On November 16, ballots were counted in the races for Director in the Hudson Division and for Director and Vice Director in the Northwestern Division. This year, there were only three contested races for Director or Vice Director in the five Divisions holding elections. In the Hudson Division, Mike Lisenco, N2YBB, defeated Joyce Birmingham, KA2ANF, for the top slot in that Division. In the Nort…

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There has been an exciting and dramatic rise in sunspot activity this week. The daily sunspot number was 188 on Monday, November 12 — higher than it has been in more than a year. The last time the daily sunspot number was as high was on November 9, 2011, when it was 208. Prior to last November, we have to go back nine years — November 26, 2003 — into the previous solar cycle to find a number…

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Remote control from 25 miles,…. ya lo he practicado,… Favor dejarme saber su comentario…( Please, let me know your comments)… Saludos from the Caribean Island, Puerto Rico….WP4WR
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ARRL Headquarters will be closed November 22 and 23 in observance of Thanksgiving. There will be no W1AW bulletins or code practice transmissions those days. The ARRL Letter will be published a day early on Wednesday, November 21, but there will be no ARRL Audio News on Thursday, November 22. ARRL Headquarters will reopen Monday, November 26 at 8 AM Eastern Standard Time. We wish everyone a saf…

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ARRL members who use Apple iOS mobile devices — iPhone, iPad and iPod Touch — can now download a new dedicated app to access and browse all issues of the digital edition of QST. This app allows ARRL members to read QST online or download individual issues of the journal for offline reading. This free app is available to ARRL members in the Apple App Store.

 

Using the New QST App:

  • From your iOS …

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This is the testing of the dipole antenna that was created in www.youtube.com The antenna has a confirmed signal at 3.28 miles and an swr of maybe 1.1 on channel one, 1.2 on channel 20, and 1.4 on channel 40.
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The digital version of the December QST is now available to ARRL members. The digital version includes many features not available in the print version, such as:

  • A video overview of the Elecraft KX3 HF/6 meter QRP transceiver.
  • Extra Pacificon convention photos — including a profile of NASA Astronaut Lee Morin, KF5DDB.
  • An audio excerpt from the Pacificon banquet speech by ARRL Chief Executive Of…

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A demo of Mistral’s CraneBoard, a low-cost, open-source hardware development platform based on TI’s AM3517 Sitara Cortex A8 processor.Mistral has collaborated with TI on various projects based on TI’s ARM®, digital signal processors (DSPs), multi-core processors, providing development platforms for customers. To know more about Mistral’s development platform visit, www.mistralsolutions.com
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The autumnal fall equinox in the northern hemisphere always brings exciting propagation. From September 19-30, 2012 along the Front Range of Colorado, we especially enjoyed an exceptional 10 meter opening. Over 130 different DXCC countries, from all continents, were spotted from our area stations during this time.

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Listening K3LR on 10m band with my Perseus receiver during the ARRL-SSB contest 2011. My antenna was a monoband OWA 6 elements home-made at 15m above the ground.
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4x4ham.com — 4×4 Ham ARRL Field Day 2009

This is a demonstration of what PSK31 sounds like.
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If you’ve ever wanted a way to show the world how exciting Amateur Radio can be, here’s your chance: The ARRL is sponsoring its Third Annual Video Contest! Here’s a chance to put that video camera to use: Shoot a ham radio-related video and send it our way. If your video takes first, second or third place, we’ll post it on the ARRL website for everyone to see. We’re looking for a few good video…

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AE6YB – amateur radio station. Please visit ae6yb.jigsy.com 73 and good DX.
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The PI4WNO contest-team active in the Worked All Europe RTTY contest with 2 radio’s in Multi/Multi section.What a nice contest,….have a look!

Hosted by the Vietnam Amateur Radio Club (VARC), officials from the International Amateur Radio Union (IARU) — IARU President Tim Ellam, VE6SH, and IARU Secretary Rod Stafford, W6ROD — attended the IARU Region 3 15th Triennial Conference on November 5-9 in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam. Chairman Peter Lake, ZL2AZ, and Secretary Ken Yamamoto, JA1CJP, represented IARU Region 3. President Hans Blond…

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Hail sizes from the hailstorm on 10 May 2011 in Minnetonka, MN.

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Top 10 Things To Do In The Borough Of Newham
Bow Creek Ecology Park gets kudos from Sarah Kudirka and Pete Fallon, Warren Paull stands up for West Ham Park (managed by the City of London) and Abigail Amelia-Farrow praises Beckton Park and Newham City Farm where she used to day trip with her kids
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(Once, during a 2010 interview with David Letterman after the host had labeled "Star Wars" as "iconic," Ford quickly dismissed that notion by grumbling, "yeah, yeah," then referred to his character as "Ham Yoyo.") Ford has even gone as far as to say
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Religion calendar for Nov. 10
$ 4 for adults; children 12 and younger are free). Visit www.christchurchucc.com. Bell Tower Bazaar: 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. today at Salem United Methodist Church, 6311 Kratzville Road. 17 at the Patoka United Methodist Church Family Life Center, 104
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Ton, PA1CC in the annual ARRL CW contest. Using a Yaesu FT2000, Acom 1000 amplifier and a 3 element SteppIR. Software is TRlog.

Indianapolis Radio Club, W9RCA Radio Club Field Day exercise, June 26/27, 2010
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If the US Postal Service (USPS) gets its way, it will no longer sell International Reply Coupons (IRCs) after January 27, 2013. According to the October 23 edition of the Federal Register, there is not sufficient demand for the USPS to continue offering IRCs to customers; however, per the Universal Postal Union (UPU) regulations, the USPS must continue to exchange (redeem) IRCs that have been p…

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The Atlantic Division Leadership is turning the traditional convention model on its head! This year — through the use of multimedia — the Division will host its convention on the Internet on Saturday, November 10. ARRL President (and former Atlantic Division Director) Kay Craigie N3KN, will be the keynote speaker at the 2012 Atlantic Division Convention.

“We will be doing the convention as an…

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This is the ARRL DX SSB Contest. I filmed a little station and Contesting overview and tour, during the end of the contest. I had to compress the file a little to fit on YouTube, so the image quality is not so good. Please watch the whole thing, because I work a few station near the end. Thanks for Watching 73.
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By Stan Horzepa, WA1LOU
Contributing Editor

This week, Surfin’ looks at radios that are very pleasing to the eye.

Tom Kipgen builds designer radios.

You may ask, “What’s a designer radio?” It’s a radio that not only works well, but looks good.

A picture is worth a thousand words, so I direct your attention to Tom’s Designer Radios website where you can view photos of Tom’s designs (representing ten…

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Listening in on part of the 11 JAN 2011 SKYWARN NET for Portland Oregon. Created on January 11, 2011 using FlipShare.
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Solar activity retreated again this week, with the average daily sunspot numbers declining 8.7 points to 49.7, while the average daily solar flux was down nearly 20 points to 97.2. Sunspot numbers for November 1-7 were 48, 34, 35, 46, 47, 61 and 77, with a mean of 49.7. The 10.7 cm flux was 98.4, 96.5, 93.3, 95, 96.6, 98.7 and 101.7, with a mean of 97.2. The estimated planetary A indices were 1…

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Quick tour of my radio station

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ARRL Information Technology Manager Michael Keane, K1MK, is reporting that while Logbook of The World (LoTW) system is currently down, it is expected to be back up by 9 AM EST (1400 UTC) on Friday, November 9. “While the system is temporarily down, radio amateurs are not able to access LoTW or upload their logs,” Keane explained. “No data has been lost, and everyone’s records are intact. We und…

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The ARRL Executive Committee (EC) held its second 2012 meeting Saturday, September 29 in Denver, Colorado. The EC is responsible for administering the League’s affairs in between Board meetings. It consists of the President (Kay Craigie, N3KN), five Directors elected annually by the Board, and — without vote — the First Vice President (Rick Roderick, K5UR) and Chief Executive Officer (David S…

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QSL card. Posted this video to assist with DX contacts. In the background you hear station 29FB018, Lee in Wexford, Ireland in which I made contact with during this shoot. 10/09/2011, approx. 17:00 UTC.
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The Administrative Council (AC) of the International Amateur Radio Union (IARU) held its Annual Meeting November 2-4 in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam. The AC — which consists australians online casinos of the three IARU International Officers and two representatives from each of the three IARU regional organizations — is responsible for the policy and management of the IARU. According to IARU Secretary Rod Stafford, W6ROD,…

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ARRL Information Technology Manager Michael Keane, K1MK, is reporting that the Logbook of The World (LoTW) system is currently down for maintenance. “With the system temporarily down, radio amateurs are not able to access LoTW or upload their logs,” Keane explained. “No data has been lost, and everyone’s records are intact. We understand the problem and we are in the process of restoring servic…

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This is where you have to connect your audio output (TX audio) to use with digital modulation

Yaesu’s ARTS Auto-range Transponder System. Just wanted to show you how ARTS work’s.
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This sounds like a rtty signal to me. Heard on random piece of wire hung in a tree connected to soundard, using spectrum lab software.

If the US Postal Service (USPS) gets its way, it will no longer sell International Reply Coupons (IRCs) after January 27, 2013. According to the October 23 edition of the Federal Register, there is not sufficient demand for the USPS to continue offering IRCs to customers; however, per the Universal Postal Union (UPU) regulations, the USPS must continue to exchange (redeem) IRCs that have been p…

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Installing the 100′ Rohn SSV ham radio Tower. There are 5 twenty foot sections. We mounted three in singles, then put the top two in at once, because the boom truck wasn’t tall enough to put the top 20′ on top of an 80′ base. Sorry there’s not more video, but there were only three of use working – N9VW on the ground ropes and video, KC7RAS on the boom truck and tower, and me (K7GLM) bolting tower sections together. Steve could only shoot video during the slow times! The SSV tower is normally a commercial tower, but I’m using it for amateur radio and emergency communications.
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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:

  • Will you be participating in the ARRL 160 Meter Contest on November 30?
  • Do you make a special effort to perform maintenance on your antenna system in preparation for winter?
  • How many computers do you own (desktop, laptop or tablet)?
  • How l…

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Here is a view of the progress on the installation of my Rohn-25G 50′ tower. I acquired it from a friend of mine in trade for a case of beer and some gutter repair help, not that I did a lot. My father and I dug a rather narrow 6ft hole which we filled with 8″ of gravel, then set the first tower piece down on top of it and seated the legs in the stone. This allows for drainage so that any water entering the tower legs wont collect, freeze, and then split the pipes in the winter. Then we dumped in another 8 inches of gravel and backfilled the hole with dirt, stopping to compact it with some 2×4’s about every 12 inches. The tower ended up being rock solid, as in absolutely NO saw what so ever. It is as if we bolted it to the house already. I will upload more pics as we make progress and begin lifting up the other sections to complete it.

Here is a short pan across our campsite at 5600′ atop Santiago Peak in Orange County, CA. Darin and I setup a nice HF + VHF station the previous night. Equipment was a YaesU FT-857d and a Kenwood TS-520. The antenna was a 102″ G5RV setup as inverted-v. The metal pipes you see sticking out of the ground are viewfinders for popular landmarks like Catalina Island, Mt Palomar and Mt Wilson.
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Some cool Yaesu images:

Equipo portátil de comunicaciones (VHF/UHF)

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Antigua caja metálica de municiones, en su interior coloqué una fuente conmutada de 13,8 voltios (5 Amp.) y una batería de moto de 12 voltios (8 Amp.). (puedo seleccionar 220 voltios o 12 voltios portátil)

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Contributing Editor

This week, Surfin’ considers portable power generators in the wake of another horrific storm.

Hurricane/Tropical Storm Sandy barreled through here Monday, but I was lucky: The tree man had done his work last month, so there was no tree damage on my property, except for a few small branches that landed without incident here and there. And my home lost po…

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Some cool Yaesu images:

Sign of the Times

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Yaesu offered no free hats. Tough times?

Object in the Window

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Solar activity quieted this week, with the average daily sunspot numbers down nearly 37 points to 58.4 and the average daily solar flux declining 27 points to 116.9. Sunspot numbers for October 25-31 were 58, 71, 59, 55, 75, 56 and 35, with a mean of 58.4. The 10.7 cm flux was 130, 130.7, 121.7, 117, 108.4, 106.3 and 104.2, with a mean of 116.9. The estimated planetary A indices were 4, 4, 4, 3…

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2006 activities

Compiled by S. Khrystyne Keane, K1SFA
ARRL News Editor
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This feature — including convenient web links to useful information — is a concise monthly update of some of the things the ARRL is doing on behalf of its members. This installment covers the month of October.

As Hurricane Sandy pounded the East Coast, the Emergency Response Team at ARRL Headquarters supported the affected Secti…

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This is the 60 second video tour of the shack at K7GLM. More of a test video than anything else. Stay tuned for more!
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kenwood tm-v7 vhf\uhf fm tranciever
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un très bon poste vhf uhf radio amateur , une audio super. mode répéteur a droite mode .et simplex a gauche .

My Amatuer Radio Station.

The setting up of my station is a long process, so further parts are to come as completion milestones are achieved.

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On Saturday, October 27, radio amateurs in Hawaii responded to a tsunami warning, providing valuable and timely information to emergency management officials. The tsunami was triggered by a magnitude 7.7 earthquake which struck at struck at 5:04 PM HST (0304 UTC on Sunday, October 28) in the Queen Charlotte Islands, located off the coast of British Columbia, Canada.

At 7:14 PM*, the Pacific Tsun…

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www.k2der.com RX APRS NYC area.

Приём PSK-31 на регенератор и КПК

The League is currently looking to fill the position of Media and Public Relations Manager at ARRL Headquarters in Newington. Connecticut residency or the ability to relocate to Connecticut is required. The ARRL Media and Public Relations Manager is responsible for explaining the value of the Amateur Radio Service to the media and the general public, directly and through volunteers. Outstanding…

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A COLLECTION OF MURA SWR/ANTENNA TUNER METERS VINTAGE NEW OLD STOCK. ———— VERY RARE ————-
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The making of my single element Delta Loop antenna. Designed for 11m but can be used on 10 which is what I built it for originally but it works on 20m and even down to 80m although obviously a good antenna tuner is required. Ideal for short spaces. I was going to build this for 20m but the length of the rods would have made it dearer than I wanted to pay. This project was to come in under budget at £25. Full build details on www.open-channel.co.uk
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Due to the ongoing cleanup and power restoration from Hurricane Sandy, ARRL Headquarters will open at 10 AM EDT (1400 UTC) on Tuesday, October 30.

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