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Podcast: Foundations of Amateur Radio - Episode 83

Posted: 03 Feb 2017 05:56 PM PST
http://forums.qrz.com/index.php?thre...ode-83.550432/

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What is the strangest thing youve ever used as an antenna? What about a
wire fence, or a flag-pole, perhaps a train-track, a bridge or a football
stadium. This week I look at whats to gain from trying to tune up a
non-traditional antenna. Experimentation at its best.



Foundations of Amateur Radio is a weekly podcast about anything ham radio
and can be downloaded from http://podcasts.itmaze.com.au/ and found on
iTunes by searching for VK6FLAB.



Thank you...



Podcast: Foundations of Amateur Radio - Episode 83

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Foundations of Amateur Radio - Episode 87

Posted: 03 Feb 2017 05:43 PM PST
http://forums.qrz.com/index.php?thre...ode-87.553994/



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MARS is our next door planet or it relates to "Pumping up the Volume", but
what does it have to do with Amateur Radio?



This week in Foundations of Amateur Radio I look at modifying your radio
with a so-called MARS/CAP modification. What are the implications, what
should you be aware of and what are the risks? The Amateur community rarely
talks about such things and ignores it with: "Here be Dragons!", but really
we should be leading the charge...



Foundations of Amateur Radio - Episode 87

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Land Ops ARC finds aircraft crash site

Posted: 03 Feb 2017 02:36 PM PST
http://forums.qrz.com/index.php?thre...h-site.550939/

Non-profit video featuring Land Ops ARC. The search teams of Land Ops ARC
(adventure radio club) set out and find a military aircraft crash site from
the past. Two Phantom F4 fighters collided in mid-air during a training
mission over the California desert over four and a half decades ago.





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Republican Ajit Pai to become chairman of the FCC

Posted: 03 Feb 2017 01:38 PM PST
http://forums.qrz.com/index.php?thre...he-fcc.552145/




President Donald Trump will select Republican Ajit Pai to become chairman
of the Federal Communications Commission, Politico reported today.



"Two industry sources" who are familiar with the decision said an
announcement could be made as soon as today, the report said. Pai would
become chairman immediately, without needing to be confirmed by the Senate,
because he is...Click to expand...

Republican Ajit Pai to become chairman of the FCC