It’s taken longer than some might have thought, but we’re finally at the point where you can pick up an SLA 3D printer for a few hundred bucks. These machines, which use light to cure a resin, are capable of far higher resolution than their more common FDM counterparts, though they do bring along their…
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Amateur Radio Newsline headlines for Ham Nation. November 13, 2019.
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KB7TBT Ham Member QRZ Page Amateur Radio Newsline headlines for Ham Nation. November 13, 2019. Read the full article at https://forums.qrz.com/index.php?threads/amateur-radio-newsline-headlines-for-ham-nation-november-13-2019.680356/. 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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Access to 60 Meters Continues to Expand
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11/11/2019 According to the latest edition of The 5 MHz Newsletter, regulatory agencies in an expanding list of countries have granted amateur radio access to a 60-meter band. A secondary allocation of 5.351.5 – 5.366.5 MHz was released to radio amateurs in Kuwait, where they will adhere to the World Radiocommunication Conference 2015 (WRC-15) allocation,…
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Critics of Google’s Fitbit Acquisition Just Got Some Major Ammo – Nasdaq
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“We understand this is a big responsibility and we work hard to protect your information, put you in control and give you transparency about your data,” Alphabet (NASDAQ: GOOG) (NASDAQ: GOOGL) subsidiary Google said earlier this month when it announced it was planning to acquire wearable tech company Fitbit (NYSE: FIT). “Similar to our other products,…
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5 Elements wire yagi for 80m
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There were a lot of questions on wirebeam yagi on 80m. Here is a diagram. This is used on RL3A, K1LZ and similar on EW6W Source: Roman Levichev
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December is Youngsters on the Air (YOTA) Month
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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, Awards, Operating Specialties, Contests, W1AW, International Grid Chase 2018, Hiram Percy Maxim 150th Birthday Celebration Licensing, Education Training FCC License Info and Forms, Volunteer Instructors/Mentors, Getting Licensed, College…
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Staying Safe Around RF – An industry expert tells all
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An important and interesting subject to radio amateurs. This recent article in TVTechnology describes a seminar conducted for professionals conducted by Ric K5UJU to teach how to cope with the dangers faced from exposure to high RF fields. The posted text are just a few paragraphs from the introduction. Click on the bold blue headline…
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Student satellite hardware developments at Surrey Space Centre – Dr Chris Bridges (M0IEB)
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Read the full article at https://qrznow.com/student-satellite-hardware-developments-at-surrey-space-centre-dr-chris-bridges-m0ieb/. 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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World Radiocommunication Conference 2019 Enters Its Third Week
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11/11/2019 Intense discussions of the most contentious agenda items marked the second week of World Radiocommunication Conference 2019 (WRC-19), but very little was resolved. “It is clear that long days and nights are ahead in the last 2 weeks,” International Amateur Radio Union (IARU) Secretary David Sumner, K1ZZ, observed. Representatives of the IARU and its…
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December is Youngsters on the Air (YOTA) Month – ARRL
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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, Awards, Operating Specialties, Contests, W1AW, International Grid Chase 2018, Hiram Percy Maxim 150th Birthday Celebration Licensing, Education Training FCC License Info and Forms, Volunteer Instructors/Mentors, Getting Licensed, College…