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Found this on a QRZ forum and I have tested this and but to bed the rumors you need a sound card for PSK31. Rule 1) THROW OUT YOUR HESITATION, and most importantly stick that money back in your wallet! you don’t need a cent to try PSK31. Really,...
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June 5, 2013 admin
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Tornado researcher Tim Samaras, who was killed May 31 by a tornado outside El Reno, Oklahoma, was an Extra Class amateur holding the call sign WJ0G. According to news reports, the twister he was tracking along with his son, Paul, and partner, Carl Young, suddenly...
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June 3, 2013 admin
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I am in hopes to get my new 80-6 Meter Windom Dipole Antenna up this weekend at my house. This is an 80-6 meter, 7-band (80/75, 40, 20, 17, 12, 10, 6 meters), Windom antenna. An antenna tuner is not required. The antenna is very broad,...
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April 5, 2013 admin
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KA0XTT USA Mike Baxter 4024 Radford Ave – Bungalow 17 Studio City, CA 91604 USA
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April 1, 2013 admin
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Well, that’s actually quite interesting. The vehicle’s part of the Automatic Position Reporting System Internet network, and can be tracked on the KC3RE Station Info page. From the tracking page footer: This page shows real-time information collected from the Automatic Position Reporting System Internet network (APRS-IS). APRS is...
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January 10, 2013 admin
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As the entire east coast prepares or was hit by hurricane Sandy we urge everyone to be safe and take precautions If you have an infant on a bottle, have enough bottles on hand so that you won’t have to worry about how you can...
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October 29, 2012 admin
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I purchased this J-pole Antenna and decided to mount the antenna on a pole outside my house. I give this pole a lot of credit I am able to get great distance and range on the 2 meter band. This antenna was defiantly worth the purchase which was reasonable at $35. http://www.jpole-antenna.com
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September 6, 2012 admin
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Yaesu FT-2900R 75 Watt 2 Meter VHF Mobile Transceiver Amateur Ham Radio Product Features 2M VHF mobile Amateur Radio, Transmits 144-148Mhz, Receives 136-174Mhz. 200 AlphaNumeric Memory channels, ctcss/dcs (PL & DPL), NOAA Weather Alert. Four power levels: 75, 30, 10 & 5 watts output selectable,...
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August 30, 2012 admin
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I been using this radio for a few months now and just wanted to highlight it. Yaesu FT-60R DualBand Handheld 5W VHF/UHF Amateur Radio Transceiver – Dual Band Product Features Dual Band VHF/UHF 2 Meter & 70cm Amateur Radio. 5 Watt Output, ctcss/dcs (PL &...
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August 20, 2012 admin
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The newest trend in American communication isn’t another smartphone from Apple or Google but one of the elder statesmen of communication: Ham radio licenses are at an all time high, with over 700,000 licenses in the United States, according to the Federal Communications Commission. Ham radio first...
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August 9, 2012 admin
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