Sheldon tells the gang why the number 73 is the best number around. I cut this video for my mom, who is a math teacher and the subject has forever contaminated her brain…love you, mom! 🙂 http://youtu.be/TIYMmbHik08 I was convinced that 42 is a funny number but the last episode of “The Big Bang Theory”…
In December 2006 I have visited TF4M Thor’s QTH and worked from his station for two weeks. This visit reminds me 70’s when I lived in Russian Far East Arctic area and worked with my call sign UA0KCE. It was long time ago, but amazing sounds of Arctic HF Bands has never been forgotten. Icelandic…
HAM operators communicate globally when others can’t By EMILIE NELSON In the event of a natural disaster in which most forms of electronic communication fail, one form can still be counted on to get messages to the right agencies to bring aid to those in need of assistance. Amateur radio, also known as HAM radio,…
The AH1A Saga – Pacific Expedition to Howland and Baker IslandWatch this video on YouTube An international team of radio amateurs and scientists travels by schooner to remote and barren Howland Island and is stranded for a week due to high surf. A planned 9 day visit was extended to 15 days. Howland Island is…
One of my favorite ham radio activities is making contacts on satellites. It’s really fun to know that you’re controlling something that’s receiving and sending communications from space. But communicating with satellites means carrying a big Yagi antenna around. So, I decided to use my fashion sewing skills to make a collapsible fabric Yagi antenna…