Ham Spots meet Twitter

Posted on QRZ.COM by N4QLB The adage that “this is not your grandfather’s hobby anymore” given the merging of the computer with the Ham radio rings truer everyday. But wait a minute, maybe it is. The latest melding of technology is labeled Social Networking and is exalted as a product of the west coast techno incubators, Silicon Valley and the coders of the great northwest, Seattle. In reality the originators of wireless social networking are Ham Radio Operators. If you are a Ham then no furthe...

A List of radio abbreviations

Here is a good reference for those starting out in amateur radio. This is a list of the more common signals, Q signals, and abbreviations used. IF THIS HELPED YOU, PLEASE COMMENT!! Signals: CQ --- "Calling all radio amateurs." DE --- "From" ("W3SGJ DE KB3QFQ," for example) BT --- (a break in the text) K --- "Over" (when calling a specific station) R --- "OK" (transmission received in full) or "Out" (end of contact) Q signals: QRM? --- "Is my radio signal being interfered with ...

BVARA Explorer Post 73 TechFest!!

The Beaver Valley ARA BSA Explorer Post 73 is sponsoring the upcoming TechFest We invite you to attend our TechFest and Auction on February 14, 2010 at the Baden American Legion (NEW LOCATION), from 8:00AM until 2:00PM! The address of the Legion is: Baden American Legion 271 State Street Baden, PA 15005 Don't know where that is? Here it is in MapQuest FOR MORE INFORMATION ON THE EVENT, CHECK OUT OUR ANNOUNCEMENT FLIER BY CLICKING HERE!! We hope to see you there! Comment ...

eQRM – Volume 7, November 2009

November 2009's version of our monthly newsletter, the eQRM, is out! To read it, go to W3SGJ.org You will need Adobe Reader to view the newsletter. Don't have it?

WACOM Hamfest

When: 8AM – 3PM, November 1, 2009 (Remember - Daylight Savings Time Ends at Midnight on October 31) Where: Washington County Fair Grounds (click for directions) Admission: $5 Prizes: 1. Yaesu 897D - HF/6/2/440, 100W Portable MultiMode Transceiver 2. Icom 208H - 2m/440, 55/50W Mobile FM Transceiver 3. MFJ 269 - Antenna Analyzer 4. West Penn Wire 813 (RG-58u) 50 Ohm Coaxial Cable 500ft VE Session: 10AM (walk-ins allowed) VE Contact: Jacqueline Gosselin, N3ZEL; n3zel@arrl.n...

ARRL WPA Section News

News last updated: Wed, October 7, 2009 at 8:15 PM ET Oct 7, 2009 Recently I received an email from Section Emergency coordinator, John Szwarc, that he will be stepping down to spend more time with his family. I want to thank John for his hard work and dedication in bringing the ARES program back together here in the section. With this new opening as well as that of Section Traffic Manager I am asking for individuals to step forward to volunteer for the several positions of leadership roles t...

Hamming it up, the early years

By Jonathan Dayton (KC2PNF) from eHam This is just a brief snapshot of my interest in radio as a kid. It's the bait in a fishing expedition for similar stories from fellow hams. When I was about seven somebody gave me a really sweet set of walkie talkies for my birthday (AM with built in broadcast band RX). They had the Morse key (not that I was motivated much to learn CW), a neat telescoping antenna (about 1/8 wave around 50 MHz). Not that I knew any of that stuff in the parenthesis at th...

Using Twitter During Mobile Operation

Using Twitter During Mobile Operation Jeff Nyberg (KF5KWO) on August 2, 2009 From eHam.net Whenever I get a road trip, I jump on the air with my 10-meter mobile rig. So, having the opportunity today (Saturday, August 1, 2009) to drive from San Antonio to Houston, I prepared for 7 to 8 hours of calling CQ and making a few contacts -- just a few since 10 meter conditions aren't the best right now. I alerted the County Hunters on http://www.countyhunter.com/ with my plans -- albeit late las...

What makes an engineer and/or ham radio amateur??

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