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.
Beyond the horrors of interrogation and torture, lack of information about what’s happening on the outside is was a huge challenge for prisoners of war during World War II. Here’s how POW’s kept informed by making their own radios while in captivity.
By Scott Westerman The common theme we’re all talking about as we reminisce about The Artist we’ll always remember as Prince is that he defied convention. He was born into a world of stereotypes. He knew he didn’t fit in. He created his own truth, based on a love for…
Originally posted on April 22, 2012 By Scott Westerman “I can live for two months on a good compliment.” – Mark Twain There are too many complaints and too few compliments in today’s world. Nothing brightens someone’s day like an appreciative word. Giving and receiving a compliment is an art.…
We had a good turnout with a good mixture of both students and alumni for this weekend’s Michigan QSO Party. Ed Oxer and I opened up the shack to find that our primary radio was on the fritz. Good thing we had a back up rig. We also had several…
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…
Here’s something fun. Play around with circuit design using your favorite browser. Works best with basic circuitry. A good parallel to software solutions like Multisim & PSpice
Band conditions getting you down? Turn to “The Terminator”! Here’s a great article on how to work the Gray Line.
By Scott Westerman “Some people hear their own inner voices with great clearness. And they live by what they hear. Such people become crazy… Or they become legend.” ~ Jim Harrison Jim Harrison was, in every sense, an extraordinary Spartan. A Michigan boy, born in Grayling, high schooled down the…
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.