Author: Scott Westerman
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A cool new NASA app for Apple TV Gen 4
Space fans with 4th generation Apple TV’s are in for a treat with a new NASA streaming app.
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From Ars Technica: When everything else fails, amateur radio will still be there—and thriving
NORTHPORT, AL – JUNE 6: Old and new ham radio equipment makes up David Drummond’s working collection at his home on June 6, 2011 in Northport, Alabama. He often fixes old ham radio equipment to add to his station. (Photo by Ann Hermes/The Christian Science Monitor via Getty Images)A great article on the state of…
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DMR for Beginners
One of the hottest sellers at Dayton in 2016 was the Tytera MD-380 handheld UHF radio. At just over $100 dollars it opened the door for many more hams to explore Digital Mobile Radio (DMR). There are a lot of great web resources to learn about DMR. So this piece will be brief, just enough…
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Sacrifice
This week some thoughts on Memorial Day and a look back on a speech I gave to the graduating class at Michigan State University’s Army ROTC graduation in 2013.As I record this we’re preparing to celebrate Memorial Day in the United States. A time when we remember those who made the ultimate sacrifice to defend…
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What to do with your ham magazines when you’re done reading them
I’m at the ARRL Rocky Mountain Division “Hamcon 2016” in beautiful Keystone, Colorado this weekend in my role as chair of the League’s Public Relations Committee. So naturally, I’ve been on the lookout for good ideas about how to promote the hobby. Here’s a really good one.One of our Section Managers takes a sharpie to…
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ARRL’s President Addresses Hamcon 2016
Seven years ago I first had the honor of meeting K5UR at the Rocky Mountain Division gathering in Taos. Rick Roderick was an ARRL vice president in those days and his message still resonates: Relevant, Resilient, Ready. He touched on those points and many more in an inspiring address at the 2016 Hamcon conference in Keystone,…
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