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		<title>Instant Character Recognition Tools &#8211; Including Shouting at the Computer</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 07 Jul 2026 12:06:30 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[&#8220;It&#8217;s generally accepted that learning to recognise each letter at high speed instantly is key to becoming a proficient CW operator.&#8221; &#8211; S.C. Phillips, Author of MorseCode.World Instant Character Recognition at Morse code world: https://morsecode.world/international/trainer/character.html The Morsecode.world ICR training is a classic.  It isn&#8217;t specifically unique, as you can find similar trainers in apps and [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
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		<title>FlexRadio Aurora AU-520M at 2000 Plus QSOs</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 06 Jul 2026 12:06:55 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[I am really enjoying my Aurora AU-520M. In the six months I&#8217;ve had it I have only done about 2100 QSOs though. That is on me, as for sixteen of the twenty-six weeks I have been doing CWOps Academy classes with study/practice. My &#8220;rate&#8221; (number of QSOs per hour achieved) is low as well, as [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
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		<title>USA 250th!</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 04 Jul 2026 12:06:43 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[As we mark 250 years of our Nation, I&#8217;m hoping you also are reflecting on both the history that got us here and the potential that we have going forward. We mark an attitude &#8211; &#8220;We did!&#8221; anniversary with a &#8220;Can do!&#8221; attitude along with a &#8220;Will do!&#8221; promise. My travels over the last 18 [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
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		<title>Little Travel Keyboard &#8211; Putting Field Gear on a Diet</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 03 Jul 2026 12:06:10 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[With your Go-Kit you likely want a field usable computer setup. I have a neat Framework 16 dual-boot Laptop, but with the power adapter and accessories it is over 8 Lbs (3.6 kg) of gear. My iPad A16 with case and power adapter kits out about 1.5 Lbs (0.7 kg) but that jumps to 4.5 [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
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		<title>Local Club Member KA9WAR turns 104!</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 02 Jul 2026 12:06:49 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[NEWDXA’s member hits 104 years old! Arde Nelson, KA9WAR turns 104 on Thursday &#8211; and will be featured on WBAY Channel 2’s Small Towns segment on the 6pm News on Thursday, July 2 Arde KA9WAR’s QRZ.com entry is cool with its “PLEASE NOTE Now that I am into my second century of life, I will [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
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		<title>Many Thanks &#8211; CWOps Academy Fundamentals Course</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 01 Jul 2026 12:06:47 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[First a Thank You to the instructors &#8211; Char K8XCO, Jay K1FJG , Kiki K1KIK, Dallas K1DW, Bill VE4WJM and the other CWOps instructors who occasionally poked their heads in. These instructors put in so much time helping their students through the learning process. Thank you! The CWOps Academy Fundamentals level course focuses on: ICR [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
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		<title>Looking at WiFi Signals &#8211; actually seeing them! QuadRF a 4&#215;4 MIMO SDR</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 30 Jun 2026 12:06:44 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[A very interesting project is hitting the streets: QuadRF &#8211; A 4&#215;4 MIMO SDR tile for spatial RF vision &#38; beamforming that scales as a phased array https://www.crowdsupply.com/scale-rf/quadrf Using four coherent antennas, QuadRF measures differences in signal arrival time to render a live RF overlay directly on your phone or laptop at 30fps. Everyday objects—like [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
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		<title>QCX monthly QSO Party</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 28 Jun 2026 12:06:24 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[I picked up a second QMX at Hamvention, one ordered months ago that originally wasn&#8217;t expected to be available until maybe August. So I bought an identical unit that was already in the USA, so I would have it for possible fair-weather summer activations. Come to find out there is a Monthly event where you [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
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		<title>VBand &#8211; an Online Morse code platform</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 27 Jun 2026 12:06:17 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[As VBand has been super helpful in my CW learning journey, I wanted to dig a bit deeper into how to get on VBand. Vband is an online chat-style platform for Morse Code!  My Basic Course study group used it extensively, and we all could be on our own private channel sending to each other.  [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
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		<title>NRC Station CHU shut down</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 26 Jun 2026 12:06:01 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[A Canadian Ham sent me a message on the final night that National Radio Council of Canada&#8217;s CHU broadcast was on its final hours, and I put the station on for a while. I thought I should send a Listener&#8217;s Report and QSL Request: Listening to CHU on 7.85 on your final night, from Grid [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
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		<title>Some of the Adapters you can use to do Internet CW</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 25 Jun 2026 12:06:56 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Okay, so how do you hook your Morse code key to your computer so you can do internet things? These are not all of the options, but some that I have been introduced to are: VailMorse Adapter &#8211; https://vailadapter.com/ &#8211; Opensource USB connected Project, Sidetone Generated in the Adapter, Can feed to your radio (some [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
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		<title>Updating SmartSDR Updated</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 24 Jun 2026 18:12:23 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[When FlexRadio pushed another test version of SmartSDR to the test team, I have a bit of ritual: Never Update Right Before a Personally Important Event &#8211; So I try not to do an update before say a QSO Party or Contest I intend to participate in. This rule gets broken if the ROI (Return [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
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		<title>Look in your pocket change &#8211; Special 250th Quarters!</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 24 Jun 2026 12:06:03 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[https://www.usmint.gov/news/press-releases/united-states-mint-to-produce-limited-edition-fourth-of-july-declaration-of-independence-quarters United States Mint to Produce Limited-Edition Fourth of July Declaration of Independence Quarters WASHINGTON, June 23, 2026 — The United States Mint (Mint) will produce 250,000 Semiquincentennial 2026 Declaration of Independence Quarters featuring a special &#8220;July 4th&#8221; privy mark in celebration of America’s 250th anniversary. Bearing no mint mark, these unique quarters will be [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
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		<title>FlexRadio SmartSDR House Cleaning</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 23 Jun 2026 12:06:38 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[FlexRadio is going to do some house keeping, mostly taking down versions of SmartSDR that have been replaced: &#8230;. 06/22/2026 &#160; On June 26, 2026, FlexRadio will be performing a routine version cleanup across SmartSDR, FlexRadio M series radios, and Maestro Control Consoles. After this date, only the following software versions will be available: SUPPORTED [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
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		<title>FlexLib &#8211; The API Part of SmartSDR</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 22 Jun 2026 12:06:15 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[So how do you hook your whizzbang app to your FlexRadio? There is an API for that: https://www.flexradio.com/software/smartsdr-v4-x-api-flexlib/ SmartSDR FlexLib provides a .NET-based interface to the SmartSDR TCP and UDP IP APIs, enabling developers to integrate and control FlexRadio hardware within their applications. Through a comprehensive set of classes and events, FlexLib provides access to [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
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		<title>Hitting that Hundred CW QSO Mark</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 19 Jun 2026 21:25:59 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[At the start of 2026 despite some 57000 logged QSOs, I didn&#8217;t have a logged Morse code QSO. I recall making one or two CW QSOs under supervision as a Novice and a couple about 25 years ago with computer &#38; as good CW friend was assisting me  &#8211; more like he was doing it, [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
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		<title>March Magnetic Key Rebuilt</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 19 Jun 2026 12:06:20 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[I’d ask Mike March about parts including magnets for the early key I’d acquired. He offered to do the work himself, if I set the key to him, asking for me to reach out to him after Xenia. Exchanging emails, setting a budget, the key was sent off for his magic. Mike replaced the magnets [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
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		<title>Where do we go from here? CW Plateau</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 17 Jun 2026 12:06:01 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Seems I have head—faked myself into a bit of a CW learning plateau. My ICR is incomplete and unstable, and my head copy is iffy at best. I’ve gotten to where I can understand enough to do basic contacts, but if the QSO goes off script I am quickly lost. I know I won’t be [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
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		<title>SmartSDR Settings File Manager</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 16 Jun 2026 12:06:34 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Tim W4TME at FlexRadio whipped up a utility to help manage your SmartSDR settings. For those of us doing testing and/or running several radios, the utility is a time saver. https://github.com/tmellisonjr-create/SmartSDR-Settings-File-Manager/releases/tag/v3.0.0 Initial release of SmartSDR Settings File Manager v3.0.0 Application converted from WinForm to WPF (.NET 8) with a modern Fluent Design UI. Just run [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
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		<title>Modern Day Radio Used to Escape Blockades &#8211; Radio Network That China’s Firewall Can’t Stop</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 13 Jun 2026 12:06:30 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Reference article:  https://www.theepochtimes.com/article/the-sprawling-radio-network-that-chinas-firewall-cant-stop-5576671 Locked inside the crowded Chinese prison, blind lawyer Chen Guancheng hid his most treasured possession from the guards—inside a single serve milk box. A pocket-size shortwave radio. For three years, Mr. Chen looked forward to the hours after curfew. With a blanket wrapped over his head and the radio’s metal antenna parallel [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
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		<title>Change in Cadence</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 10 Jun 2026 12:06:39 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[The frequency posting changes for a couple weeks while I try to get outside projects done. This is the time of year I ham in Wisconsin goes out to feed the mosquitos &#8211; I meant &#8220;does their outside projects&#8221; &#8211; before it gets too hot. I&#8217;m also going to get some travel, bike riding and [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
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		<title>Thoughts on Weather Station and Display</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 09 Jun 2026 12:06:44 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Doing a bit of digging into what weather resources I might be using: https://www.weatherstationadvisor.com/ Display links: https://www.weather-display.com/ https://github.com/Yerren/FreshWDL#readme https://www.weather-watch.com/smf/index.php?topic=65997.540 FreshWDL is a lightweight, pure JavaScript alternative to WDL (which runs on Flash). This allows for users to access it from nearly any device and platform. Currently it is still simple, offering little customizability, but with [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
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		<title>Sanitized Island Shack</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 08 Jun 2026 18:12:49 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Much effort to mitigate the tail end of the water problems that disrupted my island operations. The damage happened April 2025 and while the main issues were resolved some time ago, the deep cleaning needed had me down. I’d vacuumed and swept. But I wasn’t accomplishing very much.  Various tradesmen left ditrus, we had an [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
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		<pubDate>Mon, 08 Jun 2026 12:06:29 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[A tricky issue is how to get Morse code and voice to play nicely during a Zoom call. Common training issue. &#8220;Send Morse code during your video calls. Vail Zoomer merges your voice with CW sidetone so everyone on your Zoom, Teams, or Discord call can hear your Morse code alongside your voice.&#8221; I haven&#8217;t [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
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		<title>Putting together a 630m Band Operations Plan</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 07 Jun 2026 12:06:38 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Here is the direction my initial 630m Band operations plan is headed: UTC Clearance Requests filed May 24th, 2026 for both my Home QTH and Washington Island QTH. Unless an objection is raised, both locations will be considered &#8220;cleared for operations&#8221; On June 24th. Radio will be a Flex-6700 or 6600M. While I had considered [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
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		<title>A late Neighbor gets his own Coast Guard Ship!</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 06 Jun 2026 12:06:54 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[A new ship has been named after one of my late Washington Island neighbors, Master Chief Petty Officer (ret.) Allen Thiele. &#8220;U.S. Coast Guard authenticates keels for first three Waterways Commerce Cutters&#8221; The press release: https://www.news.uscg.mil/Press-Releases/Article/4429056/us-coast-guard-authenticates-keels-for-first-three-waterways-commerce-cutters/ The three ships &#8220;authenticated&#8221; are the first three in a 30 ship class of WCC (Waterways Commerce Cutters) vessels. [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
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		<title>AI can hide long messages in other messages &#8211; Where do we go from here?</title>
		<link>https://k9zw.wordpress.com/2026/06/05/ai-can-hide-long-messages-in-other-messages-where-do-we-go-from-here/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 05 Jun 2026 12:06:21 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[LLMs can hide text in other text of the same length Abstract A meaningful text can be hidden inside another, completely different yet still coherent and plausible, text of the same length. For example, a tweet that celebrates a political leader could hide a tweet containing a harsh critique against the same leader, or an [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
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		<title>No Currency in Those Dreams &#8211; Adjusting to Conditions</title>
		<link>https://k9zw.wordpress.com/2026/06/04/no-currency-in-those-dreams-adjusting-to-conditions/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 04 Jun 2026 12:06:52 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[A harsh reality is a person has interests in way more things than what they have time to do, and at times &#8220;what they can do&#8221; has gotten out of alignment as well.  Your dream lose their &#8220;currency&#8221; as they have become something desperate to return to a success from your past, or are collecting [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
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		<title>Another Longwave Broadcaster Facing the Axe</title>
		<link>https://k9zw.wordpress.com/2026/06/03/another-longwave-broadcaster-facing-the-axe/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 03 Jun 2026 20:14:46 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Saw the announcement on the 600MRG mailing list that on Saturday June 27th the BBC will end longwave transmissions, many months earlier than announced.  Methinks they are rushing the shutdown to sidestep government inquiries, public distain and likely something not communicated such as (I am guessing) EOL equipment. &#160; BBC plans to abandon its Longwave [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
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		<title>FlexRadio SmartSDR V4.2.20 Released</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 03 Jun 2026 15:02:37 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[https://www.flexradio.com/software/smartsdr-v4-2-20/ FlexRadio Announces the Immediate Availability of SmartSDR v4.2.20 &#8211; Tim &#8211; W4TME FlexRadio is pleased to announce the release of SmartSDR v4.2.20, now available for download. SmartSDR Basic™ and SmartSDR+™ v4.2.20 is a SmartSDR+ Feature Access software and firmware release for Aurora™, FLEX-8000™, and FLEX-6000™ series SDRs, as well as Maestro™. This version supersedes [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
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		<title>Local Hamfests</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 03 Jun 2026 12:06:19 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Saturday was an area hamfest, which I included in my Saturday errand run. Was really nice to see a couple people and chat. All I bought was a second/third-hand WinKeyer for future gifting. Then I watched people for a bit. Redeemed by the POTA-enthused, as much of the crowd was a bit long in the [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
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		<title>A CW Progress Report &#8211; Early June 2026</title>
		<link>https://k9zw.wordpress.com/2026/06/02/a-cw-progress-report-early-june-2026/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 02 Jun 2026 12:06:29 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Well I have been on my CW learning and operating journey about 120 days give or take. I started with the retained ability to recognize Morse code &#8220;V&#8221; and &#8220;SOS,&#8221; without much more. I had maybe two CW QSOs in my logs, which is a rip-roaring 0.0035% CW content. Now on a good day I [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
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		<title>A FreeDV Update to v2.3.1</title>
		<link>https://k9zw.wordpress.com/2026/06/01/a-freedv-update-to-v2-3-1/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 01 Jun 2026 20:14:30 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[There has been an update to FreeDV. I am aware that some Flex Aurora users have an audio-chain issue that is still being worked on, but for everyone else it seems all the fixes in the update are beneficial: FreeDV 2.3.1 has been released, including improved audio quality for those running the Flex waveform and [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
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		<title>U.S. Islands QSO Party 2026</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 01 Jun 2026 12:06:19 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Starting my planning for the US Islands QSO Party 2026 in a couple months: U.S. Islands QSO Party (IQP) is our once-a-year, 15 hour “contest” that has a class for just about any individual or group. Operate from a friend’s island “Fixed” QTH, take your club on a single island “Expedition”, or go on a [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
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		<title>FlexRadio Ecosystem &#8211; Seedlings to Forest</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 31 May 2026 12:06:19 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[I’m really grateful for the flexibility and adaptability of where the FlexRadio hardware/software has come. Prerelease software on a Flex-6700 that dozen plus years back only offered rudimentary features. Add-on software packages took a while to come out. SmartSDR has has so many updates that I have lost track.  Of course I get a lot [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
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		<title>Thinking hard on 630m Band Operations &#8211; What should the K9ZW Ops look like?</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 30 May 2026 12:06:45 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Very much thinking hard on what my 630m operations should look like. A lot of moving parts. The ROI for 630m operations is somewhat limited, as there are perhaps five dozen US stations on 630m, and not every state is currently represented. Yet 630m has a draw of it&#8217;s own. The main flow chart is: [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
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		<title>Hearing Tweaks &#8211; Series Starter</title>
		<link>https://k9zw.wordpress.com/2026/05/29/hearing-tweaks-series-starter/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 29 May 2026 12:06:22 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[I will be doing a series of posts on Hearing for Hams. As we age the cumulation of genetics, lifetime exposure, damages, and as I was reminded recently the impacts of medicines &#38; hearing aids, all alter what we hear and can&#8217;t hear. As a series starter, I want to start with a disclaimer that [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
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		<title>Utility Notification for 630m Operations &#8211; Clearing a Forward Path</title>
		<link>https://k9zw.wordpress.com/2026/05/28/utility-notification-for-630m-operations-clearing-a-forward-path/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 28 May 2026 12:06:14 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Having some 630m band aspirations, I wanted to clear a forward path to see if I can operate if I made the commitment. For both the 630m and 2200m bands an amateur has to respect the secondary use of the band by notifying the affect utilities of one&#8217;s interest to operate.  They have a period [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
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		<title>Looking at the Sky with Radio Waves</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 27 May 2026 12:06:17 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[I&#8217;m starting to check out things that I have been interested in, but didn&#8217;t think you could do on a hobbyist-level. Radio Telescopes is one of them. I found out that Jeff KE9V has an interest in this, and Charles KF0COM is accomplished in the area! Some initial reference: https://www.rtl-sdr.com/cheap-and-easy-hydrogen-line-radio-astronomy-with-a-rtl-sdr-wifi-parabolic-grid-dish-lna-and-sdrsharp/ https://www.radio-astronomy.org/store/projects/scope-in-a-box https://www.crowdsupply.com/krakenrf/discovery-dish As I am [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
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		<title>For Sale &#8211; Flex-6700 &#8211; Backup Unit Seldom Used</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 26 May 2026 12:06:10 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[My Home QTH backup Flex-6700 has been seldom used. Has been my climate controlled hamshack rack since purchased new. Has the ATU and GPSDO. Because of my Test Team status the radio will be on standard v4.x when it ships. Boxed and sent to you (lower 48) by insured UPS once funds have arrived/cleared, asking [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
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