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- Hamlib Git commits
- Change gs232a/b post_write_delay to 50ms 03 Dec 2020
- astyle gs232a/gs232b 03 Dec 2020
- Add flushx parameter to rotctl 03 Dec 2020
- Fix rig_get_channel API change in dumpmem.c 02 Dec 2020
- Add INDI rotator backend 15 Nov 2020
- Merge pull request #442 from nonoo/master 15 Nov 2020
- Chance TSQL in newcat.c to allow more than 2 states 14 Nov 2020
- Undo last commit...FUNC_TONE and FUNC_TSQL handle this correctly 14 Nov 2020
- Add RIG_METER_TEMP for FTDX101D and other newcat.c rigs 14 Nov 2020
- Change newcat.c RIG_FUNC_TUNER to send AC001 instead of AC002 to turn off TUNE 14 Nov 2020
- ARRL
- WX1AW and WX4NHC will be On the Air for SKYWARN Recognition Day 2020 03 Dec 2020
- Launch Window for AMSAT's RadFxSat-2 / Fox-1E Opens on December 19 03 Dec 2020
- ARRL to Award John Devoldere, ON4UN, Memorial Plaque for ARRL 160-Meter Contest 03 Dec 2020
- FCC to Require Email Addresses on Applications 02 Dec 2020
- December is YOTA Month 02 Dec 2020
- Arecibo Observatory Instrument Platform Falls into Iconic Dish 02 Dec 2020
Category Archives: History
A personal milestone and a look back
35 years ago on November 4, 1983 a somewhat nondescript government envelope arrived in the mail box. It was from the FCC and was the fulfillment of a dream. It was a Novice class amateur radio license issued in my … Continue reading
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My first introduction to amateur radio
It was early 1977 as I recall, probably just after New Years, I was 13, CB was big in the popular culture and I wished to be able to take part but a CB at the time was just too … Continue reading
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Hams we are!
An oft asked question, particularly from newcomers to amateur radio, is the origin of the name ham as applied to our hobby. Many explanations have been offered over the years but none have been as credible to me as this … Continue reading
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Kansas Weather Net: 55+ years and going strong!
I was looking through the July 1957 issue of QST (my local archive from QST View) and found the following in the Kansas Section News (I rarely look in this area of the old issues) on page 116: “[W0]LXA, of … Continue reading
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Kit building, a journey into amateur radio
Amateur radio has a long history of building. Whether from the earliest days of the hobby where nearly every component had to be constructed or modified slightly to convert a landline Morse component into wireless service all the way to … Continue reading
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Another tale on my entry to amateur radio
Looking for something unrelated I ran across this post I made to eHam.net back on 8 December 2007. I’ll add more of such posts as I find them scattered about the Web.
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The Novice license turns 60!
The Novice Historical Society has been created to celebrate 60 years since the creation of the Novice class license in the USA. The Novice became the pathway into amateur radio for the next 40 years until the Morse exam was … Continue reading
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