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Category : Ham Radio

The local traffic net

Categories: Ham Radio, News
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Published on: August 29, 2005

I probably should get on the local traffic nets for ham radio (every Night at 8pm on the 146.88Mhz -), Ken (WA3FKG) is predicting that the traffic net might be busy. I hope there is no bad news coming over the net. But I will be signing on to see if I can help pass[…]

SWlogger

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Published on: August 26, 2005

I have been putting together the core objects for the SWlogger program. I have so far defined the info I want to track, I am thinking the next step would be to build a testing interface. Once I get a test interface done, I will then go on to testing the interface and the core[…]

Packet Radio

Categories: Geekdom, Ham Radio, Technology
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Published on: August 24, 2005

The other day I picked up miscellaneous plugs from Radio shack the other day. I plan on building a cable to go from my computer to my Icom 2100H radio. Also I am going to try setup a packet station. I will not be on all the time like some other stations would be, but[…]

Short wave radio and scanning recording

Categories: Geekdom, Ham Radio, Play, Technology
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Published on: August 23, 2005

I am working on finding a good way to record the stuff I listen to off of the short wave radio. and off of the scanner. So far I have tried GarageBand but that has a limit of 1 hour and fifteen minutes. Right now I am trying a program called AudaCity, if it works[…]

SWlogger

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Published on: August 22, 2005

I have looked around the net for a Short Wave radio logging program. So far I have not found on that I liked. So I figured that this might be a great chance for me to work on learning SQL (mySQL). So I have started the program. Right now I am defining the classes, I[…]

What a night

Categories: Ham Radio
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Published on: August 20, 2005

Well tonight there was an interesting night. At around 5:30 the weather service got on the air looking for some one to take the net. For a few minutes no one responds. So after about 5 minutes, I decide that if no one is going to do it, I might as well do it. That[…]

The radios

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Published on: August 15, 2005

I have a friend that I promised that would get to him a picture of my radios. This picture was taken around 8pm, so you hams in Pittsburgh will know what I am listening to on the Icom (display reads 146.730MHz) This picture has my Short Wave Radio, the Police Scanner, my HT and my[…]

FCC to dump CW on tests for Ham radio

Categories: Ham Radio, Politics
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Published on: July 26, 2005

Well the FCC has finally done it, they are dumping the CW requerment for higher level tests. I will admit I don’t care one way or the other. The only problem I see, is the old big pot belly hams are going to start to harasses No Code hams even more. I don’t go on[…]

Field day 2005

Categories: Ham Radio
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Published on: June 26, 2005

I just got back (a bit early) from field day. I went with the W3YI armature radio club. I like going with W3YI club since they are not as into contesting that the other club I have done field day with. We have more fun there, while other clubs want you to man the radios[…]

Computer to VX-5

Categories: Ham Radio, Technology
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Published on: May 24, 2005

I went to use my cable to connect my VX-5 to my computer, I wanted to do some programming of the memory channels, and found that cable had been severed so either I can program the whole radio by hand or I can spend the money and get a new cable, I am leaning to[…]

Funny Ham Joke

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Published on: May 18, 2005

I have a friend (WA3FKG) that reposted a joke he saw on another web site of a local Pittsburgh ham club, It is about the weather forcast in Dayton this year for the Ham fest. I have never been to the Ham fest, I would like to go some year, but just not this year.

Radio Scanning.

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Published on: May 16, 2005

I checked into Sunday’s scanner net this week, it was fun, it lasted a bit longer then it was planned to last by the net control. I got some good information, I was wondering about what frequency the TV stations use to communicate to their choppers, and to the people that they send out to[…]

This weeks scanner net (The first for the year)

Categories: Ham Radio
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Published on: January 1, 2005

Well this week we had the first scanner net of the 2006 year. Well none of the regulate net control operators showed up. I also have a copy of the net control prolog. So I ended up taking up the net. I was nervous as all get out, so I kept messing up on giving[…]

Ham and Short Wave radio BB added

Categories: Ham Radio, Web Site
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Published on: October 13, 2004

I have decided to add a BB for ham radio and short wave radios, lets see if this one goes well. I will be letting some of my ham friends know about it. If you are a ham or intersted in ham radio or short wave radio listening then check it out at Ham and[…]

Ham Radio stuff

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Published on: August 17, 2004

It has been a while since I had been to a meeting of the ham club that I am a member of, it feels good to be back. The people here are generaly good people. You can see the clubs site. I will post more when I get home later today or tomorrow when I[…]

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