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Saturday, August 15, 2020
- QSO Today Virtual Ham Expo 2020
The welcome message.This moring and this afternoon I was just checking out the first-ever QSO today virtual ham expo 2020. This may be one of the “ways of the future” I am very impressed with the speakers they have lined up and if you miss one yo…
- QSO Today Ham Expo: Having Fun With VHF
The QSO Today Ham Expo is an exciting event that takes the fun of an amateur radio convention online! Congrats and thanks to Eric/4Z1UG who conceived the idea and took the initiative to make it happen. I was pleased to participate in the event, talking about Having Fun With VHF. In case you missed it, … Continue reading QSO Today Ham Expo: Having Fun With VHF →The post QSO Today Ham Expo: Having Fun With VHF appeared first on The KØNR Radio Site.
- Weekly Propagation Summary – 2020 Aug 10 16:10 UTC
Here is this week’s space weather and geophysical report, issued 2020 Aug 10 0329 UTC. Highlights of Solar and Geomagnetic Activity 03 – 09 August 2020 Solar activity was at very low levels on 03-07 and 09 Aug. Low levels were reached on 08 Aug as Region 2770 (N23, L=023, class/area Cso/070 on 06 Aug) […]
- LHS Episode #360: Zapped
Welcome to the 360th episode of Linux in the Ham Shack. In this short-topic show, the hosts discuss 1.2GHz distance records, a hybrid antenna for geosynchronous satellite operation, data mode identification for your smart phone, being pwned, Ubuntu 20.04.1, LibreOffice, HamClock and much more. Thanks for listening and hope you have a great week.[…]
- New Contest for DXers and Portable Operators
For Immediate Release Official Logo Ridgeland, Mississippi— August 10, 2020 — A new contest has been announced that will level the competitive playing field between the Big Guns and the Little Pistols who operate a portable station. It’s called the Fox Mike Hotel Portable Operations Challenge. “The scoring metric is the distance-per-power metric with multipliers […]
- Latest TX factor Show is Live
A post-lockdown special – well, not really! Just a bumper edition of TX Factor that was planned for March 2020, but due to the Covid-19 restrictions never quite happened! We hope you are all safe and well, and enjoying the summer opportunities for amateur radio despite the various restrictions upon us. Back in February we […]
- Some 6m Summer Excitement
With three seasons of FT8 under its belt, there’s no doubt that it’s taken over as the number-one mode for the 6m band … there are very few traces of CW or SSB to be found. What it hasn’t taken away, is the magic!For the most part, t…
- WHAT THE HECK!!
Hard to capture wonky SWR situationGood afternoon all, during these days of high temperatures along with high humidity comes severe weather. Storms that bring high winds, lots of rain, sometimes hail and most often lightening. When there is a threat of…
- New SOTA Mountain Goat: Joyce/K0JJW
Congratulations to my wonderful spouse and favorite hiking partner, Joyce/K0JJW, for achieving Mountain Goat status for Summits On The Air (SOTA). On August 10th, she reached 1000 activator points while activating Pikes Peak (W0C/FR-004). She had quite the pileup on 146.55 MHz. Her best DX for the day was WY7ATH near Cheyenne, WY at a … Continue reading New SOTA Mountain Goat: Joyce/K0JJW →The post New SOTA Mountain Goat: Joyce/K0JJW appeared first on The KØNR Radio Site.
- LHS Episode #361: The Weekender LIV
It’s time once again for The Weekender. This is our bi-weekly departure into the world of amateur radio contests, open source conventions, special events, listener challenges, hedonism and just plain fun. Thanks for listening and, if you happen to get a chance, feel free to call us or e-mail and send us some feedback. […]
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