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Tom Gallagher, NY2RF CEO ARRL featured guest on HAM NATION

Posted: 08 Dec 2016 09:47 AM PST
http://forums.qrz.com/index.php?thre...nation.546944/

Tom Gallagher, the new CEO at the ARRL will be the featured guest on this
weeks Ham Nation broadcast on Leo Laports TWIT network at 8 pm CST
Wednesday. Tom will be talking about the special event this Saturday,
commemorating the 95th Anniversary of the first Transatlantic transmission
from Greenwich, Ct to Scotland which ushered in the age of global
communications. Saturday, Dec 10th N1BCG will once again be activated on
all on the AM windows of 3870 - 3890, 7290 - 7295 and 14.268....



Tom Gallagher, NY2RF CEO ARRL featured guest on HAM NATION

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Everything Ham Radio Podcast Ep 47 - Storm's Coming, Are You Skywarn?

Posted: 08 Dec 2016 05:23 AM PST
http://forums.qrz.com/index.php?thre...kywarn.546437/

Hello everybody and welcome back to the Everything Ham Radio Podcast! In
this episode we are going to be talking about Skywarn, we talk about the
Sioux Empire Amateur Radio Club in our amateur radio club spotlight, we
talk about some upcoming events/contests and Hamfests for the next two
weeks and wrap it up with some news from around the hobby!...



Everything Ham Radio Podcast Ep 47 - Storms Coming, Are You Skywarn?

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HAM radio smartphone! Android with VHF or UHF

Posted: 07 Dec 2016 09:47 PM PST
http://forums.qrz.com/index.php?thre...or-uhf.545674/





This is very cool.

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HF tape measure loop antenna review and giveaway

Posted: 07 Dec 2016 04:33 PM PST
http://forums.qrz.com/index.php?thre...veaway.547085/

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Remember my field day video with the homemade tape measure and bicycle rim
antenna on the loop tuner? Check out the patented design made by Radiowavz,
and a giveaway on my page. Watch to see.



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QSO Today Episode 121 Dale Green VE7SV / CE2AWW

Posted: 07 Dec 2016 04:04 PM PST
http://forums.qrz.com/index.php?thre...ce2aww.545805/

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Dale Green, VE7SV, is a 2013 CQ Contest Hall of Fame winner who chases the
endless Summer by dividing his time between his homes in Renaca Beach,
Chile and Chilliwack, British Columbia. Dale operates a contest super
station for over 20 years in Canada where he has honed his skills to become
one of the top contesters in the World as well as a contest mentor and
Elmer. He credits ham radio for his love for travel and meeting new people.





Show Notes:...



QSO Today Episode 121 Dale Green VE7SV / CE2AWW

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Switcher vs Linear Power Supplies - K6UDA Radio Episode 35

Posted: 07 Dec 2016 12:09 PM PST
http://forums.qrz.com/index.php?thre...ode-35.545752/

Is your big boat anchor of a power supply necessarily better than a new
small switching power supply? This time Ill look at both and compare a
couple of the leading switching units. Get ready for a QSO party from the
Florida Everglades & could this be the week we hit 5,000?





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SSTV from ISS Space Station 8-9 december !

Posted: 07 Dec 2016 12:08 PM PST
http://forums.qrz.com/index.php?thre...cember.546520/

Slow-scan television (SSTV) transmissions are planned from the
International Space Station (ISS) on December 8-9, 2016.



The SSTV images will be transmitted as part of the MAI-75 Experiment on
145.800 MHz FM using the Kenwood TM-D710 transceiver located in the Russian
ISS Service module.



The MAI-75 activities have been scheduled for the Russian crew on Dec 8
from 12:35 to 18:00 GMT and Dec 9 from 12:40 to 17:40 GMT.



Note the ISS transmissions on 145.800 MHz FM...



SSTV from ISS Space Station 8-9 december !