The HamBone

Here's a few starting references for basic info about Amateur Radio SSTV, how to do it, and how it works:

A disclaimer right from the start: I get a lot of fun out of a very simple SSTV setup, and so could you. I'm certainly no expert!

Getting started:
"QST September 1990, pp. 53-56" 99753.pdf ...

The K index comes from the website, right? -And probably measured far from your QTH.

What if you could know the state of geomagnetic weather with a real magnetometer made from a 2-Liter soda bottle and a laser pointer, and yes, a small magnet that you may well have already.

Here's the detailed ...

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From ARRL Headquarters
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To all radio amateurs

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This week's bulletin is made possible with information provided by The Daily DX, 425 DX News, DXNL, OPDX ...

https://getpocket.com/explore/item/why- ... -microwave

Thank you
WIRED, Sophia Chen

Nuking a grape produces sparks of plasma, as plenty of YouTube videos document. Physicists explain how that energy builds up.

Field Day is coming up. Anyone planning 10 GHz?

The UK Foundation license is like the US Technician, limited in permitted bands and power.
However, with high solar activity and digital, most commonly FT8, you can make a beginners day, all the way from USA!

Try 14MHz and higher, and look out of a Callsign like M7xxx . The beginner always starts ...

A practical explanation of SWR and VSWR, what matters and what doesn't:



https://youtu.be/L1_NLEpsW90?si=41Vp2-qIydibrHS2

Thanks to Michael at DX Engineering.


Well, how does this make you thinnk about your own antenna and coax that was good....

And just for mischief, does this video make ...

Hams,

Attached is our GCVARC 2025 Thawfest Flyer.

Which will be held on April 12th from 8:30am - 11:30am at Madison County High School.

73s,

GCVARC

Well, pardon the dust while we transition, but what do you think about this?

Here's a novel thought for Xtal sets:
A FET acting as a half-wave switch detector, with minimal gate current from the LC tuner, so preserving Q, and providing a better headphone impedance match too.

fetdet.jpg

The full article describing this is at:
https://www.creative-science.org.uk ...

Well, here it is:

And I didn't know that Santa looks like this either....


Thing our parents didn't tell us....