I have to ask myself sometimes “What is wrong with people.” A few days ago a fellow showed up on Twitter asking the question ” does the average HAM make a difference anymore?” Well since then some others on Twitter have ask the same question. I say yes we do. We made a difference in…
I was listening to a conversation on the local 2 meter repeater the other day. I heard an old timer telling another HAM that he needed a beam antenna and an amplifier if he really wanted to chase DX. The flow of the conversation lead me to believe that the old timer was letting the…
Here is another of those self indulgent things. I listen to the Friday news feedbag as a podcast and every week it seems that one of the host makes a negative remark about amateur radio. This week I had enough so I found the email address, loaded my musket and let them have it. It…
00:00 Opening Theme “Hand-Picked” by John Williams, from the album “Long Ride Home” 01:00 Introduction Due to the high volume of feedback, we’ll cover that in a future episode. The Resonant Frequency website has been updated, and the donation counter reset, but all donations are gratefully accepted. If an episode has helped you at all,…
Written by Eddie, G3ZJO. Used with permission. Well from the talk on the WWWeb I was hoping for better things I must admit. I have been away from Linux for a time. There are things in Ham Radio still that you just can only do with Windows. I did install Ubuntu 9.04 and ran WSJT…
You know I have a two by three call sign. It is KB5JBV. For those that have been getting it wrong for the last twenty plus years that is “Kilo Bravo Five Juliet Bravo Victor”. I have that call because it was my original novice call sign. Other reasons are that I am an advanced…
I know this is a little self serving but I think there are some good points in this information. Please stay tuned for the opinion segment at the end of this email. The idea of a Digi on the tower is something we put to bed a long time ago. the problem with packet is…
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Welcome to Episode #059 of Linux in the Ham Shack. On this edition, we talk with Jonathan Nadeau of Frostbite Systems about Linux for the sight impaired. Jonathan, being a blind Linux user, has overcome many challenges when it comes to using his favorite operating system and he shares with us the ins and outs […]
love Amateur Radio for so many reasons. I grew up in a Los Angeles suburb and I had several friends that had fathers that were Hams. I loved seeing their Shacks and the antennas on their cars. This was in the 1950s and I remember seeing Collins, Drakes, Swans and Hallicrafters radios. My father was…