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QRZ Forums - Amateur Radio News for Tuesday 7 February 2017
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/////////////////////////////////////////// Yaesu Announces FT-25R and FT-65R Handheld Transceivers Posted: 07 Feb 2017 09:59 AM PST http://forums.qrz.com/index.php?thre...eivers.554366/ Today, Yaesu announced the FT-25R 5W VHF and FT-65R 5W VHF/UHF handheld transceivers. The FT-25R and FT-65R are compact, light... Yaesu Announces FT-25R and FT-65R Handheld Transceivers /////////////////////////////////////////// HR2.0: Episode 79 - What is a Raspberry Pi (for Ham Radio)? Posted: 07 Feb 2017 08:57 AM PST http://forums.qrz.com/index.php?thre...-radio.554367/ http://www.livefromthehamshack.tv/20...for-ham-radio/ ------------------------------------ Im planning some upcoming videos of how we, as Hams, can use the Raspberry Pi devices in our hobby. Might as well start at the beginning - lets talk about what it is, and what they do. /////////////////////////////////////////// 100 Watts and a Wi Episode 84 Posted: 07 Feb 2017 06:49 AM PST http://forums.qrz.com/index.php?thre...ode-84.554404/ On this episode, we all love our radios. But, what radio is non negotiable? Meaning, no matter what - youd never let it go. Listener answers are revealed. Warmer temperatures have inspired a lot of thought about antenna work. Clearly, these is a first world problem. Plus, the 100 Watts and Wire Net inches closer to resurrection. All of this and more on this edition of 100 Watts and a Wire. +++ http://100wattsandawire.com/100-watt...wire/episode84 +++ 100 Watts and a Wire ®... 100 Watts and a Wi Episode 84 /////////////////////////////////////////// Ham Radio 360: SOTA from a new guys perspective Posted: 07 Feb 2017 05:48 AM PST http://forums.qrz.com/index.php?thre...ective.554399/ Austin Munger just wanted a C.B. Radio to give him an alternate means of communicating when out hunting or camping. Little did he know that a random trip to HRO would turn into a full-bore hobby! Not content with kerchunking repeaters, Austin set out to challenge himself with this new ‘thing’ he’d heard about called SOTA (Summits on the Air). It didn’t take to long to figure out he was a little unprepared, but a strong will goes far when determination sets in! Join Cale, K4CDN, as we... Ham Radio 360: SOTA from a new guys perspective /////////////////////////////////////////// Part 8 -CW Ops & Learning Morse Code Posted: 07 Feb 2017 12:26 AM PST http://forums.qrz.com/index.php?thre...e-code.554381/ Seems I have forgotten everything I thought I had learned so far. This is very frustrating for me. I took a complete 24 hours off between sessions to see if that helped but as of tonights lessons I am drawing a blank. I would like to say I could have used another full week in between lessons but I dont know if that would do any good either. I guess the morale of this story is, If you fill yourself sinking, grab a life... Part 8 -CW Ops & Learning Morse Code /////////////////////////////////////////// Ham Radio Public Service Posted: 06 Feb 2017 07:16 PM PST http://forums.qrz.com/index.php?thre...ervice.554363/ This week on Amateur Radio Roundtable we have Clint Bradford K6LCS talking about satellite operation and how to do it. Simple steps to be successful. We also have Scott Hunter KK6RVM who will talk about public service and ham radio. Plus shack pictures that you have sent to us, and more. The show is simulcast on international shortwave station WBCQ on 5130 Khz and you can watch it on W5KUB.COM at 8:00 PM Central... Ham Radio Public Service /////////////////////////////////////////// ARRL Digital Membership $9.99/6 months Posted: 06 Feb 2017 04:34 PM PST http://forums.qrz.com/index.php?thre...months.531170/ This is the letter I sent to the ARRL this evening upon thinking about spending $49 per year for a magazine that I dont really want. I wonder if Im the only one who feels this way?, or am I way off? __________________________________________________ __________ Good evening. I absolutely love the ARRL and how important you folks are for defending our band and operating privileges, and everything else you do as a wonderful organization representing the best interests of amateur radio in the... ARRL Digital Membership $9.99/6 months /////////////////////////////////////////// Updating 'Army MARS at 90' Posted: 06 Feb 2017 04:17 PM PST http://forums.qrz.com/index.php?thre...-at-90.554324/ Year 91: Another Milestone Reached Three times in its first 90 years MARS trod center stage and won the American public’s admiring applause: During 1965-1973, the job was connecting the front-line troops in Vietnam with loved ones at home. In the 1933-1941 depression years, it was linking up some 3,000 wilderness camps of the Civilian Conservation Corps where jobless young men built roads and parks (there were no telephones). In the... Updating Army MARS at 90 /////////////////////////////////////////// Arecibo Telescope in Trouble?? Posted: 06 Feb 2017 01:44 PM PST http://forums.qrz.com/index.php?thre...rouble.552917/ The Telescope from Goldeneye Is In Trouble The U.S. National Science Foundation is accepting proposals from anyone who wants to take over operations. AP Tomas van Houtryve By... Arecibo Telescope in Trouble?? |
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