Fwd: Amateur Radio Newsletter – Saturday, May 12, 2018


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Saturday, May 12, 2018

  • Amateur Radio Weekly – Issue 203
    Shortwave Trading: The West Chicago Tower Mystery I recently stumbled onto the first evidence of shortwave trading at a site in West Chicago, Illinois and then used Federal Communications Commission (FCC) database research techniques to find two more sites. Sniper In Mahwah & friends 2018 State of the Hobby Results The results are in! State […]

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Fwd: Amateur Radio Newsletter – Thursday, May 10, 2018


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Thursday, May 10, 2018

  • LHS Episode #225: Gpredict Deep Dive

    Welcome to another exciting episode of the most terrific podcast on the Internet today. In this episode, the hosts discuss using gpredict for satellite tracking, rig control and rotor contol. They also delve into some of the complexities of and rewards to satellite communication in amateur radio. Thank you for listening and see you in […]

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Fwd: Pi Photo Booth – Substitution Box – Rock Ola Amp Rebuild

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PIBOOTH — A RASPBERRY PI BASED PHOTO BOOTH

Photo booths have always been a lot of fun. Now that there are digital cameras available, we can take photo booths up to a whole new level using a Raspberry Pi and a handful of other parts. Plus, this one is  portable, so it’s easy to add some high entertainment value to your next event no matter where it is.

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Fwd: Amateur Radio Newsletter – Monday, May 7, 2018


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Monday, May 7, 2018

  • Weekly Propagation Summary – 2018 May 07 16:10 UTC
    Here is this week’s space weather and geophysical report, issued 2018 May 07 0147 UTC. Highlights of Solar and Geomagnetic Activity 30 April – 06 May 2018 Solar activity was very quiet throughout the reporting period. Region 2706 (N03, L=281, class/area Dao/130 on 22 Apr) produced the strongest event of the past week, a B1 […]

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Fwd: Amateur Radio Newsletter – Saturday, May 5, 2018


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Saturday, May 5, 2018

  • Amateur Radio Weekly – Issue 202
    The Horror-Mitters A working tuneable FM transmitter for the two meter amateur using only found junk and components scavenged from old television sets. VK3ZZC Developer says he has purchased Hara Arena Michael Heitz, a Lexington based developer, has bought Hara Arena. Dayton Daily News Don’t buy into the doom-and-gloom: Low sunspots are not the end […]

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Fwd: Amateur Radio Newsletter – Friday, May 4, 2018


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Friday, May 4, 2018

  • LHS Episode #224: The Weekender IX

    Welcome to the newest edition of Linux in the Ham Shack, Weekender Edition. In this episode, we have a special interview with our friend Carter Hutchinson, K9KJN, who has a varied and very interesting back story and current story. We also discuss upcoming ham radio contests, special events, Open Source conferences, obscure Linux distributions, listener […]

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  • The Spectrum Monitor — May, 2018
    Stories you’ll find in our May, 2018 issue: TSM Reviews: FlexRadio 6400M All-Mode HF+6 Transceiver By Mark Haverstock K8MSH While computer control has become integrated into amateur radio transceivers in recent years, there is still a substantial faction of amateur radio operators who want to hold onto the traditional buttons and knobs of their radios. […]

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Fwd: Amateur Radio Newsletter – Tuesday, May 1, 2018


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Fwd: What’s the holy grail of electronic equipment to scavenge parts from?

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WHAT'S THE HOLY GRAIL OF ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT TO SCAVENGE PARTS FROM?

When you recycle electronic parts to use in future projects, what equipment do you look for that yields the best or most useful parts? What simple rules of your own to help guide your “Scrounging” would you add to this week's “Scrounging For Parts” article?

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Though just about every experimenter will likely have digital meters on their benches, many do still keep an analog meter around since there are some jobs where these devices can perform better than their digital counterparts. Keeping these analog devices in good repair requires a bit of care.

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SCROUNGING FOR PARTS — A FEW SIMPLE RULES

So, you want to fill your hobby electronics drawers with parts galore and don't have the money to start? Here are a few simple rules to follow that will help your scrounging efforts stay on the right track.

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WIRELESS MODES – Part 2

Amateur radio — once freed to experiment with and develop its own digital ways and means — has become a hotbed of mode and protocol experimentation.

RTTY is formally defined as direct-printing telegraphy because of its origins as an electro-mechanical system that connected keyboard-like contraptions over a telephone line or radio link.

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Fwd: Amateur Radio Newsletter – Monday, April 30, 2018


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  • Weekly Propagation Summary – 2018 Apr 30 16:10 UTC
    Here is this week’s space weather and geophysical report, issued 2018 Apr 30 0140 UTC. Highlights of Solar and Geomagnetic Activity 23 – 29 April 2018 Solar activity was very low. The strongest event of the period was a B2/Sf from Region 2706 (N03, L=281, class/area Dao/130 on 22 Apr) on 24/2145 UTC. The region […]

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Fwd: Amateur Radio Newsletter – Sunday, April 29, 2018


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Sunday, April 29, 2018

  • Ham College 40
    Ham College episode 40 is now available for download. General Amateur Radio Exam questions part 11. Digital Modes part 3, HF Antennas part 1. 01:05:41 Download YouTube

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  • ICQ Podcast Episode 265 – Online Purchasing Killing Hamfests?
    In this episode, Martin M1MRB is joined by Matthew Nassau M0NJX, Bill Barnes N3JIX and Chris Howard M0TCH to discuss the latest Amateur / Ham Radio news. Colin M6BOY rounds up the news in brief, and this episode’s feature is – Is the online purchasing …

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