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2019 Canadian Parks On The Air event!
(Source: Southgate ARC via K8RAT) RAC supports Canadian National Parks on the Air event Radio Amateurs of Canada is pleased to announce its support of the Canadian National Parks on the Air (CNPOTA) event which will be held next year … Continue reading
Posted in Announcements, Articles, Events
Tagged Canadian National Parks On The Air, CNPOTA
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Robert talks uBITX and navigating the world of used radio gear
Many thanks to my buddy, Robert Gulley (AK3Q), who shares the following announcement from his blog All Things Radio: I have posted two new articles in the Reviews and How-Tos section. These were both previously published in The Spectrum Monitor magazine earlier this year. The … Continue reading
Posted in Articles, Kits, News, QRP Radios
Tagged Ham Radio, Robert Gulley (AK3Q), uBITX, uBITX Transceiver, Used Radios
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The Elecraft KX3 still impresses
Note: this post was originally publish on my other radio blog, The SWLing Post. I’ve owned my Elecraft KX3 for five years, and this little rig continues to amaze me. In 2013, I gave the KX3 one of the most … Continue reading
Heard VK0EK on the radio
[QRPers: Please note that the following is a re-post from my shortwave radio blog, the SWLing Post.] Regular SWLing Post readers know that I’m a ham radio operator (call sign K4SWL). Being a shortwave radio enthusiast, of course, I spend … Continue reading
Posted in Articles, Events, News
Tagged DXpedition, FT4JA, Heard Islan, Juan De Nova, K4SWL, N3CZ, VK0EK, Vlado
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Looking forward to the 2014 Dayton Hamvention and FDIM
Each year, I attend the Dayton Hamvention and much of the QRP conference, Four Days in May. This year, I’ll be working our Ears To Our World table again, along with other volunteers, at booth 411 in the Ball Arena (BA411). … Continue reading
Posted in Announcements, Articles, Conferences, Events, FDIM, Hamvention, News
Tagged Alpha Amplifiers, Bonito, Connect Systems CS7000, Elad, Elad FDM-DUO, Elecraft, Elecraft PX3, Icom, Icom ID-5100, Palstar, RF Concepts, SDR, Ten-Tec
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My favorite ham radio apps for iOS and Android
In November 2013, The Monitoring Times magazine published an overview of my favorite ham radio and shortwave radio apps for iOS and Android smart phones/tablets. I just posted the full article on my shortwave radio blog, The SWLing Post. Since … Continue reading
Posted in Articles, News, Reviews
Tagged Android, Apps, Ham Radioo Apps, iOS, QRP Apps, Shortwave Radio Apps, SWLing Post
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“The Weakest Solar Cycle in 100 Years”
Thanks to QRPer.com contributor Eric (WD8RIF) for passing along this story from Sky and Telescope. Scientists are unsure why this solar peak has been less than stellar: (Source: Sky and Telescope) Scientists are struggling to explain the Sun’s bizarre recent … Continue reading
A tour of the Edward R. Murrow Transmitting Station
For those of you, like me, who got their start in ham radio by listening to international broadcasters on the shortwaves, you might like the article I just posted on the SWLing Post. It’s a tour of the Edward R. … Continue reading
NPR’s Robert Krulwich comments on EME and extra-terrestrial morse code
(Source: National Public Radio) Dot Dash Dot Dash This is the moon as Morse code. […]All over the world, ham radio operators and Morse Code enthusiasts beam dot, dash messages straight at the moon, then wait 2.7 seconds for the … Continue reading
Posted in Articles, CW, News
Tagged CW, EME Moon Bounce, Morse Code Moon, National Public Radio, NPR, Robert Krulwich
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Mountain Xpress: Your cellphone can’t do this
I’m very proud of our local free community newspaper, the Mountain Xpress for its article on ham radio. Not only does the article give readership a short primer in the hobby, but it also profiles a variety of local hams–even … Continue reading