R6F CQ WW DX Contest 1979

Unique and rare Expedition Video of the Ukrainian Voroshilovgrad city Radio Clubs UK5MAA and UK5MAF. in ex USSR Georgian Republic. “CQ WWDX” Contest 1979. The Expedition was located near Tbilisi city (the Capital of the Georga) in about 1500 meters above sea level. Crew members: UF6HV, UB5EC, UY5LK, UB5MCD, UB5MDC, UB5MNM, UB5MBY, UB5MCS, UB5MDA, UB5UN,…

Lost in the wind (Tom Christian VR6TC R.I.P.)

Tom Christian, who has died aged 77, was a great-great-great-grandson of the Bounty mutineer Fletcher Christian and a leading citizen of Pitcairn, a tiny British island dependency in the Pacific with a current population of fewer than 50 people. Christian, one of the few Pitcairners of his generation to be educated abroad, became an internationally…

Cheap energy

In the past few years, Bill Gates has already invested in three energy storage companies — MIT spinout Metal Battery (renamed Ambri), Berkeley-based LightSail Energy and Bellevue-based TerraPower. Now, the Microsoft co-founder is putting his money to a fourth. Pennsylvania-based Battery maker Aquion Energy announced a $35 million funding round today that includes Gates as…

Young Ladies in HAM Radio

http://youtu.be/hT2lCAoMirI Video by RW6HHH In the vast majority of countries, the population of amateur radio operators is predominantly male. In the United States, approximately 15% of amateur radio operators are women. In China, 12% of amateur radio operators are women. The Young Ladies Radio League is an international organization of female amateur radio operators. A…