Amateur Radio News

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Video: W9BVX Helium Balloon Antenna

Posted: 10 Nov 2016 09:36 AM PST
http://forums.qrz.com/index.php?thre...ntenna.543079/



At the young age of 9, Bob W9BVX, visited an ARRL Field Day site with his
dad and saw the most amazing thing; an HF antenna lifted into the air by a
helium balloon. Ever since that day, his lifes dream was to do the same
thing. Watch now as he ticks another item off his bucket list.







Video Produced by Michael Martens, KB9VBR



Thank you to the Wisconsin...



Video: W9BVX Helium Balloon Antenna

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Assembling the portable/restricted space HF TW Antenna

Posted: 10 Nov 2016 08:15 AM PST
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Published on Oct 26, 2016



Assembling and operating with the amateur radio TW Antenna System made in
the USA by DX Engineering - Tallmadge, Ohio.





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GA Tech - Learning Morse Code without Trying

Posted: 10 Nov 2016 06:28 AM PST
http://forums.qrz.com/index.php?thre...trying.542690/





"Researchers at the Georgia Institute of Technology have developed a system
that teaches people Morse code within four hours using a series of
vibrations felt near the ear. Participants wearing Google Glass learned it
without paying attention to the signals —they played games while feeling
the taps and hearing the corresponding letters. After those few hours, they
were 94 percent...



GA Tech - Learning Morse Code without Trying

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80th anniversary of BBC broadcast television

Posted: 10 Nov 2016 06:26 AM PST
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On this day, 2 November 1936, the BBC launched the nations first regular TV
service from Alexandra Palace. Apart from WWII when its transmitters were
used to help defend against bomb attacks by jamming signals. Alexandra
Palace was the main location for the BBC’s television broadcasts until the
1950s. The single channel, regular television service continued until it
was joined by another channel in 1964, then taking on the names BBC One and
BBC Two.



Since those days, picture quality has...



80th anniversary of BBC broadcast television

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Ham Talk Live! Episode 39 - The Mystery Guest

Posted: 09 Nov 2016 06:40 PM PST
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Tune in to Ham Talk Live! Thursday night at 9 pm Eastern time at
hamtalklive.com to hear our mystery guest. We will take your calls LIVE at
812-NET-HAM-1 or by Skype at HamTalkLive. You can also tweet questions to
@HamTalkLive. Ham Talk Live! is also available on iTunes, Stitcher, Google
Play, SoundCloud, TuneIn, and YouTube.



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TX FACTOR EPISODE 13 IS NOW ON THE AIR!

Posted: 09 Nov 2016 12:39 PM PST
http://forums.qrz.com/index.php?thre...he-air.543348/

Happy November everyone! Just a quick heads-up that TX Factor Episode 13 is
now on the air and available to view. Head over to www.txfactor.co.uk to
join in the fun!



In this episode, Bob gets to weigh up the latest offering of digital
transceivers with Gary from Martin Lynch and Sons direct from the ML&S
Superstore.



We chat about the weather with two experts who always look on the bright
side. Jim Bacon and Steve Nichols explain how we...



TX FACTOR EPISODE 13 IS NOW ON THE AIR!