Jim discusses two Network Tools that everyone already has. George digs into the junk box and comes up with a 9-volt battery clip tip. Tommy talks about using the Burn and Dodge tools to get better detail out of your photos. This month’s spotlight is on the Basic Stamp Microcontroller....

John Moyle Field Day 2009, We operated from QF12LT for the 24 Hours and started to setup Friday night. It was a very wet and windy days with the wind getting up to 100 kph we had to have the caravan tied down well, We had some very good contacts on all 6mtr 2mtr 70cm 23cm 13cm bands with some...

Here is a video showing how I installed a 12VDC ham radio power cord in a 09 Ford F-150 pickup truck..The cord was used on a Kenwood TM-D710 Dual Band VHF/UHF ham radio transceiver..The fuses are at the battery end..The cord was run thru the firewall & along side the drivers door under the kick...

On Saturday, April 21, 2007, The University of Tennessee Amateur Radio Club (UTARC) flew an experimental weather balloon to test an APRS transmitter and on-board video. The following is a 10 minute highlight video of the flight from pre-launch, to launch, ascent, cutdown, descent, landing, and...

The Coquitlam Amateur Radio Club's new Satellite Communications trailer is nearing completion. The state of the art self aligning dish mechanism was installed today and tested. Next in will be various radios, a PMBO, antennas, wireless routers etc. The trailer is being prepared for use in...

The 211 Transmitting Tube is a high-power vacuum tube. Because of the power this tube requires general tube testers are not able t The 211 Transmitting Tube is a high-power vacuum tube. Because of the power this tube requires general tube testers are not able to interrogate this tube. I have...

Clegg 99er is a Compact top quality 6 meter transceiver made in 1961. LCF School LCFschoolThis is a tube unit and will operate on 110vac with a built in power supply or external 12 volt unit. The transmitter is crystal controlled and receiver covers the lower 2 Mhz of the 6 meter amateur...

While hiking with Rooster and Peanut on Memorial Day we encounter thunder and lightning. Once the storm passes we safely make it onto the ridge and to make some fun contacts with my IC703 and Buddipole vertical antenna. A123 batteries were used to power the radio

VP9GE - Bermuda - Six Meter SMIRK Contest 06/21/2008 working the pileup. As heard from EN82 Michigan

A movie I threw together for my very first field day! W2HO is our club call sign for the Orange County Amateur Radio Club (http://www.ocarc-ny.org/index.htm) We were located on Cronomer Hill park, located in Newburgh NY I started the day on 15... blew threw 120 contacts in just over an...