Items of Interest: Antennas: 3D Printing Application Of The Future, Or Today? There is now considerable activity in the 3D print space on the antenna problem. We’ve seen examples of conformal antennae, and 5G MIMO antenna designs. A new approach is the Luneberg …
Items of Interest: Anyone remember SuitSat SuitSat makes an appearance in a new video short sci-fi thriller, called Decommissioned. The video short resurrects the 2006 spacesuit/satellite that transmitted messages on 2 meters as it circled Earth. The original SuitSat-1 project, …
Items of Interest: Interesting Stories About Ham Radio & Weather Spotting Visit the ARRL Learning Network (a members-only benefit) to register, check on upcoming webinars, and view previously recorded sessions. A future session is on weather spotting. This presentation reviews …
Items of Interest: The interactive Smith chart enables users to navigate their way around a Smith chart, using simple discrete element impedance matching. The Smith chart is commonly used to impedance match RF devices, such as amplifiers, antennas and transceiver devices. The …
Items of Interest: Carolina DX Association Periodic Table of Contests Have you ever wanted an overview of the major radio competitions?? Here you go… Contest Corner (cdxa.org) Humor: Meetings: The next meeting will be February 1st at 7 PM via …
Items of Interest: ARTEMIS ARTEMIS is a signals hunter software and a useful aid for radio listeners! The analysis of real-time spectra (from your SDR, for instance) is made simple: you can take advantage using one of the largest RF …
Items of Interest: Al Paultier’s (WA2LWO) spouse (Marilyn) passed away recently. He was a member of the club so that the information should be shared here. Guide to 6 Meter DXing — Getting Started on the Magic Band | K5ND …
Items of Interest: Setup Raspberry Pi for Ham-Radio A walkthrough of setting up a Pi to perform the following functions with your radio: Packet Radio (Hamlib, Direwolf, Xastir, Linpac) Transceiver Control Data Mode encode, decode WSJT-X (Data Mode) CQRLOG + …
Items of Interest: HF Contesting guide HF contesting is a growing aspect of amateur radio which can be enjoyed (at any level) throughout the year. There are HF (or LF) contests almost every weekend and on some weekday evenings. A Beginner’s …
Items of Interest: How to Listen to Real Spy Broadcasts Right Now Encrypted messages, fancy technology, spies use them all to communicate, but sometimes the best way to hide is in plain sight. Right now, broadcasting across the airwaves around the …