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- Cheap Computer Controlled TV Rotor for AMSAT Satellites
- CrimperGate – When the Coax Crimper Jaws Won’t Crimp Close – A Mystery
- First Portable Solar Setup For Ham Radio – Bioenno Solar Charge Controller SC-4830JUD and ALLPOWERS 100W Solar Charger AP-SP-012-BLA Portable Solar Panel Kit
- For Sale: NOOELEC RTL-SDR with NOOELEC Ham It Up V1.3 – Includes Metal Enclosure And SDR Connector Cable For SDR.
- Ham Radio Deluxe – Last Free Version Available for Download Here
- Ham Radio RFI – How To Track Down and Find RFI and Noise Affecting Your Ham Station
- Ham Radio Satellite Antenna Dilemma – In Search Of A Solution
- Ham Radio Shack For Sale – Two Yaesu FT-991 / Yaesu ATAS-120a / Heil Pro 7 Headset / LDG Z11 Pro Tuner / Yaesu FH2 – Hamvention Sale!
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- 403 CHEAP DIY Homebrew Wire Antennas for Ham Radio
- Amateur Radio Parity Act – Watch Video And Help Get This Law Passed!
- Attic AMSAT Antenna – Working the Ham Radio Satellites With A Rotatable Computer Controlled Yagi Attic Antenna
- Cheap Computer Controlled TV Rotor for AMSAT Satellites
- CrimperGate – When the Coax Crimper Jaws Won’t Crimp Close – A Mystery
- First Portable Solar Setup For Ham Radio – Bioenno Solar Charge Controller SC-4830JUD and ALLPOWERS 100W Solar Charger AP-SP-012-BLA Portable Solar Panel Kit
- For Sale: NOOELEC RTL-SDR with NOOELEC Ham It Up V1.3 – Includes Metal Enclosure And SDR Connector Cable For SDR.
- Ham Radio Deluxe – Last Free Version Available for Download Here
- Ham Radio RFI – How To Track Down and Find RFI and Noise Affecting Your Ham Station
- Ham Radio Satellite Antenna Dilemma – In Search Of A Solution
- Ham Radio Shack For Sale – Two Yaesu FT-991 / Yaesu ATAS-120a / Heil Pro 7 Headset / LDG Z11 Pro Tuner / Yaesu FH2 – Hamvention Sale!
- Ham Radio Station – Kilo Three Triple R – The K3RRR Anomaly
- K3RRR Tweets – Follow Me At @K3TripleR
- MARC Club Station
- MFJ-1786 Loop Antenna – My Stealth Antenna Installations
- Privacy Policy
- QSL Cards Received
- SDR – Get Maximum Decodes When Your Levels Are Right – Software Defined Radios for Digital Communications
- Signalink and Other USB Digital Interfaces Huge Bug Fix for Amateur Radio Digital Modes
- Technoweenie’s JT-65 HF Presentation – JT65 HF HB9HQX And JT Alerts – Video and PowerPoint
- Terms Of Service
- Update: SignaLink and Other USB Digital Interfaces – Huge Bug + Permanent Fix for Amateur Radio Digital Modes
- Winlink – HF and VHF Radio Email For Emergencies and SHTF
- Wire Antennas – 287 Different Wire Antennas To Choose From
- K3RRR Yaesu ATAS 120a Antenna Mobile / Portable and Fixed Station
- El Cheapo AZ EL Satellite Antenna
- QTH of K3RRR – Potomac Maryland and Washington DC Area
- Fifteen Milliseconds Of Techno-Weenie Fame
- Personal Profile
- QRZ – Contact K3RRR
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Hawaii ARES Volunteers Firming Up Plans for Possible Lava Flow Activation
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N8RT Galaxy GT-550 Ham Radio Contact
N8RT uses a Vintage Galaxy GT-550 , making contact with UT5MM Vic.Ukraine.
Satellites Carrying Amateur Radio Payloads Among Those Lost in Launch Explosion
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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USRP Instant SDR Kit: Great Price, Performance and “Ease-of-Use”
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…
Video Rating: 4 / 5
Webcast to Feature Arduino for Ham Radio Author Glen Popiel, KW5GP
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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TX7G from Marquesas Island DX-Pedition
12 meters.
Video Rating: 5 / 5
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…
W1AW Centennial Operations Head Next to Wyoming, Massachusetts, and US Virgin Islands
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.
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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Indian Radio Amateurs Continue Communication Support Following Cyclone
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CRW_8935
A few nice Amateur Radio images I found:
CRW_8935
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671B1292: Maria/KG4JBJ, Carol/WA4GFW and Christine/KC4CK
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N4SAX Field Day Fun 2012 with my IC 703
volt hf bandwidth preppers prepping antenna coax am fm band “walky talky” grid battery ham “ham radio” “radio ham” “radio amateur” “Antenna radio” “ham radio…
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วิธีตั้งช่อง Duplex icom V()
วิธีบันทึกช่อง Duplex icom V90 จาก www.amphanradio.com.
Video Rating: 0 / 5
Latest Software Defined Radio News
Software defined radio – Vision, Challanges and Solutions, prof Christer
Image by Ross Mayfield
JT65 TEST-2 TX De OE1TOA
Video Rating: 5 / 5
QRP HAM RADIO PFR-3A / FLEX SDR (K9FO) Software Defined Radio with Dell computer
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 Edition of The ARRL Handbook for Radio Communications is Now Available!
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 Forever
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…
just a second test
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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Edge of Space Sciences Balloon Flight Carrying Amateur Radio to Launch October 25
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DX-394 Receiving RTTY & SYNOP From DWD
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…
Video Rating: 5 / 5
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 President, Vice President are Radio Amateurs
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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Lesson 35: Amateur Radio Technician Class Exam Prep T0C
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.
Video Rating: 5 / 5
Ham Radio Magazine January 1972: Phase Locked Loop RTTY Terminal Unit
Ham Radio Magazine January 1972: Phase Locked Loop RTTY Terminal Unit
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The K7RA Solar Update
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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HAM RADIO DX Into South Korea – HL5KY
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…
Video Rating: 4 / 5
Setting up fldigi in Linux to receive PSK31
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…
Preparations Underway for W1AW/KH8 Operation from American Samoa
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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Radio Amateurs Report Hearing 4M Moon Orbiter JT65B Signal
[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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Nice ARRL photos
A few nice ARRL images I found:
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ARRL Field Day at the Reagan Library 2014
ARRL Board May Seek Member Input on 15 Meter Novice/Tech Digital Privileges
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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Cool Skywarn images
A few nice Skywarn images I found:
I have graduated from Skywarn school!
Image by JimNtexas
@ JJ Pickle Research Center 4sq.com/hoZthi (posted via FlickSquare)
#wx #weather central in my radio room for running the #skywarn net #hamradio
Image by dougbutchy
Ninth Annual ARRL On-Line Auction Gets Underway on Thursday, October 23!
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?
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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Avnet Zynq-7000 All Programmable SoC / AD9361 Software-Defined Radio Systems Development Kit
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…
ARRL Regional Centennial Conventions Wrap Up with Pacificon
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Ham Radio balloon to commemorate Sputnik
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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ARRL November Sweepstakes: Another Chance at a “Clean Sweep” is Coming Up!
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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Kia Sportage 1.7-litre CRDi 114bhp '3' review
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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KP1-5 Project Gets Permission to Activate Navassa Island (KP1) in January 2015
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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Alinco DM-330MV vs Powerwerx SPS-30DM
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, Presented with IEC 1906 Award
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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HF scanning
this is a test video.
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CQ Reconsiders Its Policy on Crimea for CQ-Sponsored Contests
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
POWER CORD w/ LIGHTER PLUG Heavy Duty 16 ga with 3 pin socket for CB Ham Radios – Workman CB3AP
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
PT5T ARRL MULTI-OP 10M 2012 By PU5DCB.
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ARRL Headquarters Systems Down for Maintenance Wednesday Evening
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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1. Introduction to Digital Signal Processing with MicroModeler DSP
A very straightforward introduction to Digital Filters with MicroModeler DSP. http://www.micromodeler.com.
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Extruded Aluminum Enclosure Kit, Silver, for Ham It Up v1.1 & v1.2 RF Upconverter for RTL-SDR Radios
Extruded Aluminum Enclosure Kit, Silver, for Ham It Up v1.1 & v1.2 RF Upconverter for RTL-SDR Radios
These high-quality aluminum enclosures (or aluminium, if you’re weird like that) are custom-made for all current production versions of the Ham It Up upconverter. A better option than unshielded cases, most certainly, and fairly priced as well.
The enclosures include the appropriate standoffs and screws to mount the upconverter. The color-matched side panels are included as well. Two color options are available – metallic blue with laser-etched labeling, and silver with color silkscreen labelin
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IARU Administrative Council Resolution Seeks to Rein in Electromagnetic Interference
The International Amateur Radio Union (IARU) Administrative Council has called upon International Telecommunication Union (ITU) signatory nations to take steps to ensure that the operation of “electrical apparatus or installations of any kind, including power and telecommunication distribution networks,” does not cause harmful interference to Amateur Radio operations. The Council adopted a reso…
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Packet radio from the ISS – RS0ISS
Packet radio downlink from the International Space Station (RS0ISS) received on 10 July 2010 20:15 UTC. Received using an Arrow II antenna, Universal Softwar…
ARRL Headquarters IT Department Working to Resolve Threat to Logbook of The World Server
On Sunday afternoon, it was discovered that the Logbook of The World server at ARRL HQ was involved in a denial of service attack that disrupted operations. The ARRL IT Department identified the source and is continuing work on eliminating the threat. There may be intermittent disruptions of the Logbook service while the ultimate fix is being implemented. We apologize for any inconvenience.
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SchmartBoard Announces New Contest For Circuit Design Top 5 Schmartie Award Winners to Win Apple iPod Nanos
Fremont, CA (PRWEB) May 31, 2006
SchmartBoard, the developer of a new technology that has significantly simplified the creation of electronic circuits for hobbyists and electronic engineers, announced today the First Annual Schmartie Awards to reward exceptional electronic circuit design.
Engineers, students and hobbyists from around the world are invited to enter the first annual Schmartie awards. From now through November 15th, entrants can post SchmartScematics (electronic circuits utilizing SchmartBoard prototyping products) for users to download and use in their own projects. In December, we will open up voting for the five favorite circuits. All registered user will be able to vote.
In January 2007 we will post the five winners who will receive an iPod Nano and a certificate. All participants who enter the contest and post a schematic per the instructions will receive free SchmartBoards to build their schematics and a SchmartBoard t-shirt. Details of the program are at http://www.schmartboard.com
Early Schmartie entrants include users from the US, Canada, India, Australia, Bangladesh, Bulgaria, France and Mexico. SchmartBoard hopes to attract participants from the worlds of robotics, Ham Radio, model railroading and other electronic hobby areas in addition to those involved in pure electronics.
Co-sponsors of the program include Hobby Engineering (http://www.hobbyengineering.com), Intellect Lab (http://www.intellectlab.com), R&D Electronic Parts (http://www.randdelectronicparts.com), Titan PCB (http://www.titanpcb.com) and Parallax (http://www.parallax.com).
About SchmartBoard (http://www.schmartboard.com)
SchmartBoard is committed to helping engineers, students, and hobbyists develop electronic circuits faster, easier, and less expensively than previously possible. At SchmartBoard, our three-word mission statement is “Electronics for Everyone”.
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Radio Amateurs Play a Role in Separate Storm Responses
Amateur Radio volunteers activated on opposite ends of the US late last week and over the weekend as separate hurricanes struck Bermuda and Hawaii. Both regions were prepared and fared well with no deaths, serious injuries, or major property damage reported.
Hurricane Gonzalo
Hurricane Gonzalo, the stronger of the two storms, was a Category 3 hurricane when it made a near-direct hit on Bermuda on…
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C.B Radio Interference
I get this interference on my base radio every single day from 6am to 6pm, how can I get it to stop????
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Young Ham Recognized for Navigation Aid for Visually Impaired
A young radio amateur from California is one of nine Popular Mechanics “Future Breakthrough Award” winners. Shiloh Curtis, KK6ISM, developed a “hat-based, hands-free, haptic navigational aid for visually impaired individuals.” As the publication explained, after a friend from her school’s robotics club described going blind as losing “two eyes and one hand,” Curtis determined to come up with a …
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Build a AM Antenna Lens
AM Antenna Lens I miss spoke in the video about the length of the 22 gauge wire. It is 40 feet that is wrapped around the Styrofoam not 75. My mind was alrea…
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Microwave parts
A few nice Ham Radio images I found:
Microwave parts
Image by Karl-Martin Skontorp
2013-01-25 15.31.01
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High Sierra HS-1800 Screwdriver antenna
Polyphaser
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These devices are on the end of cables attached to antennas on a roof. These babies protect equipment from damage to lightning spikes.
Former ARRL Staff Member Mary Lau, N1VH, SK
Former ARRL Headquarters staff member Mary E. Lau, N1VH (ex-N7IAL), of Newington, Connecticut, died October 15. She was 61 and had been suffering from ALS. Lau worked in several League Headquarters departments from 1985 until her retirement in 2005, including Field and Educational Services (F&ES), where she was projects supervisor and secretary of the ARRL Foundation, then a part of the F&ES De…
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Skywarn spotters train to track storms
As we have seen in Oklahoma, when severe weather hits, time is of the essence. The National Weather Service trains average people to be on the look-out to mo…
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