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Category: Ham Radio
Ham Radio Snowshoe Race Communications
When I was getting started in ham radio, I learned a lot by participating in public service events. My first such experience was providing ham radio snowshoe race communications. Read more
Classic ICOM IC-22 FM Transceiver
During the 1970’s, Japan produced the classic ICOM IC-22 FM transceiver. Pretty well all of us had one of these, or something like it, in our cars at the time. Read more
LZ1AQ Loop Amp Performance – A Picture is Worth…
You may have heard that a picture is worth a thousand words. So, here are some pictures demonstrating my LZ1AQ loop amp performance. Read more
Early 2-Meter FM Surplus Driven
Early 2-Meter FM started when regulators reduced land mobile radio channel spacing. The result was thousands of great commercial radios entering the surplus market. Read more
WARC Van – Miles for Millions
Not many people remember the WARC Van. Well, I do, and here’s my story from the 1960’s in the Winnipeg Amateur Radio Club. Read more
Favorite Ham Radio Magazine Issue March 1978
What were you doing in March 1978? I was reading my favorite Ham Radio magazine issue of all time. Read more
LTSpice FFT Spectrum Analyzer for Amplifiers
You can use an LTSpice FFT to check expected performance from an amplifier, and compare simulated results to the data sheet specifications. Read more
Third Party PCB Fabrication – My OSH Park Experience
My first experience with third party PCB fabrication was painless, reasonably priced and relatively fast. Oh, and they are much better than anything I could have done myself. Read more
Is It Time to Rename Amateur Radio?
Bob gave me a new Amateur Radio mug for Christmas. It falls short of trying to rename amateur radio, but does a great job of re-branding. Read more