Items of Interest: Trans. lines (qsl.net): Transmission Lines have many uses other than simply transferring RF power from one point to another. Impedance matching, baluns and filters are probable the most common of these. This article goes into details about …
Items of Interest: Podcasts: 100 Watts and a Wire is a ham radio talk show was originally launched as an audio podcast on June 22, 2015. Today, you can see the show on YouTube. It features topical conversation, interviews and …
Items of Interest: Starting on January 1, 2022, EZNEC Pro/2 will be free, and may be copied and distributed. The individual who wrote this powerful antenna modeling and simulation program will be retiring. The third QSO Today Virtual Ham Expo …
Items of Interest: There’s still time to submit your 2021 Field Day entry. Most of this year’s Field Day entries have been submitted via the online web app (worth 50 bonus points!), although some 50 paper logs have been mailed …
Items of Interest: A Brief History of Transformers (Not the Robot Kind) The next QSO Today Virtual Ham Expo is a month away, Live from August 14-15, 2021 and then on-demand for 30 days. It’s a great experience for those that want to …
Items of Interest: Help Ensure That Ham Radio Remains VitalHam radio needs your help! We need new people in the hobby. There is an ever expanding set of new andexciting technologies. We have new operating modes that allow communications under …
Items of Interest: Ham radio operators provide vital communications in storms Field day is now behind us. Please be sure to submit your scores including the club information: Sun City Hilton Head Amateur Radio Club The score I claimed was …
Items of Interest: Field Day is an annual amateur radio exercise, widely sponsored by IARU regions and member organizations, encouraging emergency communications preparedness among amateur radio operators. In the United States, it is typically the largest single emergency preparedness exercise in the country, with over 30,000 operators participating …
Items of Interest: Morse Code Key Collection This site shows a large collection of Morse keys classified by country with samples from all over the world — but mostly France. The new DXer’s Handbook — is available online Humor: Meetings: …
Items of Interest: Bob Wilson, N6TV, has updated his presentation, Everything You Need To Know About USB and Serial Interfaces. His presentation includes the history and evolution of serial ports, chipsets, software tools for troubleshooting, and how to best utilize …