This evening, just after dark, I called CQ on 40m CW. On the second call, VE3QO, in Ottawa, ON replied to my call. On that first transmission, he was at least 10 dB over S9, and that’s saying something because the S-meter in my IC-746PRO rarely reads anything over S9. Unfortunately, on the next go-around, [...]

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According to the Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers, the pocket protector was invented by a Michigan engineer. Here are some snippets from the IEEE History Center Web page, ” Hurley Smith’s Pocket Shield .”
The original pocket protector was invented by Hurley Smith during the Second World War. He was born in Bellaire, [...]

Three random links from my pile of “links to post one of these days.”

HP Archive. This site is run by Glenn Robb, an Electrical Engineer and HP aficionado. It’s goal is to help others collect, preserve and enjoy vintage HP equipment and literature. By making hard-to-find documentation easily available to all, it is hoped that [...]

At a concert Sunday afternoon, I ran into a guy who was in one of my One-Day Tech Classes. He’s really gotten bit by the ham radio bug, and he told me that his ten-year-old daughter has shown some interest, too. He went on to say that he tried using my study guide, but that [...]

Jeremy, N1JER, hasn’t been a ham long, but he’s really gotten into it in a big way, building kits and homebrewing QRP stuff. His latest creation he calls the “Toilet Paper L-Network Tuner.” The name comes from the material he used for the coil form.
Here’s what he posted to the qrp-l.org mailing list:
I [...]

Steve, KD8BUN, started a thread this morning on the ARRL PR Reflector:
I was wondering if you had ever thought of perhaps putting together some full size posters for use in promoting amateur radio and then leave a small space at the bottom for groups to add there contact information. I wanted to mention it to [...]

Yesterday, I received a couple more QSL cards from stations whose callsigns spell words—K4IN and N4PEG.

I love the K4IN card, even though he got my callsign wrong. It was very nice of him to create a card just for me. Thanks, Gerald!
On his card, Ron, N4PEG, writes,”p.s. You would have loved my old call [...]

I got this via an ARRL maililng list.
We can argue about whether or not the tests should be more difficult, and I think a case could be made that the Extra Class test should be tougher, but I’m a bit aghast that the FCC says in this denial that,
the purpose of the examinations [...]

I just received this press release today, so I haven’t actually seen the book yet, but it looks like it would be fun……Dan
The Manga Guide to Electricity
Learn About Electricity in a Shockingly Fun Way
San Francisco, CA, March 19, 2009—Rereko is just your average high-school girl from Electopia, the land of electricity. Except she’s completely failed [...]