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ICQ Podcast Episode 221 – UK Hamfest 2016
2 October 2016 | by In this episode, Martin Butler M1MRB / W9ICQ is joined by Chris Howard M0TCH, Martin Rothwell M0SGL and Dan Romanchik KB6NU to discuss the latest Amateur / Ham Radio news. Colin Butler M6BOY rounds up the news in brief, and this episode’s feature is UK Hamfest 2016
- US Amateur Radio Update for CEPT Operation
- Amateur Radio Parity Act passes in the US House of Representatives!
- Alternative Amateur Radio Club
- Overseas US Ham Radio Exams
- Register for YOTA December 2016
- Historic 630m QSO
- Indian Women Hams Inspired to Learn
Colin Butler, M6BOY, is the host of the ICQ Podcast, a weekly radio show about Amateur Radio. Contact him at [email protected].
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MDT40 progress
It has been sometime since I bought the MDT40 (Minimalist Double Sideband Transceiver) kit from OZQRP.
Progress has been slow due to family commitments. But slowly it is now starting to take shape:
Hopefully in a few weeks time I will have it all boxed and complete.
Steve, G1KQH, is a regular contributor to AmateurRadio.com and writes from England. Contact him at [email protected].
Progress has been slow due to family commitments. But slowly it is now starting to take shape:
Hopefully in a few weeks time I will have it all boxed and complete.
Steve, G1KQH, is a regular contributor to AmateurRadio.com and writes from England. Contact him at [email protected].
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MDT40 progress
It has been sometime since I bought the MDT40 (Minimalist Double Sideband Transceiver) kit
from OZQRP.
Progress has been slow due to family commitments. But slowly it is now starting to take shape:
Hopefully in a few weeks time I will have it all boxed and complete.
Steve, G1KQH, is a regular contributor to AmateurRadio.com and writes from England. Contact him at [email protected].
from OZQRP.
Progress has been slow due to family commitments. But slowly it is now starting to take shape:
Hopefully in a few weeks time I will have it all boxed and complete.
Steve, G1KQH, is a regular contributor to AmateurRadio.com and writes from England. Contact him at [email protected].
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Exciting times – Baofeng DM-5R arrives in the UK.
There has been much talk about the Baofeng dual band VHF/UHF DMR DM-5R recently.
I noticed while viewing ebay today, that one seller now has it available, but only ready out of the box for Tier 1, although I understand it can be easily upgraded to Tier 2. The price makes it even more exciting, at half the price of a single band model currently offered from TYT. Typical of Baofeng to get into the act at the right price!
I am in no rush to buy one yet, as there are very few DMR repeaters in my area, although one is due soon a few miles North of me at Stafford. So for the time being I will just sit back and await the many reviews to appear, before I decide.
Steve, G1KQH, is a regular contributor to AmateurRadio.com and writes from England. Contact him at [email protected].
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Exciting times – Baofeng DM-5R arrives in the UK.
There has been much talk about the Baofeng dual band VHF/UHF DMR DM-5R recently.
I noticed while viewing ebay today, that one seller now has it available, but only ready out of the box for Tier 1, although I understand it can be easily upgraded to Tier 2. The price makes it even more exciting, at half the price of a single band model currently offered from TYT. Typical of Baofeng to get into the act at the right price!
I am in no rush to buy one yet, as there are very few DMR repeaters in my area, although one is due soon a few miles North of me at Stafford. So for the time being I will just sit back and await the many reviews to appear, before I decide.
Steve, G1KQH, is a regular contributor to AmateurRadio.com and writes from England. Contact him at [email protected].
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CLE 211 Results
This past weekend's CLE saw noticeably improved conditions compared with the previous event.
With the fall DX season fast-approaching, the combination of diminishing thunderstorm activity and improved propagation provided some interesting catches. Friday night was the best with Saturday having a brief period of favorable prop, while no new stations were heard on Sunday night, the poorest.
It was particularly nice to hear strong signals from the eastern provinces on Friday, highlighted with an excellent signal from 'JT' (390 kHz) in Stephenville, Newfoundland. This long haul east-west propagation can only be found with quite geomagnetic conditions as was the case on Friday.
After examining the geomagnetic 'K' data for Saturday (25th), it's interesting to note that the four catches for that night all coincided exactly with the brief green bar (K= 0-3) centered on the hours around 0900 UTC (circled).
The following NDBs were heard using my Perseus SDR and 'inverted-L' resonated to ~ 300kHz:
24 06:30 385.0 WL Williams Lake, BC, CAN
24 13:00 385.0 OCC Yakutat, ALS
24 10:00 385.0 MR Pacific Grove, CA, USA
24 13:00 385.0 EHM Cape Newenham, ALS
24 08:30 386.0 SYF St. Francis, KS, USA
24 06:30 386.0 HAU Helena, MT, USA
24 06:00 386.0 4N Oxford House, MB, CAN
24 06:30 388.0 MM Fort Mc Murray, AB, CAN
24 09:30 388.0 JW Pigeon, AB, CAN
24 06:30 388.0 GLY Clinton, MO, USA
24 06:30 389.0 YWB Kelowna, BC, CAN
24 08:00 389.0 TW Twin Falls, ID, USA
25 08:30 389.0 EN Kenosha, WI, USA
24 06:00 389.0 CSB Cambridge, NE,USA
24 06:30 390.0 JT Stephenville, NL, CAN
24 06:00 390.0 HBT Sand Point, ALS
24 06:00 390.0 AES Northway, ALS
24 06:30 391.0 TK Telkwa, BC, CAN
24 13:00 391.0 EEF Sisters Island, ALS
24 06:00 391.0 DDP Dorado, PTR
24 06:30 391.0 4W Kelsey, MB, CAN
24 08:30 392.0 ZFN Tulita, NT, CAN
24 06:00 392.0 PNA Wenz, WY, USA
24 06:30 392.0 ML Charlevoix, QC, CAN
25 08:30 392.0 FMZ Fairmont, NE, USA
25 08:30 392.0 BAJ Sterling, CO, USA
24 06:00 392.0 AGZ Wagner, SD, USA
25 09:30 393.0 TOG Togiak, ALS
24 08:30 393.0 2M Opapimiskan Lake,ON, CAN
24 13:00 394.0 RWO Kodiak, ALS
24 08:30 394.0 DQ Dawson Creek, BC, CAN
24 08:30 395.0 YL Lynn Lake, MB, CAN
24 06:00 395.0 ULS Ulysses, KS, USA
24 08:30 395.0 L7 Estevan, SK, CAN
24 08:30 396.0 YPH Inukjuak, QC, CAN
24 13:00 396.0 CMJ Ketchikan, ALS
24 08:30 397.0 ZSS Saskatoon, SK, CAN
24 08:00 397.0 SB San Bernardino, CA, USA
24 08:00 397.0 CIR Cairo, IL, USA
24 08:30 398.0 YOD Cold Lake, AB, CAN
24 08:30 398.0 3D Cumberland House, SK, CAN
24 08:30 399.0 ZHD Dryden, ON, CAN
24 13:00 399.0 SRI St George, ALS
The results from all participants can be found at the NDB List website, or if you are a member of the ndblist Group, results have also been e-mailed and posted there.
The very active Yahoo ndblist Group is a great place to learn more about the 'art' of NDB DXing or to meet other listeners in your region. There is a lot of helpful information available there and new members are always very welcome. As well, you can follow and chat with other NDB chasers regarding antennas, techniques, unidentified signals and nightly propagation.
Steve McDonald, VE7SL, is a regular contributor to AmateurRadio.com and writes from British Columbia, Canada. Contact him at [email protected].
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Amateur Radio Weekly – Issue 127
Log file azimuthal maps
This tool reads your ham radio logs and generates an equidistant azimuthal world map plot of your contacts using Scalable Vector Graphics.
N1YWB
The amazing BOG
A ‘BOG’ or ‘Beverage On Ground’ seems to come in many varieties and is usually, out of necessity, shorter than a ‘real’ beverage.
AmateurRadio.com
CHIRP Radio Programming webinar
Attendees will learn: What CHIRP is, which radios are supported, how to get CHIRP, and how to troubleshoot CHIRP.
ARRL
Sotabeams Laserbeam DSP Filter
It is cheap, simple, razor sharp and a really useful add on.
G7KSE
Ham Radio on a boat
Ham shack and lab on a 50-foot Delta power boat.
microship.com
QRP is unfair to chasers
If you understand propagation, then a QRP signal will be loud to someone, somewhere.
W2LJ
Smoky Mountains NPOTA activation recap
I took my field kit which included the Elecraft KX2, QRP Ranger battery pack (not pictured), and EFT Trail-Friendly antenna.
The SWLing Post
Homebrew 20kWh powerwall
He’s working on adding a huge number of 18650 Lithium cells to his home’s power grid and posting about his adventures along the way.
Hack A Day
Video
Android DMR HT
RFinder Android Radio DMR QSO International Worldwide.
YouTube
Slow Scan Digital Video (SSDV)
First end-to-end test of a 115.2kbaud FSK modem, transmitting slow-scan digital video.
YouTube
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