Great news! Ward Silver is writing for The Nuts and Volts Blog! One of the League’s best Elmers takes us through the basics of antenna design, theory and construction. Enjoy!
Author: Scott Westerman
Once upon a time, long distance communication was the province of huge alternators that generated dots and dashes on very long wavelengths. One of the most famous, the Alexanderson Alternator will take to the air on February 13. Learn more about this historic event and how you can listen in…
Newly licensed? Learn about 2 meter repeaters in this edition of the Ham Radio Tutorial courtesy of N1QQ. Find more tutorials here.
A cool technological topping to the Raspbery Pi. From the TNC-X.com website: “TNC-Pi is a special version of TNC-X designed to interface directly with the Raspberry Pi computer. It can connect to the Pi either via the Pi’s serial port, or via the I2C protocol. In the latter case, a…
Here’s proof that hams can figure out a way to use just about anything to get on the air. It’s not the most durable of antennae, but in a pinch, this accidental invention can work well. Want to know how and why it works? Here’s the answer.
But not totally. I have the Amtrak frequencies programmed into my HT and listen whenever I’m on a train. Check out this February 3, 2015 video, shot at Salisbury, NB, Canada.
Once upon a time, we built Heathkits and Knightkits and got our resistors, capacitors and solder from places like Allied, Radio Shack and Lafayette Radio Electronics. Allied has had a renaissance as a mail order parts retailer, but brick and mortar stores are fading into the sunset. Elecraft remains the…
From our radio 101 guru Carl Oliver.
A great article from P2T2 Solutions. “When talking to preppers and emergency preparedness most folks understand that communication is a must during any emergency. Despite the fact that they will agree this is a must, very few have a solid communication plan in place beyond having a midland radio that…
Necessity truly is the mother of invention. Now that paper licences are an endangered species, one entrepreneur has a solution. “FCC License information on the front along with a handy little pocket reference on the back.”