While we’re on the subject of QSL cards, doesn’t it seem that nearly all of the QSL cards you get from European stations have a cathedral or castle or some similarly grand—and very old—structure? Unfortunately, we’re disadvantaged in that respect here in the U.S. Unless you happen to live in New York City, or [...]

I’m not sure why exactly, but lighthouses and amateur radio seem a good fit. There’s even an Amateur Radio Lighthouse Society. Founded in 2000 by Jim Weidner, K2JXW, the ARLHS claims to be the only society devoted exclusively to Maritime Communications and Ham Radio, Lighthouses and Lightships.
I comment on this because this past week, [...]

I have no idea if this has any bearing on Kenwood’s ham radio business, but who knows? Maybe we’ll see a high-def SSB rig. …….Dan
LONG BEACH, Calif. –(Business Wire)– Jul. 25, 2007 Kenwood and JVC have announced plans to start working together in the car and home electronics business in an effort to pool development [...]

Digital oscilloscopes have sure come a long way since I was writing about them more than 20 years ago. Now, RF DesignLine has posted Part One of a two-part article, Tradeoffs and the Evolution of the Digital Oscilloscope, that argues that most, if not all, the limitations that plagued digital scopes have now been overcome. [...]

Rob, KC8RCO, sent me an article from the July 2007 issue of Popular Communications in which Bill, N3AVY, proposes to send pictures via CW. CW is the original digital mode after all, isn’t it?
It is an amusing idea. I would suggest, though, that he start with a small image, such as the small ARRL [...]

There are a bunch of websites where you can take practice tests online. I’ve just learned about another one, although the guy behind this site, KB0MGA, is quick to point out that this is NOT “just another exam site.” He’s right, it isn’t.
The difference between KB0MGA Practice Exams and the practice tests on QRZ.Com and [...]

Lately, I’ve been doing a lot of operating. As I’ve said before, I try to make at least three contacts per day, but lately, it’s been more like four or five. Last night, I made seven.
I started out on 10m. I don’t really have a 10m antenna, but my 30m dipole loads up on 10m, [...]

Here are links to a couple more articles on the Internet. These two are courtesy of the CMP publications EE Times Europe and Planet Analog.
The first is more for the young hams out there, the ones that are still interested in making a living in electronics. “EE Times updates list of emerging startups” list the [...]