Comments on: What’s Happening at the Ann Arbor Hands-On Museum http://kb6nu.com/whats-happening-at-the-ann-arbor-hands-on-museum/ My personal adventures in amateur radio Mon, 13 Oct 2008 20:24:29 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.2 By: Dan KB6NU http://kb6nu.com/whats-happening-at-the-ann-arbor-hands-on-museum/#comment-298683 Dan KB6NU Sun, 25 May 2008 16:59:11 +0000 http://kb6nu.com/whats-happening-at-the-ann-arbor-hands-on-museum/#comment-298683 Thanks, Joe! I'll check out your website and the Handbook. I think the latest I have is the 2005 edition. Amazon is selling your book for $18. I might just pop for that. I checked the online catalog of our library here, and they don't have it. Thanks, Joe! I’ll check out your website and the Handbook. I think the latest I have is the 2005 edition.

Amazon is selling your book for $18. I might just pop for that. I checked the online catalog of our library here, and they don’t have it.

]]> By: Joe Moell K0OV http://kb6nu.com/whats-happening-at-the-ann-arbor-hands-on-museum/#comment-298681 Joe Moell K0OV Sun, 25 May 2008 02:13:03 +0000 http://kb6nu.com/whats-happening-at-the-ann-arbor-hands-on-museum/#comment-298681 I see that the link doesn't work because a period was added at the end. Delete that period and it should work OK. I see that the link doesn’t work because a period was added at the end. Delete that period and it should work OK.

]]> By: Joe Moell K0OV http://kb6nu.com/whats-happening-at-the-ann-arbor-hands-on-museum/#comment-298680 Joe Moell K0OV Sun, 25 May 2008 02:10:05 +0000 http://kb6nu.com/whats-happening-at-the-ann-arbor-hands-on-museum/#comment-298680 I wrote a section on RDF for recent ARRL Handbooks that discusses loop and rod antennas. You should find it in Chapter 13. Also check your local library for my book "Transmitter Hunting --- Radio Direction Finding Simplfied," which has a chapter on loop and rod antennas. Loops and rods are also included in the page on 80-meter foxhunting in my Web site (www.homingin.com). The page URL is www.homingin.com/joemoell/80intro.html. 73, Joe I wrote a section on RDF for recent ARRL Handbooks that discusses loop and rod antennas. You should find it in Chapter 13.

Also check your local library for my book “Transmitter Hunting — Radio Direction Finding Simplfied,” which has a chapter on loop and rod antennas.

Loops and rods are also included in the page on 80-meter foxhunting in my Web site (www.homingin.com). The page URL is http://www.homingin.com/joemoell/80intro.html.

73, Joe

]]> By: Dan KB6NU http://kb6nu.com/whats-happening-at-the-ann-arbor-hands-on-museum/#comment-298677 Dan KB6NU Fri, 23 May 2008 14:00:16 +0000 http://kb6nu.com/whats-happening-at-the-ann-arbor-hands-on-museum/#comment-298677 The more I look into this, the more I think that's the way to go. Would you have any references and/or links to websites where I can find out more? The more I look into this, the more I think that’s the way to go. Would you have any references and/or links to websites where I can find out more?

]]> By: Joe Moell K0OV http://kb6nu.com/whats-happening-at-the-ann-arbor-hands-on-museum/#comment-298674 Joe Moell K0OV Thu, 22 May 2008 23:01:36 +0000 http://kb6nu.com/whats-happening-at-the-ann-arbor-hands-on-museum/#comment-298674 Yes, indoor RDF at UHF frequencies would be pretty confusing for kids. Why not go to the other end of the spectrum? Use the unlicensed LowFer band (160 to 190 KHz) and the RDF antennas could be multi-turn loops on ferrite rods, very easy for kids to handle. Yes, indoor RDF at UHF frequencies would be pretty confusing for kids. Why not go to the other end of the spectrum? Use the unlicensed LowFer band (160 to 190 KHz) and the RDF antennas could be multi-turn loops on ferrite rods, very easy for kids to handle.

]]> By: Dan KB6NU http://kb6nu.com/whats-happening-at-the-ann-arbor-hands-on-museum/#comment-298671 Dan KB6NU Sun, 11 May 2008 22:19:00 +0000 http://kb6nu.com/whats-happening-at-the-ann-arbor-hands-on-museum/#comment-298671 Cool. Thanks for the pointer. Cool. Thanks for the pointer.

]]> By: Nathan Neulinger http://kb6nu.com/whats-happening-at-the-ann-arbor-hands-on-museum/#comment-298670 Nathan Neulinger Wed, 07 May 2008 22:57:30 +0000 http://kb6nu.com/whats-happening-at-the-ann-arbor-hands-on-museum/#comment-298670 You should take a look at the physics/chemistry section of the Oregon Museum of Science and Industry in Portland... They have several stations set up like you mention above, including a pair of code stations, and several "hook stuff together" kid friendly electronics stations. You should take a look at the physics/chemistry section of the Oregon Museum of Science and Industry in Portland… They have several stations set up like you mention above, including a pair of code stations, and several “hook stuff together” kid friendly electronics stations.

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