I've been ham since 1969 and there has always been a issue with DQRM. What does it say about the state of amateur radio to-day, that the term "DQRM" has entered our jargon? _________________ Topband
Let's put this into context. This is not the end of the world. Amateur Radio is a hobby and like any hobby has various facets. Different people have various ideas of what the hobby should be. Some ha
Maybe Dennis could get this ticket and set up a DX station in North Korea. Dennis Rodman the former NBA basket ballplayer has free entry in and out of PDRK as a special guest of Kim Yong somanyone wh
Eddy, You do have a computer in the shack. You are an internet operator. Ham radio was one of the first forms of social media. We used to discuss operating and contesting issues on the air with our n
Tim, The whole call would be - VE3XZ/JA drone. This was my attempt at satire. I am referring to "remote operation" as "drone operation" Who knows? Maybe the IARU will authorize the "drone" suffix. Mi
Author: "Michael St. Angelo" <mstangelo@comcast.net>
Date: Sat, 28 Feb 2015 13:01:10 -0500
Thanks for he info. I remember that picture. Where was his shack located for operation from the watertower? Mike N2MS During one of their weather reports this morning, the New England Cable News netw
Eddy, Unfortunately many technical nets have been replaced by group discussions. I participate in the group discussions but I enjoy talking about station and antenna setups and hearing the results of
Jim, I agree with you that contesting is an ego booster. Operating proficiency takes a back seat to using excessive power and any aid, ethical or otherwise, to get the highest score or snag that elus
Rick, You can look at the attenuation on a data sheet. Here is an example of a Belden RG-11 type CATV cable. The center conductor is copper coated steel but the attenuation at 1Mhz is low: <https://e
Tom, I guess you meant to say that "Type HN and others, including UHF, are far more suitable for high voltage operation." Mike N2MS I better correct two pre-coffee typos I made: This means modern RG6
Xtreme category, where have I heard that term? Classical 160 meter operating involves real estate and the expenditure of lots of money or time for effective transmitting and receiving antenna systems
The statement about the radio buoys is vague. By "open sea' do they mean out of the 12 mile territorial zone or 200 mile exclusive economic zone (EEZ)? This would only apply to only American fisherma
Technology is always giving us new tools to work with. You cannot compare past accomplishments with present ones. As we age or downside our living conditions may force me to operate RHR. I'm fine wit
I enjoy browsing through these Popular Mechanics magazines. They usually have a cover story, such as flying cars, that is marketing hype and go nowhere. The filler stories, however, are where the rev
Can the newer buoys can send the GPS coodinates when polled? If so, you can use this information to locate them. The bands are quiet these days; maybe we should start a Fish Buoy listening group. The
Jim, Did you power down the battery backup for in-house systems such as your security system and cable modem and routers? Greetings,Last Fall we moved into a new location. This Summer I spent a lot
We have had dry weather here in the Northeast US and the noise levels have been low. I've been working DX on 160 around sunrise. Hope your noise levels go down. Gday For those who are wondering where
They make BNC crimp connectors for RG-6. I've even seen them at Lowes. I am curious about terminating RG-6 cable connections in the ham shack. I have been using several types of adapters, i.e. F fema
My water meter is outside and the feed to the house is via plastic pipe. My electrical panel ground is connected to the plumbing at the point closest to the electrical panel. There is a piece of copp