SolderSmoke Daily News -- Ham Radio Blog

There is a big and very unusual storm on Saturn right now. You can see it in the image above. It was taken by amateur astronomer Jim Philli...

I really like this little globe. The red dots record past visits. But the fun part is the flags and city names that pop up showing who is ...

Hi Bill, Your recent success with baking your Sony Vaio gave me the courage to attack my flat screen monitor. The most expensive thing i...

Down in Antarctica, the "Ice Cube" neutrino telescope was completed this month. It is an amazing piece of gear in an awesome loca...

This is really amazing. You should watch it in HD. 120 mile range? Maybe from the top of the Empire State building, right? More info here:...

I've been looking with pride at the WSPR map (below) showing that my little beacon has been received by far-off VK6XT. He picked me up...

Timestamp Call MHz SNR Grid Pwr Reporter RGrid km az 2010-12-22 09:28 N2CQR 10.140215 -28 FM18jv 0.2 VK6XT OF86td 18576 288 201...

Bert, WF7I has been sending us some great info from the University of Virginia's radio club. Listeners will recall his adventures in pu...

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Bill, Glad the junk box is providing useful. Enjoyed your Blog about the great Ham Radio day you had. I got the same fe...

I must say, this was one of the strangest repair jobs I've ever had: You may have heard the background: My wife's three year-old S...