We finally got some new QSL cards for WA2HOM, our station at the Ann Arbor Hands-On Museum. Yesterday, Jim, K8ELR, and I spent a lot of our time there making out cards to send out via the ARRL’s Outgoing QSL Service. I’ve also signed us up for service via the Second District QSL Bureau.
We [...]

In a previous post, I mentioned the TenTec 610 USB Keyer/Audio Interface. I called it “elusive,” but apparently it’s now been released. The TenTec website notes, “When the 610 is used with a CW paddle, it will decipher the CW being sent and turn it into keyboard codes that are sent to the PC.” [...]

From the 9/22/09 edition of NIST TechBeat. I haven’t read this yet, so I’m not sure how much application this information has to ham radio, but I love these clocks….Dan
The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has updated its popular guide to radio-controlled clocks. Many millions of radio-controlled clocks, watches, and other timepieces are [...]

Tim, N9PUZ, writes to the HamRadioHelpGroup:

Over the weekend I was catching up on some reading and sorting through archived emails, etc. I came across this article by Steve Roberts N4RVE. Steve has moved on to some really high-tech sail boats now but at one time he rode bicycles loaded with ham gear [[and computers...Dan]] [...]

I sat down a bit earlier and worked in quick succession:

CT8/DL2MDU
OK2KJU
IK2DAD—another DX station for my collection of QSL cards from stations whose callsigns spell words!
EI6IZ

I don’t seem to work many EIs so that was a cool one. And all these guys were using simple wire antennas, so you know the band was hot.

I had kind of a busy day operating today and made some great contacts, so I thought I’d write a bit about them.
I got to WA2HOM this morning about 11 am and fired up the rig. 40m was in fine shape, and I made several CW contacts in quick succession. Then, for some reason, I [...]

Sunday, I attended the Findlay (OH) hamfest. It was a beautiful day, and there were plenty of sellers, and it was a lot of fun. I actually didn’t find that much to buy. I picked up a small, 50W dummy load with a BNC tap for $30, as well as a dual-band antenna for my [...]

CollegeARC.Com is a place for college clubs to share information and get ideas for new projects and activities. It looks like it was started by two brothers: Bryce Salmi, KB1LQC, and Brent Salmi, KB1LQD. Currently, the site has articles on repeaters, installing a vertical antenna, and the club competition feature of the November Sweepstakes.
Here’s [...]

Part of what makes ham radio so special is the spirit of sharing. Unfortunately, many hams are hesitant to share because they’re not confident in their presentation skills. This article, “How to Give a Lousy Presentation,” on BusinessWeek.Com just might help. Communications skills coach Carmine Gallo lists 15 of the worst things to do when [...]

Meet Hamlet, the newest member of the WA2HOM team. Mostly he just sits around and chews the fat, but I’m trying to teach him CW.