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ARRL Field Day Safety – Ham Radio Q&A
Field Day is fast approaching and soon parks and empty fields like the one behind me will be bustling with activity. On the fourth full weekend of June more than 40,000 hams throughout North America hit the airwaves in what is billed the world’s largest amateur radio...
Maidenhead Grid Square Locator System
You’ve seen these printed on QSO cards, but what do they mean. I’m talking about grid squares, a unique method of geolocation that is popular with HF digital and VHF & UHF operators. When I say unique, I mean the grid square system has the ability to convey your...
Iso-Tip #7700 Cordless Rechargeable Soldering Iron Review
Long time viewers of my Youtube channel know that I periodically do reviews of products that I find may be of benefit to the amateur radio community. Back a few months ago I reviewed the Iso-Tip Pro 50 butane soldering iron. This inexpensive portable iron has been an...
Amateur Radio Hidden Transmitter Fox Hunt
Today we're on a fox hunt for a hidden transmitter. It's just like the 'Amazing Race' but instead of getting clues, we are using radio direction finding techniques to search for the transmitter hidden somewhere in the city. On April 1st, 2017 our local amateur radio...
Are Amateur Radio Expenses Tax Deductible
It’s that time of year. We pull out the shoebox of receipts, gather all the statements, and begin the tedious process of calculating our income tax for the previous year. Now I must admit that the computer and tax software has made things much easier than it was a...
Build it: 2 meter Tape Measure Yagi Beam Antenna
I enjoy searching for hidden transmitters. I did my first fox hunt more than 15 years ago and built a tape measure yagi antenna for that purpose. That antenna served me well and not only sniffed out hidden transmitters, but also located an individual causing...
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