Fwd: Amateur Radio Newsletter – Saturday, February 24, 2018


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Saturday, February 24, 2018

  • Amateur Radio Weekly – Issue 195
    Rescue on Uncompahgre Peak A teenage boy came up to me and said he had been sent to “find the guy with the radio” because a girl had been hit by a rock down below and was hurt. K0NR FCC: Bitcoin miner interfered with T-Mobile network Bitcoin miner generated spurious emissions in 700MHz, disrupting T-Mobile […]

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Fwd: Amateur Radio Newsletter – Friday, February 23, 2018


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Friday, February 23, 2018

  • LHS Episode #211: The Weekender IV

    Welcome to the fourth edition of The Weekender version of Linux in the Ham Shack. In this episode, the hosts discuss the best cheese in the world, how “terrific” the podcast is, a young and complex single-malt Scotch, Hamvention 2018, W5MOO upgrading to General Class and much more. They even threw in a great old(ish) […]

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Fwd: Time For Another Clock Project? Really?

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Interesting clock designs seem to be one of those projects that hobbyists love to build. Is there something mystical about a digital timepiece? Are they an artform in their own right or just fun to build?

Many designs have been presented in Nuts & Volts over the years. Have you built any of these or others, or even designed your own? This time, let’s share about the electronic clock projects we’ve built. Post photos if you got 'em.

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OLD HEATHKITS NEVER DIE, THEY JUST GET RESTORED

I love restoring old electronic equipment. A while ago, I was excited to find a vintage Heathkit EC-1 analog computer for a reasonable price on eBay. It definitely needed a little TLC. Here’s how I brought it back to life.

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Take A CAN BUS For A Spin


TAKE A CAN BUS FOR A SPIN

Learn how to use a CAN bus with a Propeller MCU – Part 1

A Controller Area Network (CAN) bus is designed to allow microcontrollers and devices to communicate with each other in applications without a host computer. This three-part series will give you the knowledge you need to utilize this protocol. First up: Learn how to use a CAN bus with a Propeller MCU.

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Amplifying Plant Signals

I’m trying to duplicate an ESP experiment described in the book “What A Plant Knows,” by Chamovitz. Basically, I need an amplifier and sensor to read signals from stems and roots. What frequency response does the amp need? …

Measuring Breathing Rate

I’m building a lie detector based on heart rate, breath rate, and galvanic skin response. I have it all figured out except for breath rate …

Neutralizing Battery Corrosion

I inherited an old, but expensive quartz watch from my grandfather and found a heavily corroded coin battery inside the watch case. I need to neutralize the corrosion without damaging the movement.
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BUILD AN ESP8266 NTP CLOCK

Building digital clocks may not be the sexiest of DIY projects, but it’s still pretty fun. Try this version that utilizes the ESP8266 family of devices which makes incorporating the Network Time Protocol simple.

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Fwd: Amateur Radio Newsletter – Wednesday, February 21, 2018


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Wednesday, February 21, 2018

  • Hunting For NDBs In CLE 229
    YPM – 274 courtesy: VE3GOPThis coming weekend will see another monthly CLE challenge. The hunting grounds will be the 50 kHz swath from 270 – 319.9 kHz, with much of this is being shared by DGPS signals here in North America.The last time this ran…

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Fwd: Amateur Radio Newsletter – Tuesday, February 20, 2018


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Tuesday, February 20, 2018

  • LHS Episode #210: Tripping Over Neurodiversity

    In this slightly manic episode of Linux in the Ham Shack, the hosts discuss a variety of topics including building SDR antennas out of garbage, the pseudoscience of neurodiversity, training programs for teachers in technology, millenials amateur radio, open source hardware, how to behave in an increasingly PC world, fldigi on an RPi and much, […]

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Fwd: Amateur Radio Newsletter – Monday, February 19, 2018


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Monday, February 19, 2018

  • Update on acquiring my UK call
    As a followup to my last post regarding the steps needed (if any) to acquire my UK amateur radio call once moved there. I do want to  thanks all those who posted comments and who emailed me regarding this question. It would seem I have just a few …

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  • Weekly Propagation Summary – 2018 Feb 19 16:10 UTC
    Here is this week’s space weather and geophysical report, issued 2018 Feb 19 0416 UTC. Highlights of Solar and Geomagnetic Activity 12 – 18 February 2018 Solar activity was at very low levels on 13-18 Feb and low levels on 12 Feb. The strongest flare of the period was a C1 from Region 2699 (S07, […]

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  • We’re Giving Away a HackRF One SDR and 49 More Prizes from NooElec!
    NooElec and AmateurRadio.com have teamed up to give away a HackRF One SDR Transceiver Package and… Over 49 other prizes from NooElec! That’s 50 prizes — over US $2,000 worth! This giveaway is open to licensed ham radio operators worldwide. …and NooElec will even pay the shipping! The deadline to enter is Sunday 25 February 2018 at 20:00 UTC. Prize […]

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Fwd: Amateur Radio Newsletter – Sunday, February 18, 2018


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Sunday, February 18, 2018

  • Rescue on Uncompahgre Peak (1992)

    I came across this story in my archives, written by me way back in August 1992. This was before mobile phones were commonly available, so ham radio turned out to be critical in this incident. Even today, there are many places in the Colorado backcountry where mobile phones don’t work but amateur radio can communicate. […]

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  • ICQ Podcast Episode 260 – Xiegu X108G Review
    In this episode, Martin M1MRB is joined by Chris Howard M0TCH, Dan Romanchik KB6NU and Ed Durrant DD5LP  to discuss the latest Amateur / Ham Radio news. Colin M6BOY rounds up the news in brief, and this episode’s feature is Xiegu X108G Review by Ed Dur…

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Fwd: Amateur Radio Newsletter – Saturday, February 17, 2018


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Saturday, February 17, 2018

  • Amateur Radio Weekly – Issue 194
    Yaesu FT-817 replacement details leaked Finally, the replacement for the very successful Yaesu FT-817nd is about to see the light of day. QRPblog APRS over HF HFAPRS with APRS Messenger & DroidPSK. OH8STN Send APRS to email via Xastir on RF You may only send one line messages of 64 total characters maximum for the […]

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Fwd: Amateur Radio Newsletter – Friday, February 16, 2018


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Friday, February 16, 2018

  • February at Potter Place
    Dave K1SWL, Tim W3ATB and I met for lunch and then went to operate at the old rail station in Potter Place. I worked 8 stations including Belgium, Portugal, Spain and France. I set up the KX3 under the eaves of the station on an old luggage box. I tossed my antenna line over the […]

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  • LHS Episode #209: The Weekender III

    Welcome to another edition of The Weekender. These episodes are designed to give you fun things to do, touch, hear or see for your weekend. It may be food, drink, amateur radio, science, technology, open source or anything at all. But the hope is that it's enjoyable, entertaining and possibly educational. Thanks for listening! 73 […]

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Fwd: Amateur Radio Newsletter – Thursday, February 15, 2018


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Thursday, February 15, 2018

  • The 2018 Novice Rig Roundup (NRR)
    One of the most enjoyable operating events of the year is fast approaching — the Novice Rig Roundup or 'NRR'. Technically, it is a contest, but I have the feeling that most participants think of it as just a lot of fun and a nice opportunity to he…

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