Reckon the changing weather patterns have a lot to do with the seasonal increase in ham radio balloon launches. Well - spring is in the air, and so are the balloons ! This is a shot of Bill Brown orchestrating a UAH operation last fall at the NSSTC launch site.
Saturday I was trying to get an APRS beacon setup at MSFC to work thru the ISS digital repeater. I knew that with the upcoming joint Ops with Atlantis, the crew would have the ham gear shut down at least during the EVAs. I figured a beacon would get on the map, and stay on […]
This was my first serious effort to participate in a VHF contest since moving to Alabama. I started a few weeks early, listening on 144.200 and 432.100 USB, hoping to catch at least one or two Ops on the air - and I did; K4XR and AK4FL.
Recently learned of this interesting tool for weather watchers and spotters. If you are familiar with the concept of DXSpotting, for sharing information about distant radio signals that might be within range of various locations - you can translate that method to WXSpots. Scott Davis (N3FJP) has written programs to do DXSpotting, and a bunch […]
In case you haven’t visited recently, the WB5RMG home page has a new look. I’m trying a scheme that allows easier archiving of previous pages. I figure on building a page as if it were already archived, and just adjusting the index when a new one comes out. Not all the older pages are fixed […]
QSOnet.com is one of the latest Voice over IP tools to come out, specifically designed for amateur radio use. You don’t have to have a ham radio to use this service, but you do need to have a current license, and know the basics of HF radio communications. Staying at a Holiday Inn won’t help. […]
