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Saturday, August 11, 2018

• Amateur Radio Weekly – Issue 214
  All about Ham Radio An introduction to the world of amateur radio. SparkFun JumboSpot DMR Hotspot One of the latest crazes in the world of DMR radio is the Chinese iteration of the DMR hotspot. The principal attraction? Low cost. The Jumbospot costs about $45. John Hagensieker Light Up 2 Meters Night, an FM Simplex […]

 

• Pikes Peak SOTA: Hike from Devils Playground
  

  I’ve been up Pikes Peak (W0C/FR-004) a zillion times via the Pikes Peak Highway and the Pikes Peak Cog Railway (currently out of service) doing SOTA activations, working VHF contests, participating in the Colorado 14er Event, maintaining repeaters and escorting visitors from out of town. See my previous post on activating by driving up the … Continue reading Pikes Peak SOTA: Hike from Devils Playground →

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Friday, August 10, 2018

• K5A Special Event Station
  On Saturday, August 11, 2018, the Bella Vista Radio Club will be operating a special event station at the Shiloh Museum of Ozark History in Springdale Arkansas. This is to celebrate the 50th year anniversary of the museum. We will … Continue reading →

 

• Forward thinking and food for thought.
  Sorry there has been very little activity from me during the last few months, family stuff has taken up a lot of my spare time recently, and radio has been well off the menu. However I will try and get back into the Blog as our Summer comes to an end.I…

 

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Tuesday, August 7, 2018

• LHS Episode #240: The Weekender XIV
  

  Hello and welcome to the 240th episode of Linux in the Ham Shack. In this episode, we outline some of the great amateur radio contests and special events, open source events and distributions, and wine, food and song you can partake of in the next fortnight. Oh no, I said fortnight. Get out there and […]

  

 

• Colorado 14er Event: Mount Princeton (W0C/SR-005)
  

  For the Colorado 14er Event, Joyce/K0JJW and I decided to activate Mount Princeton (W0C/SR-005).  I had climbed this summit many years ago, well before Summits On The Air (SOTA) was a thing. Princeton is a majestic peak that towers over Buena Vista and the surrounding area. We see that mountain quite often when we are … Continue reading Colorado 14er Event: Mount Princeton (W0C/SR-005) →

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• The Spectrum Monitor — August, 2018
  Stories you’ll find in our August, 2018 issue: SHARES: The Federal Government’s Plan-B HF Communications SystemBy Steve Handler In the aftermath of the 1962 Cuban Missile Crises, President John F. Kennedy wanted to improve the communications systems that linked the federal agencies. The goal was to provide better interconnectivity and also survivability of the system […]

 

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Monday, August 6, 2018

• Moving Pictures! First dabbles in Amateur TV
  I am always keen to try something new and I've spent the last couple of weeks experimenting with some Amateur Television ATV and Digital ATV (warning this post is bit of ramble and information overload)They say “a picture paints a thousand words”and I'…

 

• Weekly Propagation Summary – 2018 Aug 06 16:10 UTC
  Here is this week’s space weather and geophysical report, issued 2018 Aug 06 0236 UTC. Highlights of Solar and Geomagnetic Activity 30 July – 05 August 2018 Solar activity was very low throughout the period. Region 2717 (S08, L=027, class/area=Axx/10 on 02 Aug) was briefly the sole active region with sunspots, but was largely unproductive. […]

 

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Sunday, August 5, 2018

• ICQ Podcast Episode 273 – Austrian Innovation
  In this episode, Martin M1MRB is joined by Chris Howard M0TCH, Dan Romanchik KB6NU, Ed Durrant DD5LP and Frank Howell K4FMH to discuss the latest Amateur / Ham Radio news. Colin M6BOY rounds up the news in brief, and this episode’s feature is Austrian …

 

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