MAKING first contact is a thrill for any amateur radio enthusiast and once you have the correct equipment it’s a remarkably simple process. READ MORE on John O'Groat Journal
Wednesday, November 23, 2011
Tuesday, November 22, 2011
V31WU & V31DV
Travis and Kjerstin are planning a trip to Belize in summer 2012. Direct or bureau QSLs go via home call: AF6WU. For direct via postcard, US stations send one US stamp; international send $1 USD or 1 IRC. For direct via envelope, US stations send $1; international send $2 USD or 1 IRC. Don't send him an envelope. The card is large, 4" x 5.25", so it won't fit in a standard envelope.
Talk about the code breakers of World War II
CODE breaking, an army of secret listeners and agents working behind enemy lines all formed part of a talk given to members of Epworth Men’s Society at their November meeting. READ MORE
Radio Days Are Back
The newest trend in American communication isn't another smartphone from Apple or Google but one of the elder statesmen of communication: Ham radio licenses are at an all time high, with over 700,000 licenses in the United States, according to the Federal Communications Commission.
AN2VGC Special call
This special event call will be used in 2012 to celebrate the city of Vitoria-Gasteiz to have been appointed European Green Capital 2012
Friday, November 18, 2011
CE4A news
November 18, 2011
I am flying tonight from Kingston (Nov 19 at 0:56 UTC), arriving in Santiago tomorrow lunch time (15 UTC). I will be meeting with the CE team at the Radioclub de Chile. After the equipment, camping gear and food provisions will be checked one more time, everything will be loaded into the rented pickup truck and we'll drive south-west, towards the shore, where we will stay for the night. Landing on Pupuya will be attempted on Sunday morning, and I will be joined in this attempt by Christian.
Please note the following:
- There will be no SAT phone or email communication between the island and mainland. We will use VHF radios in case of emergency.
- Refrain from posting band/mode requests on the DX cluster, since I will not have access to them.
- In case of significant developments, updates will be posted on this website.
Cezar, VE3LYC
Thursday, November 17, 2011
Hi-Res Global Topographic Map of Moon
The science team that oversees the imaging system on board NASA’s Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter (LRO) has released the highest resolution near-global topographic map of the moon ever created. Read more HERE
Credit: NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center/DLR/ASU
Steve Wozniak and ham radios
"Wozniak told the crowd of over 200 about his first intrigue with simple ham radios as a young boy back in what he called “the days of tubes,” all the way up until using small, budget micro-processors that would become the first Apple I computer." Read more here
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