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/////////////////////////////////////////// Hamvention 2017 Update with Michael Kalter at DX Engineering Posted: 14 Jan 2017 05:22 AM PST http://forums.qrz.com/index.php?thre...eering.551205/ Published on Jan 13, 2017 Tim Duffy, K3LR from DX Engineering talks with Michael Kalter, W8CI from the Dayton Amateur Radio Association (DARA) about the latest information on Hamvention® 2017 which will be held at the Greene County Fairgrounds location. /////////////////////////////////////////// 16 January Launch a Cubesat by the ISS space station ! Posted: 14 Jan 2017 05:09 AM PST http://forums.qrz.com/index.php?thre...tation.551296/ ITF-2 CubeSat Set to Deploy from ISS Toshihiro Kameda, JJ3GRX/W3GRX, of the University of Tsukuba’s “Yui” satellite project in Japan, reports that the ITF-2 (“imagine the future”) CubeSat is set for release from the International Space Station (ISS) on Monday, January 16, at 0910 UTC. The 1U ITF-2 was designed and built at the university. The Amateur Radio downlink is 437.525 MHz. Updated information will be announced on the AMSAT Bulletin Board. ITF-2... 16 January Launch a Cubesat by the ISS space station ! /////////////////////////////////////////// DMR... you not have a Repeaters in your zone ? The Solution Is Here ... Posted: 14 Jan 2017 02:37 AM PST http://forums.qrz.com/index.php?thre...s-here.549696/ BIG PROBLEM.... in your zone or area NO dmr repeaters ? you cant use DMR radio ? NO ! this is the solution: VIDEO REVIEW of the SHARK RF http://forums.qrz.com/index.php?thr....ode-38.548808/ Codeplug dmr for an HOTPOT http://forums.qrz.com/index.php?thr....otspot.549082/ and my GUIDE to the DvMini o DvMega o... DMR... you not have a Repeaters in your zone ? The Solution Is Here ... /////////////////////////////////////////// Everything Ham Radio Podcast ep 51 - We Made It To One Year! Posted: 14 Jan 2017 02:23 AM PST http://forums.qrz.com/index.php?thre...e-year.551288/ In this episode we talk about all the awesome stuff we have talked about over the past year. We announce all the winners for the episode 50 giveaway, congratulations to all of them. We talk about the Maple Valley ARC in the amateur radio club Spotlight We talk about some upcoming events and hamfest and wrap it up with some news from around the hobby! Http://www.everythinghamradio.com/podcast/51 /////////////////////////////////////////// Part 2 - CW OPS & Learning Morse Code Posted: 13 Jan 2017 10:37 PM PST http://forums.qrz.com/index.php?thre...e-code.551283/ Lesson 4: U & C (Plus Lessons 1-3) Practice, Practice, Practice. Don’t get discouraged! You can do it and CW OPS can help! (It’s like the Home Depot Motto, you can do it and we can help). I spent 90 minutes one night practicing and it really-really helped as I could copy about 80% of what was being sent. I had to stop because I was starting to miss more and my brain was turning to mush. The next two days it was like I had never been practicing and I could only get the easy letters... Part 2 – CW OPS & Learning Morse Code /////////////////////////////////////////// VK6WIA - NewsWest for Sunday, January 15, 2017 Posted: 13 Jan 2017 10:31 PM PST http://forums.qrz.com/index.php?thre...5-2017.551282/ In this week’s edition of NewsWest we bring you our traditional segments of Foundations of Amateur Radio and Roy’s helpline. There are reminders of social calendar events and also a note that some events do not occur during January. There is further notice of a retirement and a request for you to help out at AR magazine. The PARG swap meet draws ever closer as does the Southern Electronics Group HamFeast in Katanning. Your attendance at both is required. Producer: Andrew VK6AS Download... VK6WIA - NewsWest for Sunday, January 15, 2017 /////////////////////////////////////////// Foundations of Amateur Radio - Episode 84 Posted: 13 Jan 2017 10:12 PM PST http://forums.qrz.com/index.php?thre...ode-84.551279/ Antennas are Ugly or how to add value to your neighbourhood by being a radio amateur with a boat or a flagpole on your property. Foundations of Amateur Radio is a weekly podcast about the 1000 hobbies that HAM radio represents. You can hear it on-line, on-air or get your own copy on-demand from the website at http://podcasts.itmaze.com.au/ If you prefer, you can subscribe via your favourite podcast tool by searching for my callsign VK6FLAB on iTunes. /////////////////////////////////////////// A new way to compare HF antennas Posted: 13 Jan 2017 06:40 PM PST http://forums.qrz.com/index.php?thre...tennas.550842/ Testing HF antennas is a tricky thing to do. Simple on-air test are seldom conclusive and are more often than not, they are just plain confusing. SOTABEAMS has come up with a completely new way to test antennas, locations and to monitor propagation using the WSPR system. SOTABEAMS system consists of two parts; WSPRlite a WSPR beacon with electronic power control and DXplorer.net a data analysis website. WSPRlite sends a test transmission which is... A new way to compare HF antennas /////////////////////////////////////////// Podcast: Foundations of Amateur Radio - Episode 83 Posted: 13 Jan 2017 05:25 PM PST http://forums.qrz.com/index.php?thre...ode-83.550432/ View attachment 340705 What is the strangest thing youve ever used as an antenna? What about a wire fence, or a flag-pole, perhaps a train-track, a bridge or a football stadium. This week I look at whats to gain from trying to tune up a non-traditional antenna. Experimentation at its best. Foundations of Amateur Radio is a weekly podcast about anything ham radio and can be downloaded from http://podcasts.itmaze.com.au/ and found on iTunes by searching for VK6FLAB. Thank you... Podcast: Foundations of Amateur Radio - Episode 83 /////////////////////////////////////////// Amateur Radio Newsline Report 2046, January 13, 2017 Posted: 13 Jan 2017 05:09 PM PST http://forums.qrz.com/index.php?thre...3-2017.551130/ Amateur Radio Newsline Report 2046, January 13, 2017 - Audio http://www.arnewsline.org/storage/au...Report2046.mp3 Amateur Radio Newsline Report Number 2046 with a release date of Friday, January 13, 2017 to follow in 5-4-3-2-1. The following is a QST. The Radio Club of America has embraced the role of YLs in wireless. A special event station marks the presidential inauguration. Scouts are already preparing for Jamboree On The Air -- and our top story, a vital repeater in... Amateur Radio Newsline Report 2046, January 13, 2017 /////////////////////////////////////////// TEST ......Digital Receiver AOR DV-1 Posted: 13 Jan 2017 04:00 PM PST http://forums.qrz.com/index.php?thre...r-dv-1.550441/ 2 TEST of the AOR AR DV-1 receiver analog and digital and DMR .... View attachment 340711 AR-DV1 Communications Receiver Review by Peter Waters G3OJV and Justin Johnson G0KSC. and 73 de IW2BSF |
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