M3PHP (Peter): HamTests (MU0HTJ) Guernsey Planning for 2013 IOTA Contest M/S
For the past two years a group of young radio amateurs have been going to Guernsey to operate in the IOTA Contest (MU0HTJ) and this years no exception. We’ve already started planning the trip so we’re...
View ArticleW2LJ (Larry): Bunch o' stuff
There's a bunch of stuff I wanted to cover today.The first is totally unrelated to Ham Radio; but I found it fascinating. Today, the Congressional Medal of Honor was awarded posthumously to Fr. Emil...
View ArticleEA1CS: NH0J, Marianas Is.
Miho JJ2VLY y Yukata JQ2GYU, estarán activos desde Tinian Island (OC-086) entre el 27 de abril al 1de mayo, 2013 como NH0J .QRV de 10 a 80mts, incluyendo las bandas WARC en Cw, Ssb y Rtty.QSL vía...
View ArticleSV2DCD (Leo): 1st 70mhz TEP opening for 2013
Listen to ZS6WAB/B on 70.025 mhz via TEPReceived yesterday around 17:42zGood luck all on 4m band73 de SV2DCD
View ArticleON5MF / OQ6A (Jurgen): My current project
I have been strugling for ages to switch my antennas and bandpassfilters. But the solution is near:This is the prototype for my new universal band decoder.The hardware is an Arduino (in the pictures is...
View ArticleEA1CS: Laos 2013
Una Dxpedition multinacional se está planeando para operar desde Vientiane, Laos, del 6 al 16 septiembre 2013.Los miembros del equipo serán, 9M6DXX, 9V1YC, EA2TA, EA3NT, EA5KA, F4BKV, G3XTT y MM0NDX,...
View ArticleW2LJ (Larry): A very good night
And if I wasn't so tired, I'd probably stay on the air for a little longer; but alas, I am just about ready to call it a day. As soon as I finish this post, I will turn in. I have read and heard...
View ArticleG3XBM (Roger): Simple, fool proof 1296MHz transverter?
Thinking about my new QTH on top of our East Anglia "hill" (aka 20m bump) I am wondering if I should consider 1296MHz operation for the first time, if only to monitor/try the band in UKAC contests with...
View ArticleWA5ICA (Michael): Powerpole Frustration
I spent way too much time yesterday replacing a PowerPole connector whose wire had pulled out.I have one word of advice to anyone using these: go ahead and spend the 40 bucks for the crimp tool. That’s...
View ArticleEA1CS: VK9CZ QRT
VK9CZ está QRT. Gracias a todos los que trabajaron VK9CZ. Nos hemos divertido enormemente, y trabajamos entidades del DXCC muy raras, disfrutando mucho de los pile-up. Lo sentimos por los que no nos...
View ArticleJ28RO (Freddy): Les relais US et canadiens
Vous avez le projet d'aller aux USA ou Canada? Ce site Web est à garder dans ce cas, il liste tous les relais de ce continent, par état, bande, mode...lien
View ArticleJ28RO (Freddy): 432 and Above EME Newsletters
La newsletters "432" de Mai est parue, celle-ci est gratuite et concerne le trafic UHF et EME. En anglais...lien
View ArticleM0TUX (Ben): Updating WordPress via SSH (Who knew it was possible?!)
I’ve been running WordPress on a VPS for a few years now. Because I didn’t have an FTPd installed I ran updates manually as I assumed this was the only way in for the WordPress auto-update...
View ArticleVU2NAN (Nanda): A Steampunk RF Milliammeter
A vintage 1Ω, 200mA FSD ammeter was there, so this steampunk project was taken up.To start with, the 1Ω shunt and 30Ω series resistors were removed to restore the meter movement's original...
View ArticleVU2NAN (Nanda): A homebrew RF Milliammeter
The need for a QRP output meter was felt when the homebrew SWR meters / RF ammeters in the shack proved useless for peaking the output of a homebrew 7MHz 5W solid state CW transmitter. For their...
View ArticleVU2NAN (Nanda): A salvaged RF Ammeter
Years ago, a 0.75A 'thermocouple heating element' was salvaged from a meterless BC-442 Antenna Relay Unit. Only recently was it taken out, to build an RF Ammeter for low-power rigs.A junk-box 50Ω, 1mA...
View ArticleG4ILO (Julian): I'm a star!
If you are a new visitor who found my site via my letter in the May Practical Wireless (PW) welcome to my blog!What's this all about? In the March 2013 issue of PW the editor Rob, G3XFD, happened to...
View ArticleF8BON (Patrice): Congès et AG du REF-Union les 26, 27 et 28 avril 2013 !
Congres – Assemblée Générale 2013 A la maison des sports de Touraine les 26, 27, 28 avril 2013 Spécial Congrès et AG Lire les infos Congrès Bulletin d’inscriptions Congrès Consulter la...
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