By David, on April 26th, 2009%
I’m seriously considering the Elecraft K3 for my next rig. Any HAMs out there have an opinion about that rig? http://bit.ly/rZye9 # @troycoleman There’s still plenty of good DX to be had out there, even without sunspots! # @jeffke4ole Thanks for RT-ing my blog post. Let me know if there’s ever anything I can do for you. CU on the air! 73 and Aloha… in reply to jeffke4ole # @jeffke4ole Hey Jeff … how do you go about linking your Facebook to your Twitter? in reply to jeffke4ole # Just joined a twibe. Visit http://twibes.com/Ham_Radio to join # @jeffke4ole I do have Tweetdeck, though I have not fully . . .
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By David, on April 25th, 2009%
Here is a interesting article that addresses some of the concerns the Amateur Radio community has now about the lack of sunspot activity we’ve been experiencing lately.
If you are a ham, you know that high sunspot activity goes hand in hand with incredible propagation. It’s during sunspot cycle highs that we get what’s known as “skip” where people are communication with people many thousands of miles away, using only minimal power, and they sound like they are right next door. Other forms of “skip” such as receiving broadcast radio and broadcast television from the other side of the country are also most prevalent during high sunspot cycles.
The sunspot cycle . . .
To read the rest of this article, please click here: → Quiet Sun Baffles Astronomers
By David, on April 22nd, 2009%
Someone asked the question the other day, “what is a repeater?”
Funny, I always knew what a repeater was and so it never occurred to me that anyone might not know. I’m glad they asked; it gives me an opportunity to consider a question I had never considered before.
A repeater is basically a special type of Amateur Radio station that receives a signal on one frequency and retransmits the information carried on that signal on another signal at a different frequency.
A repeater is typically installed on some high point, such as atop a ridge on perhaps a tall building, so that it can be more easily reached . . .
To read the rest of this article, please click here: → What is a Repeater?
By David, on April 19th, 2009%
In Amateur Radio, you hear operators refer to their “rig.” A rig is basically any piece of equipment that can transmit RF for the for the use of the Amateur Service.
An Antenna is often called a “skyhook.” A station with several antennas has an “aluminum farm” or an “antenna farm.” In conversation the aluminum or antenna farm is often referred to as “the farm.”
A radio amateur who is going our to work on his antenna is going to “the farm.”
The term “set” as in a “radio set” and the term “aerial” which has been used to mean antenna, are both obsolete and are not used any . . .
To read the rest of this article, please click here: → Jargon
By David, on April 19th, 2009%
The goal was 10,000 followers … Was hit in 21 days! Now its your turn. Join the big Twitter Follow http://retweet4.me/k6dch # Been a bit busy lately. I maintain a “work week” pad and I’m having to relocate it to another place. It’s thrown me off this week. # My web site needs some serious love. I have got to write some content this week. I’m going through withdrawals. Blogs are so addictive. #
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