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- 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
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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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Ham Radio Deluxe & YAESU FT897D on 430.900.000 fm.
Ham Radio Deluxe with CAT cable interface and audio cable to YAESU FT897D on 430.900.000 fm.
Funkamateur FiFi SDR Ordering Function Offline
In “Product Review” in the September issue of QST we reviewed Funkamateur’s FiFi software-defined receiver. On page 52, we direct members to order from the Funkamateur online-shop website. Unfortunately the ordering function at that site has gone offline, due to a problem with AT&T (nothing happens when you click ADD to CART). Funkamateur advises that the problem may not be resolved until early…
ARRL’s Hands-on Radio Experiements Volume 2
ARRL’s Hands-on Radio Experiements Volume 2
QST’s monthly “Hands-on Radio” column, Written by
Ward Silver, N0AX, is one of the most-read sections of the magazine.Wireless technology continues to develop rapidly and radio experimenters are eager to discover what makes their radios work. As long as we keep putting our hands on radios, there will be techniques to learn and circuits and components to try.
ARRL s Hands-On Radio Experiments Volume 2 gathers all of the columns over the past five years, from 2008 through 2012. Once aga
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The K7RA Solar Update
Again this week, solar activity was unchanged, with average daily sunspot numbers slipping from 85.4 to 85, and average daily solar flux increasing 4.4 points to 111.7. Geomagnetic conditions were stable.
The latest solar flux prediction from USAF/NOAA has flux values of 125 on August 16, 130 on August 17-18, 120 on August 19-20, 110 on August 21-23, 105 on August 24, 110 on August 25-26, 115 on…
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BEACON 10 METER BAND
Este Beacon esta na faixa de 10 metros. Responderei a todos os cartões qsl recebidos. Mais detalhes entre na pagina www.qrz.com e procure por PY4MAB.
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ARES Supports Emergency Communications During Colorado Flooding
Pikes Peak Amateur Radio Emergency Service (PPARES) volunteers on August 9 provided communication support to several organizations during the Waldo Canyon flood in Manitou Springs, Colorado. PPARES members assisted the El Paso County Emergency Operations Center, the Colorado Springs EOC, the National Weather Service-Pueblo/SKYWARN, the Pikes Peak Chapter of the American Red Cross and one Red Cr…
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Icom 756 Pro3 vs IC7410 RX quality
Comparison of receive quality on icom 756 Pro 3 vs icom IC7410.
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Icom IC-707.
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Make Plans for Pacificon 2013!
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FDMDV QSO @ 10m band with SV1FXO, SV1EIA, SV1IXP & SV1JGW using SDR Transievers
Frequency Division Multiplex Digital Voice is a Digital Voice narrow mode. The codec uses only 1300 hz (1,3 KHz) Bandwidth for voice and digital data (texts)…
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GovDelivery’s Digital Communication Management Solution (DCM) helps you reach more people, streamline your communications and meet the mission critical objec…
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Adobe Air 3.8 Currently Not Compatible With Downloaded Digital QST using Windows
ARRL digital publishing partner, Nxtbook Media, is in contact with Adobe to regain access to downloaded issues of digital QST using the latest Adobe® AIR™ version 3.8 on Windows operating systems.
Instructions to uninstall Adobe® AIR™ 3.8 and re-install version 3.7 can be found on the “Save to Desktop” page through digital QST:
If you are prompted to upgrade Adobe® AIR™ to Version 3.8, refuse t…
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caboolture hamfest
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FCC Cites California Retailer for Marketing Unauthorized RF Devices
The FCC has issued a Citation and Order to DNJ Radio of Fremont, California, for violating its rules by marketing non-certified amplifiers and kits via its Internet website. The FCC’s San Francisco office investigated complaints and “confirmed that DNJ Radio was offering for sale non-certified RM Italy linear amplifiers and amplifier kits capable of operation with both CB 11 meter transceivers …
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2011 Omaha North High Cross Country
Omaha North Cross Country, best in school history. This video features Johnny and Megan but several other pics of team mates. They are talented and run with …
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Digital QST iOS App Bug Resolved
The bug that was causing the digital QST iOS app to crash has been resolved by our digital publishing partner, Nxtbook Media. To resume a download that may have been stuck, double tap on your device’s HOME button to leave the app, then reopen the app, tap “About” to clear the cache and download the issue. We apologize for any inconvenience.
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Icom IC-F4011-41-RC Two Way Radio (UHF)
Icom IC-F4011-41-RC Two Way Radio (UHF)
The Icom IC-F4011-41-RC business two way radio is a heavy duty 4 watt 400-470 MHz UHF radio designed for daily use while being very practical and economical. The IC-F4011 is a mil spec, and very rugged 16 channel radio ready for use in a wide variety of business environments. The Icom IC-4011 is ideal for companies that need reliable, durable radios that are also affordable and easy to use.
With 16 channels and CTCSS/DCTS tone filtering you can have interruption free communications. With 500mW
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ICOM BP252 Lithium-Ion Battery for ICMM3401
Lithium-ion battery for ICMM3401.
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Operation Approved for DXCC Credit
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MFJ-929 Automatic Antenna Tuner
Video review of the MFJ-929 Automatic Antenna Tuner. The MFJ-929 is an amateur radio automatic antenna tuner that is used to match an antenna or wire to your…
Video Rating: 4 / 5
This is a short demo of a M2 RC2800PX prop pitch controller.
Problem with Digital QST iOS App
With the release of the September digital QST, an identified bug is causing the digital QST iOS app to crash. ARRL digital publishing partner, Nxtbook Media, is aware of the problem and working diligently to have it resolved.
We apologize for any inconvenience.
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Icom D-STAR system using NJ6N’s D-CHAT – revised 10/07
Check out this free and very useful IM chat tool for the Icom D-STAR system. Basic, non-internet dependent software helps in emergency communications. See it…
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Veteran Ham-Astronaut Michael Foale, KB5UAC, Retires
NASA astronaut Mike Foale, KB5UAC, who was active on ham radio from both the Russian Mir space station and the International Space Station, is departing NASA after a 26-year career, the space agency has announced. In 1997 he spent 145 days aboard Mir, making numerous ham radio contacts with earthbound hams. In 2003-2004 he was the Expedition 8 crew commander aboard the ISS for 194 days.
During …
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Master Digital
aryanto master digital ILmu teknologi.
October Sable Island DXpedition Plans Shaping Up
Plans by one Canadian and two Americans to mount the CYØP DXpedition to Sable Island October 1 to October 11 are well underway. The CYØP team includes VE1RGB, AI5P and WA4DAN, who coordinated two previous CYØ DXpeditions, including one in October 2012 cut short by Hurricane Sandy. The trio plans to operate CW, SSB and RTTY on 160 through 10 meters. Where possible, resources retained from previo…
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Flea Market
A few nice Hamfest images I found:
Flea Market
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TenTec has created a stir with their Tennessee red oak equipment covers
Big tent out front of the factory
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New, Higher FCC Vanity Call Sign Fee Pending for Mid-September
A new FCC’s regulatory fee of $ 16.10 to apply for an Amateur Radio vanity call sign will become effective sometime in mid-September, when the new fee schedule appears in the Federal Register. (ARRL will report the exact date as soon as it becomes available.) The FCC earlier this year had proposed upping the vanity call sign fee from its current $ 15 to $ 15.20. In a Report and Order in MD Docket …
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Simple rotary dipole
A simple rotary dipole which covers from 80m to 6m. I have tested it on 40/30/20/17/15 and 6m and it works well. There are three important factors for good r…
The K7RA Solar Update
Solar indicators barely moved this week, with average daily sunspot numbers up 5.8 points to 85.4, and average daily solar flux down 2.4 points to 107.3.
Predicted solar flux for the next week is low, with the predicted average for Thursday August 8 through Wednesday August 14 at 104.9, a little lower than the 107.3 average for this past week.
Solar flux is predicted at 105 on August 9-16, 110 on…
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J Pole antenna for 70cm part 2 by N6TWW
J-Pole antenna build project for the 440 to 450 MHz range (70cm band). There is really no theory in this series, just building the antenna.
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Perseid Shower Poses Meteor Scatter Possibilities
The Perseid meteor shower, the best annual shower for Amateur Radio meteor-scatter work, peaks overnight August 12. Unfortunately for viewing purposes, peak activity will happen during daylight hours across North America. Space.com advises stargazers with clear skies to seek out the meteor display during the pre-dawn hours of August 12 and 13, when the absence of bright moonlight will boost yo…
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Survival HF Radio of Awesomeness
This is my portable, self powered HF ham radio station. It’s only slightly larger than a briefcase. I did freeband it so it can TX from 1Mhz to 56 Mhz. Highl…
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Vandalized Tower Incident Has Silver Lining
After vandals toppled the tower supporting the Mount Diablo Amateur Radio Club’s APRS digipeater, the club decided to move its gear from Rocky Ridge, in the hills above Danville and San Ramon, California, to the North Peak of Mount Diablo. After recovering the digipeater hardware from Rocky Ridge on August 2, a team of five members of the MDARC Tech Committee the next day climbed the North Peak…
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EvoMaxX Speaker Series
The Evolution Revolution — FBT EvoMaxX Speakers. Evolving from the FBTMaxX Series of loudpeakers, FBT EvoMaxX speakers feature new woofers and even lighter,…
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WRTC-2014 is Accepting Applications for Team Leaders
World Radiosport Team Championship 2014 (WRTC-2014) is accepting applications from individuals who would like to participate in WRTC-2014 as team leaders. Prospective team leaders must use the application form on the WRTC-2014 website, and applications are due by September 13, 2013.
WRTC-2014 is a competition among two-operator teams, and 54 team leaders will be selected from the top qualifiers …
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SR0FLY ŁOŚ 2012
I had QSO with AA8RK On 145.150 in Ann Arbor Michigan.
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MARS Members Complete “High-Pressure Test” of Messaging Capacity
Army MARS, with support from Air Force MARS members, underwent a high-pressure test of nationwide messaging capacity August 3-4, under the watchful eye of the Army’s chief of network communications. Major General Alan Lynn, commander of the Network Enterprise Technology Command (NETCOM), personally launched the six hour drill, which measured performance of the volunteer radio operators under he…
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Troubled Mellowdy (TM Band) – LIVE
Besetzung: Kleine Band.
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Ham Radio Transponder Payloads to Launch in 2014
Two CubeSats, carrying SSB/CW and FM voice transponders are scheduled to be launched into a 600 km orbit during the first half of 2014. That news came during the QB50 Project presentation at the AMSAT-UK International Space Colloquium earlier this summer.
The QB50 project team has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with AMSAT-UK, AMSAT-Francophone and AMSAT-NL to enable two Amateur Radio payl…
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Latest Ham Tower News
Officers used police station addresses for voting
Thirty law enforcement officers across Hamilton County used police stations where they work as their address when registering to vote – a felony crime. It's punishable by up to a year in prison. Ohio law says voters must register where they live. The …
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Welcome to Poverty-on-Sea
This was Mr Peggotty's house by the sea at Yarmouth, a shelter for orphans – Ham and Little Eml'y – and that “lone, lorn creature” Mrs Gummidge, widow of Peggotty's erstwhile fishing partner. “If it had …. While Margate can boast a new Turner Gallery …
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Take Monday Off: Houston
… and always from scratch (). It might be biscuits with smoked ham, made from heritage-breed hogs raised by the market's co-owner, Morgan Weber. It might be kolaches and klobasneks—yeasted rolls with a changing roster of, … 10 p.m. Go for an after …
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Lighthouse Lightship Event Anticipating Record Participation
A record number of participating Amateur Radio stations are expected for the International Lighthouse Lightship Weekend (ILLW) August 17-18, sponsored by the Ayr Amateur Radio Group in Scotland. The annual event, now in its 16th year, aims to promote public awareness of lighthouses and lightships and the need for their preservation and restoration, as well as to promote Amateur Radio and foster…
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Norton Search Update Dec 15 2012 Balloon Repeater Video
Norton Update 12/15/2012. Bobby Whitaker designed and built a prototype balloon airborne repeater that can be used for the ASP2 Norton Search plane. It can b…
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The Rookie Roundup Returns to RTTY
The Rookie Roundup returns to RTTY Sunday, August 18, 1800 UTC through 2359 UTC. Here’s the perfect chance for new operators (licensed 3 years or fewer) to learn the skills of RTTY contesting. Rookie Roundup events take place three times a year: SSB in April, RTTY in August and CW in December. The Contest Branch reminds participants that there is a multioperator category, so several rookies can…
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Realistic DX-440
The Realistic DX-440 was marketed by Radio Shack from 1988-1991. This is one of the originals that I purchased 20 years ago and it still works as great as th…
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Veteran DX QSL Manager W3HNK Marks 50 Years of Service
It’s been 50 years this month since now-veteran QSL manager Joe Arcure, W3HNK, began serving as a QSL manager for DX stations, starting with ZE4JS (Southern Rhodesia, now Zimbabwe). Since then he has handled QSLing chores for more than 400 DX stations, and anyone with DX QSL cards likely has one in the collection that W3HNK handled. Licensed in 1956, W3HNK was bitten by the DX bug the following…
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C6743 – Low Power DSP
Learn about the C6743 DSP: a low-power digital signal processor based on C674x DSP core. It provides significantly lower power than other members of the TMS3…
CDXC Announces New DX Marathon Challenge
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Mike on a trail at Roan Mountain
A few nice ARRL images I found:
Mike on a trail at Roan Mountain
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Roan Mountain
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Greg, KB4NVD, and Mike
Somalia Operation Approved for DXCC Credit
The ARRL DXCC Desk has approved the 2013 operation of T5TC, Somalia, for DXCC credit. If your request for DXCC credit for this operation was rejected in a prior application, contact ARRL Awards Branch Manager Bill Moore, NC1L, to be placed on the list for an update to your record. Note the submission date and/or reference number of your application in order to expedite the search for any reject…
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Skywarn Sticker Rectangle by CafePress – White
Skywarn Sticker Rectangle by CafePress – White
Our Skywarn logo merchandise shows your pride in being a storm spotter or storm chaser. Logo used in accordance with NOAA guidelines.
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ARRL Introduces Centennial Membership Certificate
ARRL membership certificates commemorating the League’s 100th anniversary in 2014 now are available. Members logged onto the League’s website can generate their own certificates or cards online for printing. “We want each ARRL member to know that he or she is a part of next year’s big ARRL Centennial,” says Membership Manager Diane Petrilli, KB1RNF. The certificate maker also produces a replace…
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Ham Shack Chat #1
A general topic chat from the ham shack of KD0BIK.
AO-7 “Zombie” Satellite Again Enjoying Its Time in the Sun
It’s baaaaack! Launched November 15, 1974 as the second AMSAT Phase 2 ham satellite, AO-7 may be the zombie of the Amateur Radio satellite world, having returned from the dead more than a decade ago, then periodically re-emerging. Next year, it will be 40 years old, ancient in satellite years. After its batteries succumbed to old age, AO-7 went silent in 1981, only to spring back to life in 200…
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Firestik LG4M2-B 4 ft. Side Mount Antenna with Ngp Kit -Black
Firestik LG4M2-B 4 ft. Side Mount Antenna with Ngp Kit -Black
PURPOSE: The LGX-M2 (where X = antenna length in feet) series, ‘No ground plane” (NGP) CB antenna kits were specifically designed to solve the problems associated with the lack of ground plane (counterpoise). This normally occurs on vehicles constructed of plastic, fiberglass, wood or aluminum. This includes, but is not limited to, motorhomes, boats, automobiles and 18-wheeler trucks. Ground plane problems typically show up in the form of high standing wave ratio (SWR) and poor performance. The
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ARISS Logs Several Successful Ham Radio Contacts with ISS Crew
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WORST landing of British Airways G-EUPU Airbus A319-131 flight BA362 in Lyon Saint Exupéry
British Airways G-EUPU Airbus A319-131 flight BA362 Landing hard in Lyon Saint Exupéry runway 18L Route: MID UN615 XAMAB UL612 MOU Distance : 409nm TimeTrave…
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Franz Josef Land May Become a Rare One
The Daily DX reports that Eugeny, RI1FJ, will depart Franz Josef Land in the Russian Arctic in mid-August and is “99.9 percent sure” that no one will replace him on the ham bands for the 2013-2014 season. Eugeny said he has not been very active recently because conditions have been poor. Eugeny’s last three trips to FJL have been as R1FJT (2006-2008) and as RI1FJ (2010-2011 and 2012-2013). He h…
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Softrock DREAM DRM Decode
Sofrock Ensemble Receiver decoding DRM from CRI using DREAM software. The softrock ensemble is a great kit SDR receiver that covers the HF bands.
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Asia-Pacific Regional/Internet Jamboree 2013 to Feature Special Event Station
Don’t be put off by the nonstandard Amateur Radio call sign. ATBSG13 will be the special event call sign for the ninth Asia-Pacific Regional/Internet Jamboree 2013, August 3 and 4. VU2RBI, VU2TCU, VU3KRT and VU3OWL will be operating this station from the Bharat Scouts and Guides Headquarters in New Delhi. The Air-Internet Jamboree is a regional event established in 2004 in which Scouts and Guid…
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Freescale Gets All Steampunk with Kinetis E
Freescale Gets All Steampunk with Kinetis E
These machines – and they often are machines – generate a lot of electromagnetic interference (EMI) that wreaks havoc with the delicate little wires and small signal swings to which we've become accustomed. One mighty whack! of an air conditioner's …
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Video monitoring system: Rugged, HD resolution IP dome camera from Moxa
With this superior EMI/surge protection, VPort P26A-1MP-T is the camera of choice to work in high electromagnetic interference and power surge environments, and includes a 5 year warranty. BANDWIDTH PRESERVATION. Because preserving network …
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Supreme Court's Judgment on Koodankulam Worrying Omissions
Such phenomena belong to a broad class of problems known as Electro-Magnetic Interference (EMI). …It is most likely that the KKNPP cable system, as completed today, has not conformed to the norms and standards of cable selection, EMI shielding, …
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ESI Launches CEM Solutions 2013 for Safe Electromagnetic Design of Products
Its simulation capabilities range from Electromagnetic Compatibility (EMC) to Electromagnetic Interference (EMI), Electromagnetic Radiation (EMR) and Electromagnetic Susceptibility (EMS) of electronic systems or products. PAM-CEM offers unique coupling …
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Harness Saves Canadian Ham After Fall from Tower
An unidentified ham in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, avoided serious injury or worse after falling July 16 from a ham radio tower he was disassembling. The man, whom media reports called “a certified tower expert” fell backward from the tower and became trapped about 35 feet in the air. The Edmonton Journal quoted District Fire Chief Lorne Corbett: “He had on the proper harness, that’s what saved …
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ARRL International phone DX contest 15 meters pt 3
scanning 20 meter band on ARRL DX contest march 3rd 2013 at 2100 UT.
Air Personality Art Bell, W6OBB, Returning to Nighttime Radio
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