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#Ham Radio at Midwest academy Iowa WB2IQU

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Steve Bozak shows the interested students the working ham radio
station set up at Midwest Academy.

Image from page 1023 of “QST” (1915)

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Identifier: qstamer00amer
Title: QST
Year: 1915 (1910s)
Authors: American Radio Relay League
Subjects: Radio Radio
Publisher: [Newington, Conn., etc., American Radio Relay League]
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^eat^iikt AMATEUR TRANSMITTER KIT

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MODEL AT-1 50 Ship. Wt.16 lbs. Here Is a major Heathklt addition to the Ham radio field, theAT-1 Transmitter Kit, Incorporarlng many desirable designfeatures at the lowest possible dollar-per-watts price. Panelmounted crystal socket, stand-by switch, key click filter,A. C. line filtering, good shielding, etc. VFO or crystal excita-tion—up to 35 watts Input. Built-in power supply provides425 volts at 100 MA. Amazingly low kit price Includes allcircuit components, tubes, cabinet, punched chassis, anddetailed construction manual. SPECIFICATIONS: Range 80, 40, 20, 15, 11, 10 meters. 6AG7 Oscillator-multiplier. 6L« Amplifler-doubler 5U4G Rectifier. 105-125 Volt A.C. 50-60 cycles 100watts. Size: SVs inch high x 13V8 inchwide X 7 inch deep.

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Working the 20MTR Phone-

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Working the 20MTR Phone-

Rob Paull (KK6UE) is working the station. His setup included a 60 ft tower mounted on a trailer with a TA33JR antenna and rotator.

Creative dishes with leftover Easter ham from blogger Jenn Bare
If you had a big Easter feast or prepared an Easter ham, you probably have leftovers and won't be in the mood for another ham sandwich this week. Blogger Jenn Bare made breakfast, soup and a gourmet meatball recipe with her leftovers. Breakfast on-the- …
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Italian Meat Pie (Pizza Rustica)
1cup of diced baked ham. 1cup of diced basket cheese. In mixer, add eggs , pepper, seasoning, grated cheese, heavy cream, flour… When well blended, add basket cheese , and meats. Pour egg mixture into pie plate with crust, and bake at 350 for about 1 …
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Worker hit by pallet of ham at Hatfield plant
A worker is hospitalized after officials said a pallet of ham fell on his head at a meat processing plant in Montgomery County. Officials said the 30-year-old worker was struck around 5:44 p.m. Wednesday at the Hatfield Quality Meats plant, 2700 …
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The K7RA Solar Update
Andy Fugard, M0INF, hadn't heard anything on 10 meters before March 7-8 and using an indoor magnetic loop antenna he worked KI1G, W3LPL, 9A1P, YU1EW, N1UR, AA1K, NC1I and LZ4TX from his apartment in London. You can see the antenna hanging …
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UI student texts with space station with rooftop antennae
The sophomore astronomy student at the University of Iowa built a communication station on the seventh floor of the building there and helped assemble an approximately 20-foot rooftop antennae. The devices were used this summer to make contact with the …
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Google balloons, “cell towers in the sky,” can serve 4G to a whole state
“Because the power in a handset is smaller, you actually have to send more energy to send a data stream to a handset with a low antenna power than a… slightly more powered antenna you could have in a home,” he said. There's also a practical reason for …
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Connecting Across Cultural Lines With Ham Radio
Robert Moore, also known as Bob Moore, Jr and K8EJM has been a ham since 1956. I visited Bob's ham shack, a room dedicated to amateur radio. Bob is comfortable among these black boxes with numbers, buttons and silver dials. He sits down at the mic …
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How to Glaze a Whole Ham: Step-by-Step
Preparing a glazed ham from scratch is surprisingly simple, and the end result, dripping in sweet, sticky mustard sauce, will be well worth the few extra minutes spent in the kitchen. The following recipe and step-by-step are pulled from the pages of …
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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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According to ARISS-Europe (ARISS-EU) Chairman Gaston Bertels, ON4WF, the digital Amateur Radio TV “Ham Video” transmitter may be tested during an Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) contact with a high school in Siegburg, Germany, on September 1. If so, this would mark the first time the Ham Video system is used for an ARISS educational event. The direct, 2 meter FM contact…

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American Radio Relay League | Ham Radio Association and Resources

What some consider Europe’s answer to Dayton Hamvention®, the 39th International “Ham Radio” exhibition gets underway June 27 in Friedrichshafen, on the shores of Lake Constance in southern Germany. Thousands of radio amateurs and electronics enthusiasts will converge on the Messe Friedrichshafen convention center and surrounding fairgrounds for the event. Some 200 exhibitors and organizations …

American Radio Relay League | Ham Radio Association and Resources

My New Favorite Social Network Is Ham Radio
Amateur radio, or ham radio, is "the use of designated radio frequency spectra for purposes of private recreation, noncommercial exchange of messages, wireless experimentation, self-training, and emergency communication." This means that people all …
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Ofcom amateur radio licence FAQ
However, we know that some amateurs have more than one personal licence and, for the purposes of revalidating, you should revalidate all or any licence(s) that you hold. If you have more than one personal licence, it is likely that we shall be …
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Anonymous AirChat uses Ham Radio Fldigi
Initially the data mode software AirChat used code from 'minimodem' and then from 'soundmodem' sources but they say after suggestions from radio amateurs involved in the Amateur Radio Emergency Service (ARES), they decided to make it modular to use …
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Asian Trek for Radio Ham's B-47 Party Balloon
The balloon's eight-day journey took it over the United Kingdom, France, Italy, Greece, Bulgaria, Ukraine, Russia, Kazakhstan, Mongolia, China, North Korea before flying over Japan at an altitude of 11860 metres on Monday, May 5.
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GB3PZ ham radio repeater petition
As you are aware, the GB3PZ amateur radio repeater has been plagued by, amongst others, a particular unlicensed individual for many Months. Through lack of action by yourselves, you are effectively allowing him / them to continue to prevent licensed …
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Exams for amateur radio 'Ham' licenses set for Saturday, April 12
HUNTINGTON — Examinations for amateur radio "Ham" licenses will be conducted beginning at 9 a.m. Saturday, April 12, at the Museum of Radio and Technology, 1640 Florence Ave. All examination elements will be offered for all Amateur Radio License …
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FUNcube-1 ham radio transponder to be active weekends
Hence it has been decided in future to switch the satellite into 'forced eclipse mode', i.e. full time transponder and low power beacon at weekends. The aim is to significantly increase the availability of the transponder to radio amateurs. This will …
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Exams for amateur radio 'Ham' licenses set for Saturday, April 12
Huntington Herald Dispatch
HUNTINGTON — Examinations for amateur radio "Ham" licenses will be conducted beginning at 9 a.m. Saturday, April 12, at the Museum of Radio and Technology, 1640 Florence Ave. All examination elements will be offered for all Amateur Radio License …
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Decline of Ham Radio in Germany
As of December 31, 2013 there were 68191 amateur radio licences (2012: 70446; 2011: 71659; 2010: 72293) continuing the pattern of steady decline in recent years. The total including Club Stations, repeaters, beacons and special calls and training calls …
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More Ham Radio CubeSats Expected to Deploy from ISS This Week:
Another batch of CubeSats were deployed at noon on February 25 from the International Space Station. While no Amateur Radio satellites were among them, NASA has indicated, "More deployments are scheduled through Friday." NASA said this week that …
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The digital Amateur Radio TV (DATV) “Ham Video” project delivered to the International Space Station last summer could be up and running in a month or two. Amateur Radio on the International Space Station-Europe (ARISS-Europe) Chairman Gaston Bertels, ON4WF, said in a late-December project update that the January-February 2014 time frame “seems a reasonable guess for the Ham Video commissioning…

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Ham Radio Kids Day in Poland
The Amateur Radio Kids Day is an event initiated by the ARRL organization that unites radio amateurs in the USA. The concept of this event has been followed in the other countries as well. The Kids Day is always celebrated twice a year. During those …
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Ham Radio APRS Rescue
Ham Radio APRS Rescue. Jenny, VK4FJMP (and Hunter the dog) was headed from Singleton New South Wales to her home in Killarney, just south of Warwick Queensland. The vehicle was fitted with an Alinco dual band amateur radio and APRS tracker
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The Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) program is hoping its “Ham Video” digital television transmitter, now stowed onboard the International Space Station (ISS), will be installed and commissioned this fall. US Astronaut Mike Hopkins, KF5LJG, who heads into space September 25, is scheduled to handle the tasks involved with getting the S Band Ham Video DATV setup on the ai…

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