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This is my video of the 3rd National Hamfest at Newark Showground in the United Kingdom. It was a superb day with many traders and very unlike UK weather wel…
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Archive for month: September, 2013
[Updated Sep 14, 23:15] Hurricane Watch Net (HWN) manager Bobby Graves, KB5HAV, has announced that the net plans to activate Sunday, September 15, at 1500 UTC on 14.325 MHz in response to the approach of Hurricane Ingrid, only the second hurricane of the 2013 season.
A hurricane warning has been issued from Cabo Rojo to La Pesca, Mexico. A tropical storm warning has been issued from north of La…
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Example of CW Skimmer , SDR-IQ , and CW “skims” imported in to DXLAB’s Spotcollector. Feb 18, 2012 International DX Contest.
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If a quick conversation with someone far away (similar to a contest contact) while running minimal power to a limited antenna is your type of fun, JT9 is worth a try. I’ve always thought that bouncing signals off the ionosphere is next to miraculous in and of itself but JT9 seems to go one better. In the following piece I will explain how you can use JT9 to do an unbelievable job of working ver…
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A few nice Ham Shack images I found:
About five dozen Amateur Radio Emergency Service (ARES) volunteers have deployed in and around flood-stricken counties of Colorado, providing critical communication for Red Cross shelters and state and local emergency operation centers. Recent heavy rains have caused veritable mountainside tsunamis that have caused rivers and streams to overflow their banks, ravaged roads and property and displ…
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ICOM A: Vehicles with OBD capability (Connect to ISIS/SSS/ISID with LAN or WAN) ICOM B: For programming with MOST port (Connect to MOST in vehicle / to ICOM-…
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Solar activity was very, very quiet over the past week. For the reporting period September 5-11, the average daily sunspot number was only 37.7. Average daily sunspot numbers as reported in this bulletin have not been nearly this low since June 6-12 of this year, when it was 39.6. The last time it was lower was June 21-27 of last year, when it was 26.3.
Australia’s IPS Radio and Space Services i…
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Radio amateur Jonathan Trappe, KJ4GQV, of Raleigh, North Carolina is trying to cross the Atlantic in a cluster balloon. He took off September 12 at 1200 UTC from Caribou, Maine. According to a reporton AMSAT-UK, Trappe is carrying Amateur Radio beacons on 14.0956 MHz and 144.390 MHz APRS.
The 14.0956 MHz beacon is just above the WSPR frequency (approximately 1880 Hz in the waterfall display), ru…
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This video shows live reception of Slow Scan Television transmitted from the International Space Station. The receiver chain consisted of USRP+TVRX, GNU Radi…
The Radio Amateur Civil Emergency Service (RACES) went on standby alert, and the Red Cross and the Salvation Army Team Emergency Radio Network (SATERN) were called out earlier this week in the wake of the so-called Morgan Incident Fire, in chaparral southeast of Clayton, California. The blaze, on the eastern flank of the north peak of Mount Diablo, put at least four Mount Diablo Amateur Radio C…
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World Radiosport Team Championship 2014 (WRTC-2014) organizers remind prospective competitors that all team leader applications are due by Friday, September 13. So far, more than 100 applications have been received for the international competition set for July 8-14, 2014, in New England.
Not everyone who qualifies will submit an application to compete in WRTC-2014, so if a top qualifier does no…
Does your FT-950 seem as sharp as this when tuning around? If not, perhaps you should try fitting the 3KHz replacement filter from Network Sciences, marketed…
Special event station ZM9ØDX will be on the air from New Zealand during the full month of October to mark the 90th anniversary of that country’s first DX activities on the amateur bands and to commemorate the DX pioneers who made them happen.
The first New Zealand-to-Australia contact took place in April 1923, followed by then-world record contacts between New Zealand and Argentina the following…
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This is video showing start to semi finnished Skywarn Hyundai Ellantra . Enjoy everyone!
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Skywarn activation Storm warning. 6-15-2010.
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The Society of Amateur Radio Astronomers (SARA) is seeking papers for its 2014 Western Regional Conference. The event takes place March 22-23, 2014, in Bishop, California, and at the Owens Valley Radio Observatory.
The first day of the conference will be spent at Cal Tech’s Owens Valley Radio Observatory, with presentations by OVRO staff and SARA members and supporters followed by a tour of the …
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S21XV on 20m CW as copied in Houston on a Force 12 C3E up 16m.
An example of decoding the CW telemetry signals transmitted by the CubeSat CO-65 (CUTE-1.7+APDII, JQ1YTC). This satellite, launched in 2008, was the result o…
Jagjeet Singh Virdee, 5Z4GB, died August 29 after he and his 70-year-old mother were shot and killed outside their residence in Kericho County, Kenya, by five men armed with automatic weapons. He was 50. The attackers got away with a wallet and a pistol, according to one local news account. Singh Virdee, who also held the call sign 5H3JS in Tanzania, was reported to be a prominent Asian busines…
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The so-called Morgan Incident Fire, in chaparral southeast of Clayton, California, on the eastern flank of the north peak of Mount Diablo put at least four Amateur Radio repeaters off the air September 8. These include the K6MDD D-Star repeater, the W6UUU MotoTRBO repeater, the recently relocated W6CX APRS digipeater and the W6CX ATV repeater. Mount Diablo Amateur Radio Club President Jim Siemo…
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Origens dos nomes de bandas e artistas de rock
A Certain Ratio – Uma frase tirado da uma música de Brian Eno. A&M Records – As iniciais dos donos (Herb) Alpert e (Jerry) Moss. ….. Cassandra tem o dom da profecia e a maldição de ninguém acreditar nela. CBGB's – Templo Nova Yorquino para o new wave …
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Universal Digital Sensor Interface – Design Possibilities
This is addressed by IO-Link with standard connector, interface specification and communication protocol by the means of connecting hubs with a cluster of IO-Link sensors to the Field Bus. Figure 2 shows such a network structure with IO –Link … with …
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Fujitsu dodává první servery PRIMERGY se systémem Windows Server
Společnost Fujitsu je celosvětově prvním dodavatelem, který získal certifikaci pro systém Windows Server 2012, ještě před jeho oficiálním uvedením, a také jako první nabízí řešení typu Cluster-in-Box s již novým systémem. Ačkoliv příjmy z … Díky úzké …
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Yaesu FT-7900R Mobile Dual-Band Amateur Ham Radio 50W/45W VHF/UHF Transceiver
- Mobile Amateur Radio Transmits 144-148Mhz & 430-450Mhz, Receives 108-520Mhz, 700-999Mhz.
- Output power of 50W VHF & 45W UHF, with lower 20/10/5W power settings.
- 1000 memory channels with AlphaNumeric Display, ctcss/dcs (PL/DPL).
- Built-in speaker. 1200/9600 bps Packet Jack.
- Includes Backlit Direct Entry Keypad mic, double fused power cord & mounting bracket. Requires 12-14Vdc @ 12A.
Dual Band VHF-UHF Amateur Radio mobile Transceiver.
* 50W VHF, 45W UHF, (with selectable 20W, 10W & 5W settings).
* Xmit 144-148Mhz & 430-450Mhz. Receives 108-520Mhz & 700-999Mhz (except cellular band).
* Features AlphaNemeric Display, 1000 channels, lighted microphone w/ direct freq entry.
* Includes 12Vdc power cord & mounting bracket.
* Requires suitable optional Dual Band Amateur antenna.
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Video showing me making an home-brew antenna (Multi Functional Dipole copy). May I apologize for the video quality as I used my mobile phone for this video.
A familiar DX and contesting call sign has gone quiet. Steve Hodgson, ZC4LI, of Cyprus died August 31 of cancer. He was 69. Hodgson also was on the air over the years as 5B4AHA, C4C, GØLII, G6G and ZD8LII, and was active until a few weeks ago. Adrian, 5B4AIY, called him “an enthusiastic contest operator [who] had won many awards. I’m sure his call will be sorely missed.” Mark, N2QT, said ZC4LI …
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Yaesu FT-857D, FC-40 tuner, 4m whip. Yaesu FT-897D, SG-230 tuner, 5m whip.
On the occasion of the EuroBasket 2013 basketball competition 2013 in Slovenia September 4-22, ZRS, the Association of Radio Amateurs of Slovenia) is offering an award to all radio amateurs and SWLs for contacting/monitoring S5 special event stations with three-digit prefix and EB suffices (eg S513EB, S541EB) and stations from the 24 countries fielding EuroBasket teams, between August 1 and Sep…
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Received in Japan with a long wire of a stainless-steel fence. There’re only a few RRI stations left on SW, and Wamena is one of them. Radio Republik Indones…
Conditions were quieter again this week. Average daily sunspot numbers declined from 77 to 69, and average daily solar flux was off by 9.5 points to 106.9, when compared to the previous seven days, August 22-28.
Predicted solar flux for the near term is 105 on September 6-10, 100 on September 11-12, 110 on September 13, 120 on September 14-15, 115 on September 16-17, 110 on September 18, 105 on …
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Review of the Radio Shack center loaded portable antenna for amateur radio HT and scanner radios.
instructional video on installing a common PL259 connector on inexpensive RG6 aluminum shielded coax standard or quad shield .
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Breve demonstração e teste de TX / RX do Icom IC-718 enviado ao Amigo Claudmir PU2FBA de Luiziânia-GO! Grato pela confiança e fraterno 73. Marcos PU2RUD.
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Adobe has restored access to downloaded issues of digital QST using the latest Adobe® AIR™ ver 3.8 on Windows operating systems. To download the latest Adobe® AIR™ version, visit the Adobe Air web page.
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The Uwharrie Mountains of North Carolina will provide the locale for the 13th USA Amateur Radio Direction Finding (ARDF) Championships of on-foot hidden transmitter hunting. Fans of this international sport, also known as “foxtailing” or “radio-orienteering,” are making travels plans now. Backwoods Orienteering Klub (BOK) will host the event, which will be held October 8-13. This year’s USA Cha…
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AV G-Type Rack Power Filter 120V 15A
- LED & display dimmer:Adjust the unit’s LED and display brightness independently of each other to suit your individual tastes and environment.
- Sequenced turn on/off:Helps power on components in the proper order to prevent speaker stress. Proper sequencing can also help manage current draw on startup to prevent unnecessary circuit breaker tripping.
- LED status indicators:Quickly understand unit and power status with visual indicators.
- Isolated filter banks:Eliminates electromagnetic and radio frequency interference (EMI/RFI) as a source of audio-video signal degradation.
- Dataline Surge Protection:Provides protection of connected equipment from power surges on the data lines.
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Amateur Radio volunteers supporting the Red Cross and local government in the wake of the gigantic Rim Fire, in and near California’s Yosemite National Park and the Stanislaus National Forest, have stood down after 16 days on duty. The initial callout on August 19 responded to a request to assist the Red Cross in setting up an evacuation center in Groveland, California. Shelter operations reloc…
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This is a video of one of are engineers Dan putting up Antron A99 18 ft HF omni-directional antenna on a 20ft pole1 The Aerial Man offers the best service an…
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Some tips for the lightweight QRPer.
NASA’s Juno spacecraft will fly past Earth on October 9 to receive a gravity assist, putting it on course for Jupiter. To celebrate, the Juno mission is inviting Amateur Radio operators around the world to say “HI” to Juno in a coordinated Morse code message. If enough operators participate, Juno’s “Waves” radio and plasma wave experiment should be able to detect the message. The Say “HI” to Ju…
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Find us at @WA6BGS or Twitter @WA6BGS http:\www.wa6bgs.us club@wa6bgs.us Sponsored by WA6BGS the Amateur Radio Club of El Cajon, Inc. Conducted by Joe N6YPC…
Everything about the MARS “Pacific Endeavor-13” exercise was simulated, except the power failure in “Pacifica,” the fictitious disaster-battered Asian nation that a small band of amateurs was seeking to assist. The Pentagon and US Pacific Command set up the drill as a test of Amateur Radio emergency support in Asia in the aftermath of Japan’s tsunami catastrophe. MARS, military stations and ama…
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Test FM reception on my Yaesu FT-857d. Antenna is Jpole 145 Mhz. The sound is clear and crisp, very good for an HF Transceiver!
Mercato no stop – Indiscrezioni, trattative e retroscena del 9 agosto
L'agente del giocatore, Josias Cardoso, ha dato una versione diversa della questione a Radio Blu: "Io non ho mai avuto contatti con la Fiorentina, ho dato il mandato ad un mio collega per trattare con il club viola. … Varie ed eventuali – Il Corriere …
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A preliminary schedule has been posted for the 32nd annual TAPR/ARRL Digital Communications Conference in Seattle later this month. Among the forum topics: “Raspberry Pi Applications in Digital Communications: A Mobile Xastir-Based APRS Station,” “High Performance BPSK31: Ideas for a New Generation,” “Narrowband IP over Amateur Radio Networks (NIPARnets): Next-Generation Networking for Amateur …
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DD7LP, Christian zeigt die möglichkeit mit einem PDA Taschencomputer in Verbindung mit einem FT817 portabel Betrieb in den digitalen Sonderbetriebsarten wie …
SV9/EA1AP 30M RTTY.
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OSN1II)/OSN2I(0)/OSN3I(0)/OSN4I(0)/OSN5I(0)/OSN6I(0)// Repeated over and over! 31 MAY 2012 01:40 UTC Date and Time in Video.
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The Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA) has ended an 18-month trial that allowed participating Advanced licensees in that country to run up to 1 kW on the HF bands. Advanced licensees Down Under are limited to 400 W PEP. ACMA reached its decision earlier this month following a detailed assessment begun last March.
“After taking into consideration all the data obtained as part of…
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Solar activity slipped this week, with the average daily sunspot number declining nearly 50 points to 77 and average daily solar flux down nearly 10 points to 116.4. In fact, those “nearly” numbers were 49.9 and 9.9.
The latest solar flux predictions from NOAA/USAF (Thursday, August 29, 2013):
August 30-September 1: 108, 105 and 108
September 2-3: 110
September 4-5: 112
September 6-7: 115 and 120
Se…
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Revolutionary new 16 foot tall Highway Emergency Warning Tower. Inflatable, and 16 feet tall, the AIR Traffic Cone flashes with a 500 Watt quartz internal li…
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QSO EA5GEB y EB7BMV.