Radio equipment lends itself ideally to multimedia presentation. Manufacturers seem not to have noticed this.
Back when contemplating the purchase of a K3, I posted a brief note to the Elecraft reflector inquiring whether anyone in my local area would be willing to let me have a look-see of their K3. The two hands-on demos that resulted allowed me to see & hear how the K3 performs and was an eye opener and resulted in the K3 now sitting front and center on my desk.
Two options now have my interest: the P3 panadapter and the sub-receiver.
I know a lot of folks contemplating the purchase of a radio-related item look first to eHam product reviews (because they’re conveniently available), then to opinions of owners via various YahooGroups. Then it’s on to write-ups and reviews from QST and other magazines.
But with radio being a hobby that is better heard (and now “seen” with various panadapter displays) than read about, YouTube offers a far better method for evaluating certain aspects of equipment available within our hobby – a huge step closer to being there than any other method short of a touchy-feely session. Continue reading 'YouTube as a method of product evaluation'»
Some years ago, G4ZFE wrote and made freely available a handy Java-based log search applet. It was (and is) put to good use by DXpeditions so that those who’ve worked them can confirm that they made it into the log. This avoids unnecessary “insurance QSOs” allowing others to more easily work the DX station.
Non-DX stations also use it for a variety of reasons including as a way of accessing the logbook from a remote location. Continue reading 'Have we met?'»
Susan Meckley W7KFI is a 74-year old great-grandmother who has been solo sailing around the Pacific for several years now and sending dots and dashes along the way.
She has finished recuperating in Hawaii from a car-bicycle accident – she was the one on the bike…After her engine repair, and the hurricane season, her plan is to set sail to Johnston Atoll (KH3) and then parts west on the USSV Dharma. Continue reading 'W7KFI: Solo-sailing the Pacific'»
As I type this, a fairly strong station has been sending numbers in groups of 5 on 10.115 kHz.
A Google search of “numbers stations” yields more info than I care to sort through but confirms what I already thought – that most Cuban numbers stations, whether in voice or Morse, take place between 5 and 6 MHz. I’ve heard them before, periodically, but never in a ham band. Continue reading 'A Cuban “numbers” station?'»
Wow! The very weak-sounding signal is my sidetone as I called 9M6XRO (East Malaysia) at 10am my local time. Then he responds with all the subtlety of a cannon. I want this guys’ antenna! Continue reading 'The phenomenally strong 9M6XRO'»
Looking at the label that came with my FT80 kit, I realize that there is a simpler way to label a front panel. The included decal set requires you to apply each label individually. This was necessary since the many FT80′s out there will wind up in a number of different enclosures of differing dimensions.
A quick search around the internet gave a slew of companies that produce water slide decal paper. The paper is cheap enough and even the smallest package has enough paper to make front panel labels for quite a number of projects. Continue reading 'Labels for home construction projects'»
A recent posting to QRP-L by Jim Giammanco N5IB of an upcoming high-altitude balloon launch had me wondering if there might be a need for recovery team help and/or interested observers. A quick exchange of emails later, I was loading my truck with camera and binoculars. Continue reading 'High Altitude Balloon Launch – May 2008'»
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Radio equipment lends itself ideally to multimedia presentation. Manufacturers seem not to have noticed this.
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Some years ago, G4ZFE wrote and made freely available a handy Java-based log search applet. It was (and is) put to good use by DXpeditions so that those who’ve worked them can confirm that they made it into the log. This avoids unnecessary “insurance QSOs” allowing others to more easily work the DX station.
Susan Meckley W7KFI is a 74-year old great-grandmother who has been solo sailing around the Pacific for several years now and sending dots and dashes along the way.
As I type this, a fairly strong station has been sending numbers in groups of 5 on 10.115 kHz.
Paul W0RW is beginning his QRPTTF early. In fact he seems to be perpetually on his own QRPTTF in the most beautiful of places with his PRC-319 and a whip antenna. 
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