I know some guys are just not into homebrewing, but with the construction techniques on the Circuitry Snacks Web page, everyone can become a builder. Even if you don’t own a soldering iron!

At the Hands-On Musuem, we’ve been having some trouble with our signals getting into some cheap computer speakers that one of the staffers has connected to her computer. I Googled to see if I could find any information on this, and came across a reference to some computer speakers that West Mountain Radio sells that [...]

Charles Osgood, a national news commentator for CBS Radio, commented last week on our current lack of sunspots. He says,
The Sun normally undergoes an 11-year cycle of activity — and last year, it was supposed to have heated up — and, at its peak, would have a tumultuous boiling atmosphere, spitting out flares and huge [...]

Samuel F.B. Morse was born on April 27, 1791 in Charlestown, MA. Google, never one to miss a beat is commemorating Morse’s birth today.

Yesterday, Bruce, KD8APB, and I held another one-day Tech class. This time, however, only eight out of ten passed the test.
The two that failed, were a teenager and his grandmother. I was afraid that this might happen. Teenagers just don’t seem to do very well with this format.
I think part of the problem [...]

The latest buzz on the Glowbugs mailing list is about the sale of a Weskit BN-1. This rig, apparently sold by Western Radio of Kearney, NE is a one- or two-tube “Novice transmitter/receiver.” It originally sold in kit form for $14.95, assembled and test $19.95.

Sheldon, KC0CW, actually has a very nice writeup, which includes a [...]

Here’s an interesting post to the GlowBugs e-mail list from Jason, KF6PQT. The subject is, “I think this Ham Radio nonsense might have finally paid off!”
In my 13 years since graduating college, (mind you, I have a Liberal Arts degree in Philosophy, um, yeah, one of those… It cost a lot more than it [...]

Here’s another card to add to my collection of QSLs from stations whose callsigns spell words:

Thanks, Bill. This is the first time that I’ve been HEXed over amateur radio.
I also recently worked a couple other relevant stations: K0OR and N2OH.

From the IEEE website:
Communications-frying e-bomb might be part of a stable of “less lethal weapons”

15 April 2009—This week at an arsenal in Huntsville, Ala., defense researchers are testing a new high-power microwave (HPM) bomb—one that creates an electromagnetic pulse capable of disabling electronics, vehicles, guided missiles, and communications while leaving people and structures unharmed. [...]

IEEE, the world’s largest technical professional association, has awarded the HP-35 Scientific Calculator with the prestigious IEEE Milestone in Electrical Engineering and Computing award. The designation was awarded on April 14, 2009 and an IEEE Milestone plaque recording the award will be permanently displayed at HP Labs in Palo Alto, CA, the site where the [...]