Great Circle map Ham Radio
Great Circle maps, also known as Azimuthal Equidsdant, are especially useful to the Radio Amateur as they provide a quick visual guide of the correct direction for antenna orientation, something that cannot be achieved with the normal Mercator-projection map that most people are used to seeing. Great…
Amateur Radio Websites
New and simpler version of my original website. Content is mainly related to low power (QRP) amateur (ham) radio projects. It is unusual for me to use more than a few watts of radiated power on any amateur radio band. More power can be fun for some, but I find that running low power is much more fun…
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Kenwood Amateur Radio repair
Flat Rate! One low price that includes parts, labor and shipping to and from the repair facility - you will always know how much your repairs will cost ahead of time All repairs shipped back to you by 2nd day Air (included in the flat rate price)! We repair Motorola, Kenwood, Icom, Vertex, RCA, Maxon, Midland and Legacy two-way radios Fully equipped and staffed repair center…
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Amateur Radio images
The ultimate goal of the PhoneSat mission was to determine whether a consumer-grade smartphone can be used as the main flight avionics for a satellite in space. Three miniature satellites (named Alexander, Graham and Bell) took pictures of Earth and transmitted these “image-data packets” to multiple ground stations on Earth. Above photos were reconstructed by the Ames Phonesat…
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Japan Amateur Radio
Read complete details of the Special TIARA Event Project 30 Years Anniversary (STEP 30) on the special event web site. 8J1JAUS will be operated from locations throughout Japan by TIARA members until 29 February 2016. We will QSL our contacts via the bureau. (You don t need to send us a card.) We look forward to working you. Background on the arrival of reciprocal licensing:…
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Listening to Ham Radio online
In one of her most powerful messages, molecular geneticist and Answers in Genesis speaker, Dr. Georgia Purdom, speaks to thousands of college students at her alma mater, Cedarville University. In this enlightening presentation, Dr. Purdom challenges the next generation to stand boldly and uncompromisingly on the truth of God s Word. In a chapel service given at Cedarville University…
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Amateur Radio Frequency bands
High frequency ( HF ) is the ITU designation for the range of radio frequency electromagnetic waves (radio waves) between 3 and 30 MHz. It is also known as the decameter band or decameter wave as its wavelengths range from one to ten decameters (ten to one hundred metres). Frequencies immediately below HF are denoted medium frequency (MF), while the next band of higher frequencies…
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Australian Ham Radio
Dial from a transistorized mains operated Calstan radio, circa 1960s. Call signs in Australia are allocated by the Australian Communications and Media Authority and are unique for each broadcast station. The use of callsigns on-air in both radio and television in Australia is optional, so many stations used other on-air identifications. Australian broadcast stations officially…
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