ1ADL Class : SOAB HP QTH : Galten Operating Time hrs 22 : Summary Band QSOs Mults 80 : 135 34 40 : 202 45 20 : 421 45 15 : 438 39 10 : 494 37 Total : 1690 200 Total Score 922,400 Club : Bavarian Contest Club : Comments Wow That was fun I had originally planned other activities for the week-end , and had a less than functional 40 m Yagi hanging 20 m , but had a familiar opening so in the last minute I was able to turn the radio on to a wide open 10 m band and there seemed to be no end to the amount of North American stations pouring in . I could have continued on 10 all day and evening , but also had to get a few multipiers on the other bands , soAnother good day here.
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. . W2LJ's Blog QRP Do More With . Less Pages Home Projects Station W2LJ Portable QRP Ops Morse Code Operating QRP Contesting Mixed Media Sunday , October 09, 2011 Another good day here . Indian Summer is here For those of you readers who are not familiar with the term , Indian Summer is a warm spell that occurs in mid to late October , after the first frost of the season . nbsp We had our first frost earlier this week , when the temps dropped into the 30s overnight . nbsp Not a hard frost but there was evidence of some hoarfrost on the grass one morning earlier last week . nbsp This was followed by yesterday , where the high was in the upper 70s 25C and today where the high was about 83F 28C Tomorrow is supposed to be just as warm and then I believe it is to cool down for the rest of the Good day despite antenna woes
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. W2LJ's Blog QRP Do More With . Less Pages Home Projects Station W2LJ Portable QRP Ops Morse Code Operating QRP Contesting Mixed Media Saturday , October 08, 2011 Good day besides antenna woes After finishing with the lawn I decided to try test the Butternut to see which bands are affected by that snapped wire . The good news is that 10 Meters seems to be the only band that is wonky . SWR is good on all the rest of the bands but the best match I can get on 10 Meters is about 2:1. The internal tuner of the K2 has a fit getting there . So next weekend , I will make like an antenna surgeon and will get that . fixed I managed to work T32C on 10 Meters this afternoon using the 88 ft EDZ so worse comes to worse , I have something for 10 Meters that works well . Hey , any wire that will get 5Oh Snap!
Updated: 2011-10-08 19:48:00. W2LJ's Blog QRP Do More With . Less Pages Home Projects Station W2LJ Portable QRP Ops Morse Code Operating QRP Contesting Mixed Media Saturday , October 08, 2011 Oh Snap That's what my kids say instead of Oh , Darn or Oh , Heck or . worse That's what I said while working on the Butternut HF9V this afternoon . nbsp Currently , I am taking a breather between mowing the front and back yards . nbsp Before starting the front yard , I got the limb pruner out to take care of a branch in the back yard that is overgrowth from my neighbor . nbsp It had pushed my Butternut out from vertical and was causing it to lean a bit to the . right I removed the offending branch but now that the leaves are out of the way , I noticed that the wire radiator had snapped . nbsp Probably during some wind , theStorm Tested – Gap Challenger DX Vertical Ham Radio Antenna
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. W2LJ's Blog QRP Do More With . Less Pages Home Projects Station W2LJ Portable QRP Ops Morse Code Operating QRP Contesting Friday , October 07, 2011 US7UX I tooled around the bands this evening , listening for T32C on some frequency other than one in the 17 Meter band but had not much luck . As I was switching bands , I noticed that for some reason , 30 Meters seemed less noisy than normal for me . And by that , I don't mean a lack of signals , I mean less background noise . For whatever reason , it seems that most nights , 30 Meters has an S5 to S7 noise floor around here . Tonight that was not the . case I heard a station calling CQ DX that was so loud 599 lit up all the LEDs on my K2 that I was certain that it had to be a Stateside station looking for DX . I was wrong . It was OlegK2ORS
Updated: 2011-10-07 00:46:00. W2LJ's Blog QRP Do More With . Less Pages Home Projects Station W2LJ Portable QRP Ops Morse Code Operating QRP Contesting Thursday , October 06, 2011 K2ORS now belongs to an op in Massachusetts . nbsp But in the greater Northeastern part of the US , K2ORS will always be Jean Shepherd . nbsp Sorry Warren , no offense intended Anyone who has watched the movie A Christmas Story You'll shoot your eye out , Kid knows Jean Shepherd , as he was the creator of that story . nbsp But to a lot of us baby-boomers we know Jean Shepherd from his nightly radio show on WOR in New York City . nbsp Many of us would sneak a portable transistor radio under our pillows , so that we could listen to his hilarious stories about school , life in the military and his famous stories about fireworks and the 4th ofSame Bat-time, same Bat-channel
Updated: 2011-10-06 01:53:00. , W2LJ's Blog QRP Do More With . Less Pages Home Projects Station W2LJ Portable QRP Ops Morse Code Operating QRP Contesting Wednesday , October 05, 2011 Same Bat-time , same Bat-channel For those of you around my age and older , that phrase that I used for my title should be familiar to you . For you young-uns , I will explain . Back in the late 60s , WABC aired a weekly Batman television show . Actually , it was on two nights a week Tuesday and Wednesday nights if I remember correctly . Anyway , it was done as a serial , like the old movies . The adventure that was started on Tuesday was continued and finished the next night . The announcer would always exhort watchers at the end of the first show , Tune in tomorrow . Same Bat-time , same Bat-channel And so it went for me with T32C .Some Stateside success
Updated: 2011-10-05 03:31:00. W2LJ's Blog QRP Do More With . Less Pages Home Projects Station W2LJ Portable QRP Ops Morse Code Operating QRP Contesting Tuesday , October 04, 2011 Some Stateside success All right I got to keep the K6JSS effort going by successfully working K6JSS 1 out of Rhode Island tonight . For those who actively work towards their WAS awards , working Rhode Island is almost as good a prize as East Kiribati It's not often you hear Lil' Rhody on the air so it was a treat to work the steady fist of Randy K8FZJ to get RI in the . log Randy posted on QRPSPOTS that he was on 40 Meters and I was listening for him . I heard Dan KB6NU working him . Dan just about blew my eardrums out with this 599+ signal , but nothing was heard of . Randy When Randy later posted on QRPSPOTS that he was going to be on 80Got T32C - but ..........
Updated: 2011-10-05 00:29:00. W2LJ's Blog QRP Do More With . Less Pages Home Projects Station W2LJ Portable QRP Ops Morse Code Operating QRP Contesting Tuesday , October 04, 2011 Got T32C but I must confess , it was not QRP . nbsp I had to crank up the K2 to 10 Watts to make the QSO , so I will not be counting this QSO towards my tally of countries worked via QRP . nbsp He was calling CQ and not getting many takers and at 5 Watts he just wasn't hearing me . nbsp Since East Kiribati is a totally new entity for me , how could I not turn up the juice At any rate , I nabbed him and I'm glad I did . nbsp There will be time yet to try again but with 5 Watts next . time It was 17 Meters , they were transmitting on 18.072 MHz and listening up 1. Even with 10 Watts this was no mean feat . nbsp They were NOT 599 when we QSOedWords
Updated: 2011-10-04 01:48:00I am a big fan of other Ham's good writing about Amateur Radio, particularly good short stories, essays, etc.One of the best wordsmiths in our hobby is Jeff KE9V (I think the other top wordsmith would have to be Don N4KC). For your reading pleasure, Jeff has posted some of his work here:http://ke9v.net/ Go down to the bottom section that is entitled "Words" and enjoy!72 de Larry W2LJQRP - When you care to send the very least