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W3TTW turning 100 years old this month and still active on 40M CW!

Posted: 02 Aug 2016 09:40 AM PDT
http://forums.qrz.com/index.php?thre...40m-cw.532589/

A good radio friend of mine will be 100 years old in August. He is still
active on 40M CW and is still very sharp. His name is Woody and his call is
W3TTW.



Due to his achievement of making it with a very good quality of life,
Martha and I are holding a special birthday picnic for all his radio
friends. So far, we have about 35 people that will attend. I decided it
would be nice to set up a station outside and kind of make it a special
event station to celebrate his achievement. The picnic...



W3TTW turning 100 years old this month and still active on 40M CW!

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Hamnet Mesh Networking! Have you tried it?

Posted: 02 Aug 2016 09:21 AM PDT
http://forums.qrz.com/index.php?thre...ied-it.532685/

Hey everybody, Curtis with the Everything Ham Radio Podcast here! In this
episode we talk with David Ericson, KB5UGF, one of my local Hamnet Mesh
Networking Gurus. We talk about some of the equipment you will need, some
tools that you can use to help you get started and some uses for mesh
networking.



Gigaparts was kind enough to give me a Sal****er battery charger to give
away to all my listeners. Let me tell yall this, this little charger is
AWESOME! All you do is mix water with 2...



Hamnet Mesh Networking! Have you tried it?

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Hamvention finds new home in Greene County | Dayton News

Posted: 02 Aug 2016 09:17 AM PDT
http://forums.qrz.com/index.php?thre...n-news.532592/

From:

http://www.whio.com/news/news/offici...reene-c/nr77W/



XENIA —



Greene County officials announced the annual Hamvention event will relocate
there after the Hara Arena closes.



Greene County Agricultural Society Board of Directors made the announcement
in partnership with Greene County Board of Commissioners, city of Xenia and
Greene County Convention and Visitors Bureau.



Since 1952, Hamvention, a multi-day convention of ham radios, has been...



Hamvention finds new home in Greene County | Dayton News

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Ham Radio 360: Workbench #3 Power Supplies

Posted: 02 Aug 2016 05:58 AM PDT
http://forums.qrz.com/index.php?thre...pplies.532674/

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In this episode of The Workbench, George...



Ham Radio 360: Workbench #3 Power Supplies