Amateur Radio (aka ham radio), once a popular hobby of many electrical engineers and other electronic enthusiasts, has less participants but is still alive and well. By the mid-‘80’s ham radio clubs at technical schools and engineering universities had been largely replaced by computer clubs and activities. Advances in the internet and wireless technologies drew others away. And the long-standing requirement to pass a Morse code test to obtain the needed FCC license proved a barrier for... Read Full Story
From QRZ.COM : Dear All: I got confirmation from the Ministry of Higher Education and Scientific Research, to close down the activity of Amateur Radio in IRAQ, until the security situation becomes better. May be this is a kind of miss-understanding from Prime Minister Mr.Al Maliki, and coalition forces (American troops) .. But we send them clarification regarding the issue and the turn of Amateur Radio in Iraq, I send you this time to inform you that all activities of Amateur Radio in Iraq... Read Full Story
stevemapes.tripod.com Please excuse some of the liberal language contained in this broadcast. The terms used that may be offensive in some parts of the world are acceptable in many civilized societies around the globe. Steve Mapes in Lincoln Nebraska robbed the grave of a Silent Key Amateur Radio Operator. (ham radio) Steve Mapes claims to run a “business” called “Four Seasons Hauling” in Lincoln Nebraska. Steve Mapes is not a “Ham Operator”. An elderly woman needed a desk and other light... Read Full Story
Back in 2003, when the Chronicle of Higher Education wondered to itself whether blogging would go the way of the CB radio, the question was already a cliché. It's turned out to be a cliché with impressive staying power, since people are still posing that question online today, as if it were some sort of novel idea.
What irritates me about the question isn't its relevance, but its Read Full Story
Posted by wavecritter on December 19, 2008
Stevie and Stephanie’s latest Blogs and Social Networks Blog Talk Radio show:
Blogs and Social Networks Photo Persuasion 3 or Tweak My Photo
Stevie has a great list of 5 photo fixer sites that we have been playing around with lately. She has designed some incredible brilliance with her selected “tweakable” photos READ MORE
Here is an example of what you can do for free online to your photos to make them an original creation... Read Full Story
Exceptional AM reception and FM/Weather/2-Meter Ham Band
Built in Twin-Coil Ferrite antenna
Get government issued alerts on the Weather band
Life saving information in emergencies like Katrinas come through on the 2-Meter Ham band
Clock alarm sleep timer headphone jack display light
Product Description The CC Radio-2 is our newest model of CC Radios. It is designed for long range receptiona and emergencies. The AM reception has been boosted with our built in Twin-Coil... Read Full Story
This is an item I built about seven years ago. It’s a 1934 vintage Twinplex, a regen set from one of Gernsback’s many radio publications. It uses a type 19 tube, and its chassis is a bent piece of sheet metal. I saw a drawing of these sets in a Lindsay Publications advertisement, and I always liked how that tube was mounted sideways on the chassis. Later, Lindsay published a small book on constructing one, and I decided to try my hand at building it. I used as many vintage-looking parts... Read Full Story
