There are many, many digital communication modes used within Amateur Radio. One of the most popular modes back in the 1990’s was Packet Radio. 1200bps (or 9600bps if you could afford the gear) links to VHF/UHF BBS’ and gateways, 300bps HF links between stations, the odd satellite or space station link – wow it was… Read more »
One of the ham-related things I’ve always enjoyed doing was operating portable – grabbing my equipment, finding an out of the way place and operating; usually a contest or Field Day (because Field Day isn’t a contest, right?) One of the first times I did this was shortly after I met my XYL, Cass. This… Read more »
A long time ago, when I was still a teenager, I was sitting at table with several hams, many years my senior, listening to one of them talk about how his wife hates his hobby, and all the antennas, and the time he spends in his shack. That day, I vowed to marry someone who… Read more »
There are many long-standing arguments within the Amateur Radio Community, and I’d have to say this one probably sits in the Top 10. It’s one of those things that every ham has a strong opinion on, from “we are the be all and end all of disaster communications planning” down to “hams who show up to… Read more »
I stumbled upon this little toy last year when I installed the latest version of PowerSDR and saw that a menu called “Heros” had suddenly appeared. I started to do some digging and was eventually led to the Heros Technology website where I was introduced to the Heros SCR-Preselector. The idea of a preselector isn’t… Read more »