Turning a walkie talkie into a radio modem
People in the office were told to keep quiet, and the air conditioner was switched off, as this thing called 'noise' upset the signal and made erroneous characters appear in place of the intended letters. Univers Labs
EP6T team pleads for "more respect" from operators
"Jammers calling with fake calls and disrespecting the operators, sending disgraceful e-mails, and calling us names is sometimes too much for us." ARRL
Are we amateurs or what?
If you were a kid or young adult, which would you rather be? Maker or hacker has more swagger to it, while amateur radio operator is something quaint, something one's uncle or grandfather used to do. KB6NU
The Low Noise Vertical
Phil (KO6BB), recently refurbished his earlier built 'LNV,' but this time with better feedline and appropriate ferrite cores for the antenna's matching transformers. VE7SL
Bright asteroid flyby
Glowing like a 9th magnitude star, 2004 BL86 will be an easy target for backyard telescopes on the night of closest approach, January 26-27. Southgate
So you want to build a DSTAR repeater...
Now that you're done with the antenna system and internet access, you'll need to make a decision. Are you going to go with the ICOM system, or a home-brew system? The Farm Online
Amateur radio repeater debate draws sparks
Mayor Jeff Palmore and Bob Masson, president of the radio club, differ over the city's ability to install the repeater. The Missourian
FreeDV
FreeDV has received a fair degree of publicity recently and is a GUI application for Windows, Linux and Mac OS (other platforms are in development) that allows any single side band radio to be used for low bit rate digital voice communication. Radio Antics
