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- Hamlib Git commits
- Have FTDX5000 and DX3000 echo CAT TOT TIMEOUT when set 25 Aug 2022
- Take out EX echo request -- can't do that as EX command does not expect response 25 Aug 2022
- Add FTDX300DM to same exceptions as FTDX3000 25 Aug 2022
- When Yaeus rigs are split and tx is on VFOA then turning split off will remain on VFOB tx/rx 25 Aug 2022
- Add EX echo as separte get_cmd call for CAT TOT TIMEOUT 25 Aug 2022
- Add verification of EX commands in newcat.c 25 Aug 2022
- Fix handling of the new EPOWER error code: do not re-open rig and fix/extend allowed commands when rig is powered off. Fix Yaesu newcat backend to not try to call rig ID command during command vali... 25 Aug 2022
- Fix warning message for allowed commands when rig is powered off 25 Aug 2022
- Merge pull request #1106 from mikaelnousiainen/fix-yaesu-power-off-handling 25 Aug 2022
- Make pthread.h a default include and remove config.h from being included in rig.h 25 Aug 2022
- ARRL
- Club Grant Application Period Open Until November 4 04 Oct 2022
- Doreen Bogdan-Martin, KD2JTX, is Elected as Next ITU Secretary General 04 Oct 2022
- The K7RA Solar Update 30 Sep 2022
- Online voting for ARRL Southeastern Division Election 29 Sep 2022
- Amateur Radio Operators Continue Response to Ian 29 Sep 2022
- Hurricane Watch Net Update for Ian 29 Sep 2022
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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