Ham radio clubs are often thought of as the bedrock of amateur radio. As one who has both criticized ham radio clubs as well as made suggestions for helping improve them, I want ...
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Ham radio web sites need improved marketing
Atlanta Radio Club Banner by The Rocketeer When I moved to Seattle from Illinois, I wanted to join a ham radio club. Great -- I hit the Internet and started looking. Once I found a club ...
How to learn from every ham radio contest
When taking notes at the end of the contest -- what went well and what could have been better -- what should you consider for inclusion? Here's a short trigger list for what you can learn from every contest: Equipment Radio working properly Amplifier working properly Keyer working properly Computer issues Contesting software issues Interface issues Rotor box issues Antennas Each antenna, each band notes Directional weakness ...
CW Skimmer Wins Dayton Hamvention Pileup Contest
The Kansas City DX Club Pileup Contest is an annual bragging rights event for the serious CW operator in ham radio. This year's contest offered up a bit of a different competitor -- CW Skimmer, that often maligned ...
Multi-operator contesting teams and sleep deprivation
Sleep deprivation also impacts the productivity and performance of teams. This, from Bob Sutton, in Sleep Deprivation and Group Performance. While the point of view of sleep deprivation is on business teams, I think it directly applies to ham radio multi-operator contesting teams as well. Especially ...
What Ham Radio talking points need
Ham radio is a diverse hobby. It's a technical, engineering, builder, emergency service hobby. But ask most people about ham radio and you get stories of RF interference or a puzzled look followed by a question about 1950. I mean, the Internet obliterated ham radio, didn't it? Over at Innismir.net, there is a great ...
Ham radio Photo DXpeditions
Crossing my e-mail was a note that Svalbard (JW) shore operations were approved for July 4th and July 14th of this year. You may work this short operation with radios, vertical antennas and less than a 100-watts. But, that's not why you should pay attention to this operation. It is the photography Breathtaking is the best way ...
Ham radio contesting Wiki site
Ham radio contesting has lots of information in many different places -- including the most popular articles here on K9JY.com -- 30 days, 30 contesting tips. Pete, N4ZR, has spearheaded the creation of a Wiki site devoted to contesting called the Contesting Compendium. The idea for ...
Ham Radio Sunspot Saturday — April 25, 2009
NOT! by DJMcCrady Reversed polarity from this sunspot signaled the start of a new sunspot cycle. It just hasn't come back very fast. Given the fact that I have ...
Working through the doldrums of a passionate Amateur Radio operator
One of the great things about amateur radio is that there are so many different aspects to the hobby. One can spend years on DX'ing only to become enamored with VHF and then move on to some digital mode. It's all learning. But sometimes, there is simply a lull. A period of time where not much happens. ...
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