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This Open source project offers a solution to remote control of your Amateur radio station. Base for connecting other components and their remote control. The main advantage is low cost and adaptability (open source code). Arduino Band decoder - independent module kit Main functions: Independent hardware. Open code (by OK1CDJ) - you can modify. Arduino mini module compatible. Hardware...


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http://youtu.be/Jq5nrHz9I94 Computational Engineers at the University of Southampton have built a supercomputer, from 64 Raspberry Pi computers and Lego. The team, led by Professor Simon Cox, consisted of Richard Boardman, Andy Everett, Steven Johnston, Gereon Kaiping, Neil O’Brien, Mark Scott, and Oz Parchment along with Professor Cox’s son James Cox (aged 6) who provided specialist support...


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The regular monthly meeting of the Central Toronto (CenTor) Amateur Radio Club will be held on Tuesday May 7, 2013 at 19:30 EST at the Leaside Retirement Residence, 10 William Morgan Drive, Toronto, ON. All visitors are welcome! Please note that visitor access is restricted if you have a cough, cold or flu. The meeting room is the basement level Theatre, which is located one level down from the main...


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http://youtu.be/skKmwT0EccE The first time I tried this, it didn’t work. It was frustrating, but I just went through my materials, blued the razor blade and it worked. The second time I tried to get it to work, I couldn’t get a station, I just got buzz. I played with everything and finally figured out that the ground connection wasn’t very good. When I fixed that, I was able to hear sports talk...


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Thanks to NT1K for awesome step by step instruction & DIY Project. Photo by NT1K Now that my station has grown, I have quite a bit of equipment that requires 12-14Vdc of power. In the past couple of years I decided to start using Anderson Power Poles. I decided to use them as it’s starting to be the standard of some organizations and It’s easy. My only complaint that I would have is that...


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For those unfamiliar with Ham Radio, there are lots of fancy tools these days to make it easier for the radio operator. But enthusiasts still like to get back to basics, and one way to do this is to participate in Straight Key Night. This is when you pull out your traditional Morse code keyer and have a chat with others around the world. The most recent event was on New Year’s Eve. The only...


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Frequency range: RX: 0.5 ~ 30Mhz, 50 ~ 55Mhz. TX: 0.5 ~ 30Mhz, 50 ~ 55Mhz. Mode: SSB / CW / NFM / AM / RTTY (AM receive only). Receiving sensitivity: better than 0.3uV. Operating voltage: 9 ~ 20VDC. Transmitting power: maximum output of 20W, the segment average, power is continuously adjustable. Receive Current: 0.42A @ Min. Emission current: 4.5A @ Max. Hand microphone interface:...


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