7.A licensed amateur radio operator. v.hammed,ham·ming,hams v.intr. To exaggerate or overdo a dramatic role; overact. v.tr. To exaggerate or overdo (a dramatic role, for example). Idiom: ham it up To act or perform in an exaggerated, often intentionally broadly humorous or ridiculous...
“[A DPH Radio] that was apparently lost near Steamboat Springs, CO. Was just returned to me last week. I had to cut the radio out of the leather case since it had shrunk down very tightly on the radio. Put a battery on it and it turned right on… The DPH was last accounted for...
Using the OpenDHT library, mvoice now joins a special digital voice, ham-radio DHT network to discover reflector and repeater destinations directly. For these target systems using the DHT, connection information is published and updated directly by the target and is available to mvoice in near-real...
Pass the test and buy a mobile radio. Install the radio in your home with an external power supply and base antenna. Get familiar with Ham-speak and the operation of your rig before installing in your automobile. This school cost more, but does offer some benefits of higher learning. Lets...
As highlightedin an article by WIRED, amateur radio proved to be our lifeline for communication when everything else failed. Using the local repeater (N2GE on Mount Mitchell), I was able to pass wellness checks, coordinate helicopter evacuations, and arrange supply drops for our community. I...
Even though I have the correct power supply/speaker for my FTDX101MP (the FPS-101), I use the SP-8 instead. Here’s a few reasons why: I don’t like plugging/unplugging my headset into the radio. I’d rather plug/unplug into a much less costly speaker. I’ve seen $4,000 radio...
SWAPMYRIGS is ham radio's only single-cable multi-separation kit. The mobile separation and swapping solution using one VGA cable. For use with all Yaesu, Kenwood, and Icom radios with modular connections.
Long before I earned my ham radio license, I’d spend hours on end as a child creating various projects fueled by my imagination, using the never ending supply of empty cardboard Dexter cigar boxes my grandfather had stashed in our basement. Several of my creations in my early adolescence ...
With the exhibit space tied down, TWA officers turned their attention to lining up equipment which would demonstrate the diversity of amateur radio. Ten-Tec Inc., located in nearby Sevierville, was asked to supply HF rigs for three stations. The company agreed, and Tom Salvetti WD4FVU of Ten...
my Gap Titan vertical had some minor damage to some of the vertical elements. All of my radio equipment was just fine but the storm did take out my primary computer down in the office/shop/radio shack/mad scientist lab. It’s power supply couldn’t deal with the rapidly fluctuating voltag...