Westinghouse RA-DA Our consumer electronics industry is now 100 years old. We were born on November 30, 1920, in a factory building in East Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, when the first Westinghouse RA-DA radio rolled off the assembly line at the sprawling 92-acre Westinghouse Electric Manufacturing works. We know the exact date and place because affixed to…
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Amateur Radio Newsline headlines for Ham Nation. December 2, 2020.
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KB7TBT Ham Member QRZ Page Read the full article at https://forums.qrz.com/index.php?threads/amateur-radio-newsline-headlines-for-ham-nation-december-2-2020.737039/. STRAY SIGNALS does not claim ownership of the article. The original author is responsible for the content of this post Tweet
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Video demonstrating 3D propagation simulation
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Chris from our Development Team gives an overview of Over-The-Horizon (OTH) High Frequency (HF) Analysis in Systems Tool Kit (STK) that is new in version 12.1. This feature can be used for both communications modeling as well as radar modeling. This uses the VOACAP model for skywave propagation losses.
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ARRL Invites Members to Participate in #GivingTuesday on December 1
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On The Air Special Event Stations, DXCC Program, W100AW W1AW QSLs via Bureau, Amateur Code, Operating Resources, QSL Service, Centennial QSO Party, NPOTA, Logbook of the World, Operating Specialties, W1AW, International Grid Chase 2018, Hiram Percy Maxim 150th Birthday Celebration, Awards, Contests, Amateur Radio Direction Finding Licensing, Education Training FCC License Info and Forms, Getting…
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The Biggest Solar Flare In Years Was Just Seen, With More Coming Soon – Forbes
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NASA’s Solar Dynamics Observatory recorded an M4.4. class solar flare. NASA SDO Sun-watching satellites spotted the most powerful solar flare in more than three years on Sunday. The solar explosion was measured as an M4.4 flare. Solar flares are categorized as small C-class flares, medium-sized M flares and major X-class flares. Each class also has…
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Ham radio the world’s greatest hobby | Amateur Radio News – Southgate Amateur Radio Club
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Emory Schley N4LP writes in the Ocala Star-Banner newspaper about the World’s Greatest Hobby – amateur radio Do you know what famed musician Joe Walsh has in common with singer Ronnie Milsap and Priscilla Presley? Also, George Pataki, Patty Loveless and Garry Shandling? How about the late luminaries Andy Devine, King Hussein, Marlon Brando, Rajiv…
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Ham radio needs to embrace the Hacker community | Amateur Radio News – Southgate Amateur Radio Club
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Jenny List G7CKF writes on Hackaday about a blog post by Robert Bolton KJ7NZL who suggests broadening the appeal of amateur radio in the direction of the Hacker community KJ7NZL’s blog notes: There is a lot of interesting work that’s currently being done within the hacker community with RF. Most of this work is currently…
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RadCom December 2020, Vol. 96, No. 12
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Get on the Air for Christmas—Season’s Greetings from the RSGB To read this edition, tap or click cover image News and Reports Around Your Region – Club events calendar 84 Around Your Region – Events roundup 88 New products 14 News 11 RSGB Construction Competition winners 34 RSGB Matters 6 RadCom index 2020 74 Special…
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NHS charity auction for GOTA4C
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We’re delighted to be running an NHS charity auction as part of our GOTA4C campaign. Roy Bailey, G0VFS, who is an active member of Trowbridge and District Amateur Radio Club, won the Lockdown Category in the RSGB’s Annual Construction competition. He offered to donate his beautifully-engineered VirusPerpleXed Bug CW Key to raise money for NHS…
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A History of DXing
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K8QS Ham Member QRZ Page HAM RADIO PERSPECTIVES looks at the fascinating history of DXing from early radio through the present, with insights about DXers as members of the human hunting and gathering species. Hosted by 50-year hams K8QS and WA9TDD on YouTube. Read the full article at https://forums.qrz.com/index.php?threads/a-history-of-dxing.736762/. STRAY SIGNALS does not claim ownership…