Number of Hams reach all-time high, digital HF without the computer, more..
Issue 51 March 7th, 2015
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US Amateur Radio numbers reach an all-time high
Amateur Radio growth in the US continues to soar. The trend has continued in the first 2 months of 2015, which saw the ham population rise to slightly more than 727,000. ARRL
HF digital voice without the computer
The first batch of SM1000s are being built in China right now and we estimate shipping will start in late March. David Rowe (VK5DGR)
K3 Memory Manager for OSX
K3 Memory Manager allows the user to read/write/edit/erase memories from any slot in the K3/KX3, including setting split frequency/modes. It uses a basic table format which is simple to understand and quite intuitive to use. Mac Ham Radio
WX Warning Program
WXWarn is easy to use free weather software that will monitor National Weather Service warnings, watches, forecasts, etc., and alert you (audio and visually) as new ones are issued. WXSpots
Tips on buying a used paddle
The contacts may be dirty and need to be cleaned, but make sure that no one has taken a file to them. KB6NU
Understanding Single Sideband (SSB)
Single sideband is a special form of amplitude modulation (AM). What's so 'special' about it? Besides just encoding voice information with variations in signal amplitude, or power, SSB consumes a little less than half the bandwidth of a full "double band" AM signal. Ham Radio School
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HackRF on Sky Loop Antenna and Talented Balun
In this video I put up a 20 meter band Delta Sky Loop Antenna with lighting arrestor to use with my HackRF One software defined radio. ToddFun.com
