Author: Scott Westerman
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Style and Substance
On a recent trip to the Left Coast, I had the opportunity to have lunch with a friend who is a successful Hollywood actor. He had just completed a project where he portrayed a corporate executive. Having spent considerable time in that role in real life, I was fascinated to hear about his experience.”What did you…
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China puts 9 new amateur satellites in orbit – First QSO Reports
China Amateur Satellite Group CAMSAT successfully deployed 9 new amateur radio satellites on September 19th. First users reports are encouraging.
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Some DX Clusters to help you find the good stuff.
Looking for some tools to help you catch a rare one? Here are three.
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Amateur Radio’s Allure
Ten years ago this week, New Orleans was struggling to recover from the devistation wrought by Hurricane Katrina. There was no power. The traditional communications infrastructure was non-existent. How could emergency service function in such an environment?It turned out that the key contributors included men and women from every walk of life who shared one…
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Remembering Wayne Dyer
Dr. Wayne Dyer left us this past week. But his wisdom endures. Here are some of our favorite Wayne Dyer quotes.”How people treat you is their karma; how you react is yours.””You cannot always control what goes on outside. But you can always control what goes on inside.””When you judge another, you do not define…
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Ham Radio 101 – Working Amateur Satellites
Few things in the hobby are more exciting than talking to the world with an HT. D-STAR, DMR, IRLP and Echolink have made this possible via internet connectivity but you can also do it directly, via satellite.Working the heavens is easier than you might think. Here is a great reourse to get you started.Work-Sat.com –…
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A thorough review of the Baofeng BF-F8HP
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2MbUXD4ECmsFeature rich. Inexpensive. And pretty good.
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Building your morse confidence
One of the wonderful ironies of our hobby is how everything old can be new again. I was licensed back when morse code proficiency was a requirement. I learned enough to copy the WPM needed for my ticket, but never developed that confident combination of fist and ears to inculcate old fashioned Continuous Wave (CW)…
