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FYBO fun

Larry W2LJ — Sat, 04 Feb 2012 23:47:00 +0000

FYBO was fun today. No big effort as there were way too many other things going on that vied for my attention. In between chores and duties, I was able to get out to the driveway, where I had the PFR3A on a battery in the back of my Jeep.&n...

Online Course: Introduction to Emergency Communication

Todd NØIP — Sat, 04 Feb 2012 22:41:09 +0000

As a pastor the months of December-January are the busiest of the year for me, so I haven’t done much with Ham Radio for weeks now. That is as it should be. As I’ve said before, we must keep our … Continue reading →

My Personal DXpedition

Casey NA7U — Sat, 04 Feb 2012 20:15:00 +0000

Getting on CW is getting better. RufzXP has greatly increased my ability to copy call signs faster (and type them in at the same time) and I'm starting to find a rhythm to handling the stream of calls. Still, there are acres of room for improvement,...

A Baofeng experience and HK0NA worked

Bas PE4BAS — Sat, 04 Feb 2012 18:59:56 +0000

The difference!!! I purchased 2 Baofeng UV-3R Mark II handhelds with some accessoiries from Hong Kong. Unfortenately I had some bad luck with the package as my package got in sight at the customs. Apparently they didn’t believe the customs declaration that it hold toys worth 10 USD. So I had to pay an extra 19% VAT [...]

2012 ARRL Field Day Information Packet Available

Bob KØNR — Sat, 04 Feb 2012 15:28:49 +0000

ARRL Field Day is the single most popular on-the-air event held annually in the US and Canada. Each year over 35,000 amateurs gather with their clubs, friends or simply by themselves to operate. The information packet for Field Day is now available ...

Must be date night

Larry W2LJ — Sat, 04 Feb 2012 02:07:00 +0000

Since it's Friday, it must be date night. 20, 30 and 40 Meters are spectacular! Not a bit of local neighborhood QRN - the local Plasma TV watchers must be out to dinner or a movie.The FOC is all over lower 40 Meters with their contest, so I...

Close one!

Larry W2LJ — Sat, 04 Feb 2012 01:04:00 +0000

I really thought my MOCAD streak for 2012 was going to come to an end.Last night, I could not participate in the 40 Meter QRP-L Fox hunt due to rally bad local QRN. 80 Meters was like a desolate, deserted island. No QRN; but no signals eith...

A Winter Trip to Greenland

Ethan K8GU — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 12:21:19 +0000

Last year, I managed to scrape together some equipment funds at work to buy a small spectrograph system for studying atmospheric light emissions (airglow and aurora). A co-worker secured the funds and contacts for us to install it at an observatory in Greenland. Because we need to make the measurements at night, and because the [...]

Ham Nation 33

Bob K9EID — Wed, 01 Feb 2012 23:36:34 +0000

Leo And The Blazing Pickle Hosts: Gordon West (WB6NOA) and George Thomas (W5JDX) Gordo talks about...

Handiham World for 01 February 2012

Patrick WA0TDA — Wed, 01 Feb 2012 20:45:00 +0000

Welcome to Handiham World.W0ZSW to Participate in Fourteenth Annual Minnesota QSO Party!The Fourteenth Annual Minnesota QSO Party is on Saturday, February 04, 2012. It is presented by the Minnesota Wireless Association. Stations will be active 8:00 AM ...