I was looking through the ads in the back of the August QST, and I was reminded of how I used to do this as a kid. I would scour the ads, looking for some company or product I hadn’t seen before, then circling the appropriate number on the reader service card. Of course, now [...]

A ham radio license is more than a ticket to operate on the amateur radio bands. A couple of years ago, I was at a local chamber of commerce meeting and struck up a conversation with a guy who was in charge of engineering for a local high tech startup company. When he heard I [...]

An article published on eSchool News, “Summit: Save STEM or watch America fail” reports that the United States is falling behind in math and science education, and that this is endangering America’s competitiveness in the global economy. Recently, education leaders, lawmakers, and cabinet members met for a national summit in Washington, D.C., to discuss what [...]

I spent most of the last week at the Rotary International (RI) 2008 convention. Rotary International is a service organization with over 1.2 million members who belong to more than 33,000 clubs in more than 200 countries around the world. I am very proud of of being a part of this group.
The parallels between Rotary [...]

The birds around here can get very noisy. This morning I woke up to a cacophony of bird calls, including robins, cardinals, and chickadees. And there were a couple of other calls I could not identify.
I asked myself, “Why do these birds have to be so noisy at 5:30 in the morning? Then, it occurred [...]

I got this via e-mail yesterday:
If You MAKE It, They Will Come–O’Reilly Media Alert:
Maker Faire attracts an incredible 65,000 attendees
Sebastopol, CA—Earlier this month, an astonishing 65,000 people from all across the country (and beyond) came to the San Francisco Bay Area to celebrate the world’s premier event for DIY (Do It Yourself) creativity—Maker Faire! Organized [...]

The U.K.’s Guardian reports on a study by British media regulator Ofcom that eventually everyone will be living in a wire-free world of sensors and high-tech car. The study, “Tomorrow’s Wireless World,” highlights several areas in health and transportation where wireless technology could have a significant impact.
The report suggests, for example, that body-area networks [...]

On qrp-l.org, there’s been a discussion of the J-Pole antenna. There were various short, incomplete explanations of how it works, some comparing it to a Zepp antenna. I can see the similarity to a Zepp, but must also admit that my understanding of how it works is incomplete.
Fortunately, Ed, K9EW, posted a link to [...]

I don’t use a calculator much anymore, but companies are still making them, and they’re more useful then ever. Below, find information just sent to me by HP, a company that’s been at it for a while…….Dan
Just wanted to update you on the latest with HP calculators:

HP calculator blog - Read what’s top of mind [...]