Sending QSL to Russia
Updated: 2012-09-30 16:57:57
DX Resources/QSLingThere are some aspects in regards to mailing QSL letters to Russia which you should know
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Updated: 2012-09-30 16:57:57Antennas/TunersL Network Antenna Tuner Project by K7SFNBluetooth Headset with built-in PTT
Updated: 2012-09-30 16:57:57Technical Reference/Headsets and SpeakersA Bluetooth Headset Interface with built-in PTT for Amateur Radio by Bertrand Zauhar, VE2ZAZAmeritron AL-811
Updated: 2012-09-30 16:57:57RF Power Amplifier reviews and mods, the Amaritron AL-811 and AL-811H HF power amplifierLightning protection Steppir/Coax box
Updated: 2012-09-30 16:57:57Technical Reference/Lightning ProtectionPE2MC lightning protection solution for his Steppir antenna3D2C online Log
Updated: 2012-09-30 16:57:57DX Resources/Logs3D2C ONLINE LOG for conway reef 2012DX Code for DXpeditions
Updated: 2012-09-30 16:57:57Operating Aids/TravellingA guide to help maximize the fun for all participants.CQ WW DX Contest Rules
Updated: 2012-09-30 16:57:57Contesting/RulesRules of the CQ WW DX Contest in different languagesHighpass filter calculator
Updated: 2012-09-30 16:57:57Technical Reference/FiltersButterworth Highpass Filter DesignerKE2YK (Gary): The Zombie Squad
Updated: 2012-09-30 02:27:50
Home 2012 Hamfests and Ham Radio Events About ke2yk Ham Radio Ham Events Ham Reviews Ham Links Ham News Entries RSS Comments RSS The Ham Radio Store Promote Your Page Too News Feeds From DX ZONE Ameritron AL-811 Bluetooth Headset with built-in PTT L Network Antenna Tuner Lightning protection Steppir Coax box DX Code for DXpeditions Sending QSL to Russia Highpass filter calculator 3D2C online Log CQ WW DX Contest Rules ke2yk’s Postings Calendar September 2012 M T W T F S S Jun 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 Ham Radio Electronics Archive Select Month September 2012 June 2012 December 2011 May 2011 April 2011 March 2011 January 2011 December 2010 November 2010 October 2010 September 2010 August 2010 July 2010 June 2010 May 2010 April 2010AE5X (John): Yagi – rotating & radiating
Updated: 2012-09-30 01:59:33I finally finished my much delayed antenna project this afternoon – almost. Still have to bury the RF and rotor cable but that can wait till tomorrow. But with the cable running across the lawn I’m finally on the air with the Yagi and wasted no time in exercising the VFO up & down the [...]G3XBM (Roger): QRO optical beacon for over-the-horizon tests
Updated: 2012-09-30 00:43:03
: Roger G3XBM's Amateur Radio Blog Simple QRP projects , 10m , 6m , WSPR beaconing , sub-9kHz and other random stuff 29 Sep 2012 QRO optical beacon for over-the-horizon tests 12W red LEDs for optical beaconing This afternoon I ordered 3 off 12W red LEDs , called a Phlatlight PT54, from the USA . These were originally designed for use in projectors and are VERY bright indeed 425 lumens at 8.1A My plan is to use one of these in my new 481THz optical CW QRSS beacon for over the horizon non line-of-sight NLOS tests this winter . nbsp If you are interested , look up item 170884888890 on eBay . The datasheet for the Phlatlight LED is available at http : www.mouser.com catalog specsheets pt54phlatlight.pdf My original beacon circuit is shown below and was a good signal over the horizon 3.6km fromW2LJ (Larry): Android
Updated: 2012-09-30 00:27:19
. W2LJ's Blog QRP Do More With . Less Pages Home Projects Station W2LJ Portable QRP Ops Morse Code Operating Mixed Media NJQRP Skeeter Hunt Saturday , September 29, 2012 Android I am making this brief post on a very inexpensive Android tablet that I purchased through eBay . Not the ideal way to do this , but fun in any . case I was amazed on finding so many Amateur Radio apps in the Google Play . Store I have a few installed , including Ham Log . It will be interesting to see if this tablet can be used as an effective portable ops logging device . Reminds me of the time that I used to use a Palm Pilot for that . purpose One concern would be that the battery life on this thing isn't all that great . It will be fun to experiment , . though 72 de Larry W2LJ QRP- When you care to send the veryEA1CS: ZD9UW, últimas noticias
Updated: 2012-09-29 23:55:35
: , EA1CS pasión por el DX Dxpeditions . Noticias . Propagación . Actividad antártica . Colaborador de Dx-world.net CWops 825, Información libre y gratuita . La radio . sana y con . estilo jueves , 27 de septiembre de 2012 ZD9UW , últimas noticias 29 setiembre 2012 Información desde el Baltic Trader He estado activo desde el baltic Trader como M0VFC MM los últimos días . Instalé un dipolo para 10mts en la popa del mercante , detrás del puente . Mi K lu puse encima de la litera de arriba en el camarote . Los periodos de operación fueron bastante cortos ya que tenía que estar de pie y por los movimientos del . barco Estoy muy contento y además he hecho muy buenos amigos entre la tripulación . Por desgracia , el clima , nos ha retrasado un poco , por lo que ahora espero llegar a ZD9 elEA1CS: Nuevo Director de CQ WW
Updated: 2012-09-29 23:45:44
: EA1CS pasión por el DX Dxpeditions . Noticias . Propagación . Actividad antártica . Colaborador de Dx-world.net CWops 825, Información libre y gratuita . La radio . sana y con . estilo sábado , 29 de septiembre de 2012 Nuevo Director de CQ WW Randy K5ZD es el nuevo Director de CQ WW contest , en sustitución de Bob K3EST , del que dábamos cumplida información semanas atrás click Randy tiene amplia experiencia en todo tipo de concursos , creo que es una elección . correcta 73´s , Luis EA1CS Enviar por correo electrónico Escribe un blog Compartir con Twitter Compartir con Facebook Entrada antigua Página principal Entradas más populares última semana VP5 W5CW TURKS CAICOS P29NI IOTA 2012, información JW8XRA y JW9VDA Svalbard TO2M , Mayotte . Is E51AND , South Cook . Is Ha fallecido ET3SIDEA1CS: H44KW, Salomón Is.
Updated: 2012-09-29 23:19:54: , . EA1CS pasión por el DX Dxpeditions . Noticias . Propagación . Actividad antártica . Colaborador de Dx-world.net CWops 825, Información libre y gratuita . La radio . sana y con . estilo sábado , 29 de septiembre de 2012 H44KW , Salomón Is . Phil G3SWH y Jim G3RTE , estarán activos desde Honiara , Guadalcanal en las islas Salomón del 18 al 28 de febrero 2013. Las islas Salomón se encuentran en la zona CQ 28 y zona ITU 51, además Guadalcanal tiene referencia IOTA OC-047. Los datos de Clublog muestran a las islas salomón como el país 51 más buscado en Europa y el 77 en Norte América.Phil y Jim estarán QRV en Cw de 10 a 80mts , no habrá operación en 160, 60, 6mts ni . EME Si por la propagación en esos días , merece la pena , queremos tener 2 estaciones activas , durante el mayor númeroHamRadioNow.tv
Updated: 2012-09-29 23:16:21
I don’t know how I missed watching HamRadioNow, but now that I’ve seen my first episode, you can bet that I’m going to be a regular viewer from now on. If you ask me, it’s more interesting than HamNation on TWIT. The last episode I watched is episode #24, which talks about WB2JKJ, the radio [...]SQ9NIP (Ayrton): Very nice controller for SDR radio
Updated: 2012-09-29 23:01:02Filed under: KrótkofalarstwoW2LJ (Larry): New QRP operating event
Updated: 2012-09-29 21:36:37. W2LJ's Blog QRP Do More With . Less Pages Home Projects Station W2LJ Portable QRP Ops Morse Code Operating Mixed Media NJQRP Skeeter Hunt Saturday , September 29, 2012 New QRP operating event A new QRP operating event will occur NEXT Saturday October 6th from 17:00 to 21:OO UTC . It is sponsored by the 4 States QRP Group and is called the 4X4 QRP Sprint For particulars , please visit : http : www.4sqrp.com FourByFour 4 20State 204x4 20QRP 20Sprint.pdf This was the announcement that hit the QRP e-mail : reflectors QRPsports has a new Sprint to provide lots of fun The 4 State QRP Group is sponsoring the new : 4x4 QRP Sprint . 4 hours and your best 4 bands October 6, 2012. . 1700 to 2100 UTC Special Bonus Points for being portable Special Bonus Points for making a contact with a stationG4ILO (Julian): 10m WSPR spots 29 Sep 2012
Updated: 2012-09-29 19:47:41
: Saturday , September 29, 2012 10m WSPR spots 29 Sep 2012 10m WSPR spots 29 Sep 2012 Labels : 10m Propagation WSPR posted by Julian Moss Saturday , September 29, 2012 : Comments Post a Comment Subscribe to Post Comments Atom G4ILO's Shack One Foot in the Grave Blog Home Archives Subscribe RSS Rate this blog Copyright 1998 2012 Julian Moss , G4ILO . All rights . reservedEA3AKY (Josep): 5X, Uganda, qrv 6 m 6 -18/2 2013
Updated: 2012-09-29 19:21:00: , , EA3AKY CONTEST 6M DX EME BLOG Blog per compartir les meves experiencies de radioaficionat , especialment dedicades als concursos , dx en 6m i experimentació en . V-U-SHF Pàgina principal Calendari DX 6m WKD DXCC 50 MHz QSL INFO CQ WW DX CW Contest CQ WPX CW CONTEST CQ WW VHF CONTEST Plan de Banda 50 MHz IARU R1 2012 dissabte 29 de setembre de 2012 5X , Uganda , qrv 6 m 6 18 2 2013 A large multi-national team from the Radio Club de Provins F6KOP will be active from Uganda on 6-18 February 2013. They will have six stations active on 160- 6 metres CW , SSB , RTTY and PSK . QSL via F1NGP , direct or bureau OQRS provided by Club Log and LoTW . nbsp Updates and further i nformation on http : www.5x2013.com Announced frequencies on 6 meters are 50.104 cw , 50.145 ssb TNX F5NQL , 425 DX NewsEA3AKY (Josep): 3V, Tunisia, qrv 6 m 27/4 - 4/5 2013
Updated: 2012-09-29 19:12:00: , , EA3AKY CONTEST 6M DX EME BLOG Blog per compartir les meves experiencies de radioaficionat , especialment dedicades als concursos , dx en 6m i experimentació en . V-U-SHF Pàgina principal Calendari DX 6m WKD DXCC 50 MHz QSL INFO CQ WW DX CW Contest CQ WPX CW CONTEST CQ WW VHF CONTEST Plan de Banda 50 MHz IARU R1 2012 dissabte 29 de setembre de 2012 3V , Tunisia , qrv 6 m 27 4 4 5 2013 Alfredo , IK7JWX reports he is organizing another expedition to take place from Djerba Island AF-083 from 27 April to 4 May 2013 Plans are to operate as TS8IT requested call on the HF bands and 6 metres SSB , PSK31, RTTY and CW . The current operators list includes , I8LWL , IK2DUW , IK2PGM , IK6CAC , IK7JWX IK8GQY , nbsp IS0AGY , IT9SSI , IV3FSG and IW2NLC . If you want to join the team please contactJ28RO (Freddy): Antenne Maria Maluca
Updated: 2012-09-29 16:53:25
: F5IRO Freddy Blog radioamateur samedi 29 septembre 2012 Antenne Maria Maluca Cette antenne inventée par PY2BBP a été populaire à une certaine période puis passée dans l'oubli en raison des mentalités qui changent et des commerciaux . Cependant nombreux sont les OM qui cherchent une beam avec un cahier des charges qui correspond le plus souvent à : celle-ci effet directif et un peu de gain selon les bandes , qui couvre du 14 au 28 mHz WARC compacte , sans trappes , légère et peu couteuse . Bien évidement il y a une petite contrainte , le fait d'alimenter cette antenne avec une ligne bifilaire 300 ou 450 ohms et d'un coupleur dédié . A noter que cette ligne a aussi l'avantage d'avoir moins de pertes . Bien sûr il ne faudra pas vous attendre à des performances d'une . TH11DX Comme vousVE3WDM (Mike): Some new wall paper arrived this week....
Updated: 2012-09-29 16:22:00
: . VE3WDM's QRPower BLOG Amateur radio . Making the world a smaller place Prevous posts Home More about me My antenna restrictions Elecraft k3 K2 KX1 Propagation Saturday , September 29, 2012 Some new wall paper arrived this week . Paper work for the I love me wall . Over this past year I have really discovered the challenge of working QRP and more so QRPp . Never would I had thought such little power can get an amazing distance . nbsp I got my inspiration from such hams as Bert PAB1. UPDATE . SORRY BERT I MESSED UP YOUR CALL PA1B IS THE CORRECT CALL . thanks Clark N8CBW for bringing that typo to my attention who consistently operates with the least amount of power possible . His blog posts and web page got me going on QRPp power . Then there is Larry W2LJ he too posts of great adventuresG3XBM (Roger): Autumn Projects Update
Updated: 2012-09-29 15:49:31: Roger G3XBM's Amateur Radio Blog Simple QRP projects , 10m , 6m , WSPR beaconing , sub-9kHz and other random stuff 29 Sep 2012 Autumn Projects Update About 6 weeks ago I listed a number of projects that I wanted to do this autumn . Here is a progress . report Finish the 472kHz transverter and write this up . DONE Simple 28MHz QRP WSPR transceiver to use with a netbook . DONE but the TX only beacon is boxed Stand alone 137kHz receiver for use with PC Semi-permanent E-field probe antenna and on-line 137kHz 472kHz grabbers More non line-of-sight light beam experiments get better distances Semi-permanent 481THz QRSS beacon for NLOS light beam . tests Alternative HF antennas maybe re-erect my Par Electronics 40 20 10 end-fed Further earth-mode ground conduction experiments tests at around 30J28RO (Freddy): Bulletin UTF
Updated: 2012-09-29 15:34:57
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EA1CS: E51C, E51ABS, E51BZD y E51CHX, S. Cook
Updated: 2012-09-29 12:17:16
: , , , . EA1CS pasión por el DX Dxpeditions . Noticias . Propagación . Actividad antártica . Colaborador de Dx-world.net CWops 825, Información libre y gratuita . La radio . sana y con . estilo sábado , 29 de septiembre de 2012 E51C , E51ABS , E51BZD y E51CHX , S . Cook Desde la hermosa isla de Aututaki en las South Cook y del 12 al 30 de noviembre 2012, estará activo un grupo de 4 operadores suizos capitaneados por . HB9BXU Se trata de una Dxpedition en modo holiday-style donde anuncian claramente , la franja horaria en la que se les puede encontrar , será de 19.00z a 12.00z operarán de 10 a 80mts en Cw , Ssb y . Rtty No se actualizará log online ni se subirá el log a LOTW , ya que allí no dispondrán de conexión a . internet Qsl vía . HB9BXU 73´s , Luis EA1CS Enviar por correoEA1CS: P29NI IOTA 2012, información
Updated: 2012-09-29 02:32:31: EA1CS pasión por el DX Dxpeditions . Noticias . Propagación . Actividad antártica . Colaborador de Dx-world.net CWops 825, Información libre y gratuita . La radio . sana y con . estilo miércoles , 26 de septiembre de 2012 P29NI IOTA 2012, información 28 setiembre 2012 Debido a los cambios de horarios de Air Niugin , Hans SM6CVX , operará 1 día más desde Loloata island , OC-240, por lo que el último día de operación será el 14 de noviembre 26 setiembre 2012 Air Niugini ha retirado su servicio internacional a Singapur de los martes , por lo que el equipo principal viajará a Lihir Is . un día antes de lo planeado . 4 nov . Hans SM6CVX permanecerá en la isla durante el periodo previsto P29NI web 73´s , Luis EA1CS Enviar por correo electrónico Escribe un blog Compartir con Twitter CompartirEA1CS: TS8IT, AF-083
Updated: 2012-09-29 02:07:53
: , EA1CS pasión por el DX Dxpeditions . Noticias . Propagación . Actividad antártica . Colaborador de Dx-world.net CWops 825, Información libre y gratuita . La radio . sana y con . estilo sábado , 29 de septiembre de 2012 TS8IT , AF-083 Alfredo IK7JWY , está organizando una 2ª Dxpedition a la isla Djerba , AF-083, del 27 de abril al 4 de mayo 2013. Creo que el indicativo que utilizaremos será TS8IT en todas las bandas y modos , mi equipo por el momento lo forman : IK7JWX Líder IK2DUW Manager IW2NLC YL IS0AGY , IK2PGM , I8LWL , IK8GQY YL IK6CAC CW IV3FSG YL y IT9SSI Todos los que estén interesados en acompañarnos poneros en contacto conmigo en IK7JWX2013 yahoo.it 73´s , Luis EA1CS Enviar por correo electrónico Escribe un blog Compartir con Twitter Compartir con Facebook Entrada másEA1CS: 7T50I/p, AF-094
Updated: 2012-09-29 01:46:36: , EA1CS pasión por el DX Dxpeditions . Noticias . Propagación . Actividad antártica . Colaborador de Dx-world.net CWops 825, Información libre y gratuita . La radio . sana y con . estilo viernes , 28 de septiembre de 2012 7T50I p , AF-094 Después de que el fin de semana pasado estuvieran activos desde AF-097, los miembros del R . Club Argel , están en el aire desde la isla Rechgoun , AF-094 como 7T50I P , hasta el próximo lunes día 1 de . octubre 73´s , Luis EA1CS Enviar por correo electrónico Escribe un blog Compartir con Twitter Compartir con Facebook Entrada más reciente Entrada antigua Página principal Entradas más populares última semana VP5 W5CW TURKS CAICOS P29NI IOTA 2012, información JW8XRA y JW9VDA Svalbard TO2M , Mayotte . Is E51AND , South Cook . Is Ha fallecido ET3SID IARUEA1CS: TO7BC, Mayotte Is.
Updated: 2012-09-29 01:20:34: , . EA1CS pasión por el DX Dxpeditions . Noticias . Propagación . Actividad antártica . Colaborador de Dx-world.net CWops 825, Información libre y gratuita . La radio . sana y con . estilo viernes , 28 de septiembre de 2012 TO7BC , Mayotte Is . Hartwig DL7BC , informa que volverá a Mayotte el próximo año 2013. Alrededor de finales de marzo principios de abril 2013, estaré activo desde la isla Mayotte , como principal objetivo será intentar mejorar el resultado del CQ WPX 2012. Los vuelos están reservados y la licencia TO7BC de nuevo solicitada . Esta vez creo que podré operar en Rtty y Psk Qsl vía h . call 73´s , Luis EA1CS Enviar por correo electrónico Escribe un blog Compartir con Twitter Compartir con Facebook Entrada más reciente Entrada antigua Página principal Entradas másPD0AC (Hans van Rijsse): Having fun with Apple Maps
Updated: 2012-09-29 01:16:35
Ham Radio Weblog PD0AC Thoughts of a Dutch radio amateur Home About me My shack Having fun with Apple Maps CQ 40 meters , CQ 40 meters , this is PD0AC , listening for any . call PD0AC , this is DL2 my name is Dieter , QTH Berlin , and you’re 5 9 . plus Good evening Dieter , how cold is it there Cold About 18 degrees Celsius , not too . bad Are you sure I thought it would be at least 50 Celsius . there Yes , according to Apple Berlin is now located in . Antarctica More Apple Maps fun : go . here About these ads Like : this Like Be the first to like . this September 29, 2012 Posted by Hans Amateur Radio General HAM Gear HAM Radio Apple Humor Apple Maps No comments . yet Leave a Reply Cancel reply Enter your comment here . Fill in your details below or click an icon to log : in Email requiredTI2/NA7U (Casey): The Next Big Wave For Ham Radio? DXing The Dead?
Updated: 2012-09-28 22:43:00
, , , , , : Pages Home Antennas Kits and Homebrew Software Defined Radio QRP and CW License Study QSL Info Privacy Policy Friday , September 28, 2012 The Next Big Wave For Ham Radio DXing The Dead Tongue planted firmly so firmly it's beginning to hurt in : cheek Yes , you too , with basic modification of an AM or FM depending on the educational level of the departed I gather radio can receive messages from your departed loved ones Apparently , all that is required is to have a radio with scan capability which you modify by disabling the audio mute during scan , and this is where the messages from the dead oh for heaven's sake I mean , come on This is like inter-dimensional DX or something . Dead . DX Uh , yes , I'm about 15 dead QSOs from getting my DDXCC certficate Did you hear about the2E0HTS (Simon): "Working The Birds"
Updated: 2012-09-28 21:44:40
: Ham Radio Friday , September 28, 2012 Working The Birds posted by 2E0HTS Simon 7:44 PM 0 : Comments Post a Comment Custom Search About Me : Name 2E0HTS Simon : Home Baildon , west yorkshire , United Kingdom About : Me See my complete profile Previous Post OD5ZZ Lebanon On 10 Meters Antenna Garden Summer Break Ends QSL Gallery Over 200 new cards . added Good Opening To The Northern Corridor Radio Group Bed Time Stories Climbing The Ladder 5N7M Latest Model Please Dad Something For The Weekend Archives Links HOME Follow 2E0HTS On Twitter My eQSL Gallery 2E0HTS VIDEO COLLECTION Space Weather Prediction Centre Satscape OSCAR Satellite Status NOAA Satellite Status SATELLITE GM1SXX LA2QAA OBSERVATIONS ARISS EU AMSAT Reflector AMSAT AMSAT UK ISS Fanclub Radio Com Software free WX SatelliteEA1CS: IARU R2 y el Primer Ministro de Aruba
Updated: 2012-09-28 19:40:12: EA1CS pasión por el DX Dxpeditions . Noticias . Propagación . Actividad antártica . Colaborador de Dx-world.net CWops 825, Información libre y gratuita . La radio . sana y con . estilo viernes , 28 de septiembre de 2012 IARU R2 y el Primer Ministro de Aruba 28 setiembre 2012 IARu web A petición del Aruba Radio Club AARC sociedad miembro de IARU , representantes de la IARU Región 2 se reunieron el pasado 25 de setiembre con el Excelentísimo Sr . Mike Eman , Primer Ministro de Aruba , para solicitar su apoyo en la solución de un problema con más de una década . mientras que los extranjeros que visitan Aruba pueden obtener un licencia recíproca de manera expedita , los nacionales de Aruba no se pueden presentar a los exámenes y por lo tanto no pueden obtener una . licencia Esta situaciónContest to award HF gear to youth in January
Updated: 2012-09-28 15:39:22This is both a great PR move by Amateur Radio Supplies, a company I’ve never heard of, and a good thing for amateur radio. I also love that they’re including a set of paddles :) …..Dan Sep 26, 2012 - Amateur Radio Supplies of Haverhill, Mass., announced today a new biannual giveaway to promote youth in [...]USS Slater
Updated: 2012-09-28 01:57:00. W2LJ's Blog QRP Do More With . Less Pages Home Projects Station W2LJ Portable QRP Ops Morse Code Operating Mixed Media NJQRP Skeeter Hunt Thursday , September 27, 2012 USS Slater At the beginning of the month , I posted about a Special Event Station K2N , that was going to be operating from NY State aboard the USS . Slater As luck would have it , my schedule did not permit me to get on the air that day to give a shot at working them . This was a disappointment as I love working Special Event Stations , especially those that in anyway commemorate our Military or our . Veterans Fortunately , Stan WB2LQF announced on the e-mail reflectors about a video posted to YouTube showing the day's activities . Here it : is On a different note , I spent the evening printing out certificates for theExtra Class question of the day: Smith Chart
Updated: 2012-09-27 03:12:23
NOTE: This is the last installment of the Extra Class question of the day. I’m going to be compiling all of these into the No-Nonsense Extra Class Study Guide. Watch for it real soon now. A Smith chart is shown in Figure E9-3 above. (E9G05) It is a chart designed to solve transmission line [...]Inspiration
Updated: 2012-09-27 01:39:00. W2LJ's Blog QRP Do More With . Less Pages Home Projects Station W2LJ Portable QRP Ops Morse Code Operating Mixed Media NJQRP Skeeter Hunt Wednesday , September 26, 2012 Inspiration In my links section , I have a link to W6AQ , Dave Bell's e-book , Worlds Best Hobby I've mentioned the book on the blog here , before . I'd like to make a couple of points about . it The first is that it is a WIP a work in progress . If you haven't visited the site in a while , you might find that Dave has added a few more chapters since you last aimed your browser his . way That happened to me . As I read the last two new chapters , I became intrigued with Dave's first ARRL Film , The Ham's Wide World Produced in the 60s , this would have been EXACTLY the kind of film that would have started me on theFrom the trade magazines – 092612
Updated: 2012-09-26 23:46:37Three more articles from recent editions of the electronics trade magazines. Heathkit: A right-time, right-place business. Heathkit was a popular electronics company for decades before its demise earlier this year. Former employees Lou Frenzel and Chas Gilmore share some memories and discuss the factors that led to its closing. Lou Frenzel is W5LEF. In the [...]2012 NJQRP Skeeter Hunt results
Updated: 2012-09-26 03:38:00. W2LJ's Blog QRP Do More With . Less Pages Home Projects Station W2LJ Portable QRP Ops Morse Code Operating Mixed Media NJQRP Skeeter Hunt Tuesday , September 25, 2012 2012 NJQRP Skeeter Hunt results Are finally done thanks for bearing with me Spreadsheet of scores : nbsp http : www.qsl.net w2lj index 20page 203 Soapbox comments : nbsp http : www.qsl.net w2lj index 20page 204 Main Skeeter Hunt page : nbsp http : www.qsl.net w2lj Thanks to the NJQRP for sponsoring and thank you to all who participated . Special thanks to those of you who sent in Log Summaries and Soapbox comments and . photos There WILL be a 2013 NJQRP Skeeter Hunt Stay tuned to the QRP e-mail reflectors and this blog for an announcement around the beginning of May 2013. 72 de Larry W2LJ QRP When you care to send the veryExtra Class question of the day: Amplifiers
Updated: 2012-09-25 02:00:27
There are several classifications of amplifiers, based on their mode of operation. In a class A amplifier is always conducting current. That means that the bias of a Class A common emitter amplifier would normally be set approximately half-way between saturation and cutoff on the load line. (E7B04) In a class B amplifer, there are [...]Beautiful Autumn Day
Updated: 2012-09-24 01:34:00. W2LJ's Blog QRP Do More With . Less Pages Home Projects Station W2LJ Portable QRP Ops Morse Code Operating Mixed Media NJQRP Skeeter Hunt Sunday , September 23, 2012 Beautiful Autumn Day The weather was sunny , and mild not hot . A gorgeous Autumn day with crisp , blues skies and big , puffy white clouds . We spent the early afternoon picking apples at a nearby pick your own orchard . We got some great looking Red and Golden Delicious , Winesap , Jonathan and Macintosh apples . Probably about 15 pounds of apples all told . Great snacks for a person yours truly who has sworn off junk food in an effort to drop some . poundage After returning home , I spent some time on the radio and worked some DX as the bands were open . 20,17, 15 and 12 Meters were active and I even heard some stationsExtra Class question of the day: Direction finding
Updated: 2012-09-23 02:00:28Direction finding is an activity that’s both fun and useful. One of the ways that it’s useful is to hunt down noise sources. It can also be used to hunt down stations causing harmful interference. A variety of directional antennas are used in direction finding, including the shielded loop antenna. A receiving loop antenna consists [...]Oopsy!
Updated: 2012-09-22 20:06:00. W2LJ's Blog QRP Do More With . Less Pages Home Projects Station W2LJ Portable QRP Ops Morse Code Operating Mixed Media NJQRP Skeeter Hunt Saturday , September 22, 2012 Oopsy Forgot a score . And it affects the Top Ten mea culpa , mea culpa . mea maxima culpa My apologies to Pete W1PNS who came in with a score of 4620 so let me rephrase this The Top 11 Finishers KXØR 11984 points NØSS 5840 points NK9G 5520 points K9DXA 5016 points W1PNS 4620 points W4QO 3760 points W2LJ 3672 points WGØAT 3268 points K4UPG 2320 points AF40 2025 points AD4S 2016 points Golly gee , and Pete went to so much trouble to post niceness about the Skeeter Hunt on his blog and I went and left him out truly and purely accidentally with no malice a . forethought Thanks , Pete , for being so understanding . I'll get3D2C Conway Reef Online Log and Web Links
Updated: 2012-09-22 18:00:29
Looks like the fella's are on their way to Conway Reef. Should make for some spectacular pile-ups! Here's a few links to the 3D2C Official Website: 3D2C Conway Reef Website 3D2C Conway Reef Online Log 3D2C Operating Frequencies Go get'm!ARRL Executive Committee to Meet Saturday, September 29
Updated: 2012-09-22 14:39:38The ARRL Executive Committee is meeting today, Saturday, September 29, in Denver, CO. Here are a few agenda items that I found interesting: 4.1.1. Consideration of strategies to improve the FCC Amateur Radio enforcement program. 4.1.4. Consideration of draft Petition for Rule Making for domestic implementation of allocations at 472-479 kHz and 135.7-137.8 kHz. ARRL [...]2012 NJQRP Skeeter Hunt Results
Updated: 2012-09-22 02:49:00. W2LJ's Blog QRP Do More With . Less Pages Home Projects Station W2LJ Portable QRP Ops Morse Code Operating Mixed Media NJQRP Skeeter Hunt Friday , September 21, 2012 2012 NJQRP Skeeter Hunt Results Are in Well , partly that is I have yet to post the Soapbox pictures and comments that WILL be completed by the end of the weekend , God willing and the creek don't rise . But for a spreadsheet of the scores , you can visit http : www.qsl.net w2lj index 20page 203 123 of you signed up for Skeeter numbers and there were a number of non-Skeeter participants how many exactly , is known only to God 45 logs were received , so I am going to very roughly guesstimate and hope that was maybe a 25 log submission rate . Not bad for our first year , I guess The Top 10 Finishers KXØR 11984 points NØSS 5840Extra Class question of the day: Effective radiated power
Updated: 2012-09-22 02:00:02Effective radiated power is a widely misunderstood concept. Effective radiated power is the term that describes station output, including the transmitter, antenna and everything in between, when considering transmitter power and system gains and losses. (E9H04) The effective radiated power, or ERP, is always given with respect to a certain direction. Let’s think about this [...]Ham Radio Sponsor Ads On HamRadioSecrets.com
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Sponsor ads on HamRadioSecrets.com are very affordable. They are rewarding because they are exposed to a steady flow of highly focused visitor traffic.Extra Class question of the day: Frequency counters and markers
Updated: 2012-09-21 02:00:46To measure the frequency of a signal, you use an instrument called a frequency counter. The purpose of a frequency counter is to provide a digital representation of the frequency of a signal.(E7F09) A frequency counter counts the number of input pulses occurring within a specific period of time. (E7F08) To accurately measure high-frequency signals [...]On the Internet – cat sends Morse Code, IARU band plans, Tek gets with the program
Updated: 2012-09-20 21:02:15Sorry about not posting much here lately beside the Extra Class questions of the day, but I’ve been pretty busy with my work and I really do Here are some more links to ham-related items on the Internet: Cat sends Morse Code. I love cats, and while there are many videos of cute cats on [...]Skeeter Hunt results delay
Updated: 2012-09-19 02:40:00I had intended to post the 2012 Skeeter Hunt results last weekend; but alas, some family stuff has come up which has taken away my iscretionary free time.Results will be posted this coming weekend on the Skeeter Hunt page of my blog and at ttp://www.qsl.net/w2lj/72 de Larry W2LJQRP - When you care to send the very least!Ball and Spring Antenna Mount Ham Radio Rescue Project
Updated: 2012-09-18 16:03:06Home About Me AB9NN's HamRadioResources.com Blog HamRadioResources.com blog open to anyone that is a ham or wants to be Jon Kreski , AB9NN Author Owner Home APRS for Ham Radio Automatic Packet Reporting System Ham Radio Antennas Ham Radio License Exams HF Mobile Ham Radio Communications Uncategorized Ham Radio Subjects 1839 0 http 3A 2F 2Fwww.hamradioresources.com 2Fblog 2Fball-and-spring-antenna-mount-ham-radio-rescue-project 2F Ball+and+Spring+Antenna+Mount+Ham+Radio+Rescue+Project 2012-09-18+15 3A03 3A06 Administrator http 3A 2F 2Fwww.hamradioresources.com 2Fblog 2F Ball and Spring Antenna Mount Ham Radio Rescue Project September 18, 2012 If you're new here , you may want to subscribe to my RSS feed Thanks for visiting Junk I rarely make negative comments about ham radio gear because IWhither "DE" ???
Updated: 2012-09-14 01:02:00. W2LJ's Blog QRP Do More With . Less Pages Home Projects Station W2LJ Portable QRP Ops Morse Code Operating Mixed Media NJQRP Skeeter Hunt Thursday , September 13, 2012 Whither DE Listening to some QSOs on 30 and 40 Meters tonight , I have noticed an increasingly less usage of DE VERY often , I seem to be hearing for instance W2WK W2LJ instead of W2WK DE W2LJ Was DE tossed out the window Did I not receive the memo I know it's gone by the wayside in contests . Lord knows , the hour and a half it takes to send two letters will really cut down on the ol' QSO per Hour rate . But in casual rag chews Call me a curmudgeon , call me old fashioned , but I'll stop using DE when I stop using my rotary phone , my 5.5 floppy disks , my Smith Corona typewriter and stop wearing my . spats 72 de LarryRemember
Updated: 2012-09-12 00:08:00 W2LJA beautiful day!
Updated: 2012-09-09 18:24:00. W2LJ's Blog QRP Do More With . Less Pages Home Projects Station W2LJ Portable QRP Ops Morse Code Operating Mixed Media NJQRP Skeeter Hunt Sunday , September 09, 2012 A beautiful day I got up this morning for my daily walk well , actually , I don't do a daily walk , anymore . Saturday and Sunday , I get up early and go for a walk . Monday through Friday , I spend a half hour on my elliptical machine in the basement but I . digress I woke up this morning to the beginnings of a beautiful day Yesterday was positively tropical , hot and humid , with the threat of severe thunderstorms and tornadoes all day . One minute it would be sunny , the next it was dark and threatening . While other areas in the North East were not so lucky , I praise God , that in South Plainfield , all we got was someA must read!
Updated: 2012-09-08 01:24:00. W2LJ's Blog QRP Do More With . Less Pages Home Projects Station W2LJ Portable QRP Ops Morse Code Operating Mixed Media NJQRP Skeeter Hunt Friday , September 07, 2012 A must read If you are a QRPer and are serious about it , especially when it comes to working DX or participating in the QRP Fox hunts or any radio contest , for that matter then the following IS A MUST . READ http : www.ae5x.com blog 2012 09 07 from-sardine-sender-to-dxcc-honor-roll-in-10-years-qrp This post on John AE5X's blog , is an absolute gem . I have rarely read posts that are more pragmatic , to the point , that are dead on and hit the ball over the . wall Pay particular attention to the passage that begins with , There is a common misconception that the heavy lifting in a QSO containing a QRPer is done by theHam Radio Kits - An Introduction With List Of Manufacturers
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Ham radio kits pack a lot of value. This page explains how much and why.Henry 4K Ultra Linear Amplifier
Updated: 2012-09-07 19:36:34Man, I just love this Henry 4K "Ultra" Amplifier. Nothing like a little "headroom". I guess this is why Henry Radio called it a 4K? Here's a quick video of it in action. You don't even have to ask, of course I run all my power tests into a capable dummy load...NH8S Swains Island Website, Online Log
Updated: 2012-09-07 11:06:04Swains Island (NH8S) is one I need for an all time new one (ATNO). And it sure looks like these guys are going all out to put on one helluva' DXPedition! Joe (W8GEX) and Craig (K9CT) are the co-leaders of the 2012 Swains Island DXPedition scheduled for September 5 - 18, 2012. You may remember some of their past endeavors in Sint Maarten (PJ7E) and Midway Island (K4M). These solid ops know how to throw a DXPedition! See you in the pileups! Here's some links to their website and online log:TALARC
Updated: 2012-09-07 00:40:00. W2LJ's Blog QRP Do More With . Less Pages Home Projects Station W2LJ Portable QRP Ops Morse Code Operating Mixed Media NJQRP Skeeter Hunt Thursday , September 06, 2012 TALARC A tip o' the cap and a smart salute to NS8R for making me aware of The American Legion Amateur Radio . Club http : www.legion.org hamradio If you're a US Armed Forces veteran and belong to the American Legion please be sure to check it out . It looks really , really . nice Oh , and if you're a veteran and a Legion member or VFW member , or not a member of any organization at all thanks for your service On another note , QRP DXing can be a mixed bag . Some days , when the band conditions are right , it can be like shooting fish in a barrel . Other days , when the bands and the sun are not very cooperative , it can beMake Money With Your Ham Radio Website
Updated: 2012-09-06 11:27:17Adsense would surely produce more revenue but I don't trust Ghougle AT ALL so I'll just stick with my eBay Publisher Network Ham Radio related ads for now. Think I'll go buy a couple new coax connectors :)Propfire upgrade to Firefox 4
Updated: 2012-09-06 02:33:24I’ve upgraded Propfire to version 1.73.18 making it compatible with Firefox version 4. What’s Propfire? Why it’s the solar / radio propagation add-on plug-in thing for Firefox of course. Over 50,000 downloads to-date! Thanks to those who requested an upgrade.Icom’s IP Remote Control Software
Updated: 2012-09-06 02:33:23
I’m looking forward to seeing Icom’s remote control software in action. I hope the price is right and it will work well with my setup. Based on their diagrams it looks like a simple connection (USB) to a Icom IC-7600, IC-7200 or IC-9100 . I could certainly see using my IC-7600 remotely from my couch [...]CQ WW SSB 2010 results
Updated: 2012-09-06 02:33:22I’m finally getting around to writing a wrap-up post for CQWW SSB. I managed to get on the air for 30 hours or so in this 48 hr major contest. This was my first entry in this one with the IC-7600 and I was on the air for about 6 more hours than usual attempts. [...]FLOOD 2010: Time to rebuild the ham shack
Updated: 2012-09-06 02:33:21Our community was on the national news several times over the past few weeks due to the weather. Central Iowa was hit with record-breaking rainfall this summer (after one of the snowiest winters on record). The result was severe flooding and millions of dollars in damages impacting Ames & Des Moines. My QTH is just [...]Treasures from your local hamfest
Updated: 2012-09-06 02:33:21Last Sunday I drove to Cedar Rapids, Iowa to a hamfest. Some of my earliest ham radio memories are going with my dad to the hamfest in Cedar Rapids in the 1970s. In those days, the hamfest was a huge event… I vaguely recall table after table of boat anchors and Art Collins sightings. Art, [...]QST meet John Atanasoff, inventor of the digital computer
Updated: 2012-09-06 02:33:20
While flipping through the July 2010 issue of QST I stumbled on the Vintage Radio column titles “From Dits to Bits”. In this article, John (K2TQN) describes his long held fascination with computers and connections to some some early computer magazines, clubs and kits. I would imagine many hams would have a similar long time [...]Solar Powered Field Day – Part 2: 190W Rollable
Updated: 2012-09-06 02:33:20The Story County Amateur Radio Club (SCARC) held field day at the 4H building on the Iowa State University campus again this year. This building is considered an EOC for the campus which allows us to “compete” in “F” category. We have been using two transmitters plus a “Get on the air” station to put [...]Solar Powered Field Day – Part 1: 1kW PowerShade
Updated: 2012-09-06 02:33:19
Field Day 2010 is in the books. The antennas have been plucked from the trees, the BBQ has been finished and the generators have been unplugged. Field Day is always entertaining and it’s a great way to try a new aspect of the hobby. This year, I spent time with two clubs: the Des Moines [...]Solar Panels at Dayton Hamvention
Updated: 2012-09-06 02:33:18PowerFilm Solar will have it’s first booth at Dayton Hamvention 2010. This will mark an entry into the ham radio market for the thin-film solar panel company. Last fall, I joined PowerFilm Solar. At PowerFilm Solar we make thin film solar panel products for a wide variety of products. PowerFilm products include: Ruggedized/weatherproof rollable solar [...]Sail and Motor Yachts: Marine All-In-One Internet Access and Router System (2 x 3G Modem built-in, WiFi Hotspot Connection Modem built-in,) 4G USB and Ethernet WAN capable …
Updated: 2012-09-04 22:55:31Alan Spicer Marine Telecom announces … Sail and Motor Yachts you’ve got to have a look at this! Never before has CDMA-EVDO and GSM-HSPA (Verizon, Sprint, and AT&T, T-Mobile [and other worldwide quad band covered 3G providers]) been offered in one box. But get this This is also a Main Internet Router for All of [...]Ham Radio Forums - Amateur Radio Forums
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Unique ham radio forums where amateur radio enthusiasts can share experiences, projects and stories with photos and YouTube videos.New one
Updated: 2012-09-04 00:26:00. W2LJ's Blog QRP Do More With . Less Pages Home Projects Station W2LJ Portable QRP Ops Morse Code Operating Mixed Media NJQRP Skeeter Hunt Monday , September 03, 2012 New one Worked a new one for . me I heard 5N7M from Nigeria on 30 Meters and it took a little doing but I got an answer for my efforts . Nigeria is a new one for me never worked em before via . QRP This brings me up to I believe 112 DXCC entities worked via QRP and somewhere in the neighborhood of 138 DXCC entities worked over all . I really have to do a serious recap accounting one of these . days As hot as 12 Meters was on Saturday , the bands seemed pretty crummy yesterday and today . And that was matched by the weather here in Central NJ . I participated , along with my CERT Team , in providing communications for theSpecial Event station coming up
Updated: 2012-09-03 22:54:00. W2LJ's Blog QRP Do More With . Less Pages Home Projects Station W2LJ Portable QRP Ops Morse Code Operating Mixed Media NJQRP Skeeter Hunt Monday , September 03, 2012 Special Event station coming up From the KX3 e-mail reflector posted today And this sounds very : interesting Just a note to advertise a Special Event Station scheduled for 1600 UTC to 2400 UTC on 19 September 2012 a hairbrained scheme launched too late to meet the printed matter . deadlines Further details at www.qrz.com under call sign K2N . Bottom line : An eight 8 hour QRP CW-only special event aboard the only floating American WW II destroyer escort in the world that has been restored to its original 1945 wartime condition . We will operate two possibly three barefoot Elecraft KX3 transceivers and our antennas will