Portable Inflatable Antenna and Sensor Tower for Emergency Management, Security, & Research

50 pounds and backpackable, this 37 ft tall antenna / sensor camera tower produced by LTA Projects (www.ltaprojects.com) is the most portable antenna tower in the world. Fast & easy 5 minute setup and under 2 minute inflation make this mast a perfect solution for restoring communications after a disaster or for work crews to improve cell phone, data, or radio communications in remote areas. Also allows you to place lightweight sensors or cameras high in the air, anywhere you can hike to. Perfect for many applications: emergeny communications, disaster relief, weather & environmental observation, security, forestry and agricultural management, and even or HAM amateur radio antenna use. We also sell cell repeaters and cameras for use on our towers. For more information call 877-897-5158 or visit our website: www.ltaprojects.com

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Friday Pacificon Snapshot

By Ward Silver, N0AX

QST Contributing Editor

The first day of the ARRL National Convention at Pacificon in Santa Clara, California is a wrap!

Much or the morning was consumed with getting everything “just so” in the ARRL EXPO area as Bob Inderbitzen NQ1R, and the rest of the EXPO staff made final preparations. ARRL Membership Manager, Diane Petrilli, KB1RNF and Customer Service Manager, Amy Hurtad…

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African sunset

A few nice ICOM images I found:

African sunset
ICOM
Image by gwendolen
Trish, this one is for you.

five trees
ICOM
Image by gwendolen
detail

‘t Sprankeltje van Freddie
ICOM
Image by gwendolen

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Postage Rates to Increase in January

The US Postal Service has announced that as of January 27, 2013, the cost to mail first class letters, postcards and packages within the US will go up. The cost to mail a first class letter will be 46 cents, while the cost to mail a postcard will be 33 cents, an increase of 1 cent for each. This is the third increase for postcard postage in less than two years; in April 2011, the USPS boosted t…

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National Hamfest, Newark 2012 – main hall video 2

Video 2 of the main hall at the excellent National Hamfest held at Newark on 28/29 September 2012. The Hamfest is hosted by Lincoln Short Wave Club in association with the RSGB. Thanks to those involved. I’ve also posted another vid of the main hall and one of the outside areas (search on “g4shf Hamfest”)

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Cool ICOM images

Some cool ICOM images:

IC-221
ICOM
Image by cytech

IMD attendees chatting amongst themselves
ICOM
Image by rstephemi

Visiting the Tech Virtual Exhibit Workshop
ICOM
Image by rstephemi
Axix Reyes (lecturer of museology at the University of Helsinki, Finland) visits the Virtual Studio exhibit by her countryman, Mac Coronet (Anssi Ahlgren)

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Icom IC-9100 Remote Control Software RS-BA1 Part 1

Demo of the RS-BA1 remote control software package from Icom Part 1 demo’s the control panel software in local USB connection Part 2 demo’s the remote server setup & radio connection Part 3 demo’s LAN and Internet connection and overview of performance
Video Rating: 5 / 5

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Latest Ham Antenna News

Red Wolf's Last Stand
By “pick them up,” Lucash means via a very high frequency radio antenna. … They watch my every move, then begin to step, then lope, then streak by, seeming to ham it up for the Homo sapiens they've temporarily allowed into their territory. Hardly the …
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iPhone 5 Release Date LIVE: Rumors, Features, Siri, 4G, Where to Watch …
Apple also describes it antenna technology to be "dynamic", which remains to be seen what that really means. Sprint, Verizon and AT&T are on the …. My favourite idea, as a relatively ham-handed individual, is the projected full size keyboard. Check …
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IARU Region 2 Executive Committee Meets in Curacao

The Executive Committee of IARU Region 2 met in Curacao September 29-30. Led by Region 1 President Reinaldo Leandro, YV5AM, the following members of the Executive Committee were in attendance at the meeting: Vice-President José Arturo Molina, YS1MS; Secretary and Area C Director Ramon Santoyo, XE1KK; Treasurer and Area E Director Noel Donawa, 9Y4X; Area B Director and ARRL International Affairs…

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Icom IC-746PRO decoding RTTY on screen

Here I am showing my IC-746pro decoding RTTY on the screen. As you can see… Sandra is working a RTTY pile-up from Columbia. Her call is HK3JJB. Very nice feature to have on the 746pro.
Video Rating: 3 / 5

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Scouts and Scouters Take to the Airwaves for the 55th Jamboree on the Air

Each year, more than 500,000 Scouts in more than 100 countries take to the airwaves on the third full weekend in October — and this year on October 20-21, it will be no different. The Jamboree on the Air (JOTA) is an annual Scouting and Amateur Radio event sponsored by the World Scout Bureau of the World Organization of the Scout Movement (WOSM). JOTA is an annual event where Boy Scouts, Girl …

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Cool ICOM images

A few nice ICOM images I found:

Paddestoelen
ICOM
Image by gwendolen
Paddestoelen in het Noorderplantsoen. (Nokia phone)

listening to the President’s welcome
ICOM
Image by rstephemi

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New QuickStats Poll Now Available on ARRL Website

Four new poll questions have just been published on the QuickStats page on the ARRL website. Let your voice be heard!

Questions in this month’s QuickStats poll:

  • Have you built a project using an Arduino microcontroller?
  • Do you subscribe to any Amateur Radio e-mail lists (reflectors)?
  • Do you prefer extended conversations on the air, or short contacts?
  • Was public service the primary motivation for …

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Chameleon V1 HF BBQ setup

Here’s my Chameleon V1 HF a few hours after I pulled it out of the box. It seems like a good antenna. Sturdy made. I’ve got 10 over signals from SC on 20M and 10 over signals on 80M from Minnesota.

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Icom IC-F34GS

Icom IC-F34GS demo, includes scanning, overview of features and repeater functions. Dover Coast Guard and foreign vessel transmissions featured.
Video Rating: 5 / 5

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Yaesu VX-7R vs VX-3R

Yaesu VX-7R vs Yaesu VX-3R, Hong Kong Airport.
Video Rating: 5 / 5

Yaesu FT-100D
Video Rating: 5 / 5

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ARRL Invites Nominations for 2012 International Humanitarian Award

Nominations are open for the 2012 ARRL International Humanitarian Award. This award is conferred upon an amateur or amateurs who demonstrate devotion to human welfare, peace and international understanding through Amateur Radio. The League established the annual prize to recognize those radio amateurs who have used ham radio to provide extraordinary service to others in times of crisis or disas…

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10 Meter HF Mobile Stick Antenna

10 Meter HF Mobile Stick Antenna

  • Approx 8ft untuned length. Tuneable.
  • Mobile Antenna for the 10 Meter Amateur Ham Band.
  • Approx. 4ft of Black Fiberglass with 4ft of Stainless Steel top Whip.
  • Handles 250 Watts, Has 3/8-24 mounting tread base.
  • Requires suitable optional Mount & Cable.

10 Meter Ham stick type antenna. Black.
Has standard 3/8-24 mounting thread at base.

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Short Ham Shack Tour

With the new equipment I have been procuring, I needed to rearrange the ham shack somewhat. Here’s the new listening position. Recorded on January 15, 2012 using a Flip Video camera.
Video Rating: 5 / 5

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Surfin’: Radio Tricks with Google Maps

By Stan Horzepa, WA1LOU
Contributing Editor

This week, Surfin’ reveals a cool radio trick for measuring distance with Google Maps.

Whereas, last time, the topic here was performing radio tricks using Google Earth, this time, the topic is performing radio tricks with Google Maps.

One of my radio pastimes is DXing on the AM and FM broadcast bands. It is something I can do with radio when I don’t hav…

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ZENITH AM Alarm Clock 1957 front

Check out these Hamfest images:

ZENITH AM Alarm Clock 1957 front
Hamfest
Image by Whiskeygonebad
Flea Market (Radio Hamfest) AM Alarm Clock bought in NOT working condition. Tubes are in series and none of the tubes were glowing (internal tube heaters need to heat up to work and in these type of radios they are in a series like Christmas lights) If one is bad they all don’t "light". The tubes are a common type so I checked them all with my tube tester, replaced one bad one (a 6BE6 converter) turned it on and it worked but there is a hum. The main filter capacitor will be bypassed with a 22uF 400v capacitor. Taken with a Canon 20D mixed natural morning light filled in with a flash (that’s why I had to take it off of a bit of an angle: The flash reflection would have been a killer.

Hamcation 2008: Vietnamese Shops
Hamfest
Image by PrincessFroglips
On the drive to hamfest.

Hamcation 2008: Vietnamese Shops
Hamfest
Image by PrincessFroglips
On the drive to hamfest.

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Amateur Radio Quiz: Ham Horizons

By H. Ward Silver, N0AX
noax@arrl.net

Part 97.1 points out five bases and purposes of the Amateur Radio Service. The third principle — encouragement and improvement of the Amateur Service through rules which provide for advancing skills in both the communication and technical phases of the art — has been a hallmark of the Amateur Radio Service from the beginning. This quiz lists a few of those …

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KSM RTTY 6328 kc 19-NOV-2011

KSM RTTY transmission as received on ICOM 7000, converted on HAL6000, and printed on a Teletype Model 15. Best to simply sit-back and watch in full screen mode. More info please visit radiomarine.org 73 de k6sro
Video Rating: 5 / 5

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The K7RA Solar Update

A coronal mass ejection (CME) hit the Earth on September 30, triggering a jump in geomagnetic indices. The planetary A index on October 1 was 31, and the K index jumped to 7, making aurora visible across the northern tier of the United States. The northern latitude college A index was 23 (near Fairbanks, Alaska), about the same as the mid-latitude index — which was 21 — in Fredericksburg, Vir…

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2010 ARRL DX CW @ K5GO

Karl, K9BGL, working the pileup on 15 meters during the 2010 ARRL DX CW contest. For more information visit www.k5go.com
Video Rating: 5 / 5

50mhz was a blast!
Video Rating: 5 / 5

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Rare Grid Rove Around

The Olympic Peninsula is in the far corner of the Pacific Northwest and contains a huge area of remote, isolated and largely undeveloped wilderness. The peninsula has but one single main road, Highway 101, which gives access to the distant coastline. Although most of it is within a hundred miles of the densely populated greater Seattle area, the tall peaks in the Olympic Mountain range will blo…

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Audio 2000s Adc2119 Rca Subwoofer Cable with Nylon Sleeve (5 Feet)

Audio 2000s Adc2119 Rca Subwoofer Cable with Nylon Sleeve (5 Feet)

  • The conductor is stranded with silver-plated PCOCC (Pure Copper by Ohno Continuous Casting process) copper wire for signal transmission fidelity.
  • The conductor is coated with foamed PE for a insulation layer with low capacitance.
  • A conductive PVC layer achieves a 100% shielding coverage which prevents both EMI and noises from mechanic vibration and twist.
  • Highly pure oxygen-free copper (OFC) is braided as shield to achieve a shielding coverage greater than 95%.
  • RCA plugs of highly pure copper enhances signal stability to achieve low VSWR (Voltage Standing Wave Ratio), less than 1.1 at 200MHz.

ADC2119 5 Feet 8.5mm (OD) RCA Subwoofer Cable with Nylon Sleeve

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The Weather Channel to Begin Naming Winter Storms

Beginning this winter, The Weather Channel will begin naming what it calls “noteworthy winter storms.” As The Weather Channel explained on its website, “[a] storm with a name is easier to follow, which will mean fewer surprises and more preparation. In addition to providing information about significant winter storms by referring to them by name, the name itself will make communication and info…

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ARRL New England 2012 Convention in Boxboro

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FCC Seeks to Change Amateur Radio Licensing Rules, Allow Additional Emission Types

On October 2, the FCC released a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) in WT Docket No. 12-121 that seeks to change the Amateur Radio licensing rules, especially as they concern former licensees. Acting upon an April 2011 Petition for Rulemaking filed by the Anchorage VEC to give permanent credit to radio amateurs for examination elements they have successfully passed, the FCC proposes to revise…

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RF Isolator Balun MFJ-915 Choke For Ham & CB Radio HF Antennas

RF Isolator Balun MFJ-915 Choke For Ham & CB Radio HF Antennas

  • * Eliminate Stray RF from Amateur & Cb Radio Antenna Feedlines.
  • * Helps Reduce Interference & TVI.
  • * For 1.8-30Mhz HF.
  • * 1:1 , 50 Ohms; Accepts Coax cables with PL-259 Connectors.

The MFJ-915 RF Isolator is a 1:1 Current Balun, designed to be placed in line with any 50-Ohm coax.
The RF Isolator is effective from 1.8 to 30 MHz. It was designed to improve the performance of all amateur stations, fixed or mobile.
MFJ-915 will reduce or eliminate stray RF often found on coax. This stray RF can cause burns, TVI, interference and other problems with electronic equipment in ham-shacks and vehicles.
Stray RF also results in a loss of radiated power from the antenna, w

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SARA Solicits Papers for New Mexico Conference

The Society of Amateur Radio Astronomers (SARA) — an organization for those interested in radio astronomy — is soliciting papers for presentation at its 2013 Western Regional Conference, February 9-10, 2013 in Socorro, New Mexico. Papers on radio astronomy hardware, software, education, research strategies, observations and philosophy are welcome. SARA members or supporters wishing to present…

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Shift to S&T, mobility growth influence new QS ranking

Shift to S&T, mobility growth influence new QS ranking
A global shift towards science and technology and rapid growth in international student mobility are trends impacting on the standing of the world's finest universities, according to the 2012-13 QS rankings. Universities … MIT was also powered to the …
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Vice-President of the European Commission and member of the Commission …
Across Europe, determined reforms to address long-standing weaknesses in labour, product and financial markets contribute to the successful consolidation of public finances, and help ensure lasting improvements in competitiveness in countries running …
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Gyeonghoeru(慶會樓) and I
For standing buffet, I know, they let the pavilion below rather than floor. In Gyeongbokgung(景福宮) they … There is golden section (ratio) frame by vertical column and horizontal bar, with beauty in every visible direction. This frame is called a …
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Peter Lake, ZL2AZ, Appointed Chairman of IARU Region 3

The Directors in IARU Region 3 have voted to appoint Peter Lake, ZL2AZ, of Wellington, New Zealand, as the Chairman of IARU Region 3. He replaces Michael Owen, VK3KI, who passed away unexpectedly last month. Owen, who was also President of the Wireless Institute of Australia (WIA), had served as Region 3 Chairman since 2006.

“I am extremely grateful to my fellow Directors for their support in th…

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Icom Ic-2000H

presentacion del icomo ic-2000H un avion fierro! love love kenwood 😛
Video Rating: 1 / 5

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Programming and setup of the IC-R6 Icom scanner for airshows

Listen to pilot audio recording using this setup at youtu.be Photo montage of Sioux Falls Airshow with pilot audio using this setup at: youtu.be Programming and setup of the IC-R6 Icom scanner for airshows Antenna: Diamond SRH77CA Scanner: Icom IC-R6 Airport Frequencies: www.fltplan.com – click on Charts and Maps in the side nav bar – Enter the airport code into the Approach Charts text box – Scroll down to airport diagram link Monitoring Guide www.monitoringtimes.com Online Store: grove-ent.com Blue Angels
Video Rating: 5 / 5

Remote control for ICOM IC-7000 by iPhone. IC-7000 with the CI-V connected by PC and ues Ham Radio Deluxe.It is a lot of scenes and iPhone + RDP is very effective. Correctness is AF UP though said RF UP in this video. The test of Full HD Video is held concurrently this time.
Video Rating: 4 / 5

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Turtle Beach Ear Force PX3 Features

The new Ear Force PX3 headset lets you dominate your competition with digital signal processing, wireless game sound, crystal-clear communication and the convenience of a rechargeable battery. While designed primarily for the PS3, the PX3 also works great as an XBOX and PC gaming headset. When used in PS3 and XBOX modes, the PX3’s unique digital signal processor provides game and chat audio presets that tune the headset sound for different gaming situations. Presets can also be replaced with different ones downloaded from the Turtle Beach website. There’s also a rechargeable battery that provides more than 10 hours of game play between charges. The battery can be charged while gaming, so you’ll never miss out on the action.

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Thomas Schaefer, NY4I, Wins September QST Cover Plaque Award

The winner of the August QST Cover Plaque award is Thomas Schaefer, NY4I, for his article “Your Antenna is on Fire!” Congratulations Thomas! The QST Cover Plaque Award — given to the author or authors of the best article in each issue — is determined by a vote of ARRL members on the QST Cover Plaque Poll web page. Cast a ballot for your favorite article in the October issue today.

 

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Barbie Fashion Fever Shopping Boutique Playset

Barbie Fashion Fever Shopping Boutique Playset

  • Set up your own store and buy outfits for Barbie with the Barbie Fashion Fever play set
  • Swipe the credit card and buy Barbie and outfit
  • See a multitude of styling options at once, with the rotating boutique pole
  • Includes 3 stylish outfits, boutique display pieces, play credit card, and display stand
  • Recommended for children ages 5-10

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ARRL in Action: What Have We Been Up to Lately?

Compiled by S. Khrystyne Keane, K1SFA
ARRL News Editor
news@arrl.org

This feature — including convenient Web links to useful information — is a concise monthly update of some of the things ARRL is doing on behalf of its members. This installment covers the month of September.

The ARRL has begun planning for its 100th birthday celebration in 2014.

NASA Astronaut Lee Morin, KF5DDB, will be the ARRL’…

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Five minutes of nice night propagation.

Summer here in Switzerland is at end, but jonospheric propagation continue to be very strong! Here you can see some minutes of this amazing situation. Work Conditions is Receiver: SDR Afedri , Antenna :Magnetic Loop ALA1530 indoor, Sw : SDR-Console + Multipsk . Best regards
Video Rating: 5 / 5

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30ft Tower Installation @ 9Y4NG – Arnold’s Qth

Installing a 30 foot Rohn 25G tower at the qth of 9Y4NG-Arnold …. Installation is done without a gin pole , as the 10ft section is light ( pse think twice before installing this way ) …….. Cecil – 9Z4CLN is in the orange coverall , and Arnold – 9Y4NG is the videographer . After receiving emails from guys who are not into installing towers, I must say — YES that I do have 2 Gin Poles , I have been installing towers for yearssssss. I have the physical strength and a lot of learnt techniques for doing an installation this way …… ROHN 25G sections are very light for me to manage this way by myself ……… I have installed a 50ft and a 40ft tower with this method.. If you must try this , practice on the ground with a 10ft section to get used to the sections weight .

The Fresno Amatuer Radio Club 2008 Field Day held at Pineridge School in Pineridge California, elevation 4843 feet. This is the raising of a portable 75 foot tower.
Video Rating: 4 / 5

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