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Hi all,As I am not too handy with the award section and my english is not that good to understand all of, I would like to ask if somebody can help me with my log in order to receive the beautiful awards for my collection.I can send my log (hrdlog in adif). The only issue is that the is more than...

Published on 5/15/2012, 8:13 PM by pa3hiz | 2 comment(s)

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Gateway Magazine

Gateway magazine is available for free from the Antique Wireless Association at www.antiquewireless.org/gateway.htm Great magazine about early radio.Enjoy Joe WB2G.

Published on 3/24/2012, 10:21 AM by WB2G | 0 comment(s)

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Contesting 101, getting started

Contesting 101Getting Started This article is for the beginning contester, but it may be beneficial to those a bit more experienced as well, if for no other reason than to make you think about how you operate.Why contest at all? Well, that could have as many answers as there are people...

Published on 2/9/2012, 6:07 PM by NG9R | 2 comment(s)

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Installing a DX-70 TH in a ProStar Semi

I got back into trucking and the company I will be working for says I can install anything I want in the truck as long as I hook it to the fuse box. As we all know we should hook to the battery, but under their order I need to hook it to a 30 amp slot in the fuse box. I have one question, is it...

Published on 12/7/2011, 9:59 PM by kb0wzh | 2 comment(s)

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MODULATION CODES

Radio emissions are defined with an alphanumeric code, for example:A1A is an ON/OFF keyed carrier (as in "CW" "Morse")A3E is double-sideband with full carrier ("AM", "broadcast")J3E is single-sideband ("SSB") suppressed carrierF3E is frequency...

Published on 10/20/2011, 8:42 PM by KD8BIG | 1 comment(s)

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A CW Story

Back when the telegraph was the fastest method of long-distance communication, a young man applied for a job as a Morse Code operator. Answering an ad in the newspaper, he went to the office address that was listed. When he arrived, he entered a large, busy office filled with noise and clatter,...

Published on 10/16/2011, 12:03 PM by KD8BIG | 5 comment(s)

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QR-Code

RigReference.com places QR-Codes on many pages. But what are they?QR-Codes are two-dimensional bar codes readable by mobile phone cameras. A QR-Code can contain up to 4kB of data, really useful for storing web site urls. See an interesting page but don't have time to jot down the url?...

Published on 10/14/2011, 9:54 AM by KD8BIG | 2 comment(s)

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Echo-Link

Echo-Link is a computer based Amateur Radio system that allows radio amateurs to communicate with one another using Voice over IP (VoIP) technology on the Internet for at least part of the path between them. It was designed by Jonathan Taylor, a radio amateur with call-sign K1RFD.The system...

Published on 9/5/2011, 7:12 AM by KD8BIG | 2 comment(s)

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6 Meters

There is little doubt that worldwide DX will become common on 50 MHz over the next four years. Stations with the largest antennas and highest power are more likely to make the first DX contacts and to work more stations under marginal conditions, but these advantages are easily lost with poor...

Published on 8/31/2011, 9:05 PM by KD8BIG | 2 comment(s)

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Amateur Radio Operators Are Important;

This is a really cool article I found~ They're the men, women and children who operate amateur radio stations. While ham operators have amateur standing, they hold professional qualifications.Calling All Hams! .Amateur Radio Operators Are Important

Published on 8/29/2011, 5:13 PM by KD8BIG | 0 comment(s)

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