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    HamBrief.TV episode 62 (MORE VIDEOS!)


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    New Status Updates (VIEW ALL STATUS UPDATES)

    Posted about 13 hours
    kg2rp (Bob) kg2rp

    Trying to get the sound card settings for Fldigi

    Posted about 16 hours
    KD7TRJ (Eugene) KD7TRJ

    Watching Ham Brief . . .

    Posted 1 day
    F1AMU (Philippe) F1AMU

    Hi Everybody ! Is anyone could try to contact me via APRS ? I'm on the air @ 7:00 pm (utc of course). Thank's a lot, F1AMU-7, loc :for holidays IN95SK

     

    New Gear (VIEW ALL PRODUCTS)

    Posted 9 days
    AV-620 AV-620

    Hy-Gains new AV-620 Patriot HF vertical is the best built, best performing and best priced multiband vertical available today. Make full use of you sunspot cycle with the Patriots low angle signal.The AV-620 covers all bands 6 through 20 Meters with no traps, no coils, no radials yielding an uncompromised signal across all bands.

    Posted 18 days
    RCI-2960N2 RCI-2960N2

    RCI-2970N2 AM-FM-SSB-CW 10 & 12 Meter Mobile Radio

    Posted 21 days
    ALS-500M ALS-500M

    -Mobile no tune Solid State Amplifier - uses four rugged 2SC2879 high power linear RF power transistors.
    -Instant bandswitching, no tuning, no warm up - just turn on and operate — makes mobile QSOs safer.
    -Very Compact - Just 3 1/2 × 9 × 15 Inches — fits in nearly any mobile installation; weighs only 7 pounds.
    -Extremely quiet - quiet low speed, low volume fan stays off and silent until temperature rises.
    Output Power - 500 watts PEP, 400 Watts CW

    Continuous Coverage — 1.5 to 22 MHz 10/12 Meters with easy to install optional kit.
    -Load Fault Protection - disables and bypasses amplifier if antenna has excessively h high reflected power or if bandswitching is set lower than exciter frequency — virtually eliminates damage because of operating error; has Load Fault LED indicator.

     

    New Blog Posts (VIEW ALL BLOG POSTS)

    Posted about 22 hours
    NY8T (Gary) NY8T The Drake Radio Group is sponsoring "Google for the Amateur Radio Operator"

    Please share this with you clubs.

    The Drake Radio Group is sponsoring a free class

    “Google for the Amateur Radio Operator”
    This class is designed to as a boot camp and for the attendee to follow along.
    See it today, use it today type of class covering the use of Google
    free applications as a radio operator.
    We will discuss online identity, email, mail groups, calendaring,
    mapping, etc. as it applies to the radio operator.

    Class size is limited to 20 + class support people so Register asap by
    sending email to gary.ny8t@gmail.com.

    Where:
    Class will be held at the City of Springboro Community Room
    320 West Central Avenue
    Springboro, Ohio 45066
    Free parking and restrooms are available.

    This is a different location then the “Ham Radio Deluxe fundamentals”
    class was held.

    When:
    Saturday October 9th, 2010
    0830-1700 (0830am to 5pm)

    Prerequisites:
    Laptop with Wifi, bring your charger. Laptop does not have to be Windows.
    Should have anti virus current with in a week.
    Should have computer operating system patches current.
    Should have Browsers current
    Suggest having Google Chrome browser installed, use of Firefox and
    Internet Explorer is fine as well. Class will not cover extensive use
    of browsers.
    Copy of FCC Amateur License to be presented at check in.

    Suggestion:
    Bring a small cooler with drinks and lunch. Learning opportunities during lunch.

    Schedule:
    830 Checking and personal setup (connect to wifi, ensure Prerequisites
    are installed)
    0900 Start
    1100 Break
    1130 Lunch and learn
    1300 Break
    1315 Start
    1500 Break
    1630 Tear down
    1700 Completed

    Contact gary.ny8t@gmail.com for questions.

    Posted 4 days
    N4BFR (Jim) N4BFR Planning for Bi Mon Sci Fi Con

    OK, actually it’s not The Simpsons favorite Con, it’s Dragon*Con in Metro Atlanta over Labor Day weekend. I’ve arranged with the Science Track leaders to get on their agenda. We’re planning two presentations:

    Sat 11:30 am
    Communications in a Post-Apocalyptic World
    No grid means no landlines, no VOIP, and no cell phones. Ham radio communications can get your message out “I am Legend” style “when all else fails.”

    Mon 10:00 am
    Ham Radio Tricks
    Light a light bulb with just radio waves, see Morse code beat text messaging and watch how everyday items become antennas in an emergency.

    We had our planning meeting today for the Post-Apocalyptic session. It’s going to be fun, we’re going to start with a Day 0 “Local” disaster and talk about local nets, ARES, linked repeaters, etc. Then expand it out to HF topics, Shortwave, etc as the days go on.

    We’re meeting on the second one in the next few weeks, but I think we have a few concepts. If anyone has ideas, I’d love to hear them.

    73

    Posted about 1 month
    N3QO (Jeff) N3QO Field Day 2010 Assateague Island Expedition (NA-139)

    The 1900 Group has coordinated a Field Day 2010 expedition to Assateague Island (NA-139) starting Friday, June 25th to Sunday the 27th. Our team is comprised of operators located in the Northeastern portion of the US who can be heard regularly on 1900khz at 8PM EST.

    Our planned operating location is approximately 12 miles south of the Assateague Island beach parking lot on the Maryland side of the Virginia border. A 1×1 callsign has been assigned and we will be operating as K3I.

    Non-Field Day operation will begin approximately 5PM EST Friday evening until the scheduled start time of Field Day 2010 Saturday afternoon.

    If you are an IOTA or grid square collector, we will be on NA-139 in grid square FM28.

    For more information including a band plan and operator roster, feel free to visit our website, http://www.k3i.us.

    73 and we look forward to working you!

    The K3I Field Day 2010 Expedition Team

     

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    Posted 3 days
    n0loh (Tom) n0loh

    CVARC Summerfest 2010 – Sunday, August 1st, 2010

    Posted about 1 month
    n0rie (gene) n0rie

    Tak-tenna

    Posted about 1 month
    n0rie (gene) n0rie

    Tak-tenna

     

    New Comments

    kg2rp (Bob)
    On KF5BOD's Wall
    5 days ago

    Do the Extra Class first and then learn code. I got my Extra ticket a few months ago and just bought a bug to re-learn code

    k0mrd (Mike)
    On N6KAT's Wall
    9 days ago

    I’m waiting for the rain to stop for a day lol. Enjoy the sun!

    n6kat (Kitty)
    On K0MRD's Wall
    12 days ago

    Hey from hot and sizzling Glendora! Just going to hang out poolside today and work on my tan. Whats up with you?

    k0mrd (Mike)
    On N6KAT's Wall
    13 days ago

    Hiya! I’m Mike from Norwalk,IA! 73’s!

    N4PIX (Tim)
    On N1QEH's Wall
    17 days ago

    Those are great Field Day pics.

    Tim
    N4PIX

    N4PIX (Tim)
    On KD0JZI's Wall
    17 days ago

    NA1SS is a very cool contact!

    Tim
    N4PIX

    kb0nmq (Mark)
    On KD0JBN's Wall
    22 days ago

    Very cool Don, well tell Eric “hello” for me. Its fun operating in “VE Land” and I saw the shirt in the photo. Now, it looks like your having lots of fun. I hope you enjoy your summer. My station is off the air right now while I work on my tower. I hope to be back on again in a few weeks. Now stay out of the bad WX and keep an eye on the rivers. We have had lots of rain and flooding up here and its headed your way!
    73’ Mark

    KD0JBN (Don)
    On KB0NMQ's Wall
    22 days ago

    Thanks for the compliment on the Field Day photos. The guy in the Canada shirt is a good friend of mine named Eric – N0UIH. He makes fairly regulkar trips to see a friend of his in Erie, PA and they occasionally take a trip from there to Niagar Falls since it’s just a couple hours away. That’s probably where he got the Canada shirt.

    n1qeh (AL)
    On KI6WNF's Wall
    23 days ago

    Hello Evan
    Name here is AL and I am always glad to meet another fellow Yaesu fan
    and I also have check in many times to the triple h net great group of guys my working hours have changed and have not been able to check into the net. Have fun with it and I hope to chat with you soon

    K4BTC (Jeff)
    On KC2TPY's Wall
    24 days ago

    Thats pretty good Philip! Keep going and you’ll have it!
    Jeff

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    New Photos

    Hite's Cove on the South Fork of the Merced River in Mariposa County.  There was a big gold mining community here in the 1850's.
    New shack arrangement. Got rid of the metal bakers shelving, lowered the height, put the cpu's on the floor, put 2 radios under the monitors and added a FlexRadio to the station.
    Station Schematic - so far