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Pages Home Portable QRP Ops Morse Code Operating Mixed Media NJQRP Skeeter Hunt Suppliers Tuesday , October 31, 2023 Excelsior K2ORS Jean Shepherd was an American raconteur , author , radio show host perhaps best known for the movie A Christmas Story which originally appeared in his books In God We Trust All Others Pay Cash and Wands Hickey's Night of Golden Memories I saw this picture on Facebook and had to cross-post here . The artist did a fantastic job and you can see the similarities in the facial features in the picture above and the photo . below I had the pleasure of listening to K2ORS when he used to have a nightly radio show on WOR 710 on your AM Radio dial in NYC , and I also had the pleasure of seeing him live at Princeton University when he gave a show at one of their College
Skip to primary navigation Skip to main content Skip to primary sidebar Skip to footer KB6NU's Ham Radio Blog HOME Study Guides Teach a One-Day Tech Class W8SRC Repeater Guide Advertise Hire Me Shop View Cart Get publicity for your club with a PSA October 30, 2023 By Dan KB6NU 1 Comment Over the years I’ve built up quite a pile of amateur radio magazines , and I’ve decided that it’s time for them to go . Before pitching them , however , I’ve been paging through them to see if there’s anything of interest . I found this article in the June 2006 issue of World Radio I contacted the author , Kelly , K7SU , and he’s given me his permission to re-publish it . here This seems like a great way to get publicity for your club . I emailed a couple of local stations this morning , and I’ve already
, Pages Home Portable QRP Ops Morse Code Operating Mixed Media NJQRP Skeeter Hunt Suppliers Monday , October 30, 2023 Something new To me , at least In addition to QRPSPOTS it looks lie we have a new tool in town QRP Cluster At least it's new to me I've never come across this before until a day or two ago I just might be mightily behind the . times This is from their About QRP Cluster : info Why QRP Cluster Broadcasting with low power is fun , but especially if we manage to make QSO's or contacts . QRP signals are usually weak and easily missed in noise and interference . That's why we came up with the idea of creating a QRP self spotting Cluster , where every QRP broadcasting enthusiast can announce on which frequency they are working , in which mode , or with what equipment and power
Pages Home Portable QRP Ops Morse Code Operating Mixed Media NJQRP Skeeter Hunt Suppliers Sunday , October 29, 2023 The zombies have shuffled I had a good time participating in the Zombie Shuffle on Friday night . I played hooky from my radio club meeting , but it was recorded on Zoom . I will watch the recording and will provide minutes for the next . meeting In all I worked sixteen station in about 90 minutes of air time , one on 80 Meters , two on 20 Meters and thirteen on 40 Meters . 40 Meters was in great shape , or so I thought . Signals were pretty weak on 20 Meters and I was disappointed to hear only one other zombie on 80 Meters . 80 would have been a good band to work if it was . populated Saturday morning was a CERT detail , providing traffic and pedestrian control for a paper: , , Skip to primary navigation Skip to main content Skip to primary sidebar Skip to footer KB6NU's Ham Radio Blog HOME Study Guides Teach a One-Day Tech Class W8SRC Repeater Guide Advertise Hire Me Shop View Cart Random thoughts : Listening to pirate radio , unused parts , operating W1AW 8 October 28, 2023 By Dan KB6NU 2 Comments I like listening to pirate radio . Some of the shows can be very creative . This evening , for example , Thunder Chicken Radio broadcast some Halloween music and Orson Welles’ War of the Worlds . And , in addition to that , they sent some SSTV images as well . How cool is that HF Underground For some reason , pirates love to broadcast during Halloween season , so this really is the time to listen . As to what frequencies to listen to , pirates seem to favor a
Pages Home Portable QRP Ops Morse Code Operating Mixed Media NJQRP Skeeter Hunt Suppliers Friday , October 27, 2023 Unintended consequences of the KH1 Posted to the POTA Facebook page by Mike . Maciel So what's going on this weekend First off , the Zombie Shuffle is tonight Can't forget about that ARRL EME Contest https : contests.arrl.org arrlemescoresubmission.php I know that a local club here in NJ , The Delaware Valley Radio Association plans to be active and has actually been running classes on EME for those who have volunteered to participate in the club's . effort CQ WorldWide DX Contest , SSB https : www.cqww.com rules.htm Perhaps the biggest DX Contest . running And again , the DVRA will also be running a Special Event Station this : weekend 10 29 2023 85th Anniversary of the WarSkip to primary navigation Skip to main content Skip to primary sidebar Skip to footer KB6NU's Ham Radio Blog HOME Study Guides Teach a One-Day Tech Class W8SRC Repeater Guide Advertise Hire Me Shop View Cart Please comment on the 60-meters Notice of Proposed Rulemaking October 26, 2023 By Dan KB6NU 2 Comments I got this email today from Dale Williams , WA8EFK , the ARRL Great Lakes Division : Director Dear ARRL Great Lakes Division : Member We need your assistance , and we need it NOW . We strongly encourage you to assist the ARRL and the entire U.S . Amateur Radio community by submitting comments to the Federal Communications Commission FCC before October 30th to save the privileges we have fought to gain on 60 meters . Even if you are not currently active on 60 meters , the proposed
Pages Home Portable QRP Ops Morse Code Operating Mixed Media NJQRP Skeeter Hunt Suppliers Thursday , October 26, 2023 HomeBoo This appeared on Facebook on the Radio Aficionados page posted by Pedro Sanchez Carcelen . nbsp Speaking of Boo please remember tomorrow night is the Zombie Shuffle . I will not be able to participate as I have to go to a club meeting I'm secretary so I kinda HAVE to be there durn which always falls on the last Friday evening of the month . I have not been able to Shuffle for about a decade now , and I wish I could be there with all you ghouls , ghosties and beasties . This is by far one of the most fun events of the QRP year . Let me post the notice that comes from the Head Zombie , Paul : NA5N Hark , fellow . Zombies Just a reminder that the 2023 Zombie Shuffle
Pages Home Portable QRP Ops Morse Code Operating Mixed Media NJQRP Skeeter Hunt Suppliers Wednesday , October 25, 2023 Another problem solved I was having a problem with my Bencher Mercury . paddle The dit paddle was being real finicky . I originally thought it was a dirty contact , so I cleaned it and it would work for a while and then stop . Then I thought maybe I just had the spacing adjusted incorrectly , so I re-adjusted that . It would work for a while , and then . stop I turned the paddle over and looked at the connections underneath and all seemed well . My frustration level was increasing as I like to use this paddle . I have both this and my Begali Simplex Mono adjusted so that they feel like as close as I can get them to feel like touch paddles . Both are on the bench and I will: , , Skip to primary navigation Skip to main content Skip to primary sidebar Skip to footer KB6NU's Ham Radio Blog HOME Study Guides Teach a One-Day Tech Class W8SRC Repeater Guide Advertise Hire Me Shop View Cart Amateur radio in the news : BBC on the Solar eclipse QSO Party , ham radio supports hospitals , Baton Rouge hams activate the radio room of the USS Kidd October 25, 2023 By Dan KB6NU Leave a Comment Eclipses do odd things to radio waves . An army of amateur broadcasters wants to find out why It’s the huge tower in his back yard that gives Todd Baker’s hobby away . Bristling with antennae , the 30m 100ft structure is taller than many of the mature trees nearby . Baker , an industrial conveyor belt salesman from Indiana , goes not just by his name , but also his call-sign , the
Pages Home Portable QRP Ops Morse Code Operating Mixed Media NJQRP Skeeter Hunt Suppliers Tuesday , October 24, 2023 Morse Code First the QRP Image of the : Day Posted to Facebook by Peter OO7Z who had a QSO with Reiner DL5YJN , who was using his homebrewed . transceiver Every now and then I like to post about what it takes to learn Morse Code . After 45 years of being an Amateur Radio Op , I've learned that the journey is different for each one of us . What works for one may not work for another . What works for most may not work for someone else at . all That all being said , I think the biggest thing about learning Morse Code is one's attitude . I know this from personal experience . I wanted to become a Ham while I was in High School . I was 16, bought myself an AMECO Morse Code LP and
Pages Home Portable QRP Ops Morse Code Operating Mixed Media NJQRP Skeeter Hunt Suppliers Monday , October 23, 2023 As expected Keeping an on the newly renamed Elecraft AX KX KH io.group over the weekend , sales of the KH1 are brisk . I didn't look to be honest , but I'm not even sure a shipping date has been announced . And I guess it's just me , but I was amazed that so many people were willing to plunk down money , just like that I guess I'm not as big an Elecraft fan as I thought I was I don't need to have one of everything . HI HI The weekend was POTAful . I worked a bunch of POTA stations including Alan W2AEW who was activating the Washington-Rochambeau Historical Trail , which is technically a block away from home . He stated that he was in NJ , but that could be so many places inPages Home Portable QRP Ops Morse Code Operating Mixed Media NJQRP Skeeter Hunt Suppliers Saturday , October 21, 2023 Sitting in the shack For an unbooked Saturday , it was a very busy Saturday Woke up to a gloomy and rainy morning but still got a lot done including getting a haircut which was very badly needed I'm down here in the shack after dinner and I've worked a few POTA stations and Andy HB9CVQ on 30 Meters . 80 and 40 Meters are filled with New York State QSO Party stations . I guess I could work a few to hand out some points and fatten up the log , but not really into that . tonight Last night after dinner , I managed to log T2C Tuvalu Island on 10 Meters . That was a rough one with a lot of repeats , but I checked on Club Log today and I'm in there I think I'm getting close to: , , Skip to primary navigation Skip to main content Skip to primary sidebar Skip to footer KB6NU's Ham Radio Blog HOME Study Guides Teach a One-Day Tech Class W8SRC Repeater Guide Advertise Hire Me Shop View Cart Random and partly-baked thoughts : ARRL email addresses , pics on QRZ.Com , amateur radio advocate to quit Congress October 21, 2023 By Dan KB6NU 2 Comments One of the features of WordPress is that you can create a draft post by jotting down an idea or cutting and pasting a URL into a blank post . IÂ do this frequently , then abandon the drafts . There are several reasons for : this The idea was only partly-baked or just a random . thought I was too lazy to write a whole post about . it It wasn’t that great of an idea to start . with I think that some of these ideas do deserve
The FT-991 Memory Manager is a freeware program created by F6ECN designed to assist in managing, programming, and remotely controlling Yaesu FT-991 and FT-991A ham radio transceivers. It is compatible with Windows 7 through 10, on both 32 and 64 bit systems. While the primary user documentation is in French, the software's latest version, 2.2.7.5, is available for download.
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Pages Home Portable QRP Ops Morse Code Operating Mixed Media NJQRP Skeeter Hunt Suppliers Friday , October 20, 2023 New from Elecraft- from Steve WG0AT on Facebook https : elecraft.com products kh1-f 72 de Larry W2LJ QRP When you care to send the very least Posted by QRP When you care to send the very least at 2:15 PM Email This BlogThis Share to Twitter Share to Facebook Share to Pinterest Labels : commercial equipment Elecraft news No : comments Post a Comment Newer Post Older Post Home Subscribe to : Post Comments Atom QRP Watering Holes Follow me on Facebook Follow this blog on Facebook and other QRP CW and Amateur Radio stuff https : www.facebook.com QRP-When-you-care-to-send-the-very-least-925805237575460 W2LJ By The Numbers ARRL Life Member , QRP ARCI 4488, QRP-L 13, NJQRP 47, FISTSPages Home Portable QRP Ops Morse Code Operating Mixed Media NJQRP Skeeter Hunt Suppliers Friday , October 20, 2023 On the air after dinner I didn't have any meetings or anywhere that I had to go last evening , so after dinner I popped down the basement and turned on the rig . nbsp I worked three POTA stations , two on 20 Meters and one on 15 Meters . Then I saw that China was spotted on 15 Meters while I was still on the . band I twiddled the dial on over there and to my surprise I was actually able to hear him . Asia , in general , presents a problem for me . Oceania has not been a big problem as I've logged Australia , New Zealand and many of the island nations such as Fiji and French Polynesia , and I've logged Japan numerous times . However , mainland and Southeast Asia remain aA couple of weeks ago, while doing a POTA activation, my friend, Rick mentioned that there was a young woman who walked by a couple of times looking curiously at us. I hadn’t noticed because I was busy operating. After we’d packed up, however, I guess her curiosity got the better of her because she […]
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Pages Home Portable QRP Ops Morse Code Operating Mixed Media NJQRP Skeeter Hunt Suppliers Thursday , October 19, 2023 Humor for the day You know you're a Ham when your wife or girlfriend scrolls through your phone and all she can see are Amateur Radio apps , photos of rigs , antennas and Field Day and the phone numbers for GigaParts , HRO and DX Engineering 72 de Larry W2LJ QRP When you care to send the very least Posted by QRP When you care to send the very least at 9:20 AM Email This BlogThis Share to Twitter Share to Facebook Share to Pinterest Labels : humor No : comments Post a Comment Newer Post Older Post Home Subscribe to : Post Comments Atom QRP Watering Holes Follow me on Facebook Follow this blog on Facebook and other QRP CW and Amateur Radio stuff https : www.facebook.comSkip to primary navigation Skip to main content Skip to primary sidebar Skip to footer KB6NU's Ham Radio Blog HOME Study Guides Teach a One-Day Tech Class W8SRC Repeater Guide Advertise Hire Me Shop View Cart Help ARDC make amateur radio better October 18, 2023 By Dan KB6NU Leave a Comment Amateur Radio Digital Communications ARDC is a private foundation that exists to support amateur radio and digital communication science and technology . They do this by making grants including support for scholarship programs and research development projects and managing . 44Net To help them do this , ARDC has four : committees Grants Advisory Committee GAC The GAC reviews grant . applications Technical Advisory Committee TAC The TAC works on 44Net-related projects and . policies Conduct Review
Pages Home Portable QRP Ops Morse Code Operating Mixed Media NJQRP Skeeter Hunt Suppliers Wednesday , October 18, 2023 Got them in the log Before running the South Plainfield ARES RACES last night , I saw TO8FH spotted on 15 Meters , so I gave it a shot . They were only about 449 to 559 here , so I didn't expect too much , and was not . disappointed At the top of the hour , around 0000 UTC , I saw them spotted on 17 Meters , where they were much louder about 579. I stayed with them , tuned up a little more than 2 kHz and was rewarded to hear them send my call We completed the exchange and now I have another DXCC entity in my . logbook After working them I was a bit pumped and remembered how satisfying it is to bag an ATNO . I have to be careful , because I can see where this can become aSkip to primary navigation Skip to main content Skip to primary sidebar Skip to footer KB6NU's Ham Radio Blog HOME Study Guides Teach a One-Day Tech Class W8SRC Repeater Guide Advertise Hire Me Shop View Cart RadioWorld update on proposal to use HF for stock trading October 17, 2023 By Dan KB6NU 2 Comments Over the summer , the amateur radio world was all up in arms about a proposal by an outfit called the Shortwave Modernization Coalitionâwhich doesn’t have a website that I could findâthat the FCC allow them to transmit high-power , wide-bandwidth digital signals between 2 MHz and 25 MHz . Comments were due by August 15, and RadioWorld has just published an update on the status of this proposal and the comments it . garnered The article , Hams Worry About Shortwave Proposal , 8221 is
Pages Home Portable QRP Ops Morse Code Operating Mixed Media NJQRP Skeeter Hunt Suppliers Tuesday , October 17, 2023 Something new from Elecraft Or perhaps someone else This was an e-mail thread on the Elecraft-KX io.group , and the main discussion was entitled KX3 and a KX2 The answers started to go a little off-topic with speculation on whether or not we would ever see a KX4 and what it should have . Then this : appeared Intriguing . It will be interesting to see what is introduced and by whom . Perhaps the T41 mentioned on the Four States QRP Group will finally make its debut Or will it be something else , entirely And then THIS appeared on the reflector tonight from Wayne N6KR : himself So we shall see , won't we 72 de Larry W2LJ QRP When you care to send the very least Posted by QRP
There have been several versions of the Amateur’s Code since it was written by Paul M. Segal, W9EEA, in 1928. Here’s the version that currently appears in Ethics and Operating Procedures for the Radio Amateur, Edition 3, June 2009: The Radio Amateur is CONSIDERATE… He never knowingly operates in such a way as to lessen […]
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Pages Home Portable QRP Ops Morse Code Operating Mixed Media NJQRP Skeeter Hunt Suppliers Monday , October 16, 2023 A good HF Sunday First , the QRP Image of the : Day Taken from Facebook love the photo It's so this time of the year I managed to get on the air in the late morning . It was a productive session and yet disappointing at the same time . I worked seven different POTA stations on 20, 15 and 10 Meters . After I worked my last one , I saw TO8FH , Mayotte Island was spotted on , I forget right now , but it was either 15 or 10 Meters . I tuned to the frequency and they were decently loud . Not great , but not bad either . I figured that if I pumped up the KXPA100 a bit , I could probably work . them The pileup behavior was absolutely atrocious Between people not knowing how to go
Pages Home Portable QRP Ops Morse Code Operating Mixed Media NJQRP Skeeter Hunt Suppliers Sunday , October 15, 2023 How To Day Yesterday was How To Day at the JFK Library in Piscataway , NJ . Through the efforts of SPARC member Harry KC2PGX , The South Plainfield Amateur Radio Club attended and put on a demonstration of Amateur Radio and Morse Code . I didn't think I was going to be able to attend as my team had a VE session scheduled for the morning . However , the Director of OEM for Clark , NJ was in Atlanta , and there was no one to open the building for us , so unfortunately , I had to tell our two candidates that the session was . cancelled Harry set up a computer , code practice oscillators and some straight keys and paddles , and plenty of literature and handouts . I brought my KX3This is a relatively new one, brought to my attention by Stig Eustice LA5OTA, who - believe it or not, is a member of SPARC. Stig has relatives who live in South Plainfield and he came over to New Jersey a few years ago for a family reunion. He was made a member of SPARC and maintains contact with us via Facebook. Thanks, Stig for posting!Enjoy!72 de Larry W2LLJQRP - When you care to send the very least!Pages Home Portable QRP Ops Morse Code Operating Mixed Media NJQRP Skeeter Hunt Suppliers Friday , October 13, 2023 Coming this weekend On Saturday , I'll be assisting fellow SPARC member Harry KC2PGX at a Morse Code demonstration at a local library for How To Day I'm not 1000 how he's going to have this set up , but I believe he'll have a couple of code practice oscillators set up along with a laptop running a decoder program . In the past , when I was involved in an Amateur Radio demo for Bring Your Kids To Work Day at the IEEE , the Morse Code portion was the biggest hit . The kids had fun sending Morse asking us questions to see if we could decode what they were sending and answer them . It should be a fun . day I'll bring my KX3 and AlexLoop along and will have it tuned to one of the
Here’s the latest two additions to my collection of QSLs from stations whose call signs spell words. Both of these are from recent POTA activations. I had to do a little arm-twisting to get the card from K3VAT. He noted on his QRZ.Com page that he did not send out paper QSLs any more. When […]
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Pages Home Portable QRP Ops Morse Code Operating Mixed Media NJQRP Skeeter Hunt Suppliers Wednesday , October 11, 2023 Crud This is getting to be like the movie Groundhog Day where we just repeat the same thing over and over and . over The forecast for the : weekend I was hoping to finally get the opportunity to play around with the Buddistick on top of the Jeep and do some analysis using the NanoVNA . nbsp That's the setup I want to use for some POTA activations . Aside from a VE Session Saturday morning and the weekly grocery shopping the weekend looked to be relatively free of engagements codeword for chores But unless the forecast changes drastically , I guess not again this . weekend I think I'll use the time instead to come up with a new iteration of a drive on mast holder for the
Pages Home Portable QRP Ops Morse Code Operating Mixed Media NJQRP Skeeter Hunt Suppliers Tuesday , October 10, 2023 This never happened before Went down to the shack yesterday morning before work , to make sure that I had shut everything off . I'm paranoid that way , I like to make sure that all electrical stuff is off before I leave the house for work . When I got down there , I saw the KX3 had drooped forward off its stand . I've never had that happen before in the 10+ years that I've owned it . The only thing I can attribute that to is that the extra but minor weight of the SideKX cover was enough to change the center of gravity just enough to make it fall forward off the tilt stand , which is made from a very smooth plastic and is probably . slippery I rectified the situation by
Pages Home Portable QRP Ops Morse Code Operating Mixed Media NJQRP Skeeter Hunt Suppliers Monday , October 09, 2023 The weekend Managed to work five POTA stations early Sunday afternoon . The POTA spotting page makes it so much easier . Band conditions were decent and I was able to Hunt on 40 and 20 . Meters There were several activations spotted on 10 Meters , but the band was long and all I was able to hear were a few Italian stations but NOT the one spotted doing a park activation . Of course In the evening I was able to get on 75 Meter SSB to check into the St . Max Net . Now that it's getting dark early , nbsp the band was in good shape and I was able to hear just about everyone on the net . For a brief while this past Summer , I was contemplating selling my KXPA100 as I really never. Pages Home Portable QRP Ops Morse Code Operating Mixed Media NJQRP Skeeter Hunt Suppliers Friday , October 06, 2023 We're back and goings on for the weekend . Marianne and I are back from our trip up to Alexandria Bay . The weather was beautiful and it was quite warm , actually . We packed jackets and sweatshirts thinking it would be chilly , and they went unworn . That will change both there and here this weekend . The 1,000 Islands Region is supposed to receive rain starting today and lasting into next week . For South Plainfield the rain is supposed to start today and clear out by Sunday morning . In it's wake , however , will be daily high temps in the 60s 17-18C with nightly lows in the 40s 8-9C Summer weather will be pretty much over with except perhaps for a day or two of IndianPages Home Portable QRP Ops Morse Code Operating Mixed Media NJQRP Skeeter Hunt Suppliers Wednesday , October 04, 2023 Going to Canada No QRP Image of the Day . today So how does one get into Canada without a passport , you ask Simply take the Two Nations Boat Tour up at Alexandria Bay like Marianne and I did . yesterday The ship entered Canadian waters , but we never made landfall so we were in Canada technically . At one point we passed the village of Rockport , Ontario . Here's a photo , and you can see what immediately caught this OM's . eye That's a tower and a Yagi , all right . Once we got back to our room , I did a search on QRZ and there's only one Ham listed as living in Rockport , Ontario VE3XDJ . I have no idea if that's really his . Maybe it's someone who has a permanent