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Saturday, February 24, 2024

• Life as a Slacker DXer
  Those of you who follow my blog know that my primary ham radio passion is operating above 50 MHz. But I also enjoy getting on the HF bands for POTA and chasing DX. I’ve also done a few holiday-style DXpeditions: V29RW and ZF2NR. Compared to my friends that are serious about DXing, I consider myself a Slacker DXer™. The Sun Continue reading Life as a Slacker DXer→

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• ARRL International DX CW contest.
  Overall the weekend had great solar conditions and huge participation worldwide. At times it was very hard to find a clear section of the band to call "CQ Contest". Some may find that frustrating but in the big picture that is a very good thing. …

• Operating Patterns Among Canadian Amateurs Report is Completed
  It’s taken me months longer than I anticipated but my full analysis of the national survey that the Radio Amateurs of Canada fielded in 2021 is now in completed form. RAC President Phil McBride VA3QR and Regulatory Affairs Officer Dave Goodwin VE3KG are reading it now. Dave Goodwin had asked me to drop everything and […]

• Amateur Radio Weekly – Issue 320
  Announced DX operations NG3K Amateur Radio Contest/DX Page. NG3K Differences and benefits of popular Ham Radio logging apps Comparing Ham Radio Deluxe, N1MM Logger+, Log4OM, and QRZ Logbook. N1JUR The Amateur Radio operator who reconnected communities As Cyclone Gabrielle ripped through the East Coast early last year, he too got swept up in the disaster. […]

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Saturday, February 17, 2024

• Taking my moms advice…….
  Once moved out from home and on my own, I always remembered what my mom told me regarding credit cards. She said it was always good to have one as a just in case emergency BUT put it in a zip lock bag, fill it with water and put it in the freezer…

• Building Alfred P. Morgan’s “A More Selective Crystal Receiver”
  As I’ve been seeing a lot of new membership requests on my Facebook Crystal Radio DX group indicating that they wish to build a crystal receiver, I’ve been examining some simple inexpensive circuits that should work well for local reception and p…

• LHS Episode #532: Hams in Space
  Hello and welcome to Episode #532 of Linux in the Ham Shack. In this short topics episode, the hosts discuss contacting the moon via amateur radio, the demise of AO-92, …

• Amateur Radio Weekly – Issue 319
  US Senators introduce Amateur Radio Emergency Preparedness Act Legislation would prohibit HOA rules that prevent or ban Amateur Radio antennas. Senator Roger Wicker Skeptics question disappearance of Alabama radio tower Commenters speculated that WJLX had failed to maintain its AM site over time. RadioWorld A venture into the world of Meshtastic An Open Source, off-grid, […]

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Saturday, February 10, 2024

• LHS Episode #531: Tailscale Deep Dive
  Hello and welcome to the 531st installment of Linux in the Ham Shack. In this episode, the hosts discuss an easy-to-use, secure and open source personal (or enterprise) VPN solution …

• Magic Band Revealed
  Jim Wilson K5ND recently completed the third edition of the book Magic Band Revealed. Of course, I had to read it and I surely did enjoy this book. Jim hits all of the different operating and propagation modes that hams use on 50 MHz: sporadic-e, F2, TEP, meteor scatter, ionoscatter, etc. Continue reading Magic Band Revealed→

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• Computer issue solved.
  Last week I clicked on a desktop shortcut to open one of my radio programs and the arrow kept spinning and then disappeared and no program opened. I tried some other desktop shortcuts and some worked and some did not. Below is the road…

• Amateur Radio Weekly – Issue 318
  The first Amateur Radio station on the Moon is now transmitting The JAXA Ham Radio Club (JHRC), JQ1ZVI, secured Amateur Radio license JS1YMG for LEV-1, which has been transmitting Morse code on 437.41 MHz. ARRL Someone stole a Jasper radio station’s 200-foot tower “We’re down here and the tower’s gone.” AL.com AMSAT CubeSatSim beta release […]

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Saturday, February 3, 2024

• ICQ Podcast Episode 422 – GB0ROC Bunkers on the Air Station
  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 the episode’s feature is GB0ROC Bunk…

• A Living Language? Or Eu tu, Brute?
  One of the most popular phrases from the dead language of Latin is Et tu, Brute? It is a Latin phrase literally meaning “and you, Brutus?” or “also you, Brutus?”, often translated as “You as well, Brutus?”, “You too, Brutus?”, or “Even you, Brutus?”. I’m sure we’ve all used the phrase at one time or […]

• Winter field day….burrrrr well not for me.
  Well, last weekend I completed my 2nd field day "event" Some don’t consider it a contest. I had a blast and can’t understand why I have not taken part in this event in the past. This field day was the winter field day, now I am NOT a snow bunny a…

• Amateur Radio Weekly – Issue 317
  Neighborhood Watch utilizes GMRS Sponsored by the Sand Canyon Volunteer Council and Tehachapi Valley CERT team in conjunction with the Tehachapi Amateur Radio Association. Tehachapi News DLARC preserves Ham Radio & More radio show Ham Radio & More was a radio show about Amateur Radio that was broadcast from 1991 through 1997. More than 300 […]

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Saturday, January 27, 2024

• AmateurLogic 189: Headset Hacks
  AmateurLogic.TV Episode 189 is now available for download. George hacks a gamer headset for radio use. Emile has video from Swamps On The Air. Mike begins his BitX 40 build. Download YouTube

• Get S.M.A.R.T. @ the Library
  Agent 86 in the 1965 NBC Television comedy, Get Smart, was a raging success during the years it was on network television. The phrase, Get Smart, became a water cooler slogan in the United States. While it was a comedy of errors on the part of the “smart” agents, the phrase has continued on for […]

• Get S.M.A.R.T. @ the Library
  Agent 86 in the 1965 NBC Television comedy, Get Smart, was a raging success during the years it was on network television. The phrase, Get Smart, became a water cooler slogan in the United States. While it was a comedy of errors on the part of the “smart” agents, the phrase has continued on for […]

• Amateur Radio Weekly – Issue 316
  Static on the airwaves Understanding the drop in U.S. Amateur Radio operators. KD0TLS Ghostbusters fans warned of safety and legal risks with the use of Baofeng Baofeng appears as prop along side proton pack in upcoming film, Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire. Ghostbusters News Setting up your Ham Shack Hotline Are you ready to take your Ham […]

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Saturday, January 20, 2024

• ICQ Podcast Episode 421 – New Year Ham Radio Hints and Tips
  In this episode, we join Martin Butler M1MRB, Chris Howard (M0TCH), Martin Rothwell (M0SGL), Frank Howell (K4FMH), Bill Barnes (WC3B) Ed Durrant DD5LP and Leslie Butterfields (G0CIB) to discuss the latest Amateur / Ham Radio news. Colin Butler (M6BOY) …

• An Easy HF Antenna
  When radio amateurs get ready to put an HF station on the air, they often have questions about what antenna to use. The good news is that there are many options to choose from. The bad news is that there are too many options to choose from. It can be overwhelming. This post describes an antenna I just installed that Continue reading An Easy HF Antenna→

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• Thank goodness it’s Monday….
  When I was working Mondays were not often looked forward to unless it was a long weekend and Monday was a holiday. Now being retired Mondays have a new meaning and one of the things I look forward to is the ICWC medium speed (MST) CW 1-hour conte…

• LHS Episode #529: Deep Freeze
  Hello and welcome to Episode 529 of Linux in the Ham Shack. In this short topics episode, the hosts discuss the removal of HF symbol rate limits for amateur radio …

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Saturday, January 13, 2024

• Ham College 108
  Ham College episode 108 is now available for download. Extra Class Exam Questions – Part 46 E9D Yagi antennas, parabolic reflectors, circular polarization, loading coils, top loading, feed point impedance of electrically short antennas, antenna …

• Reverse Beacon Network strange event
  During the 2023 Canada Winter contest I had an odd thing happen twice with the Reverse Beacon Network website. But before I go into that let’s talk about what I use the Reverse Beacon Network for in contests. This site has a huge amount of stations th…

• LHS Episode #528: JTDX Deep Dive
  Hello and welcome to the 528th installment of Linux in the Ham Shack, the first for the year 2024. In this episode, the hosts take a deep dive into the …

• Amateur Radio Weekly – Issue 315
  ARRL responds to FCC proposals ARRL concluded that the FCC should also remove the bandwidth limits that apply uniquely to the data modes on the subject bands. ARRL In praise of old meters There were two obviously burned resistors and a leaking battery—an easy repair to put this meter back into service. Hackaday SDU-X: Software […]

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Saturday, January 6, 2024

• Canada Winter contest results
  Final score I am a bit behind with my posting about the Canada Winter contest that happened last weekend. I have been occupied with looking back on 2023 and my New Year’s post. As said last weekend was the Canada Winter Contest I took part …

• All New Technician License Class – Monument, CO
  The Technician license is your gateway to the worldwide excitement of Amateur Radio, and the very best emergency communications capability available! This is the entry-level class for people who do not currently have an amateur (ham) radio license. The Tri-Lakes Monument Radio Association (Monument, CO) is introducing a new approach to teaching the Technician Level ham radio license class. We Continue reading All New Technician License Class – Monument, CO→

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• AM or SSB are there ‘windows’?
  Amplitude Modulation has been used for voice transmission between Radio Amateurs for more than a century. A new voice mode appeared in 1947, when Wes Schum, W9DYV introduced the first Amateur Radio SSB transmitter, the Central Electronics 10A. By the late 1950’s and early 1960’s, competition for dial space began to “heat up” between the […]

• Amateur Radio Weekly – Issue 314
  The ARRL Board is at it again A newly proposed Code of Conduct, which I believe is the equivalent of a loyalty, confidentiality and obedience pledge to the League itself and not to the members that elect us. KB6NU Going on a social media diet Leaving Twitter, investing in Mastodon. QRPer MeshCom 4.0 A project […]

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Saturday, December 30, 2023

• 24 December to 31 December: 1st Ever Winter Olivia Digital Mode QSO Party
  Special Event Week: Dec 24-Dec 31, 2023 The 1st annual Olivia Digital Mode on HF Winter QSO Party, celebrating 20 years of Olivia. The Olivia Digital DXers Club (we’re on ClubLog!) is holding the first annual Winter Olivia Digital Mode on HF QSO Party, starting at 00:00 UTC, 24 December 2023, and ending at 23:59 […]

• Switch Electronics
  It is always good to see someone having a go. Especially an electronic parts distribution company, something that can benefit our hobby. Read the story below: https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/teen-turns-500-ebay-side-31700456?utm_source...

• QST the end!
  All ARRL fees are up from the 1st January 2024.An international 3 year ARRL membership, including QST, rises from $217 to $282 a rise of 30% from the 1st January. That’s another one I won’t be renewing. Something that is supposed to represent Ama…

• Amateur Radio Weekly – Issue 313
  Another year of Ham Radio is in the books! Before turning our sights toward 2024, let’s take one last look back at 2023 through the lens of everyone’s favorite metric: Email engagement. The following are the top ten most clicked links measured across every issue of Amateur Radio Weekly in 2023. Happy New Year! 73 […]

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Saturday, December 23, 2023

• Some time spent on the radio.
  The weather here for the weekend was not too great so why not spend some time on the radio? I found the Croatian 9A DX contest to take part in. The solar forecast was not promising but I thought why not spend a few hours on the radio on Saturday …

• Better Than FT8? Olivia Digital Chat Mode – Raleigh Amateur Radio Society Video
  Olivia is the digital communications mode on shortwave (high frequency sub band, or, HF) for amateur radio operators who want more than the “Check Propagation” FT8 mode. This video is an introduction that was presented to the Raleigh Amateur Radio Society ( https://www.rars.org/ ) on December 12, 2023, presented by Tomas Hood, NW7US Olivia information […]

• Amateur Radio Weekly – Issue 312
  NASA streams first video from deep space via laser The video, featuring a cat named Taters, was sent back from nearly 19 million miles away. NASA QRP Cluster A QRP self spotting cluster. QRP Cluster Visualizing FT8 FT8 operators coming and going over a 24 hour period, animated on a map. K9OX The lifeline of […]

• Merry Christmas and Happy New Year
  Merry Christmas and Happy New Year to all who have stopped by and visited the blog.

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