Sunday, November 29, 2009

No Smoke, but stars, an HW-8, and one (dead) Cinghiale!

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No podcast today -- we were out in the country. As you can see from the picture above, the question of just how big the Sabina wild boars r...
Friday, November 27, 2009

Electronics Animations

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Oh man, this the kind of thing that makes my hand-drawn diagrams seem even more inadequate. If this is the new standard, I'm in trouble...
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Thursday, November 26, 2009

50 stations receive my 20 mW DSB Ubuntu WSPR signals

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In less than a week of intermittent WSPR operations with the new Ubuntu WSPR 2.0, 50 stations have received my awesome 20 mW Double Sideband...
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Wednesday, November 25, 2009

Harry Gets His Own Domain

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You know a guy has made a real impact when all you need is his first name. Harry, SM0VPO aka G4VVJ is in that category. His web site has b...
Tuesday, November 24, 2009

On Top Band at Age 12 and 1/4!

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Gil sent me a link to the wonderful site of W8JI. The OM got his start by removing plates from the tuning cap of an All-American 5 broadcast...
Sunday, November 22, 2009

"Industrial Revolution 2" Tinkering Gets Respectable

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Bruce, KK0S, alerted me to this wonderful article in the Wall Street Journal. I liked the line about the "hackerspaces" being ...
Saturday, November 21, 2009

WSPRing with Ubuntu

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Wow, the radio gods are are really helping me lately! Soon after receiving my new Ubuntu laptop, Joe Taylor, K1JT, released the first Linu...
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Friday, November 20, 2009

Radio, Douglas MacArthur, and staying young at heart

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Art, KG6ZWD, sent this along. General MacArthur kept this poem displayed above his desk in Manila, and frequently quoted from it during his...
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Thursday, November 19, 2009

An amazing radio history book - FREE!

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Robert, WP4PQV, sent us some links to a treasure trove of U.S. Navy electronics publications that have been placed on-line. My initial peru...
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Wednesday, November 18, 2009

"From Atoms to Amperes" by F.A. Wilson

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From Atoms to Amperes by F. A. Wilson Published in 1989, Bernard Babani Publishin...
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Monday, November 16, 2009

Now THAT'S a SHACK! W9EVT

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You can barely see George, W9EVT, down there in the back! And this is only one portion of his shack. Jeff, KO7M, alerted us to this master...

VK3AJG's DSB RIG

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John, VK3AJG, sent us info on his new portable 80 meter DSB transceiver. Very nice. A welcome change from the usual NE602-based rigs. Dou...