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PACKET RADIO STATION - BUENOS AIRES (GF05OM)
PYTHON SCHEDULED NEWSLETTERS (PSN)
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CQ WW WPX CW RESULTS
THIS CQ WW WPX CONTEST WAS MY FIRST MAJOR CONTEST IN A FEW YEARS, AS
WE ARE USUALLY AWAY ON VACATION AND I END UP MISSING IT.THIS YEAR, MY
BEST BANDS WERE 20M DURING THE DAYTIME AND EARLY EVENING, BEFORE
MOVING OVER TO 40M LATER IN THE EVENING. O...
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LHS EPISODE #618: ANDY STEWART KB1OIQ ANDYS HAM RADIO LINUX
HELLO AND WELCOME BACK EVERYONE! THIS IS EPISODE 618 OF LINUX IN THE
HAM SHACK, THE MOST TERRIFIC AMATEUR RADIO PODCAST ON THE INTERNET!
THIS WEEK WE'RE TELLING YOU ABOUT WHAT WE'VE BEEN UP TO - ALONG WITH
TALKING TO ANDY STEWART, KB1OIQ, ABOUT ANDY'S HAM RADIO LINUX! 73 DE
LHS TEAM
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WHAT WAS YOUR FIRST MAJOR RECEIVER?
I STARTED IN THE HAM RADIO AND SHORTWAVE LISTENING HOBBY IN 1972. BY
1975, THIS WAS MY FIRST REAL RECEIVER. IT HEARD VERY WELL, AND IGNITED
MY LIFELONG PASSION FOR RADIO. THIS OLD RADIO, THE R-366/TRR-5, WHICH
IS CLEARLY IDENTIFIED ON THE FACEPLATE IN THIS PICTURE OF THE MILITARY
RIG, HAD GREAT EARS. IT WAS [...]
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AMATEUR RADIO WEEKLY ISSUE 423
FREE FIELD DAY CW TRAINING AND PRACTICE THE LONG ISLAND CW CLUB (LICW)
IS PLEASED TO OFFER FOCUSED FIELD DAY CW TRAINING DURING THE MONTH OF
JUNE. THESE SESSIONS ARE OPEN TO ALL AMATEUR RADIO OPERATORS. LICW
TILES ON THE AIR A FUN RADIO SPORT FOR HAMS THAT ARE ACTIVE OUTDOORS.
TILES ON THE AIR [...]
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ICQPODCAST EPISODE 484 NEW LEAD FREE SOLDER
IN THIS EPISODE, WE JOIN MARTIN BUTLER M1MRB, MARTIN ROTHWELL
(M0SGL), FRANK HOWELL (K4FMH), BILL BARNES (WC3B) AND LESLIE
BUTTERFIELDS (G0CIB) TO DISCUSS THE LATEST AMATEUR / HAM RADIO NEWS.
COLIN BUTLER (M6BOY) ROUNDS UP THE NEWS IN BRIEF, AND THE EPISODE'S
FEATURE IS NEW LEAD FREE SOLDER. WE WOULD LIKE TO THANK OUR AND
MONTHLY AND ANNUAL SUBSCRIPTION DONORS FOR KEEPING THE PODCAST ADVERT
FREE. TO DONATE, PLEASE VISIT - HTTP://WWW.ICQPODCAST.COM/DONATE
SENATOR TED CRUZ PRAISES AMATEUR RADIO VOLUNTEERS FOR EMERGENCY
PREPAREDNESS PROJECT PURSUES MYSTERIES OF SPORADIC E-SKIP
OPEN-SOURCE SOFTWARE MODEM CALLED A VARA REPLACEMENT ARISS ANNOUNCES
PLANS FOR MOON-BASED HAM RADIO HELPING GIRL GUIDES EARN LICENSES IN
THE CARIBBEAN ALAMOGORDO HAMFEST TURNS 40 THIS SEPTEMBER STUDENT
JOINS SOUTH GEORGIA ISLAND DXPEDITION TEAM TURN YOUR ANDROID PHONE
INTO A MODERN HAM RADIO TRANSCEIVER ICOM UK AND ICOM AMERICA PARTNER
TO SPONSOR WRTC 2026
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CQ WW WPX CW CONTEST OUTLOOK
I HAVE BEEN RUNNING MY WSPR DESKTOP UNIT FOR ALMOST 24 HOURS TO GET
A
BETTER FEEL FOR BAND CONDITIONS AHEAD OF THIS WEEKENDS CQ WW WPX
CONTEST. THE BANDS I FOCUSED ON WERE 10M, 15M, 20M, AND 40M, USING MY
HUSTLER 4BTV ANTENNA. THE RESULT...
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SENATOR TED CRUZ HIGHLIGHTS AMATEUR RADIO PUBLIC SERVICE (MEMORIAL
WEEKEND 2026)
SENATOR TED CRUZ, IN THIS PRE-MEMORIAL-DAY MESSAGE, THANKS AMATEUR
(HAM) RADIO VOLUNTEERS WHO SERVE THE PUBLIC THROUGH EMERGENCY
COMMUNICATIONS, READINESS TO MEET PUBLIC COMMUNICATIONS NEEDS, AND ARE
EVER-READY TECHNICAL ASSETS. SENATOR TED CRUZ HIGHLIGHTS AMATEUR RADIO
PUBLIC SERVICE (MEMORIAL WEEKEND 2026) SEN. CRUZ HIGHLIGHTS THE ROLE
THESE AMATEUR RADIO FCC-LICENSED VOLUNTEERS HAVE IN PROVIDING
ESSENTIAL [...]
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POWERHOUSE HISTORY: WLW, W8XAL, WSAI
THE PHOTOGRAPH, BELOW, CAPTURES A COMPELLING MOMENT OF TECHNICAL
MASTERY DURING THE FORMATIVE YEARS OF AMERICAN BROADCASTING, SET DEEP
WITHIN THE INNER WORKINGS OF THE CROSLEY RADIO OPERATION IN
CINCINNATI, OHIO, DURING THE 1930S. THIS WAS NOT JUST A STUDIO BUT A
NERVE CENTER FOR ONE OF THE MOST AMBITIOUS RADIO EXPERIMENTS IN
HISTORY. IN [...]
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1946: THOUSANDS OF HAMS ALLOWED BACK ON THE AIR
I HAVE BEEN SPENDING TIME REFLECTING ON THE HISTORY OF OUR WONDERFUL
HOBBY, AND THIS APRIL 1946 ISSUE OF RADIO NEWS REALLY GRABBED MY
ATTENTION. IT IS SUCH A FASCINATING TIME CAPSULE BECAUSE IT HIGHLIGHTS
THE EXACT MOMENT WHEN THOUSANDS OF HAMS WERE FINALLY ALLOWED BACK ON
THE AIR AFTER THE LONG, FORCED SILENCE OF [...]
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DAWN OF INSTANT COMMUNICATION: LEGACY OF MAY 24, 1844
ON THIS DAY IN 1844, A QUIET REVOLUTION IN HUMAN COMMUNICATION TOOK
PLACE. SAMUEL MORSE, THE AMERICAN INVENTOR, SAT IN THE SUPREME COURT
CHAMBER IN WASHINGTON, D.C., AND TAPPED OUT A SHORT, PROFOUND MESSAGE
ON HIS EXPERIMENTAL TELEGRAPH SYSTEM. THE MESSAGE WHAT HATH GOD
WROUGHT? WAS SENT ACROSS NEARLY 40 MILES OF WIRE TO [...]
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AMATEURLOGIC 217: HAMVENTION 2026
AMATEURLOGIC.TV EPISODE 217 IS NOW AVAILABLE FOR DOWNLOAD. GEORGE AND
TOMMYS EXCELLENT ADVENTURE TO HAMVENTION 2026. MEET SOME OLD FRIENDS.
SEE SOME NEW ITEMS AND SOME THAT DONT EVEN EXIST YET. VISIT THE WEST
CHESTER AMATEUR RADIO ASSOCIATION (WC8VOA) AT THE VOA MUSEUM. AND GET
A QUICK PEEK OF SOME OF THE NEW THINGS AT ... CONTINUE READING
AMATEURLOGIC 217: HAMVENTION 2026
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SOUTH MONARCH RIDGE PHOTO
IN 2024, JOYCE/K0JJW AND I ACTIVATED SOUTH MONARCH RIDGE (W0C/SP-058)
ON THE FRIDAY OF THE COLORADO 14ER & MOUNTAINTOP EVENT. SOUTH MONARCH
RIDGE (ALSO KNOWN AS MONARCH CREST) IS A FUN SUMMIT, EASY TO ACCESS
VIA A TRAIL OR VIA THE TRAM (DURING THE ...
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LHS EPISODE #617: HAMVENTION 2026 ADVENTURE COMPLETE
HELLO AND WELCOME BACK EVERYONE! THIS IS EPISODE 617 OF LINUX IN THE
HAM SHACK, THE MOST TERRIFIC AMATEUR RADIO PODCAST ON THE INTERNET!
THIS WEEK WE'RE TELLING YOU ABOUT WHAT WE'VE BEEN UP TO IN OUR PRIVATE
LIVES AND GIVING YOU OUR WRAP-UP FROM HAMVENTION 2026! 73 DE LHS TEAM
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2026 COLORADO 14ER & MOUNTAINTOP EVENT
DURING THE COLORADO 14ER & MOUNTAINTOP EVENT, AMATEUR RADIO OPERATORS
FROM AROUND COLORADO WILL BE ACTIVATING SUMMITS ON THE AIR (SOTA)
PEAKS AND COMMUNICATING WITH OTHER RADIO AMATEURS ACROSS THE STATE AND
AROUND THE WORLD. JOIN IN ON THE FUN DURI...
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ICQPODCAST EPISODE 483 FAULT FINDING
IN THIS EPISODE, WE JOIN MARTIN BUTLER M1MRB, CARYN EVE MURRAY KD2GUT,
EDMUND SPICER M0MNG AND ED DURRANT DD5LP TO DISCUSS THE LATEST AMATEUR
/ HAM RADIO NEWS. COLIN BUTLER (M6BOY) ROUNDS UP THE NEWS IN BRIEF,
AND THE EPISODE'S FEATURE IS FAULT FINDING...
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AMATEUR RADIO WEEKLY ISSUE 421
YAESU ANNOUNCES NEW DR-3X REPEATER (VIDEO) THIS NEW HARDWARE OFFERS 85
WATTS OF VHF OR 65 WATTS OF UHF CONTINUOUS DUTY, WHILE INCORPORATING
ADVANCED AUDIO SIGNAL PROCESSING AND AN INNOVATIVE INTERFERENCE
EVASION SYSTEM FOR ENHANCED OPERATIONAL PERFORMANCE. YAESU ICOM
ANNOUNCES ID-5200 AND ID-5200D RADIOS TOUCHSCREEN CONTROL. DUAL
RECEIVE. WI-FI. BLUETOOTH. ADVANCED DIGITAL CONNECTIVITY... AND THIS
[...]
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ADDING PEACE OF MIND.
MY CHOICE OF BOOT DRIVESIN THE PAST, WHEN I DOWNLOADED AND INSTALLED
SOFTWARE UPDATES, NEW SOFTWARE, OR WINDOWS UPDATES, PROBLEMS HAVE
OCCASIONALLY OCCURRED. I ALSO LIKE TO EXPERIMENT WITH PYTHON SCRIPTS
FOR AUTOMATING MY RADIO SOFTWARE, MODIFYIN...
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LHS EPISODE #616: XENIA BOUND
HELLO AND WELCOME BACK EVERYONE! THIS IS EPISODE 616 OF LINUX IN THE
HAM SHACK, THE MOST TERRIFIC AMATEUR RADIO PODCAST ON THE INTERNET!
THIS WEEK WE'RE TELLING YOU ABOUT WHAT WE'VE BEEN UP TO - ALONG WITH
TAKING A JAUNT THROUGH SOME SHORT TOPICS IN THE WORLD OF AMATEUR
RADIO, LINUX AND OPEN SOURCE! 73 DE LHS TEAM
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HAM COLLEGE 139
HAM COLLEGE EPISODE 139 IS NOW AVAILABLE FOR DOWNLOAD. TECHNICIAN EXAM
QUESTIONS PART 26 OF 26 T0A POWER CIRCUITS AND HAZARDS: HAZARDOUS
VOLTAGES, FUSES AND CIRCUIT BREAKERS, GROUNDING, ELECTRICAL CODE
COMPLIANCE, LIGHTNING PROTECTION; BATTERY SAFETY. T0B ANTENNA SAFETY:
TOWER SAFETY AND GROUNDING, INSTALLING ANTENNAS, ANTENNA SUPPORTS. T0C
RF HAZARDS: RADIATION EXPOSURE, PROXIMITY ... CONTINUE READING HAM
COLLEGE 139
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AMATEUR RADIO WEEKLY ISSUE 420
THE ADVENTURE BEGINS IN XENIA: HAMVENTION 2026 THE WORLDS GREATEST
AMATEUR RADIO EVENT RETURNS TO OHIO. W8CI DAYTON HAMVENTION 2026
OFFERS FORUMS FOR EVERY HAM THE HAMVENTION FORUMS COMMITTEE HAS
ASSEMBLED A DIVERSE LINEUP COVERING TECHNICAL TOPICS, OPERATING
SKILLS, AND EMERGING INTEREST AREAS. ARRL HAMSCI AT HAMVENTION 2026
SCHEDULE AND MAP HAMVENTION IS AN [...]
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LHS EPISODE #615: THE WEEKENDER CXXXIX
IT'S TIME FOR THE WEEKENDER! THIS IS OUR DEPARTURE INTO THE WORLD OF
HEDONISM, RANDOM TOPIC EXCURSIONS (WELL, NOT THIS TIME REALLY), WHIMSY
AND (HOPEFULLY) KNOWLEDGE. THANKS FOR LISTENING AND, IF YOU HAPPEN TO
GET A CHANCE, FEEL FREE TO CALL US OR E-MAIL AND SEND US SOME
FEEDBACK. TELL US HOW WE'RE DOING. WE'D LOVE TO HEAR FROM YOU. 73 DE
THE LHS CREW
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LHS EPISODE #615: THE WEEKENDER CXXXIX
IT'S TIME FOR THE WEEKENDER! THIS IS OUR DEPARTURE INTO THE WORLD OF
HEDONISM, RANDOM TOPIC EXCURSIONS (WELL, NOT THIS TIME REALLY), WHIMSY
AND (HOPEFULLY) KNOWLEDGE. THANKS FOR LISTENING AND, IF YOU HAPPEN TO
GET A CHANCE, FEEL FREE TO CALL US OR E-MAIL AND SEND US SOME
FEEDBACK. TELL US HOW WE'RE DOING. WE'D LOVE TO HEAR FROM YOU. 73 DE
THE LHS CREW
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ACROSS LAKE MICHIGAN ON 146.52 MHZ
HERES A POST FROM WAY BACK IN 2005. IT FALLS INTO THE CATEGORY OF
NOTABLE VHF CONTACTS, SO I AM REPOSTING IT HERE. LAST JULY, MY WIFE
AND I WERE WALKING ALONG THE BEACH ON THE EASTERN SHORE OF LAKE
MICHIGAN IN LUDINGTON STATE PARK ...
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ICQPODCAST EPISODE 482 AMSAT PRESIDENT DREW GLASBRENNER KO4MA
IN THIS EPISODE, WE JOIN MARTIN BUTLER M1MRB, CHRIS HOWARD (M0TCH),
FRANK HOWELL (K4FMH), BILL BARNES (WC3B) AND LESLIE BUTTERFIELDS
(G0CIB) TO DISCUSS THE LATEST AMATEUR / HAM RADIO NEWS. COLIN BUTLER
(M6BOY) ROUNDS UP THE NEWS IN BRIEF, AND THE EPISO...
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AMATEUR RADIO WEEKLY ISSUE 419
LINUX KERNEL DROPS AX.25 AND AMATEUR RADIO SUBSYSTEM SUPPORT
UNMAINTAINED CODE UNDER SCRUTINY BY AI GENERATED BUG REPORTS. PHORONIX
YOUR FIRST POTA ACTIVATION A LAZY-SUNDAY STARTER KIT THAT JUST WORKS.
N1JUR ISHARERADIO REMOTE RADIO SHARING SERVICE ISHARERADIO IS A NEW
SERVICE THAT ALLOWS CLUBS AND OTHER ORGANIZATIONS TO SHARE REMOTE
RADIOS WITH GRANULAR PERMISSIONS. ZERO [...]
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