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Saturday, September 23, 2023

• LHS Episode #516: RTL-SDR Deep Dive
  Hello and welcome to Episode 516 of Linux in the Ham Shack. In this deep dive episode, the hosts interview Aaron, the creator and maintainer of DragonOS about software-defined radios: …

• Amateur Radio Weekly – Issue 298
  K8EBR 20 meter vertical half-wave dipole An outstanding antenna for DX. K8EBR HELLFEST: The contest from Hell Feld-Hell contest haunting your radio October 13th. HELLFEST Organic Maps Privacy-focused, offline maps app for iOS and Android. Organic Maps DLARC Amateur Radio Library tops 90,000 items The newest additions to the free online library include ham radio […]

• AmateurLogic 185: Unwrapping The Layers of an Unun
  AmateurLogic.TV Episode 185 is now available for download. Mike exposes an Unun. Tommy renews his FCC License step by step. Emile hits the Pi Bullseye. Announcing our 18th Anniversary Contest with an Icom IC-705 and a package of great accessories from…

• Amateur Radio Weekly – Issue 299
  Real-time video from a high altitude balloon Using an RF4463 to put out 1W of FSK on the 70cm band. scd31.com Practical Antennas Homebrew antenna projects based on over 50 years of building and experimenting. Practical Antennas Six things I learned after becoming a CW operator Things that no one told me about or I […]

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Saturday, September 9, 2023

• Hold on folks!
  Now that I am retired long weekends seem to sneak up on me as when I was working it seemed they never could come fast enough. As with CW contesting they just don’t seem to come fast enough but space weather has a way of sneaking up an…

• Mt Ojibway (W8M/UP-002) – Isle Royale National Park
  Joyce/K0JJW and I enjoy visiting the National Parks in the US, an activity that naturally combines with Summits On The Air (SOTA) and Parks On The Air (POTA). While planning a visit to Isle Royale National Park in upper Michigan, we decided to activate at least one SOTA summit as well as activate the park for POTA. The park is Continue reading Mt Ojibway (W8M/UP-002) – Isle Royale National Park→

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• Extra License Class – Palmer Lake, CO
  Ham Radio Extra License Class Palmer Lake, Colorado Sat Oct 21 through Sat Nov 4, 2023 Two all-day in-person sessions Oct 21 and Nov 4 (8 AM to 5 PM) Palmer Lake Town Hall, 42 Valley Crescent Street, Palmer Lake, CO, 80133 Additional 8 hours of Zoom & video sessions (scheduling TBD) Students are expected to attend all scheduled sessions. Continue reading Extra License Class – Palmer Lake, CO→

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• Amateur Radio Weekly – Issue 297
  The return of RadioShack? Under its new management, RadioShack is doing pretty well. Sound and Vision FreeDV project update Integrations with FreeDATA capable of sending data down to around -8dB on poor quality HF channels. Rowetel Ham Imports A comprehensive catalog of low-cost radios coming out of China. Ham Imports ESP32 APRS tracker A small […]

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Saturday, September 2, 2023

• Amateur Radio Weekly – Issue 295
  RFBitBanger: Off-the-grid QRP radio Designed to be assembled and maintained off-the-grid. RFBitBanger KiwiSDR 2 pre-release announcement KiwiSDR 2 prototypes are now under construction. KiwiSDR As Canadian wildfires rage, Facebook’s news ban reveals importance of radio AM and FM radio still play an essential role. The Conversation Can just 1 radial really be better than 8 […]

• AmateurLogic 184: Huntsville Hamfest 2023 & Emile’s Adventures in Space
  AmateurLogic.TV Episode 184 is now available for download. Visits with friends at Huntsville Hamfest 2023. Plus Emile’s adventures at the U.S. Space & Rocket Center. Download YouTube

• ICQ Podcast Episode 411 – History of British Inland and Waterways on the Air (BIWOTA)
  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…

• Amateur Radio Weekly – Issue 296
  Modifying magnetic mobile antenna mount to accept radials Spots into Europe on 40m seem to suggest it works well. AE5X How to self-spot off-grid for SOTA/POTA using HF The answer lies in a phone app called SOTAmat. Ham Radio Outside the Box Forensic analysis of the Arecibo collapse Blame it on the sockets. Hackaday Repeater […]

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Saturday, August 26, 2023

• Amateur Radio Weekly – Issue 294
  RTL-SDR V4 dongle initial release The HF design consists of a SA612 double-balanced mixer circuit with front end filtering. RTL-SDR A 200ft wire antenna up zero feet How does it perform? Ham Radio Outside the Box Hack the ARRL Creatively overcoming the limitations of the ARRL. KB6NU APSPOT: APRS spotting tool APSPOT is a new […]

• LHS Episode #513: DragonOS Deep Dive
  Hello and welcome to the 513th installment of Linux in the Ham Shack. In this episode, the hosts review the radio-centric Linux distribution known as DragonOS. Based on Ubuntu, it …

• Blogger issue solved I can now add followers.
  Here are the steps I followed Way back on August 15, I asked my readers a question regarding my blog not being able to add new blogs to follow. From the comments, some had the same issue as well when trying to add a new blog to follow. My blog is…

• Amateur Radio Weekly – Issue 295
  RFBitBanger: Off-the-grid QRP radio Designed to be assembled and maintained off-the-grid. RFBitBanger KiwiSDR 2 pre-release announcement KiwiSDR 2 prototypes are now under construction. KiwiSDR As Canadian wildfires rage, Facebook’s news ban reveals importance of radio AM and FM radio still play an essential role. The Conversation Can just 1 radial really be better than 8 […]

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Saturday, August 19, 2023

• Question for those who use Blogger.
  Good afternoon fellow Bloggers, I have been having an issue for some time now and have just ignored it. The time has come to see if something is up at my end or if others using Blogger have this same issue. I have searched the internet and the Bl…

• Magic Band Summer Season
  This summer’s Sporadic-E season has pretty much wound-down once again. As E seasons go, this one ranked right up there with the worst of them but this comes with some provisos.Over the past several years, my only interest has focused on Europe and Asia…

• Reverse Beacon Network surprises
  Last weekend I took part in the WAE DX CW contest and most of the time when I calling "CQ contest" on my second monitor I have the RBN or reverse beacon network up and running. The main reason for doing this to see where my signal is reaching and…

• Amateur Radio Weekly – Issue 294
  RTL-SDR V4 dongle initial release The HF design consists of a SA612 double-balanced mixer circuit with front end filtering. RTL-SDR A 200ft wire antenna up zero feet How does it perform? Ham Radio Outside the Box Hack the ARRL Creatively overcoming the limitations of the ARRL. KB6NU APSPOT: APRS spotting tool APSPOT is a new […]

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Saturday, August 12, 2023

• Part 3 Try and try again….
  Attic Sidekick In this final segment of antenna challenges, I want to take a look at some of the successes and failures. One antenna I tried was a screwdriver antenna ( High Sierra Sidekick) mounted in the attic with ground radials but for some re…

• Activating The Pulverizer (W0C/SP-092)
  There is a SOTA summit next to Wilkerson Pass called The Pulverizer (W0C/SP-092). With such an inviting name, of course, we had to activate it. According to its Summit Post page, this summit was named by well-known mountaineer and author Gerry Roach. Apparently, this name is an adaptation of the name of a nearby summit, Pulver Mountain. The Pulverizer does Continue reading Activating The Pulverizer (W0C/SP-092)→

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• Four Days of SOTA Fun
  For the Colorado 14er Event, Joyce/K0JJW and I decided to do one activation per day during the four-day event. We focused on 2m and 70 cm FM but also took along handheld radios for 1.25m and 23 cm. Our standard 2m/70cm portable station is a Yaesu FT-90, powered by a Bioenno battery, driving a small handheld Yagi (either a single Continue reading Four Days of SOTA Fun→

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• 1st Ever: August Olivia Digital Mode QSO Party Weekend – Aug 11-14 2023
  Announcement: OLIVIA DIGITAL MODE AUGUST 2023 QSO PARTY Dates: August 11, 12, 13, 14 UTC These are UTC dates, starting at 00:00 UTC on first date, and, ending at 23:59:59 UTC on last date Our August Olivia QSO Party Weekend is published in QST! On Facebook, the event link is: https://www.facebook.com/events/1332228534167891/ For full information […]

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Saturday, August 5, 2023

• Ham College 103
  Ham College episode 103 is now available for download. Extra Class Exam Questions – Part 41 E8C Digital signals: digital communication modes, information rate vs. bandwidth, error correction. Download YouTube

• ICQ Podcast Episode 409 – Your Ideas and Comments
  In this episode, we join Martin Butler (M1MRB), Chris Howard (M0TCH), Frank Howell (K4FMH), Bill Barnes (WC3B) and Leslie Butterfields (G0CIB) to discuss the latest Amateur / Ham Radio news. Colin Butler (M6BOY) rounds up the news in brief and in the e…

• FT8 Dominates VHF Contests
  The FT8 mode was first released as part of the WSJT-X software in 2017. This new digital mode was adopted relatively quickly and is now a major force in amateur radio. You’ve probably heard the praises and complaints about it. On the plus side, it enables radio contacts under very poor conditions while detractors say that it is not real Continue reading FT8 Dominates VHF Contests→

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• Part 3 Try and try again….
  Attic Sidekick In this final segment of antenna challenges, I want to take a look at some of the successes and failures. One antenna I tried was a screwdriver antenna ( High Sierra Sidekick) mounted in the attic with ground radials but for some re…

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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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