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QRZ Forums - Amateur Radio News for Sunday 19 February 2017
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/////////////////////////////////////////// NEW QRZ Forum: QRZ Stickers Around The World Posted: 19 Feb 2017 05:11 AM PST http://forums.qrz.com/index.php?thre...-world.410362/ Last week, Fred Lloyd was interviewed on Ham Nation with Bob Heil. Fred shared the news that QRZ is now producing "Good on QRZ" stickers. QRZ stickers are available to anyone who sends us a business sized, self addressed, stamped envelope here at QRZ. Your first sticker is free and if you would like us to send additional stickers wed be happy to do so for $1 per additional sticker. The stickers are 4x6 inches and need an envelope that is at least 4 inches tall. Otherwise, well... NEW QRZ Forum: QRZ Stickers Around The World /////////////////////////////////////////// Cut the Noise: Listening on Antennas for Other Bands Posted: 19 Feb 2017 04:10 AM PST http://forums.qrz.com/index.php?thre...-bands.555974/ View attachment 350351 (Royalty-free image courtesy of Dreamstime.com) Some Good Advice I am still a young ham, and learning new ways to improve the quality of DX signals. Last summer, I received some help from a knowledgeable ham who taught me the trick of using off-tuned antennas to hear signals buried down in the noise. By “off-tuned,” I mean receiving on antennas cut for a different frequency than the band one is trying to work, or... Cut the Noise: Listening on Antennas for Other Bands /////////////////////////////////////////// EXTREME ham radio SHF 10ghz microwave rover Posted: 19 Feb 2017 02:09 AM PST http://forums.qrz.com/index.php?thre...-rover.555338/ Activity exists above 1.2ghz . This is a mobile rover, for contesting on bands up at 10 gigahertz. View attachment 349120 /////////////////////////////////////////// Chameleon DIY Magnetic Loop Starter kit First Build Posted: 19 Feb 2017 01:21 AM PST http://forums.qrz.com/index.php?thre...-build.555969/ Hello operators View attachment 350341 For those interested in the DIY Magnetic Loop Starter Kit from Chameleon, this is my first build video using that kit. The video details two different models of a man portable magnetic loop antenna. The first is a 40-10M single turn loop based on the Chameleon P-LOOP. The second is a 80, 60, 40M, double turn loop with switched capacitor to quickly convert between 80, 60, 40M and 40-10M. You can watch the video here.... Chameleon DIY Magnetic Loop Starter kit First Build /////////////////////////////////////////// 100 Watts and a Wi Episode 85 Posted: 19 Feb 2017 12:35 AM PST http://forums.qrz.com/index.php?thre...ode-85.555422/ On this episode, Christian is called to the White House. Well, sort of. Find out what changes K0STH would make if appointed to the FCC. We also talk antennas. The warmer weather has us thinking about our antenna systems. If you had to have just one, what would it be? Listener answers are revealed. Plus, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. Have you worked this entity? All of this and more on this edition of 100 Watts and a Wire. http://100wattsandawire.com/100-watt...wire/episode85 100... 100 Watts and a Wi Episode 85 /////////////////////////////////////////// The Finish Line - CW Ops & Learning Morse Code Posted: 18 Feb 2017 10:07 PM PST http://forums.qrz.com/index.php?thre...e-code.555960/ So what were your expectations with CW Ops Academy? Was your expectations that you would have an instructor with you and you would be in a class type environment during the Skype sessions? Was it that you would be proficient at Morse code once the class ended? That you only needed to practice 30 -45 minutes a day? Was your expectation that you would be able to get on the air at the end of the... The Finish Line - CW Ops & Learning Morse Code /////////////////////////////////////////// Two projects with AMSAT ties selected for NASA launches Posted: 18 Feb 2017 07:56 PM PST http://forums.qrz.com/index.php?thre...unches.555949/ Two cubesat missions with ties to AMSAT have been selected as part of the eighth round of the NASA CubeSat Launch Initiative. These spacecraft are eligible for placement on a launch manifest after final negotiations, depending on the availability of a flight opportunity. TJREVERB is a cubesat from Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology, in Alexandria, Virginia. This satellite will include an... Two projects with AMSAT ties selected for NASA launches /////////////////////////////////////////// HamRadioNow: Hams & the Women's March on Washington Posted: 18 Feb 2017 05:33 PM PST http://forums.qrz.com/index.php?thre...ington.555932/ View attachment 350255 The Womens March on Washington was a (pardon the expression) HUGE event the day after President Trumps inauguration. While it was politically charged, it was also an event that needed communications assistance to keep participants safe. The cell phone system worked, but it was so overloaded that even the usually reliable text messaging slowed to a crawl. Our guests Arthur Feller W4ART and Christine Axsmith KC3CIF put together... HamRadioNow: Hams & the Womens March on Washington |
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