Having fun with amateur radio
I had a blast down at WA2HOM today. One of my first contacts was with W5STR, the club station for the Small Town Amateur Radio Service (STARS), a club in Arkansas. The club was operating from a campground in Toad Suck, AK. Yes, you read that … [Continue reading]
Lots of cool things in my Twitter feed this morning.......Dan k9hi Apr. 15 deadline is fast approaching for FAR scholarship applications. Seehttp://t.co/8eCHFvTM1x #hamr dangerousproto How to measure stability when testing power … [Continue reading]
I find the topic of RF exposure very interesting. It seems to me that back in the 1960s and 1970s, when I was just getting into radio, we never even thought about exposure. Now, people go crazy over it. Here in Ann Arbor, for example, the power … [Continue reading]
Build a radio with three tubes or less. This article lists radios that you can build with three tubes or fewer. In general, this is a very cool website. (Thanks to Brad, AA1IP, and the Glowbugs mailing list.) Cheap capacitance tester. The Glowbugs … [Continue reading]
I've decided that my next book is going to be about multimeters. Here's a draft of the first chapter...Dan Digital multimeters, or DMMs, are the most commonly-used test instruments by electronics engineers, technicians, and hobbyists to design, … [Continue reading]
What a Wonderful World. Tiffany remembers her grandfather, VE7VC (SK). Use a Hammond B3 to send CW. Forest, WB0RIO, has developed Tonewriter—an experimental system that uses an Arduino and a Hammond B3 organ to encode text as a series of … [Continue reading]
ke9v Really? Everything? I somehow doubt it.http://t.co/3CKO04H3pO What Jeff is referring to is the book above, All About RADIO and Television. I love books like this and tweeted Jeff about that. Being the great guy that he is, he actually … [Continue reading]
These are for WA2HOM, but I had to post them here because the QSLs are so cool. The VE7TUB QSL is especially cool because it's from a special event station set up for a bathtub race. … [Continue reading]
When I renewed my ARRL membership, I must have submitted the order twice because there were two charges for $76 on my credit card bill. At first, I was going to ask for a refund from the ARRL, but then thought, what the heck, I'll just let it go and … [Continue reading]
More QSLs from stations whose calls spell words: I worked N6TEA during our W8P End Polio Now special event. I worked Steve, K9IS, during the WI QSO Party a couple of weeks ago. … [Continue reading]
Thanks to my latest donor!
Bob, KD8THG
He writes, "Thank you! I used your General Class study guide and passed the exam last night. Your teaching style is very accessible and effective. Your work is in the best Elmer tradition."
Donate $5 and get this cool sticker. Measuring 5-3/4-in. W by 4-1/4-in. H, it's perfect for your car, your shack, or wherever!
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