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Amateur Radio Weekly Newsletter – Week of May 20, 2023

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Saturday, May 20, 2023

  • CLE 292 Needs Your Input
    In preparation for something never done before in a CLE, the organziers are asking for your input. See their quest below. I will post the usual ‘Hunting For NDBs…" blog outlining all of the rules in a few days but in the meantime, please see if you c…
  • The QMX from QRP Labs
    QRP Labs have announced the new QMX 5 band digital transceiver. Initially the firmware supports CW and Single tone FSK modes, but may be upgraded to SSB in future firmware updates:Available as a kit or fully assembled, you can bet that this is goi…
  • Amateur Radio Weekly – Issue 286
    Announcing Amateur Radio Daily I was planning to announce this as a celebration of the 300th issue of ARW, but events transpired to allow this to happen much sooner! Amateur Radio Daily is a web site (and RSS feed) highlighting additional and more timely events beyond what’s featured in this email newsletter. So if you […]

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Amateur Radio Weekly Newsletter – Week of May 13, 2023

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  • ICQ Podcast Episode 402- Rockall Dxpedition (MM0UKI)
    In this episode, we join Martin Butler M1MRB, Chris Howard (M0TCH), Martin Rothwell (M0SGL), Frank Howell (K4FMH), Bill Barnes (WC3B) and Leslie Butterfields (G0CIB) to discuss the latest Amateur / Ham Radio news, Colin Butler (M6BOY) rounds up the new…
  • Begali Intrepid
    The Perfect Bug?In the Western World we are consumers. Advertising drives us to think we’d be a bit happier if we had that new "thing", whatever the thing is. It drives much of our economies and unfortunately keeps many burdened in de…
  • Amateur Radio Weekly – Issue 285
    Bill to replace symbol rate limit reintroduced Congresswoman Debbie Lesko introduced The Amateur Radio Communications Improvement Act on May 11. ARRL Enhanced SKYWARN system embraces GMRS Made up of both Ham and GMRS repeater systems, Ham and GMRS clubs join forces. Chattanooga Amateur Radio Club Introducing NetFinder The definitive Ham Radio net directory. Midnight Cheese […]

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Amateur Radio Weekly Newsletter – Week of May 6, 2023

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Saturday, May 6, 2023

  • Ham College 100
    Ham College episode 100 is now available for download. Extra Class Exam Questions – Part 38 E7H Oscillators and signal sources: types of oscillators, synthesizers and phase-locked loops, direct digital synthesizers, stabilizing thermal drift, mi…
  • Here we go again………
    September last year I had an issue with my Icom 7610, it was shutting down and restarting. The issue was a supply low voltage situation. With the 7610 if the incoming voltage drops below 11.44 volts the radio turns off. This voltage drop happens …
  • Amateur Radio Weekly – Issue 284
    DLARC Ham Radio library surpasses 75,000 items Internet Archives Digital Library of Amateur Radio & Communications continues to expand. DLARC SSTV transmissions May 7-13 SSTV from ORBICRAFT-ZORKIY. Diplomas available upon receiving 3 of 6 images. AMSAT APRS Thursday #APRSThursday is an APRS based net held each Thursday. APRSPH In the age of social media, Hams […]

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Amateur Radio Weekly Newsletter – Week of April 29, 2023

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Saturday, April 29, 2023

  • Ham Radio – QRP 2023-04-25 01:28:00
    TX Relay, Power and TX REQ INR&L Electronics sent me a SCU-28 10-pin DIN cable by accident and were nice enough to let me keep it. Consider shopping from those guys. They offer great communication and good prices.This cable is typ…
  • ATNO for me!
    Way back on April 20th late in the afternoon, I checked my go-to DX cluster DX heat to see what was happening on the bands. I saw VU2TMP from India spotted and I have seen this station in the past but never heard him just the pileup. This ti…
  • International Morse Code Day (April 27)
    Morse Code Day on April 27 (every year) honors one of the inventers of the Morse code, Samuel Morse, who was born on this day in 1791. Samuel Finley Breese Morse (April 27, 1791 – April 2, 1872) was an American inventor and painter. After having established his reputation as a portrait painter, in his […]
  • Amateur Radio Weekly – Issue 283
    Vacuum tube-making on the comeback in the US Production will resume of the single-ended triode tube known as the 300B. ICQ Podcast The Morse Code revival How dots and dashes are being embraced by a new generation. National World 2023 Hamvention Awards Club of the Year (W2ZQ), Technical Achievement (WA3FET), and Amateur of the Year […]

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Amateur Radio Weekly Newsletter – Week of April 22, 2023

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Saturday, April 22, 2023

  • AmateurLogic 180: Cheap Old Geaux Baux
    AmateurLogic.TV Episode 180 is now available for download. Emile builds a Geaux Baux. Software for NanoVNA analyzers. Dual Band Satellite Yagi, The Sequel. Download YouTube
  • Portable Ops in Comfort
    Towable ShackWorking my rolling shack portable station from air-con comfortWe’ve had a few RV’s over the years, but for some reason I’ve never thought to operate from inside the RV. I have always tossed a wire over a tree and operated from a picn…
  • Hunting For NDBs In CLE291
    ZSJ-258 Sandy Lake, ON (ve3gop.com)This coming weekend brings CLE 291. This is a challenge for all NDB hunters, both new and old and the ultimate test of your medium frequency receiving capabilities. Can you meet the challenge?’CLE’s are ‘Co-ordin…
  • It’s time for some Pi
    HamClockA number of years ago I purchased a Raspberry Pi intending to do something with it. Well, it sat for many years with me now and then taking a look at it and thinking someday I will explore the Pi. A few weeks ago for some reason, I Google…
  • Amateur Radio Weekly – Issue 282
    Meteor scatter propagation: How it works & getting on the air Harnessing meteors for your VHF QSOs. K5ND Your radio’s filters may be wider than you think AM bandwidth confusion: IF filters today vs. yesterday. SWLing Post GNU Radio Tutorials GNU Radio can be used with readily-available low-cost external RF hardware to create software-defined radios. […]

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Amateur Radio Weekly Newsletter – Week of April 15, 2023

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Saturday, April 15, 2023

  • ICQ Podcast Episode 400- Show 400 Celebration
    In this episode, we join Martin Butler M1MRB, Chris Howard (M0TCH), Martin Rothwell (M0SGL), Frank Howell (K4FMH), Bill Barnes (WC3B) and Leslie Butterfields (G0CIB) to discuss the latest Amateur / Ham Radio news. Colin Butler (M6BOY) rounds up the ne…
  • Amateur Radio Weekly – Issue 281
    The RFNM: A next generation SDR 10 MHz to 7200 MHz tuning range, 12-Bit ADCs and up to 612 MHz bandwidth. RTL-SDR.com DIY portable ops truck desk The desk is comfortable to use and the truck can be driven when the desk is installed. KK4Z GridTracker receives 2023 Amateur Radio Software Award The award recognizes […]

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Amateur Radio Weekly Newsletter – Week of April 8, 2023

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Saturday, April 8, 2023

  • Ham College 99
    Ham College episode 99 is now available for download. Extra Class Exam Questions – Part 37 E7G Active filters and op-amp circuits: active audio filters, characteristics, basic circuit design, operational amplifiers. Download YouTube
  • Benefits of the Yaesu XF-130CN 300 Hz Crystal Roofing Filter
    Do You Need That Filter?The Yaesu FT-DX10 comes standard with a 500 Hz crystal (xtal) roofing filter, but offers an optional 300 Hz roofing filter. Should you purchase the optional filter?The 300 Hz roofing filter is twice the size of the 500 Hz …
  • Bacon and Eggs…not radio but very interesting.
    My dad passed while I was at a very young age but through my mom, I learned that he was a Lancaster bomber pilot in England during WW2. I remember asking her questions but she did not know much as he spoke of his time in the war very little…
  • Amateur Radio Weekly – Issue 280
    Ria Jairam steps down from ARRL board, joins ARDC board [PDF] “Ria is a powerful voice in amateur radio…” ARDC HamTestOnline to shut down Owner, John, W1AI, will shut down the site on June 30th unless a buyer can be found. W2LJ New digital mode: FreeData A new digital mode that uses the OFDM modem […]

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Amateur Radio Weekly Newsletter – Week of April 1, 2023

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  • ICQ Podcast Episode 399 – Hamzilla 2023
    In this episode, we join Martin Butler M1MRB, Dan Romanchik KB6NU, Caryn Eve Murray KD2GUT and Edmund Spicer M0MNG to discuss the latest Amateur / Ham Radio news. Colin Butler (M6BOY) rounds up the news in brief and in the episode’s feature is Hamzilla…
  • Yaesu FT-DX10
    Shiny new Rig — Yaesu FT-DX10I ordered my FT-DX10 from R&L Electronics this week, along with a 300Hz Yaesu Crystal filter from Ham Radio Outlet, because R&L didn’t have the crystal filter in stock. This is my first order from R&L and…
  • Well it’s final and unfortunate at the same time.
    Well, it’s official and unfortunate at the same time, Ria Jairam N2RA as of March 31 2023 will step down as a director on the ARRL board. Ria before the ARRL was involved in many areas of amateur radio including a very informative Youtube channel. As a…
  • LHS Episode #502: Blown Away
    Welcome to the 502nd episode of Linux in the Ham Shack. In this short-topics episode, the hosts take on a variety of topics including: ham radio during tornado season, operators …
  • I Am Back After Life Distractions
    The last three years have been, well, challenging. In 2021, I became ill with Covid. That was rough, but I bounced back. That bout with illness caused me to lose my job, though, because I was ill too long. What is worse is because I was not hospitalized, I did not fall under the protections […]
  • A recommended strategy for planting the seed…
    My two blog articles here from 2020 about the role that the Public Library System can play in reaching young people and women—two demographics that the ARRL says it wants to reach—have not fallen on deaf ears in Newington, CT. It has moved forward it seems. I’m told that the ARRL Board of Directors has […]
  • Murphy was hanging out with CY0S!
    Looks like a CW contest…nope pileup for CY0SThe other day I was checking DX Heat cluster and saw CY0S was operating on 40m at 7.005. This time unlike on 15m and 20m I could hear them very well. I put the rig into split doubling checking as I di…

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Amateur Radio Weekly Newsletter – Week of March 25, 2023

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Saturday, March 25, 2023

  • AmateurLogic 179: Tales From The Transmitter
    AmateurLogic.TV Episode 179 is now available for download. George takes to the swamp for a 50 Kilowatt ‘Tales From The Transmitter Site’. Tommy explores BlueDV OTG. Mike builds a dual band Yagi for working the satellites. Download YouTube
  • New Book: Learning, Living, and Loving Morse Code…
    There is a new book from a fellow Morse code amateur radio operator, Chris Rutkowski (NW6V), about “Learning, Living, and Loving Morse Code (in a Digital World).” NICE! Title: “The CW Way of Life“link: https://amzn.to/3Tm3KfD Already, I think it rivals any other book on the topic, including “The Art and Skill of…,” or, “The Zen […]
  • GAS is Rearing its Ugly Head
    GAS – Gear Aquisition SyndromeI have some excellent radios. I have a KX3 that does everything including ironing my pants (well almost) and a Ten-Tec Eagle that has the smoothest CW anyone could ever want. I also have old crumugeonly r…
  • Hard work reaps rewards………
    I was always told from a young age "something worthwhile ALWAYS requires hard work" That has stuck with me and at times when I was about to throw in the towel a voice inside said, "it requires hard work". I am so thankful that I had an amazing jo…
  • Excellent reading
    There is a lot of rumble out in the CW community regarding a new book on the market. The CW way of life written by Chris Rutkowski NW6V. I am only a quarter of the way into it but this book is for anyone who is anywhere in their CW journey. In the few …
  • LHS Episode #501: FreeDV Deep Dive 2
    Hello and welcome to the 501st episode of Linux in the Ham Shack. In this episode, we talk with Mooneer Salem, K6AQ, primary developer on the FreeDV team. After a …
  • Amateur Radio Weekly – Issue 279
    Austria restricts 23cm band operation Austria has become the latest country to impose restrictions on Amateur Radio operation in the 23 cm band. AMSAT UK Amateur Radio Direction Finding The sport of finding radio transmitters on foot. ARDF competitors use only topographic maps and compasses for navigation. ARDF Region 2 Dodging the CME Apocalypse What […]

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Amateur Radio Weekly Newsletter – Week of March 18, 2023

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Saturday, March 18, 2023

  • Ham cake
    Today was my birthday, it was very fitting to be presented with a nice cake from my family to help celebrate the milestone. Of course the cake was well thought out and appropriate to my long dedication to our illustrious hobby.
  • ICQ Podcast Episode 398 – Recruiting into Ham Radio
    In this episode, we join Martin Butler M1MRB, Chris Howard (M0TCH), Martin Rothwell (M0SGL), Frank Howell (K4FMH), Bill Barnes (WC3B) and Leslie Butterfields (G0CIB) to discuss the latest Amateur / Ham Radio news. Colin Butler (M6BOY) rounds up the new…
  • Improving the Hustler 4BTV antenna
    My Hustler 4BTV antenna has been working great for me and I have no complaints about it at all. With being close to the ocean we often get windy days. The wind gusts can reach 80km per hour and during that time I would take the 4 BTV down and sto…
  • Amateur Radio Weekly – Issue 278
    An A.I. radio host RadioGPT can talk. It can research. It can take your calls. And it could be coming to your market. Slate Amateur Radio License Map Use this map to find Amateur Radio license holders in the United States. Amateur Radio License Map Ham Radio 101: Soldering tips Learning how to solder using […]

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