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In This Day In History – 1838 – Morse demonstrates telegraph
Okay, so I am a day late with this item. But this would be of interest to Ham Radio Operators, around the world. From http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/morse-demonstrates-telegraph On This Day In History, January 6th, 1838. On this day in 1838, Samuel Morse’s … Continue reading
Posted in History, On This Day In History, Radio Stuff, Re-Blog
Tagged 1838, amateur, code, day, ham, historical, history, in, morse, on, radio, telegraph, telegraphy, this
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E.F. Johnson Messenger 123A CB radio
Dating from around 1975, this is a 23 channel radio, made in the United States, for the Citizens Band. I bought it from the local Goodwill store, during their monthly half price Saturday sale, and only paid $2.00 for it. … Continue reading
Amateur Radio at the Movies – The Anderson Tapes
Amateur Radio at the Movies Bob Cashdollar, NR8U The Anderson Tapes, 1971, Rated PG 1hr, 39 min. The Anderson Tapes is a cops and robbers movie with a paranoiac twist. A con, Sean Connery, fresh out of prison, gets the … Continue reading
The International Radiotelephony Spelling Alphabet
NATO phonetic alphabet From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NATO_phonetic_alphabet Not to be confused with International Phonetic Alphabet. FAA radiotelephony alphabet and Morse code chart The NATO phonetic alphabet, more accurately known as the International Radiotelephony Spelling Alphabet and also called … Continue reading
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Tagged alphabet, amateur, ham, historical, international, kc9pdy, phonetic, radio, telephone, USA
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Amateur Radio Today
Original from 2003, still an interesting article detailing just what amateur radio is all about, and what it can do…
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November 29, 2013
Tagged amateur, antenna, arrl, ham, operator, radio, receiver, transceiver, transmitter
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Moxon Rectangle Generator
I came across an interesting and useful free little program, to calculate the relevant dimensions, for a directional rectangular antenna. MoxGen will show you the dimensions and (optionally) generate an antenna model file for a 50 ohm Moxon Rectangle antenna, … Continue reading
BBC News – The BBC’s Laurie Margolis broke news of Falklands invasion
An interesting BBC video clip, explaining one use of Amateur Radio. How Amateur Radio communication got information, not available by more conventional means. 28 December 2012 Last updated at 06:42 ET The 1982 invasion of the Falkland Islands by Argentina … Continue reading
Ham Radio Nation – Amateur Radio Social Network
Are you a Radio Amateur operator? Have you checked out Ham Radio Nation – Amateur Radio Social Network.
Free Exam Study site
I recently found, and can highly recommend a FREE website and iPhone app, to aid studying for your Ham Radio exams. This website features practice exams, and the mobile site has Flash Cards, to help you learn the question pool … Continue reading
