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Saturday, February 27, 2016
- TX Factor Episode 10
The long-awaited tenth episode is finally here. txfactor.co.uk Mike Marsh returns to his old school in Ottery St Mary, Devon to learn how science lessons have changed since he was a lad. Bob keeps his feet firmly on the ground in his native Cornwall to see why the letter 'K' has been making its presence felt. […]
- Turning an RV marine battery into a massive 12-volt emergency power source
Every fall, I take the deep-discharge marine battery out of the pop-up camper and put it safely in the basement for winter storage. I've never used it for ham radio purposes, mostly because I've never needed it and it's tied up for most of the summer. Recently we had a "long-ish" power outage (not uncommon […]
- Amateur Radio Weekly – Issue 100
FCC seeks comments on lifetime Amateur Radio licenses "The FCC would benefit by reducing administrative costs." ARRL Heathkit introduces stealth 2m/440 antenna kit Heathkit proclaims the antenna has multiple patents filed for many inventions in its design and is waterproof. Radio Artisan A field guide to the North American utility pole We live under the […]
- Friday afternoon pedestrian mobile QRP in a Moscow park
Life is too short, that's why in my opinion you should try to work QRP, hi! This Friday afternoon me and my friend Stan UA3LMR (also RD2A) gave it a try again from Moscow park named "Fili," a very nice and quiet place. This time my catch on the 20-meter-band wasn't big at all in comparison […]
- Teeth marks in the K3
DX-expeditions love their K3s. And I love my K3. But look closely at the MENU button and you will find the marks of someone who literally have put the K3 on their menu as well.Neither has the BAND button escaped this. Judging from the size of the teeth...
- How to organize your RF connectors
Kenneth, W6KWF, used to dump all of his N, BNC, and PL-259 RF adapters in two quart-sized Ziploc bags. Now all of his connectors are organized by rows in this Plano 1258 tackle box from Bass Pro Shops. He mentioned a great old trick for keeping track of your connectors at group events. He paints a little dot […]
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