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Saturday, July 22, 2023

• ICQ Podcast Episode 408 – Expanding your Ham Radio Activity HamRadio 2023
  In this episode, we join Martin Butler M1MRB, Dan Romanchik KB6NU, Caryn Eve Murray KD2GUT, Edmund Spicer M0MNG and Ed Durrant DD5LP to discuss the latest Amateur / Ham Radio news. Colin Butler (M6BOY) rounds up the news in brief and in the episode’s…

• Colorado 14er Event on Ham Nation
  The Ham Nation folks invited me on to talk about the Colorado 14er Event last night. Thanks for the invite! This turned out to be a concise look at the 14er event with lots of great photos of past operations. Here’s the video (my segment was 20 minutes long): We have lots of information on the event at ham14er.org. 73 Continue reading Colorado 14er Event on Ham Nation→

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• Part 2: Condo antenna challenges.
  The MFJ loop covered and ready to go into service. In part 2 of antenna challenges, I want to dive into living in a condo and getting on the air. Many amateur operators at some time have found themselves moving into an apartment to save for…

• Amateur Radio Weekly – Issue 293
  Special ISS SSTV experiment scheduled for ARRL Teacher’s Institute The pass will be over the Mid-Atlantic area with transmissions scheduled to begin at 16:05 ET and ending at 16:20 ET. ARISS Building a simple Faraday Cage This article describes the effects of EMP and CME and how to build a simple inexpensive Faraday cage. Survival […]

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Saturday, July 15, 2023

• The IARU contest….DONE!
  Good afternoon all…..The IARU contest has come and gone. This one is a CW and SSB contest but as for me, it was 100% CW. The WRTC (World Radio Team Championship) happens alongside this contest. These folks are the best of the best and com…

• CHOTA 2023
  Recently I ran across an intriguing notice on the RSGB website. It was a notice to “prepare for CHOTA” back in 2021. CHOTA is Churches and Chapels on the Air, a product of the World Association of Christian Radio Amateurs and Listeners (wacral.org). That organization began in 1957 in England by the Huddersfield South Methodist […]

• LHS Episode #510: K2BSA Deep Dive
  Hello and welcome to the 510th installment of Linux in the Ham Shack. In this episode, the hosts interview one of their own — Bill, NE4RD — about the K2BSA …

• Amateur Radio Weekly – Issue 292
  New Packet Radio IP over 430MHz Ham Radio, 50 to 500kbps, 20W RF. Extension for HSMM-Hamnet-AREDN. New Packet Radio Solar cycle 25s maximum might arrive earlier and hit harder The current solar cycle has a forecasted peak sometime in 2025. ZeroHedge Field Day with 4 AA batteries I used a tiny rig that fits in […]

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Saturday, July 8, 2023

• 2023 Colorado 14er Event (Summits On The Air)
  Amateur Radio operators from around Colorado will be climbing Colorado Summits On The Air (SOTA) peaks and communicating with other radio amateurs across the state and around the world. Join in on the fun during the annual event by activating a summit or contacting (chasing) the mountaintop stations. Continue reading 2023 Colorado 14er Event (Summits On The Air)→

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• LiOTA: Libraries On The Air
  As readers of my blog have likely observed, I’ve been promoting a “served agency” partnership between the ARRL-affiliated clubs and local public libraries. I’m told by my Division Director, David K5UZ, that the Plant the Seed, Sow the Future Initiative was formally adopted by the ARRL Board of Directors in a recent meeting. I’ve had […]

• How fast is to fast?
  Good afternoon blog readers I hope you are still enjoying the summer heat and are putting it into perspective as it compares to winters freezing cold? I have a question, when it comes to CW contesting…how fast is to fast? I have aske…

• Conjectural Chats
  Courtesy: arrl.orgA recent e-mail in the AWA Group from Eddy, VE3CUI, elicited some intriguing comments which you may find of interest. Highlights from the exchanges have been selected for brevity:Eddy VE3CUI – VE3XZ/3: I’m here at the summer cott…

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Saturday, July 1, 2023

• About That UHF Connector
  I caused a minor kerfuffle on Twitter recently, when I posted this: This connector, properly called a PL-259, is the most common RF connector for ham radio use. The female counterpart is called the SO-239 connector. While these connectors are often “UHF” connectors, they actually don’t perform very well at those frequencies (300 to 3000 MHz). So I feel justified Continue reading About That UHF Connector→

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• Taking things for granted
  Before I start this post, I want to dispel any rumors that all W2LJ does at Field Day is take photographs. Here are two of yours truly actually pounding brass and adding points to the NJ2SP Field Day total – courtesy of Mario KD2HPF.Field Day, or perha…

• Field Day with 4 AA Batteries
  This year’s Field Day provided a chance to experiment with emergency communications. I used a tiny rig that fits in a 3 X 5 inch box and runs on 4 AA batteries. I set out to work 50 stations with this setup. I succeeded. This box fits is a shirt pocket. It contains the MTR-3, […]

• LHS Episode #508: Close Enough
  Welcome to the 508th installment of Linux in the Ham Shack. In this short topics episode, the hosts discuss several topics including: the ARDC on groups.io, changes to HOA rules …

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Saturday, June 24, 2023

• Amateur Radio Weekly – Issue 290
  Legislation to remove antenna restrictions on Amateur Radio introduced in Congress Bill to remove barriers to disaster and emergency communications and training. ARRL Listening to the ISS on the cheap What do you need to talk to a $100 billion space station? As it turns out, about $60 worth of stuff will do. Hackaday King […]

• AmateurLogic 182: Cheap Tricks for Field Day
  AmateurLogic.TV Episode 182 is now available for download. Tips and tricks for a cheap old field day. Bluetti EB3A Portable Power Station. Building a high quality 1:1 balun. Download YouTube

• ICQ Podcast Episode 405 – CW Innovations
  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 CW Inn…

• Amateur Radio Weekly – Issue 291
  This weekend is Field Day Find an event happening near you. ARRL 13 Colonies special event begins July 1 Event runs from July 1 through July 8 and consists of 13 colony stations and 2 bonus stations. 13 Colonies Ofcom proposes multitude of changes to licensing framework Changes include additional access to spectrum and airborne […]

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Saturday, June 17, 2023

• Interesting occurrence.
  We have had our share of rain over the past 8 days as we are in the middle of a low-pressure system that has stalled out over the Maritimes. This low-pressure system brings cooler temperatures and rain. The upside is the wildfire smoke here is no…

• Amateur Radio Weekly – Issue 289
  Hamvention sets attendance record Attendance even surpassed the previous pre-pandemic record at the Greene County Fairgrounds. Hamvention Some radical thinking Removing inline fuses between our radio and power supply. VE9KK OpenHam Wiki An open repository of all things Amateur Radio. YARC Why is GPS free? I’m a GPS engineer. I’ll answer this in a sort […]

• LHS Episode #507: Not1MM Deep Dive
  Hello and welcome to the 507th installment of Linux in the Ham Shack. In this episode we have special guest Mike, K6GTE, to discuss his project called Not1MM. Linux has …

• Amateur Radio Weekly – Issue 290
  Legislation to remove antenna restrictions on Amateur Radio introduced in Congress Bill to remove barriers to disaster and emergency communications and training. ARRL Listening to the ISS on the cheap What do you need to talk to a $100 billion space station? As it turns out, about $60 worth of stuff will do. Hackaday King […]

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Saturday, May 27, 2023

• ICQ Podcast Episode 403 – KISS Technology
  In this episode, we join Martin Butler M1MRB, Dan Romanchik KB6NU, Caryn Eve Murray KD2GUT, Edmund Spicer M0MNG and Ed Durrant DD5LP to discuss the latest Amateur / Ham Radio news. Colin Butler (M6BOY) rounds up the news in brief and in the episode’s…

• CQ WW WPX CW contest!
  This coming weekend is a long weekend for our American friends as well as it is the yearly running of the CQ WW WPX CW contest weekend. If you are into CW contesting this is one of the big ones to get involved in. As for me, I am hoping for…

• CLE 292 Seek List
  List candidate AP-378 Mayne Island, BC…Can you hear it?Here is the remaining information needed for this weekend’s CLE 292. Please give it a try, especially if you have not entered before. MF conditions have been very good this week.Hello allOur 292n…

• Amateur Radio Weekly – Issue 287
  HamClock: Keep track of much more than the time HamClock is a kiosk-style application that provides real time space weather, radio propagation models, operating events and other information particularly useful to the Radio Amateur. WBØOEW Open Headset Interconnect Standard We have no such standards for the interface between the user and the radio. Is the […]

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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 […]

• June QST: SOTA, POTA and VHF Contest
  My article that describes last year’s SOTA/POTA/VHF contest activation from Pikes Peak appears in the June issue of QST magazine. This VHF/UHF activation occurred on the Saturday of the ARRL June VHF Contest and qualified for Summits On The Air (W0C/FR-004 Pikes Peak) and Parks On The Air (K-4404 Pike National Forest). The article highlights the use of the North Continue reading June QST: SOTA, POTA and VHF Contest→

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Saturday, May 13, 2023

• 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…

• Three Tips for 2m FM SOTA
  I do a lot of SOTA activating using 2m FM and have developed a few operating habits that can really make a difference. These may seem obvious but might be overlooked by operators new to the game. To get an overview of using VHF for SOTA, look at this article: How to Do A VHF SOTA Activation. Here are three Continue reading Three Tips for 2m FM SOTA→

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• 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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Saturday, May 6, 2023

• Is RG-8X the General Purpose Coaxial Cable?
  While doing a presentation about choosing the right coaxial cable, someone suggested that RG-8X (also called “Mini 8”) might be the best general-purpose cable for amateur radio. There is a lot to like about RG-8X. It is about 1/4-inch in diameter, and is flexible and affordable. This comment made me realize that I default to a larger cable (LMR-400 or Continue reading Is RG-8X the General Purpose Coaxial Cable?→

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• 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…

• LHS Episode #504: OTA and Portable Ops Deep Dive
  Hello and welcome to the 504th installment of Linux in the Ham Shack. In this episode, the hosts discuss the ins and outs of portable operations including *OTA stations. All …

• 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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