In this episode,  Martin M1MRB is joined by, Leslie Butterfield G0CIB, Matthew Nassau M0NJX, and Bill Barnes N3JIX  to discuss the latest Amateur / Ham Radio news. Colin M6BOY rounds up the news in brief, and this episode’s feature is RF Safety by Bill Barnes (N3JIX).

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• SSTV on a Baofeng?
• New BT broadband service to transmit across VHF
• Updates Iceland Radio Regulation
• AO-92 Commissioned and Open for Amateur Use
• New Zealand get 5 MHz (60m)
• Signal From 'Dead' NASA Satellite
• InnovAntennas Releases 4/2m Dualbander
• 20m WSPR Balloon Travels the World
• WIA Want Power Increase

Colin Butler, M6BOY, is the host of the ICQ Podcast, a weekly radio show about Amateur Radio. Contact him at [email protected].

Time to start planning for retirement, if you say it fast the end of 2019 is not that far off and that is my official retirement date! As the old saying goes and it's so true "Where did the time go?". I will be 59 at the time of retirement and with good health I should be enjoying this next phase of my journey for some time. So where does ham radio fit into my plans? I could say that once retired I will have all the time in the world for radio......BUT........I have been off for extended holiday periods and at that time I thought I had all the time in the world. It seems even when not working you can still become very busy and radio gets crowed out with other "things" So one of my goals is to make sure I put time aside for radio time.
One of our big retirement plans (as Julie retires the same time I do) is that we are picking up and moving to the UK! We both are citizens of that great country and will be spending our retirement years there and also traveling abroad from our UK home homebase. This brings me back to ham radio again, at this point in Canada I hold an advanced ticket which includes 12 wpm CW. I have been all over the Ofcom (Office Of Comunications) site in the UK looking for information on how my transition regarding my amateur radio licence will be dealt with by Ofcom. Those of you over in the UK reading my blog maybe you can add some insight for me in regards to when I move will my Canadian licence transfer to a UK licence, do I have to start over or a combination of both? I did try my best in going over the Ofcom website but to be honest it is a confusing site.


Mike Weir, VE9KK, is a regular contributor to AmateurRadio.com and writes from New Brunswick, Canada. Contact him at [email protected].

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Resurrecting a Heathkit HP-13

Unrestored HP-13 with broken solder joints and trashed capacitors

HP-13 Schematic

The orange cap on the left under the Q1 (C1) was tough to replace with a much smaller radial lead capacitor

The article suggested replacing the original 100 uF/50 V capacitor with a 4,700 uF/35V to better control ripple.  The article goes into quite a bit of detail concerning his testing of ripple using an oscilloscope.  Finding room for that big cap and it's accompanying filter disc required a bit of creativity as seen below, where it's laying on its side between two of the rectifier caps.

Ready for testing

Testing

The Noise

Conclusions

Richard Carpenter, AA4OO, is a regular contributor to AmateurRadio.com and writes from North Carolina, USA. Contact him at [email protected].

Hello everybody! In this episode of the Everything Ham Radio Podcast, I am stuck by myself talk to yall. I unfortunately didn’t remember that I my next scheduled update was due until 4pm the day before. So I worked all afternoon, while at work, trying to figure out what I was going to talk about. When I got off work at midnight, I ran home and did my couple honey-dos and then went straight to recording the episode.

So what is in this episode?

First off, I made a mistake! Yea, I know, nobody is suppose to make mistakes right? Well, in my last episode I did. In last episode, my semi regular co-host Ian KM4IK and were talking about the big stink that was doing on with some things that the ARRL Board of Directors were going to be voting on. Neither one of us were really up to speed on the whole thing as much as we should be, but we did our best, and we even said that we weren’t. However, after the episode I did receive multiple emails saying that I said something wrong, so I corrected it in this episode.

With that out of the way, I went on to talk about an upcoming event called the School Club Roundup. It is this month only a few days away actually. The event run February 12-16, 2018. It is an event that is geared for school amateur radio clubs to get on the air and make some contacts. Even if you are not in a school club though you can still get on the air and make contact with the school clubs that are on the air and help them make the points.

After that, I moved on to Hamvention. Another correction from last episode. Well I say correction, this time it wasn’t me though. In last episode we talked about how a new building was going to be built and available by this Hamvention. However, this week, the Hamvention committee released that it wouldn’t be started on until later in the year due to a material shortage.

I wrap up the episode reading some emails that I have received over the past few weeks. The last episode of 2017, I told yall what my plans were for 2018 and asked what some of yalls were and also asked some questions about what were yalls opinions on how my show is. I got a few responses, wish I would’ve had more though.

Until Next Time Yall…

73 de Curtis, K5CLM

Curtis Mohr, K5CLM, is the author/owner of Everything Ham Radio Blog and Youtube channel. Contact him at [email protected].

Stories you’ll find in our February, 2018 issue:

The Powerful Voice of Radio Miami International
By Richard Fisher KI6SN

The Miami-based shortwave radio station known as WRMI began as a one-transmitter, one-antenna operation focusing mostly on Latin America. Then, late in 2013, an extraordinary opportunity came to WRMI’s door. Former shortwave broadcasting giant, Family Radio WYFR, was selling its massive antenna farm covering one square mile of ranch land near Kissimmee, Florida. The move turned WRMI overnight into a worldwide voice with 14 transmitters and 23 antennas.

TSM Reviews: DMR and the Radioddity GD-77
By Cory GB Sickles WA3UVV

Digital Mobile Radio (DMR) first came on the scene in the mid-2000s. But, price was always a barrier that stopped many from getting in on this amateur radio revolution. Recently, though, newer players moved into the market and prices began to fall. When Cory first heard about the Radioddity GD-77 he had low expectations. However, last fall they were running a Halloween special, with a 15 percent discount if you bought two, and that was enough to send him to his wallet. Now, he’s happy he did. Find out why Cory believes “Radioddity has a winning radio on the market.”

TSM Reviews: Exploring the Video and Radio Possibilities of Roku
By Mike Kohl

Over-the-Top (OTT) is the term the broadcast industry gives to “cord-cutting,” the wave of former cable and satellite-TV subscribers who are opting to bypass the fee structure of pay-TV in the US. OTT usually requires the use of a fairly robust Internet connection and at least one of many popular streaming devices. None are more popular that the long running and relatively inexpensive Roku devices. Mike takes a look at the possibilities for streaming not just video channels but radio as well for those seeking to maximize their cord-cutting experience in this first of a two-part series.

TSM Reviews: QRPWorks SideKar Plus
By Mark Haverstock K8MSH

Being a recent convert to QRP operation, Mark has been looking at radios and accessories that he can put into a small go-kit for portable operations and something easily taken on trips. Whether it’s hiking to a location off the grid or packing luggage for a flight—lightweight and portable are at the top of the list. Like many hams, with propagation conditions declining, Mark finds himself devoting more time operating in digital modes and relearning CW. Mark found that, mong its many talents, the QRPWorks SideKar Plus sends CW, RTTY or PSK using the keyboard or paddle; has a built‑in logger for 1,000 QSOs and weighs just 9 ounces.

NASWA’s 31st annual Winter SWL Fest and WWLG Update
By John Figliozzi

The 31st annual North American Shortwave Association (NASWA) Winter SWL Fest will be held next month in Plymouth Meeting, Pennsylvania. John Figliozzi, author of The Worldwide Listening Guide, previews the wide range of topics that will be featured this year. Among the programs will be an exclusive screening of “Spectres of Shortwave,” a film by Amanda Dawn Christie centered around the former RCI shortwave transmitter facility at Sackville, New Brunskwick. John also updates his shortwave guide.

Scanning America
By Dan Veeneman
Digital Overtakes Analog

Federal Wavelengths
By Chris Parris
Using Lessons Learned

Milcom
By Larry Van Horn N5FPW
Intro to Military Monitoring: A Look at the New 225-400 MHz UHF Milcom Band

Utility Planet
By Hugh Stegman NV6H
The Great NAVTEX War of 2018

Shortwave Utility Logs
Compiled by Hugh Stegman and Mike Chace-Ortiz

VHF and Above
By Joe Lynch N6CL
2017: A Momentous Year for ARISS

Digitally Speaking
By Cory Sickles WA3UVV
Mid-Winter Potpourri

Amateur Radio Insights
By Kirk Kleinschmidt NT0Z
Did Joe Taylor K1JT, Destroy Amateur Radio?

Radio 101
By Ken Reitz KS4ZR
Narrowcasting: FTA Satellite-TV and Lesser Known TV Channels

Radio Propagation
By Tomas Hood NW7US
Solar Wind and Funnel Clouds

World of Shortwave Listening
By Andrew Yoder
AM and FM Pirates in the Western Hemisphere

The Shortwave Listener
By Fred Waterer
Korean Winter Olympics; Latin and other Languages on Shortwave

Amateur Radio Astronomy
By Stan Nelson KB5VL
Learning about Radio Astronomy

The Longwave Zone
By Kevin O’Hern Carey WB2QMY
Loggings Galore!

Adventures in Radio Restorations
By Rich Post KB8TAD
Invasion of the Two-Band Transoceanic Clones: Whodunit?

Antenna Connections
By Dan Farber AC0LW
Wire Antennas Part Two: More About Dipoles and Other Creatures

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Ken Reitz, KS4ZR, is publisher and managing editor of The Spectrum Monitor. Contact him at [email protected].

Ham College episode 37 is now available for download.

General Amateur Radio Exam part 8. CW Operations, Q-Codes, Inductors, Transformers.
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George Thomas, W5JDX, is co-host of AmateurLogic.TV, an original amateur radio video program hosted by George Thomas (W5JDX), Tommy Martin (N5ZNO), Peter Berrett (VK3PB), and Emile Diodene (KE5QKR). Contact him at [email protected].