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Category: Everything Else

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Early Television

Posted on August 15, 2016 by Scott Westerman

From 1945, a documentary aimed at returning service men and women, describing the advances in “electronic television”. Thanks to N8FMQ for the link! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dUOsQ0Xu96M

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VHF saves the day in Star Trek Beyond

Posted on July 24, 2016January 29, 2023 by Scott Westerman

Great to see the Star Trek crew use VHF to beat the bad guys in “Beyond”. 6 meters turned out to be the Magic Band, “when all else failed”.

Everything Else

A cool new NASA app for Apple TV Gen 4

Posted on June 28, 2016January 28, 2023 by Scott Westerman

Space fans with 4th generation Apple TV’s are in for a treat with a new NASA streaming app.

Everything Else

From Ars Technica: When everything else fails, amateur radio will still be there—and thriving

Posted on June 19, 2016January 28, 2023 by Scott Westerman

A great article on the state of our “essential avocation”.

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What to do when you can’t find a fuse..

Posted on June 12, 2016January 28, 2023 by Scott Westerman
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Another storm spotter season is here..

Posted on May 7, 2016January 28, 2023 by Scott Westerman

Be safe out there!

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Receiving images from NOAA Weather Satellites

Posted on April 30, 2016January 29, 2023 by Scott Westerman

An oldie but goodie.. A tutorial about how to get weather images directly from the satellites that take the pictures.

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Follow Storm Chasers – Live

Posted on April 26, 2016January 28, 2023 by Scott Westerman

How DO those guys get all that cool video of tornadoes? Most hams know about the culture of storm chasing, where enthusiasts try to track down weather action and document it. Here’s a site that aggregates live storm chaser streams from across the country.

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Create a customized audio streamer with a Raspberry Pi

Posted on April 10, 2016January 29, 2023 by Scott Westerman

I’m a big fan of Michigan Radio. WUOM, WVGR and WFUM are my favorite triumvirate of public radio stations. “Your state, your stories, your NPR news station” is a button on my car radio and a quick link on my smart phone. What do you do if you want to…

Everything Else

A Classic CQ Issue for QRP Enthusiasts

Posted on March 24, 2016January 29, 2023 by Scott Westerman

We’ve long maintained that you don’t need a ton of power to be heard and have fun with amateur radio. It’s all about the antenna and band conditions. Here’s a plethora of QRP information as published in CQ Magazine’s classic QRP issue from February of 2014.

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