Items of Interest: NASA’s Parker Solar Probe made history as it became the first spacecraft to “touch the sun.” The probe was launched in 2018 to study the solar winds that emanate from the sun. After circling the sun eight times, …
Items of Interest: What Ham Radio Can Teach Us About Power Efficiency It turns out that the work of “silly” energy efficiency hobbyists can do a lot of good in the world. Humor: T’was the night before Christmas,And all through …
Items of Interest: Aircraft Scatter on 6 Meter FT8 Aircraft scatter has long been used by microwave enthusiasts. Enthusiasts monitor aircraft data and operate remote to get the best from it. Although the propagation mode is artificial in a way, it is useful …
Items of Interest: How to… CW Traffic Nets Nets are lots of fun and they often handle the same amount of traffic as a voice net in about 1/3 the time. ARRL 10m contest Now that propagation is improving, you …
Items of Interest: Keys to Good CodeEven if it just the nostalgic ads that are interesting, this article about what makes up good code keys and sending techniques may be of interest. Humor: Meetings: The next membership meeting will be …
Items of Interest: Contesting with stealth antennas https://www.dxzone.com/cgi-bin/dir/jump.cgi?ID=34595 An effective antenna for deed restricted lots… An effective 10-20m DX antenna for deed restricted lots… – IW5EDI Simone – Ham-Radio Humor: Meetings: The next membership meeting will be a holiday dinner …
Items of Interest: Morse Expert A mobile application Morse Expert decodes Morse Code audio to text. Optimized for decoding weak, fading signals in the presence of interference, especially on the Amateur Radio bands. Optionally highlights Ham callsigns and keywords. The …
Items of Interest: DIY your GPS tracker It is easy today to build a GPS tracking system for mobile applications that can be adapted to your needs. Webinar – Using the Raspberry Pi with Ham Radio The Raspberry Pi is …
Items of Interest: The Magnetic Loop on Two Meters VHF Antenna in a Lunchbox A Strange Radio Signal that was thought to be from space. This article describes what happened and the tantalizing signal that did not come from space …
Items of Interest: The Premiere of NIGHT, the Movie The film’s purpose is to give aspiring young actors a chance to hone their craft in a real movie environment. Thanks to the Oklahoma Film and Music Office, they were able to shoot …
