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I did a very cool thing! And a cameo appearance.
I did a very cool thing. The International Space Station was to pass reasonably close to my position, though it would be pretty low on the horizon. I hooked up my handheld radio to an external antenna...
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DAHDAH DAHDAHDAH DITDAHDIT DITDITDIT DIT
The other day I quipped that, as I acquire the use of Morse Code, I was augmenting my study by watching episodes of Inspector Morse. One person caught was I was talking about. Apart from the name,...
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Headlines… differently
As some of you have read, I have been studying for the Ham Radio license exams. I have pretty much absorbed the Technician material, and have moved on to studying the General material. I am also...
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More with Morse Code – cool app
I have lately posted some items about Morse Code. One of you readers sent me a video, dated from the beginning of April, of a very cool alternative to those nasty and inconvenient touch screens on our...
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Very Cool Stuff: A dad and IRLP (that’s Ham Radio lingo) and panning for gold
As some of you know, I have been studying for my Ham Radio license. I am squared away with the Technician’s License material and could do that exam at any time, but right now life is really – excuse...
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SP3RN
Sometime ago I expressed interest in obtaining a Ham (amateur) Radio license. Did you know that St. Maximilian Kolbe is the only saint to have held an amateur radio license? His call: SP3RN … Okay… he...
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SOLAR FLARE ALERT! But don’t worry, because “Firedrake Keeps You Safe”!...
A convergence of events drives me yet again to post, on this bloggily-productive day. First, a TEOTWAWKI Solar Flare, Coronal Mass Ejection and resulting grid killing EMP may be coming…. From...
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Of a hand-held radio, a US Senator, a concealed hand gun, and a cri de coeur
When I got interested in Ham Radio, I discovered on YouTube some video offerings from “USNERDOC“, a fellow in Oregon who was in the Navy and is an emergency medicine doctor. He has gotten into Ham...
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Rads on a Plane! Holes in the Sun! Flares!
Not for Rad Trads, unless you are also frequent flyers… From Spaceweather… RADS ON A PLANE: Regular readers know that Spaceweather.com and the students of Earth to Sky Calculus regularly fly balloons...
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CQ CQ CQ #HamRadio Saturday – nets, cards and another field day
Now for another edition of Ham Radio Saturday. I created a page for the List of YOUR callsigns. HERE Chime in or drop me a note if your call doesn’t appear in the list. I checked into a local ARES...
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CQ CQ CQ #HamRadio Saturday: Perna
Perna in Latin means “ham”. There is a street not far from where I am that, from the time of the Caesars, is called Panisperna. That’s where you could buy ham and … etc. Also, that’s where the...
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CQ CQ CQ #HamRadio Saturday – Roman Projects
St. Maximilian Kolbe SP3RN Because I was travelling, I was not on air much. I did make a contact via Echolink with Father KD8ZFF. I made a non-radio contact with Father F5SNJ in Rome, Fr. William...
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CQ CQ CQ #HamRadio Saturday: Calls, clubs and cables
The ultimate objective… Now for another edition of Ham Radio Saturday. I created a page for the List of YOUR callsigns. HERE Chime in or drop me a note if your call doesn’t appear in the list. The...
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CQ CQ CQ #HamRadio Sunday – Field Day
Actually I am in a cemetery at the top of the hill by the parish. As I write! That’s the vertical. I also managed to string up a 40m center-fed wire dipole. It’s 2045 UTC and I’m on 20 and 40. Maybe...
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CQ CQ CQ #HamRadio Saturday – Frigid
First… Fr. Z’s Blog Ham Radio Operators Not on the list? Wanna be? Drop me a line. Last week I had a spur of the moment field day. It was an autumnally beauteous day. I figured that we weren’t going...
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CQ CQ CQ #HamRadio Saturday: taverns, windmills and dumplings
Now for another edition of Ham Radio Saturday. I created a page for the List of YOUR callsigns. HERE Chime in or drop me a note if your call doesn’t appear in the list. I’ve been really busy lately,...
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CQ CQ CQ #HamRadio Saturday: Middle Of Nowhere
Now for another edition of Ham Radio Saturday. I created a page for the List of YOUR callsigns. HERE Chime in or drop me a note if your call doesn’t appear in the list. I’ve been really busy lately,...
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CQ CQ CQ #HamRadio Saturday: Winter Field Day – Lost!
Now for another edition of Ham Radio Saturday. I created a page for the List of YOUR callsigns. HERE Chime in or drop me a note if your call doesn’t appear in the list. Today I have been listening on...
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CQ CQ CQ #HamRadio Saturday – NYC, stuff I don’t understand, and #UnaVoce
I set up on Twitter FrZ_HamRadio so we might more easily make contacts on the fly. I believe KD8ZFF also set something up. He can chime in with details. During my recent too brief trip to New York...
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