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Saturday, July 11, 2020

• ICQ Podcast Episode 328 – Homebrew CAT and Programming Cable
  In this episode, Martin M1MRB is joined by Chris Howard M0TCH, Martin Rothwell M0SGL, Ed Durrant DD5LP, Frank Howell K4FMH and Bill Barnes WC3B to discuss the latest Amateur / Ham Radio news. Colin M6BOY rounds up the news in brief and this episode’s f…

• Weekly Propagation Summary – 2020 Jul 06 16:10 UTC
  Here is this week’s space weather and geophysical report, issued 2020 Jul 06 0150 UTC. Highlights of Solar and Geomagnetic Activity 29 June – 05 July 2020 Solar activity was very low. Region 2766 (N06 L=117, class/area Bxo/beta on 04 Jul) was the only active region on the visible disk. The region was in decay […]

• The 13 Colineis Event continues……
  During my adventure with the 13 Colonies event, I was able to see the advantages my Icom 7610 brings to the table. The name of the game with the Colonies event is to try to log all 13 (Clean sweep) colonies stations. At the get-go of the event for me, …

• The 13 Colonies Event continues……
  During my adventure with the 13 Colonies event, I was able to see the advantages my Icom 7610 brings to the table. The name of the game with the Colonies event is to try to log all 13 (Clean sweep) colonies stations. At the get-go of the event for me, …

• LHS Episode #355: Warp Two
  Hello and welcome to the 355th installment of Linux in the Ham Shack. In this episode, the hosts wrap up Field Day 2020 and then dive into other topics including: RSGB webinars, the WIA, the QSO Today Ham Expo, open-source COVID-19 tracking software, Linux Mint 20, ADS-B trackers for Raspberry Pi and much more. […]

  

• Six Meters Is the New VHF On-Ramp
  Many hams start out with ham radio by using FM on the 2-meter band (and maybe the 70 cm band). Clearly, the Technician license privileges are focused on VHF with 2 meters (146 MHz) being the most popular band. I wrote about common types of equipment that hams choose to support their operating habits here: … Continue reading Six Meters Is the New VHF On-Ramp →

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• 13 Colonies success!
  The 13 Colonies event ended on Tuesday and for me, it was right down to the wire but I was successful. I was able to contact all 13 colonies and the 2 bonus stations for a clean sweep along with 2 bonus stations. I really had no plans on participating …

• LHS Episode #356: The Weekender LII
  It’s time once again for The Weekender. This is our bi-weekly departure into the world of amateur radio contests, open source conventions, special events, listener challenges, hedonism and just plain fun. Thanks for listening and, if you happen to get a chance, feel free to call us or e-mail and send us some feedback. […]

  

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View in browser Watch for an upcoming article in the next issue of Nuts & Volts for a souped-up version of the Graphing Thermometer that’s written by Victor Chaney. BUILD THE GRAPHING THERMOMETER This project joins an Arduino CPU, some temperature/humidity sensors, and a real time clock (RTC) module to a large (3.5 inch) high-resolution color LCD graphics display to create a fun and useful graphing thermometer. Recently, I began to explore ways to improve and upgrade my “thermal monitoring technology” and came up with this simple, easy to build trend-plotting thermometer. This project features a large color graphics display to show the current temperature in big bold digits. Better than that, it also graphs the temperature trends over the most recent 4, 8, 16, or 24 hour period. Whether it be temperature trends, time and date, current/voltage readings, battery status, or other variables, consider giving your next project some extra pizazz by including an LCD color graphics display into the design! Build It Now! LIBRARIES AND HEADERS IN C: A TUTORIAL Learn how software utilizes libraries, and how you can create your own. If you’ve written a program for a microcontroller board such as the Arduino, Raspberry Pi, or Propeller QuickStart, you have relied on software libraries that provide constants and functions. Often, we use software libraries without thinking much about them. When you start to write libraries, it takes time to read documents, follow directions, and experiment with simple functions. Fortunately, after you understand how to create libraries and header files for the software tools you use, you’ll have a useful skill that can simplify programming tasks. Even if you never create a library, you probably want to know how they work and what they contain. This tutorial provides information that gives you a good start. Read It Now! BUILD A MIDI AUTOHARP Build a MIDI controller in the form of an autoharp instrument. This project is a follow-on from my MIDI lyre project featured in the July-August magazine. I’m going to describe how to build a MIDI autoharp. Like the lyre, this is a MIDI controller, so it doesn’t make any sounds itself. Instead, it sends MIDI messages to an external synthesizer. It’s the synthesizer that makes the sounds. Build It Now! THE TRANSISTOR RADIO Take a stroll down memory lane about the radio that’s still fun to collect today. In 1954, the world was a far different place than it is now. Almost anything electronic required vacuum tubes — an invention dating back to the beginning of the 20th century that had yet to be improved on. Collecting early transistor radios that date back is a fun hobby. Here’s some history on how it all came about. Read It Now! Nuts & Volts On CD-ROM Plant Monitor Kit DIY RC Controller Super Awesome Cube Kit You are receiving this email because you have been a subscriber to Nuts & Volts Magazine, or have requested to receive our email newsletters. You may unsubscribe, change your email address or content preferences at any time through the links provided below. Nuts & Volts Magazine | 2279 Eagle Glen Pkwy #112-481, Corona, CA 92883 951.371.8497 | editor | www.nutsvolts.com T & L Publications, Inc, 2279 Eagle Glen Pkwy #112-481, Corona, CA 92883, United States, 951 371-8497 Unsubscribe Manage preferences

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Saturday, July 4, 2020

• Weekly Propagation Summary – 2020 Jun 29 16:10 UTC
  Here is this week’s space weather and geophysical report, issued 2020 Jun 22 0212 UTC. Highlights of Solar and Geomagnetic Activity 15 – 21 June 2020 Solar activity was very low throughout the reporting period. Region 2765 (S24, L=116, class/area Cao/beta on 05 Jun) was quiet and stable as it rotated around the W limb […]

• I Participated in Field Day 2020 — and Got the Tee Shirt!
  OK, this is a cheesy blog post title. But it’s true. Here’s the picture…and it leads into more important things about Field Day. I got the Tee Shirt! My annual Field Day plans are spotty at best due to my wedding anniversary falling near that June weekend. I’ve participated in multi-club “big” Field Day events […]

• LHS Episode #354: QSO Today Ham Expo Deep Dive
  Hello and welcome to the 354th episode of Linux in the Ham Shack. In this episode, we talk with Eric Guth, 4Z1UG, of the QSO Today podcast. With just the spark of an idea, he has created the first large-scale virtual ham fest. In a COVID-19 world where in-person events are cancelled all over […]

  

• Prominent Ham Operators Lead Major Covid-19 Pandemic Effort
  Amateur radio often helps out in emergencies. But hams have other lives besides what’s they’re licensed to do by the FCC under the Amateur Radio Service. One prominent ham, Dr. Scott Wright K0MD, edits the American Radio Relay League’s National Contesting Journal and contacts many, many other hams in official contests. But in his work […]

• The annual 13 Colonies special event.
  The annual 13 Colonies special event (please view link to learn more about the event) was going on during the RAC Canada Day contest on July 1st. Last year I read about this event on Larry W2LJ’s blog last year and he had a posted about it as wel…

• Statistics in Circuit Design and Engineering
  From All About Circuits column by Roger Keim (see below) For several decades, I taught statistics in Departments of Sociology and used them in my Labs in research centers and institutes. Much of my academic career pioneered the use of computers in social science research. There I frequently hired electrical and computer engineering students to […]

• Ham College 66
  Ham College episode 66 is now available for download. Extra Class Exam Questions – Part 4 E1D – Amateur space and Earth stations; telemetry and telecommand rules; identification of balloon transmissions; one-way communications. 1:03:10 Dow…

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Saturday, June 27, 2020

• ICQ Podcast Episode 327 – Transmitter Performance with Rob Sherwood NC0B
  In this episode, Martin M1MRB is joined by Leslie Butterfield G0CIB, Edmund Spicer M0MNG and Dan Romanchik KB6NU to discuss the latest Amateur / Ham Radio news. Colin M6BOY rounds up the news in brief and this episode’s feature is Rob Sherwood, NC0B on…

• Weekly Propagation Summary – 2020 Jun 22 16:10 UTC
  Here is this week’s space weather and geophysical report, issued 2020 Jun 22 0212 UTC. Highlights of Solar and Geomagnetic Activity 15 – 21 June 2020 Solar activity was very low throughout the reporting period. Region 2765 (S24, L=116, class/area Cao/beta on 05 Jun) was quiet and stable as it rotated around the W limb […]

• Hunting For NDBs In CLE257
  courtesy: http://www.ve3gop.comIt‘s another CLE weekend!During these stressful times, the CLE might provide some pleasant distraction for you.’CLE’s are ‘Co-ordinated Listening Events, and NDB DXers around the world focus their listening time on one …

• LHS Episode #352: Loosey Goosey
  Welcome to the 352nd installment of Linux in the Ham Shack. In this short topics episode, the hosts cover AMSAT, AMSAT, AMSAT, trunked radio systems monitoring with SDR, the Open Technology Fund, LibreOffice, HamPi, Google, AMSAT and much more. Thank you for listening and we hope you have a great week. Don’t forget to […]

  

• LHS Episode #353: The Weekender LI
  It’s time once again for The Weekender. This is our bi-weekly departure into the world of amateur radio contests, open source conventions, special events, listener challenges, hedonism and just plain fun. Thanks for listening and, if you happen to get a chance, feel free to call us or e-mail and send us some feedback. […]

  

• FT8 And The Magic Band
  Today’s blog is directed to those that may be new to 6m or new to using FT8 on 6m. Some of the things discussed will make your experience on the magic band better for you and better for your neigbours.Unlike using FT8 on the HF bands, 6m presents so…

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View in browser In the spirit of preserving the history of electronics, this week’s newsletter features some of our best articles about a few of the pioneers who helped pave the road to where we are today. DAVID SARNOFF AND THE BIRTH OF THE AM RADIO Sarnoff was one of the pioneers of the era of mass communications. Sarnoff would take radio out of the exclusive province of the transportation industry and embryonic ham radio hobbyists, and put it into every American home. There it would share space with the other appliances that the inventors of the early 20th century were delivering to increasing numbers of consumers. His stubborn pursuit of technology turned his employer, Radio Corp. of America, into a powerhouse in less than a decade. Sarnoff was one of the pioneers of the era of mass communications, transforming America from a nation of local newspapers and pamphleteers into an era where brute technological force allowed a handful of networks of, first, radio stations to flourish, and then television, to create a near-uniform electronic mass media. Read It Now! PicoScope Oscilloscopes Big Performance In A Small Package A PicoScope® PC oscilloscope is powerful, practical and portable. With models offering a mix of speed, resolution, memory depth and software features to capture waveforms accurately and extract the best data possible to complete your engineering assignment. Whether working in the lab or using the corner of your kitchen table. Find Details Here! Advertisement CHARLES STEINMETZ, THE FATHER OF ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING Learn about the man who always wanted to help everybody. Historians often miss inventor’s most important inventions — and even miss great inventors altogether! This was never truer than with Charles Steinmetz. Read It Now! This Changed Everything Complete Solutions for One Price Save up to $18,000 on full-solution instruments from Rohde & Schwarz, including oscilloscopes, spectrum analyzers, and power supplies. These instruments come fully loaded with all the bandwidth, channels, memory, spectrum measurements, and signal generation you’ll ever need. Take advantage of this industry first, now through June 30. View Solutions & Pricing Advertisement THE MAN WHO INVENTED THE FUTURE Hugo Gernsback was the world’s first futurist — one who not only speculated about the future, but also worked to make it happen. Who was Hugo Gernsback? The answer depends on whom you ask. “Gernsback published the first science fiction magazine!” a science fiction reader will declare. Ask an engineer and you might hear, “Gernsback … wasn’t he involved in early experiments with television broadcasting?” Others will recall Gernsback’s radio magazines. A radio historian will tell you that Hugo Gernsback owned radio station WRNY, introduced the first home radio set (1905), and championed the cause of radio amateurs. Read It Now! THE EDISON CELL Rediscover the secrets of a 100+ year old battery whose time may finally have come. With the wild fluctuations in fuel prices over the years, world concern over global warming, and simply the idea of creating new and more sustainable technologies, immense interest and progress continues in the world of battery development. Perhaps one day soon we’ll have a battery that displays no “memory” effect; can be completely discharged or overcharged without harm; and require no complex computerized management system. This battery could even prove so durable it will be immune to damage from vibration and not break down chemically over time. In operation, such a battery might also routinely outlast the very vehicle or machine it was designed to operate in! Lastly, we could complete our wish list by adding in the impossible: low materials toxicity, simple construction, and, of course, good energy density. Does such a battery sound like too much to hope for? Thomas Edison didn’t think so. Read It Now! Nuts & Volts On CD-ROM Plant Monitor Kit DIY RC Controller Super Awesome Cube Kit You are receiving this email because you have been a subscriber to Nuts & Volts Magazine, or have requested to receive our email newsletters. You may unsubscribe, change your email address or content preferences at any time through the links provided below. Nuts & Volts Magazine | 2279 Eagle Glen Pkwy #112-481, Corona, CA 92883 951.371.8497 | editor | www.nutsvolts.com T & L Publications, Inc, 2279 Eagle Glen Pkwy #112-481, Corona, CA 92883, United States, 951 371-8497 Unsubscribe Manage preferences

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Saturday, June 20, 2020

• AmateurLogic 144: Does Anybody Really Know What Time It Is
  AmateurLogic.TV Episode 144 is now available for download. In this release Tommy builds the neat WB0OEW Ham Clock. Emile discusses hurricane preparedness. George shows the ‘dead bug’ method of construction using a surface mount MAX-232 TTL…

• There may be more than RF on your antenna!
  Yesterday late afternoon I had a chance to sit down and put my feet up on the patio. I was checking out the new QST on my Ipad with the sun coming in and out from the clouds. From my position, I have a clear view of my Endfed wire. As I was gazing at m…

• Weekly Propagation Summary – 2020 Jun 15 16:10 UTC
  Here is this week’s space weather and geophysical report, issued 2020 Jun 15 0042 UTC. Highlights of Solar and Geomagnetic Activity 08 – 14 June 2020 Solar activity was at very low levels throughout the period. Region 2765 (S24, L=116, class/area Cao/130 on 05 Jun) produced a B1 flare at 09/0311 UTC but was otherwise […]

• Weekly AmateurLogic ‘Sound Check’ Nets
  Join us each Tuesday night at 8:00 CDT, 0100 UTC for the weekly AmateurLogic ‘Sound Check’ Net. That one is unlike your usual nets. It’s a fun and very well connected net. Just pick a mode… RF W5PPB Repeaters 145.45 – 77 Hz tone – Sharon, MS 145.39 – 77 Hz tone – Pelahatchie, MS … Continue reading Weekly AmateurLogic ‘Sound Check’ Nets

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View in browser RF INTERFERENCE RFI is everywhere — is it interference to you or is it interference by you? Possibly both! But fortunately there are ways to keep it in line. The phenomenon known as RF interference — RFI to its many friends and acquaintances — involves interference caused by signals propagated wirelessly as radio waves. Most people don’t know (or care) about RFI until their garage door opener won’t work. Read It Now! KELVIN LOW RESISTANCE PROBE Use this handy probe to check vias and traces on your circuit boards for their resistance. After talking to several engineering friends, most thought that my Kelvin ohmmeter had a limited use in their toolbox. So, I thought it would be more useful to have a handheld Kelvin probe for testing two- and four-layer boards to check vias and traces for their resistance to prevent ground loops. This probe uses “idiot” lights and sound, and measures resistances below .005 ohms. It can’t really be compared to handheld probes on the market that measure above one ohm due to their lead resistance. Read and Build It Now! BUILD A FUN STYLOPHONE This unique musical gadget makes learning how to write fun! I decided to make an electronic musical toy as a Christmas gift for my young son. I browsed the Web looking for inspiration and found the stylophone: a miniature analog stylus-operated keyboard that was invented in 1967 by Brian Jarvis. My unique take on it combines music and writing to make learning fun! Build It Now! HOW TO SUCCEED AT CIRCUIT DESIGN BY LEARNING FROM THESE MISTAKES Getting better at a craft often requires you to learn from your mistakes. Follow along with this circuit design to see where the problems and pitfalls occurred, so that you can accelerate your learning from someone else’s errors. Read It Now! Nuts & Volts On CD-ROM Plant Monitor Kit DIY RC Controller Super Awesome Cube Kit You are receiving this email because you have been a subscriber to Nuts & Volts Magazine, or have requested to receive our email newsletters. You may unsubscribe, change your email address or content preferences at any time through the links provided below. Nuts & Volts Magazine | 2279 Eagle Glen Pkwy #112-481, Corona, CA 92883 951.371.8497 | editor | www.nutsvolts.com T & L Publications, Inc, 2279 Eagle Glen Pkwy #112-481, Corona, CA 92883, United States, 951 371-8497 Unsubscribe Manage preferences