Category: Everything Else
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ARRL: Michigan Passes, Governor Signs Antenna Accommodation Legislation
Ten years of work within the ARRL Michigan Section have culminated in an Amateur Radio antenna bill that mirrors the “reasonable accommodation” provisions of the PRB-1 federal pre-emption policy. Michigan Gov Rick Snyder signed the measure, Senate Bill 0493, into law on January 15, creating Public Act 556. Senator Rick Jones sponsored the bill. ARRL…
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DXLab Demo – W8JRK
To the Lansing Amateur Radio Lunch BunchFred (KF9U) and I are planning to get together soon at Fred’s shack to share ideas about how we’re using the DXLab suite of computer applications. Anyone currently using DXLab or just interested in how the programs operate is cordially invited to join with us.http://www.dxlabsuite.com/DXLab consists of eight different…
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Looking for a summary of the latest DMR hardware?
The Rocky Mountain Hams website has an extensive list of the latest DMR compatible radios. My two DMR rigs are the Connect Systems CS700 and a Motorola XPR4550 mobile. Wondering what Digital Mobile Radio is all about? Learn more here.
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The February Digital Edition of QST is now available
The February edition of Digital QST is now available!
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Open Source D-Star, “Quadnet” Style
What is Quadnet? “We are a routing network that doesn’t require a CLUB CALL signs and have no registrations,” says the OpenQuad.net website. “Just point your gateway to one of the QuadNet servers listed on this website or the link page in the drop down box in the ircddbgateway software design by Johnathan Naylor G4KLX .”
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D-Star and the Raspberry Pi
The Raspberry Pi mini-computer is to the new millenium what the Commodore 64 was to the 1980s, a way-cool too for hams. With no D-Star repeaters within HT range at the W9WSW QTH, a DVAP is the most convenient way to enjoy this digital mode around the house. We’ve been using the pi as our…
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Updated List of D-Star Nets
Courtesy of Daryl WX1DERSunday: International D-Star Net, 6pm Mountain Time, Reflector 1 Charlie. Southeast US D-Star Weather Net, 7pm Mountain Time, Reflector 2 Alpha. Texas Interconnect Team K5TIT D-Star Users Group, 7pm Mountain Time, Reflector 33 Bravo. Monday: Mid-Atlantic D-Star Net, 6pm Mountain Time, Reflector 20 Alpha. El Paso D-Star Net, 7:15pm Mountain Time, Reflector 55…
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MSUARC Facebook Page
The MSU Amateur Radio Club maintains a Facebook page. It’s updated more regularly than the club website and is a good place to keep up on amateur radio activities at Michigan State University.
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Amateur Radio in the Funny Papers
Growing up in Ann Arbor, Michigan, Jimmy Hatlo’s “They’ll Do It Every Time” was regular reading in the Ann Arbor News. Here’s Hatlo’s depiction of some ham radio old-wive’s tales. Amazing how many still pop up today!
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MARC beats UMARC the Michigan QSO Party!
W8SH kicks out the contacts in the 2014 Michigan QSO Party. Congratulations to the Spartan team that helped MSUARC to dominate year’s multi-op division! Here are the results.