Aurora Contest Team LA8W - LN8W

Just a quick update on the second batch of books I have read so far during this nasty early winter: Ten Years Behind the Mast - The Voyage of Theodora R, by Fritz Damler The Polically Incorrect Guide to the Constitution, by Kevin Gutzman When All Hell Breaks Loose, by Cody Lundi Transfer (A Novel), by Jerry Furland The Electric [...]

From comments, emails and from a list I had started earlier, here are some of the options as a Blogger you could consider for backing up your blog’s content: Archive.org The Wayback Machine at Archive.org is an amazing web feature. The idea is websites are crawled and pages that change are archived for future reference.   It [...]

Seems I have really never tamed the QSL Card Monster. I have responded to all direct QSL card requests, but certainly have fallen way behind on doing my domestic QSL send-outs, logging QSLs and physically settling on a QSL storage system. I also have a large number of DX QSLs to upload to GlobalQSL for [...]

Imagine waking up one morning, taking your first cup of coffee over to your computer with a plan on writing a new blog entry, only to find your blog’s host is down. Scot K9JY found his hosting service had become unreliable and write of his transition: New Hosting Company for K9JY.com ….. I have given [...]

I would like to thank everyone who takes a moment now and then to read & comment to my postings. Hopefully something in them is useful, helps you out, or is at least an amusement. Thank you! Looking into 2009 With Varying Frequency will continue as my web exercise in sharing what others have been kind [...]

How does Internet Amateur Radio Linking and the Third Party Rules play out? Third Party Traffic for USA Licensees is prohibited under FCC 97.115 when the contacted country is not party to a Third Party Agreement. A list of countries who we have Third Party Traffic agreements can be found at: http://www.arrl.org/FandES/field/regulations/io/3rdparty.html This list is most important [...]

I’m slowing my Twitter “Tweets” and following of Twitter based on a difficult to use Signal/Noise Ratio. As I posted: K9ZW - - Started my adjusting of who I am following. Can’t bear anymore platform & train schedule reports from places far away or.. …. football game commentaries from games I am not interested in following. Just [...]

Just delivered to the K9ZW shack is one of Lou W1QJ’s 6 meter QRO Conversion Amps. Starting as a Heath SB-220 this HF Amp has been extensively modified to add the Amateur 6 meter band. Hi Steve, ….., I have one more order to fill before I get around to converting an Sb-220 for you. But, [...]

Two of the publications I read monthly have decided to pull the plug on their print editions, and will be “publishing” on-line only. Each has handled the transition differently. World Radio has sold to CQ Magazine, is stopping Print Publication in favor of a Free Webzine Version, and is transferring the value of one’s paid-ahead subscription into [...]

Just a quick update on books read so far during this nasty early winter: Getting Things Done - The Art of Stress-Free Productivity, by David Allen Patriots - Surviving the Coming Collapse, by James Wesley Rawles The Unthinkable - Who Survives When Disaster Strikes - And Why, by Amanda Ripley Celsius 7/7, by Michael Gove The Blacksmith’s Craft - A [...]

What makes a country? You can’t be a Real Country unless you have A BEER and an airline - it helps if you have some kind of a football team, or some nuclear weapons, but at the very least you need a BEER. Frank Zappa (1940-93), US rock musician Well for DXCC it is a bit more complicated [...]

Busy getting ready for a couple of larger snowstorms. For whatever reason our home internet has been acting up in the cold too. Saw a repair truck out there, with someone working in a line-shelter. That HAS to be cold!! Deer have been coming right up to the house looking for plants to [...]

There is nothing like a few well shot photographs to help you duplicate your shack after a loss, move or simply a good cleaning! With digital cameras letting us shoot & store photos for nearly zero cost, we return on your time investment to have a good selection of shack photos is outstanding! I’ve tried to capture [...]

The modern Amateur Radio rig may have dozens to hundreds of user adjustable settings. The computer in the ham shack, specially if running Digital Mode soundcard software and CAT (Computer Aided Transceiver) can easily add several dozen additional software & hardware settings. Then there are cables, antenna switches, antenna tuners, possibly amplifier settings, rotor control settings, [...]

      Ham Radio Podclass is starting an Extra Class Series. You can also find their General and Technician Podclasses at the same URL. A great way to study for your Radio License & Upgrades! http://hamradioclass.com/ 73 Steve K9ZW       

West Mountain Radio has announced a 15% off sale.  I have several of their products and have found them excellent! Happy Holidays, If you have been thinking about a West Mountain Radio product for your gift list this should help you make up your mind! We are giving our loyal customers a 15% off rebate on any West Mountain [...]

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http://www.n0hr.com/HamRadioReviews/ Simple Moderated User Reviews of Amateur Radio products. No advertiser vs review conflict. No “ghost posts”. In the spirit of the straight forward, simple reviews, I will let the reviews speak for themselves. Definitely worth checking out if a product you are researching to buy is reviewed on Pat N0HR’s website. It is Pat N0HR who [...]

Here is the first information: Date: Tue, 9 Dec 2008 09:20:41 -0600  From: “John” W5GI Subject: Re: [Flexradio] Update from W1aw/W5gi  To: “‘Flex Radio Reflector’”  Just a quick note to report on my activities at the ARRL.  At 1800 UTC I was joined at W1AW by about 15 employees of the ARRL,  including Dave Summer. I officially handed over a FLEX-5000 [...]

http://www.manualman.com/ ManualMan specializes in amateur radio, audio, and radio-related manuals primarily from manufacturers who no longer support certain older equipment models or from manufacturers who no longer exist. ManualMan always recommends you check the availability of needed manuals from the original equipment manufacturer first. An original manual on a complex piece of electronic equipment (with multi-layer [...]