Other Radio Shacks in the area primarily focus on cell phones and everything that can possibly be connected to cell phones at high prices. I played with the cash register as a kid and the Draw Poker handheld. I would LOVE to try out the first Blackjack game listed. That’s got to ...
So with a small team of English, Spanish, Dutch and French broadcasters, a minuscule budget and some tiny transmitters in antiquated shacks in Victoria and New South Wales, Australia joined the short-wave age in December 1939. [Continue reading…] Boost for AM Broadcasting in NZ’s Northland ...
All the shacks in all the towns in all the world, and the FCC walks into mine. -- Bogie Here's QSLing you kid -- Bogie All ya gotta do is - whistle -- To key or to key not -- A mike test by Bacall Adios QRPer - Stallone or Willis?? Had to work em OM -- he'd be ...
YesterdayWired ran a storywith some reminiscing about the old days when folks like the two Steves, Jobs and Wozniak, as well as Marc Andreessen, Netscape’s founder, could be found at neighborhood Radio Shacks teaching themselves computing on TRS-80s. This would be a recommended read, for sur...
With our destinations selected, the next step is to pick the proper gear. With a trip of this scale, and this far from our ham shacks, it’s important to plan carefully. I always like to have backups when I go to activate, but in this case, I think having a few extra will be ...
I have been looking out for cabin or shed builders in the area. Maybe I stick with the somewhat mobile theme and get a toy hauler – except the toys would be ham gear. I’ve also seen hams with their shacks in a tool or hobby shed. My preference is to keep the shack isolated from...
This gives me access to shortwave, VHF, UHF and microwave bands at power levels up to 400watts. From my modest home shack (radio hams call their stations “shacks”), when band conditions are right I am able to directly contact hams in almost any country using no more power than a ...
away from my very hectic and stressful days at the office to more fun things to see and do.Regular readers of this column know about my interest in and concern about the "practical and hands-on" aspect of ham radio, and especially building things we can use in our shops and shacks. I...
I feel the NanoVNA went viral and I feel that you’ll see many ham shacks with their own in the near future. It’s spreading which I feel is a great thing. The prices will lower and you’ll have many more contributors working on the project. There are people working on some new sof...
(Big red coax, you can’t miss it). One of the problems previously recorded with other vertical antennas was that RF would travel down the antenna and interact with the coax, mast, etc creating RF issues in many shacks. The RF choke on the Gain-Master prevents current traveling down the...