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Saturday, December 2, 2023

• LHS Episode #523: Computing in the Clouds
  Hello and welcome to the 523rd installment of Linux in the Ham Shack. In this short topics episode, the hosts discuss the FCC removing symbol rate limitations, the ongoing WRC-23, …

• Parks on the air
  I had the opportunity to get on the radio this afternoon and at the same time, I had called up the DX Heat cluster on my PC to see what was happening on the bands. I noticed a few POTA (Parks on the Air) stations being spotted and I know of…

• Space weather Kp6-Kp5 bring it on……….
  Due to an active sun which brings us both good and bad conditions today was one of the bad days…or was it. Today I flipped the switch and listened to the bands and what did I find you ask? WI5D (once on 20m and once on40m) as a POTA in a …

• Amateur Radio Weekly – Issue 309
  European Space Agency GEO satellite opportunity Footprint could cover portions of Canada and USA. AMSAT-DL AllScan: Web based AllStarLink management console Provides favorites management features, AllStarLink stats integration, and connection monitoring and control functions. AllScan NASA highlights Ham Radio on ISS NASA promotes the efforts of ARISS and STEM. NASA Promising news for the Amateur […]

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Saturday, November 25, 2023

• Taking the side road……
  This weekend the LZ dx contest was up and running, I have never taken part in this contest and I was pleasantly surprised by the amount of activity. It’s a 24-hour contest that started at 8 am out my way and it gave me a nice workout for the upcoming w…

• The morning MST mini contest
  Each Monday morning at 1300Z and 1900z I take part in the 1-hour medium-speed CW contest or MST as it is called. Medium speed is 25wpm or less and the exchange is your name and progressive contact number or serial number as they call it in contes…

• Chances like this only come now and then……….
  The bands will come alive This weekend is the running of the CQ World Wide DX CW contest that runs for the entire weekend. Now those of you who are not into contesting then it’s off the SSB portion, digi portion or the WARC band. But you don’t hav…

• Amateur Radio Weekly – Issue 308
  Scientists uncover aurora-like radio emission above a sunspot These sunspot aurora emissions occur at frequencies ranging from hundreds of thousands of kHz to roughly 1 million kHz. New Jersey Institute of Technology SKYWARN Recognition Day is ready to go The 2023 SKYWARN Recognition Day is December 2 from 0000z to 2400z. ARRL Will AI help […]

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Saturday, November 18, 2023

• Amateur Radio Weekly – Issue 306
  First worked all states certificate awarded for the 33-cm band W5LUA’s 38-year quest to contact all 50 states on the 33-centimeter band has ended. ARRL email.radio Dedicated to providing free email hosting for all licensed Ham Radio operators globally. email.radio An upside down antenna? A Zepp is basically a quarter-wave length of window line. Ham […]

• Sometimes you just have to come full circle.
  As one of my regular readers of the blog, you would know I am a CW buff and the main part of CW is the CW key. For some time now I have been at odds to get the one that works for me. The first key I ever had was the Bencher BY-1 key. It is a very…

• LHS Episode #522: Fedora 39 Deep Dive
  Hello and welcome to Episode 522 of Linux in the Ham Shack. In this episode, the hosts take a look at some of the variations of the newly released Fedora …

• Amateur Radio Weekly – Issue 307
  FCC drops symbol rate for HF Instead, the Commission establishes a 2.8 kHz bandwidth limitation in the applicable Amateur Radio bands. Amateur Radio Daily SOTAMĀT Self-spotting SOTA and POTA over HF. SOTAMĀT DITs and DAHs from Alcatraz I will activate with Morse code in the shadows of Sean Connery, Nicolas Cage and Ed Harris. QRPer […]

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Saturday, November 11, 2023

• Amateur Radio Weekly – Issue 305
  Hams crowdsource ionospheric science during eclipse Probing the ionosphere’s response to the 2023 annular solar eclipse. Eos A few photos of the new Elecraft KH1 The KH1 is even smaller than I imagined. QRPer NASA tech breathes life into potentially game-changing antenna design An inflatable device that creates wide collection apertures. NASA Get publicity for […]

• ICQ Podcast Episode 416 – Amateur Radio Someone Else’s Problem
  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…

• Check Wx Using FAA Webcams
  While investigating some potential Summits On The Air (SOTA) peaks, someone sent me a link for the FAA weather cam that was on a particular peak. I was able to get a real-time look at the snow on the summit and see the terrain. Of course, the world is full of many different webcams providing real-time video but somehow I Continue reading Check Wx Using FAA Webcams→

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• Amateur Radio Weekly – Issue 306
  First worked all states certificate awarded for the 33-cm band W5LUA’s 38-year quest to contact all 50 states on the 33-centimeter band has ended. ARRL email.radio Dedicated to providing free email hosting for all licensed Ham Radio operators globally. email.radio An upside down antenna? A Zepp is basically a quarter-wave length of window line. Ham […]

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Saturday, November 4, 2023

• KB3BYT, SK
  This is the most difficult article I’ve ever had to write, not only because I lost a very good friend, but also because it’s so hard for me to put into words and express the impact this person had on my life and others. I met Rob about 25 years ago. Rob lived in Philly … Continue reading KB3BYT, SK

• Adios Symbol Rate Limit
  The FCC will be voting on and will likely approve a Report and Order that eliminates the symbol rate restriction on HF data transmissions, replacing it with a bandwidth limit of 2.8 kHz. See FCC To Vote on Removing Symbol Rate Restrictions. The symbol rate limit of 300-baud is an obsolete way of limiting the signal bandwidth, created back when Continue reading Adios Symbol Rate Limit→

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• ARRL POTA Book
  I was happy to contribute an article to the recent ARRL Parks On The Air (POTA) book. This piece is based on my Pikes Peak mountain topping article that appeared in the June 2023 issue of QST. This book is a collection of articles about POTA from 14 different authors, each writing about a different aspect of the program. The Continue reading ARRL POTA Book→

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• Amateur Radio Weekly – Issue 305
  Hams crowdsource ionospheric science during eclipse Probing the ionosphere’s response to the 2023 annular solar eclipse. Eos A few photos of the new Elecraft KH1 The KH1 is even smaller than I imagined. QRPer NASA tech breathes life into potentially game-changing antenna design An inflatable device that creates wide collection apertures. NASA Get publicity for […]

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Saturday, October 28, 2023

• ICQ Podcast Episode 415 – The Importance of WRC Agenda 9.1B
  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…

• Rainy weekend adventure.
  This weekend was the running of the Worked All Germany contests or WAG. This contest supports both CW and SSB within the same contest. As for me, it was strictly CW….go figure eh!. As happens now and then just before the contest there was an at…

• Hunting For NDBs In CLE279
  Another month has zoomed by and it’s CLE time once again. This is a challenge for all newcomers to NDB listening and the ultimate test of your medium frequency receiving capabilities. Can you meet the challenge?’CLE’s are ‘Co-ordinated …

• Amateur Radio Weekly – Issue 304
  New Elecraft KH1 Transceiver demo Wayne Burdick N6KR Elecraft cofounder talking about the new KH1. KE6MT ISS SSTV Verification Test Oct 27-Nov 1 The SSTV system will be activated to attempt to verify a replacement piece of hardware. AMSAT UK Being a YL in Ham Radio A personal experience. OnAllBands 40th anniversary celebration of the […]

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Saturday, October 21, 2023

• LHS Episode #519: Multi-Topic Deep Dive
  Hello and welcome to Episode #519 of Linux in the Ham Shack. In this deep dive episode, the hosts discuss more than one topic that need a bit of exploration. …

• Another Continental Divide Summit (W0C/RG-169)
  Lobo Overlook is an excellent summit and tourist spot near Wolf Creek Pass, one of the most scenic passes in Colorado. I’ve been up there for VHF contests and other mountaintop operations and initially thought it might be a SOTA summit. No such luck, as it is superseded by a higher summit nearby (W0C/RG-169). Lobo Overlook is accessed via an Continue reading Another Continental Divide Summit (W0C/RG-169)→

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• LHS Episode #520: Raspberry Jam
  Hello and welcome to the 520th installment of Linux in the Ham Shack. In this short-topics episode, the hosts discuss several open source and ham radio topics. Topics include: student …

• Amateur Radio Weekly – Issue 303
  US Congressional Amateur Radio advocate not seeking reelection Rep. Debbie Lesko recently introduced legislation to remove FCC symbol rate limit. ABC 15 Revision of the RST standard for signal reporting The time has arrived to adopt a new signal reporting system. K8EBR Meadow Day Experiment Working Amateur Radio Operators using broadband Internet connectivity via Starlink. […]

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Saturday, October 14, 2023

• ICQ Podcast Episode 414 – Simple Test Gear You Can Build
  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 …

• Argentine Pass and Argentine Peak
  Argentine Peak (W0C/SR-019) is a high 13er (13,738 ft) in the Sawatch Range of the Rocky Mountains. I had my eye on this summit for a Summits On The Air (SOTA) activation for quite some time now. This summit is a short distance from Argentine Pass, which is the fourth-highest road in Colorado at 13,207 feet. A non-radio goal I Continue reading Argentine Pass and Argentine Peak→

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• VE9KK the world of CW 2023-10-13 19:38:00
  A new addition…..well I did have it in the past and sold it….don’t askAs you know I enjoy my CW contesting and am always looking to make things more easy. When contesting I use N1MM+ logging software which works great. During non-contesting t…

• Amateur Radio Weekly – Issue 302
  Web based antenna designer and calculator Tools enabling design and modelling of simple wire antennas for portable use on HF. Sota Antennas CBC stops broadcasting official time signal For more than 80 years the beeps and tones of the time signal have connected Canadians. CBC Migrating the shack PC to Debian Linux I am very […]

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Saturday, September 30, 2023

• AmateurLogic.TV’s 18th Anniversary Contest
  Don’t miss out on your chance to win a great Icom IC-705 Portable Transceiver and MFJ accessory package. Prizes: • Icom IC-705 HF/50/144/440 MHz Multimode Portable Transceiver • MFJ-1982LP End Fed 1/2 Wave Antenna • MFJ-4230MVP 12 volt Power Supply • MFJ-915 RF Line Isolator • RG-8X Coax (MFJ) • MFJ-553 Deluxe Wood Base Key … Continue reading AmateurLogic.TV’s 18th Anniversary Contest

• Moving right along………
  As of yesterday, I have surpassed my total QSO count from last year. Now I am not in a QSO counting game but this confirms my contesting skills must be improving as I am taking part in the same CW contests but the contacts are increasing.

• Improved IC-705 SOTA/POTA station
  This past year, Joyce/\K0JJW and I did quite a few Summits On The Air (SOTA) and Parks On The Air (POTA) activations, often as part of an RV camping trip. During this time, we made some improvements to our portable gear. For SOTA, we primarily use the VHF/UHF bands but we have been sprinkling in a bit more HF activity. Continue reading Improved IC-705 SOTA/POTA station→

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• Amateur Radio Weekly – Issue 300
  Meet the Raspberry Pi 5 Increased CPU performance and a significant GPU performance bump. SparkFun Electronics Air Force seeks to explore terahertz radio One of the last frontiers in military RF communications. Military Aerospace Electronics Crushing spurs with better bandpass filters The results were really good. SolderSmoke Daily News Junk box loading coil This coil […]

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