Archive for month: October, 2014
E4000 USB DVB-T + RTL-SDR Realtek RTL2832U + R820T DVB-T Tuner Receiver PAL IEC
- What in the Package? 1 x E4000 USB DVB-T Stick 1 x Extra powerful antenna 1 x driver and software CD 1 x remote control
This item is very new and can be support WINDOWS 8!The chip of this item is RTL2832U + R820T. Chip E4000 runs out of stock!!!Overview:Sticks with this combination (RTL2832 + R820T) are relatively new on the market. The main difference to all the other supported tuners so far is that it uses a Low-IF (3.57 MHz) architecture instead of Zero-IF. That means the tuner is only connected to the In-Phase ADC input, and the internal down converter of the RTL2832 is generating the complex samples. This ha
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Using your bench signal generator to inject a carrier back into a Single Side Band (SSB) signal to copy it. I made this quick video for youtube user “joernon…
The co-founder of Mirage Communications and KLM, Ken Holladay, K6HCP, of Gilroy, California, died October 14 after an extended illness. He was 75. Holladay and Everett Gracey, WA6CBA (SK) co-founded Mirage Communications, now a part of MFJ. He also was the “K” in KLM Electronics, Inc, which he co-founded with Leeland “Mel” Farrer, K6KBE, and Mike Staal, K6MYC.
A radio amateur from his high schoo…
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Check out these Amateur Radio images:
671B1224: Angie, Matthew/KB1EXM, and Gene/KG4JBC
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Fotos y videos editados desde mi telefono movil. La pasamos de maravilla, aqui lo que mas importa no es la calidad del material, sino lo vivido por todo el g…
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J34J- nippon DX-Pedition GRANADA isl.- IOTA: NA-024- 06:20 utc – 28-Nov-2013 – 40 meters band.
Former ARRL Great Lakes Division Director Gary Johnston, KI4LA, has been named as the recipient of the Kentucky Historical Society’s 2014 Award of Distinction. Johnston chaired the ARRL Board of Directors Historical Committee during his tenure, which included stints as both a Vice Director and Director. Johnston is president of the Board of Trustees of the Behringer-Crawford Museum (BCM) in Cov…
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A few nice ARRL images I found:
Split Rock ARA Field Day 2007
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Split Rock Amateur Radio Association ARRL Field Day 2007
Horseshoe Lake, Roxbury Township, NJ
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A software-defined radio system, or SDR, is a radio communication system where components that traditionally have been implemented in hardware (e.g. mixers, …
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Bidding in the ninth annual ARRL On-Line Auction concludes October 30 (at 0300 UTC on October 31). More than 230 items are on the block, including 24 pieces of gear that were the subject of QST “Product Review” articles. One-of-a-kind items include a hard-cover 2014 Centennial edition of The ARRL Handbook, imprinted with “Hiram Percy Maxim, W1AW” and a hardcover edition of the 2014 Centennial H…
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Reception of KQ2H Amateur Radio repeater (New York, NY, USA) on 29620 kHz (FM) by CX2ABP in Montevideo, Uruguay (GF15wc). October 11, 2012 at 1856 UTC. Recei…
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Here’s a shot of our new Icom repeater at the Community Hospital.
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N8RT uses a Vintage Galaxy GT-550 , making contact with UT5MM Vic.Ukraine.
The GOMX-2 and RACE CubeSats were among more than 2 dozen satellites that were lost after an unmanned Orbital Space Sciences (OSC) Antares 130 vehicle exploded spectacularly shortly after launch at 2222 UTC on Tuesday, October 28, from the Mid-Atlantic Regional Spaceport on Wallops Island on Virginia’s Eastern Shore. Both satellite packages carried payloads that operated on Amateur Radio freque…
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Start decoding signals in less than five minutes! For more, visit: http://instant.ettus.com/ Read the full blog post: http://www.ettus.com/blog/2013/02/ettus…
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Glen Popiel, KW5GP, author of the newly released ARRL publication Arduino for Ham Radio will be the featured guest on a webcast on Thursday, October 30, at 0100 UTC by Tom Medlin, W5KUB. Arduino devices are powerful and inexpensive microcontrollers, and they are an easy way for radio amateurs, students, and professionals to create devices that interact with their environment through sensors and…
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12 meters.
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For a full FM Bandscan from this great DX-location, please visit http://site.voila.fr/fmdx/rakovica.htm . LOCATION: The village of Rakovica in NW Bulgaria, i…
The ARRL Centennial W1AW portable operations taking place throughout 2014 from each of the 50 states are now in Nevada and West Virginia. They will transition at 0000 UTC on Wednesday, October 29 (the evening of October 28 in US time zones), to Wyoming (W1AW/7) and Massachusetts (W1AW/1). W1AW/KP2 also will be active until November 5 from the US Virgin Islands. So far during 2014, W1AW has visi…
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The 12 Volt Sailor.
Learn how to design and build an efficient electrical system. Shows how to integrate the radar, watermaker, windlass, single side band radio, auto pilot and GPS into your D.C. system.
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It’s getting to be more challenging to receive the JT65B transmissions from the recently launched 4M (Manfred Memorial Moon Mission) lunar payload. The 13-character onboard messages posted from around the world prior to launch were expected to be transmitted this week and will be repeated. On October 25 Ghislain Ruy, LX2RG, of LUXspace said signals from the 4M payload were quite weak.
“This is n…
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วิธีบันทึกช่อง Duplex icom V90 จาก www.amphanradio.com.
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Software defined radio – Vision, Challanges and Solutions, prof Christer
Image by Ross Mayfield
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40 m QRP Ham radio contact both stations using 5 Watt power level. Will, K9FO is using a FLEX Software Defined Radio with a Dell Laptop computer keying. NG9D…
The 2015 ARRL Handbook for Radio Communications is now shipping, and, while supplies last, you can get the hard-cover edition for the soft-cover price. The ARRL Handbook provides the theory, practical information, and construction details to expand your knowledge and skill as an Amateur Radio operator and experimenter.
This 92nd edition of The ARRL Handbook is at the forefront of the growing fie…
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The Dayton Hamfest – it’s the world’s largest hamfest, at least in the free world. Like salmon returning to the place where they lay eggs, hams form temporar…
Check out these Ham Radio images:
just a second test
Image by Juergen Karneil
B2V The Monroes
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The dog’s name is Frack and his parents aren’t BSG fans. Frack had a brother named Frick. Ham Radio support for the Baker to Vegas Challenge Cup Relay Race
EME Array
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My Realistic (Radio Shack) DX-394 receiving weather information from Deutscher Wetterdienst (yes I know I screw up the pronunciation in the video!). This was…
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qrp/ik4gni qso on rtty during the XE-contest 02.2012 (21mhz) antenna hy-gain vertical av640; nar-filter 300Hz; power 5w; interface home made;
Indonesia’s new national leaders are both Amateur Radio licensees.
President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo, YD2JKW, holds a General class license. Vice President Jusuf Kalla, YC8HYK, is an Advanced class licensee.
Elected in July, Jokowi, 53, a former furniture exporter, and Kalla, 72, were inaugurated on October 20 in Jakarta. Indonesia is the world’s third-largest democracy, with a population of approxi…
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Here is the last lesson, lesson 35, in the Technician Class Exam Prep Course! This lesson covers the T0C question form the exam pool and RF hazards. I hope t…
Cable news channel News14 Carolina did several stories on the Raleigh Amateur Radio Society’s 2010 Field Day. I put them together in one YouTube package.
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Ham Radio Magazine January 1972: Phase Locked Loop RTTY Terminal Unit
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Solar activity is making a healthy comeback, just in time for the SSB weekend of the CQ World Wide DX Contest. The contest begins tonight at 0000 UTC and ends Sunday October 26 at 23:59:59 UTC. See http://www.cqww.com/rules.htm for rules. The contest is always held on the last full weekend of October, while the CW contest is the last full weekend in November.
A series of large solar flares erupt…
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2e0hts is back in the DX seat running the FT-1000 MKV and Cobweb antenna. This time 2e0hts hits the jackpot on the 15 meter band and gets a signal into South…
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This is a short video showing how Linux can do PSK31 using fldigi. The software is free and is available in most software sources as a package install for Li…
An advance party of sorts was in American Samoa this week, scouting possible location for the upcoming W1AW/KH8 operation. The team expects the ARRL Centennial W1AW portable operation from American Samoa to get underway November 2 and continue for about 12 days.
John Kennon, N7CQQ, Paul Playford, W8AEF, and Clifford Hauser, KD6XH, arrived in American Samoa (KH8) ahead of the rest of the W1AW/KH8…
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[UPDATED 2014-10-24 1942 UTC] A Chinese Long March 3C/G2 rocket carried the Manfred Memorial Moon Mission (4M) lunar flyby experiment into space at 1759 UTC on October 23, on its way to a lunar transfer orbit and a return to Earth in about 9 days. Radio amateurs in Oceania and Europe have reported hearing the JT65B from the onboard Amateur Radio payload. Lunar flyby is to occur, nominally, on O…
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A few nice ARRL images I found:
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ARRL Field Day at the Reagan Library 2014
A proposal aired at the July ARRL Board of Directors meeting endorsing additional HF digital privileges for Technicians and referred to the ARRL Executive Committee (EC) for study came in for considerable discussion when the EC met on October 4 in Memphis. The original motion by ARRL Southeastern Division Director Doug Rehman, K4AC, had called for a Petition for Rule Making to the FCC seeking d…
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A few nice Skywarn images I found:
I have graduated from Skywarn school!
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@ JJ Pickle Research Center 4sq.com/hoZthi (posted via FlickSquare)
#wx #weather central in my radio room for running the #skywarn net #hamradio
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Bidding for the ninth annual ARRL On-Line Auction will get underway at 1400 UTC on Thursday, October 23. More than 230 items are on the block, including 24 pieces of gear that were the subject of QST “Product Review” articles and road tested by the ARRL Laboratory team. In addition to other miscellaneous transceivers and accessories there are more than 100 vintage books.
“We also have a number o…
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Lumix Smart Camera CM1 – kamerás telefon, vagy telefonos kamera?
TV-tuner · Digitális tábla · Webkamera · Kártyaolvasó. Számítógép tartozék. Akkumulátor/Elem/ … Média · Minipci · Router · Access point · USB · Tűzfal · Repeater · Printserver · PCI-E kártya · Kit · Bridge · Antenna · Egyéb · NAS. Hálózati …
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DisplayPort 1.2a/1.3 támogatást kapott az új USB csatlakozó – IT hírek
TV-tuner · Digitális tábla · Webkamera · Kártyaolvasó. Számítógép tartozék. Akkumulátor/Elem/ … Média · Minipci · Router · Access point · USB · Tűzfal · Repeater · Printserver · PCI-E kártya · Kit · Bridge · Antenna · Egyéb · NAS. Hálózati …
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http://www.xilinx.com/zynq This video provides an introduction to the Zynq-7000 All Programmable SoCs / AD9361 SDR System Development Kit. The kit provides a…
Ham Radio balloon to commemorate Sputnik
Please e-mail (christo.kriek@live.co.za) a screen print of the decoded message with date, time, GPS location, radio and antenna used to receive a special certificate from the launch team, if you are one of the lucky ones that can "decode" by ear please …
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Ham Radio at Monkton Stargazing Weekend
Daytime – we will have solar telescopes to observe the Sun's surface and prominences. We will have on show the only Solar Ionospheric Disturbance monitor in the United Kingdom which will indicate when the Sun is giving out a solar flare – of huge …
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In a few short days, operators across all 83 ARRL and Radio Amateurs of Canada (RAC) sections will take to the airwaves to compete in the first of two ARRL November Sweepstakes events. Always a fall favorite “Sweeps” is the longest-running “domestic” contest. The CW event is November 1-3, while the SSB event is November 15-17. The action on both weekends gets underway at 2100 UTC Saturday and r…
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IMG_1408: John/KA4YMA assembles the arrow antenna
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Kia Sportage 1.7-litre CRDi 114bhp '3' review
The tiger-nose grille remains intact but on our version, the '3', it has a new black gloss arrow-shaped mesh grille pattern, also with a chrome surround. Jump to the rear and, if you're familiar with the Sportage, you'll notice a … of the rear lights …
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Antisemitismo:Ucei lancia "numero verde"
18:00 (ANSA) – ROMA – Una 'Antenna antisemitismo' per raccogliere denunce di violenze o discriminazioni. E' l'iniziativa – una sorta di numero verde – annunciata in una nota dal presidente dell'Unione delle Comunità Ebraiche Italiane (Ucei), Renzo …
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The KP1-5 Project has received word from the US Fish & Wildlife Service that it may activate Navassa Island (KP1) in January 2015. The DXpedition will be a maximum of 14 days, and exact dates will be determined by USFWS mission requirements and weather windows.
“Our experienced team of 15 is complete and is ready for the challenge,” said an October 22 KP1-5 Project news release from President Bo…
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Another comparison video of two popular variable DC power supplies. Price is the same, so it’s a choice of functionality (Alinco) or versatility (Powerwerx)….
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A quick video as I make some contacts using the Timberline 2-meter repeater on Mt. Hood. We had a great contact with Dave (K7KEG) in West Bend / Aubrey Butte…
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IARU EMC Coordinator Thilo Kootz, DL9KCE/AD7IY, has been presented with the IEC 1906 Award. Kootz received the award during the plenary session of CISPR (the Special International Committee on Radio Interference) held in Frankfurt on October 20. Kootz represents the IARU at the international standardization organization, overseeing the protection of radio reception. CISPR was founded in 1934 to…
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this is a test video.
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CQ has reversed its just-announced policy that it would no longer accept logs for any CQ-sponsored contest from stations in Crimea operating with Russian-issued call signs and is adopting a new policy that is in harmony with ARRL’s DXCC policy. In announcing the shift, CQ Publisher Dick Ross, K2MGA, cited concerns raised by “a large number of contesters around the world” that CQ was unfairly de…
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POWER CORD w/ LIGHTER PLUG Heavy Duty 16 ga with 3 pin socket for CB Ham Radios – Workman CB3AP
- Fits 99% of all cb ham radios up to 30 watts
- standard 3 pin fused 16 awg cord
- Shipped from Redman CB
POWER CORD w/ LIGHTER PLUG Heavy Duty 16 ga with 3 pin socket for CB Ham Radios – Workman CB3AP
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PT5T ARRL MULTI-OP 10M 2012 By PU5DCB.
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Beginning at 6 pm tomorrow evening (2200 UTC on Wednesday, October 22nd), ARRL Headquarters systems will be taken down to perform maintenance functions.
This will impact operations of Logbook of The World, Online DXCC, the Centennial websites, and e-mail coming in and out of the building. E-mail sent to ARRL HQ will be queued for delivery once the systems are restored to operational status.
The …
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A very straightforward introduction to Digital Filters with MicroModeler DSP. http://www.micromodeler.com.
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