SolderSmoke Daily News -- Ham Radio Blog

We don't really cover rap music here at SolderSmoke, but we make an exception for this one. More than 400,000 downloads so far.

Ron Sparks, AG5RS, sent us this very cool picture. My kids take great delight in shooting those tiny red laser pointers out the window, an...

Ted, AJ8T, alerted me to this very interesting page. "The CK722 holds a unique place in the history of the transistor. Introduced b...

Payload Master Mike WA5TWT and the main payload for BLT-24 From our man in Dubai, Ron Sparks, AG5RS: Hi Bill, Yesterday was the annual Sout...

I briefly thought about a title for this blog entry that would declare Philo T. Farnsworth to be a Knack victim, but in his case that just s...

Our friend Jonathan, 7J1AWL, managed to overcome the bureaucratic barriers, and was on the air from some really beautiful locations in Vietn...

Sure, some of your guys have solar panels and wind-powered generators, but how many of you have NUCLEAR FUSION goin' on in the shack? ...

This image (by Michael Weasner) is very similar to what we see when we look at Jupiter through our six inch reflector telescope. Billy and...

These guys definitely have The Knack. Check out Jeff, K7JPD's Carl and Jerry web site: http://www.copperwood.com/carlandjerry.htm

Sent in by Mike, kc7 IT, here is an interesting article on how software guys are being encouraged to build things with their hands : http://...

http://www.soldersmoke.com August 17, 2008 August in Rome, Italian beaches, Circeo Hardrock Cafe, My Sharona, The Knack The Planet Mechanics...

Harry Mills, K4HU, passed away recently. Harry was 100 years old and was active on the ham bands right up until the end. National Public ...