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Telescopic Fiberglass Antenna Pole Support Method - Supporting a telescopic fiberglass antenna pole for ham radio operation. Rather than cumbersome methods like using angle iron or PVC pipes, author employs lightweight tent stakes, toggles, and paracord to secure the pole effectively. With careful knot tying and simple materials, he ensures rapid deployment and stability even in windy conditions, offering a practical solution for outdoor antenna setups.
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The Paper Radio - In the meantime he flees, flees irrecoverable time (Virgilio) Journey into the past to discover my paper collection dedicated to radio and telegraphy
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Schoharie County Amateur Radio Association - The Schoharie County Amateur Radio Association (SCARA) was established by a group of Schoharie County amateurs, along with a few from just over the County line in 1946. That date is based on the best we can find from old club records and recall of conversations with some of the original group, now all SK.
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W9ZL Fox Cities Amateur Radio Club - Serving Appleton, WI area. Weekly 2M net Wednesday 9:00PM CDT.
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Evolution of Car Radios: From Marconi to Motorola - his historical account traces the development of car radios from Marconi's mobile wireless telegraph station on a steam engine vehicle in 1901 to Motorola's iconic car radio models in the 1930s. It highlights key milestones such as Alfred Grebe's radio-telephone experiments on Long Island and the introduction of Marconi-Phone 8 radios by the Daimler Company in England. The narrative explores technological advancements, including the transition from TRF to Super-Heterodyne circuitry and the integration of push-button controls. The evolution from vacuum tubes to transistors and compact discs is also documented, showcasing the continuous innovation in automotive entertainment systems.
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Sound Card Packet - This amateur radio website explains how to use the free AGWPE utility program to send and receive packet data using the sound card of your PC. Note that AGWPE is a Windows-only program. This website, which is hosted on SV2AGW's web site, focuses on support for the sound card packet features of AGWPE.
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Radio Equipment : HF Transceivers : Kenwood TS-850

Repairing a dead Kenwood TS-850S ^new - The author fixed a friend's Kenwood TS-850S radio, which suffered from Capacitor Plague, a common problem in 1990s electronics where capacitors leak and damage circuit boards. The CAR board, responsible for generating signals, was especially affected. The author cleaned the board, replaced the capacitors, and repaired a broken trace. Although the radio mostly functioned afterward, the "Slope Tune" control behaved abnormally. The cause seems to be a software issue, not a hardware one.
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LZ QSL Printing Service - LZ QSL printing serivice have more than 25 years experience with QSL printing. First started as Gold Print Service in 1997 presented by LZ3HI. It provides other printed products for commercial or personal use such as Amateur Radio World Map, Eyeball cards, Business cards, Calendars, Posters, Flyers, Pens etc
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MSF radio time signal - The MSF radio signal is a dedicated standard-frequency and time broadcast that provides an accurate and reliable source of UK civil time. It is available 24 hours a day across the whole of the UK and beyond. The signal operates on a frequency of 60 kHz and carries a time and date code that can be received and decoded by a wide range of readily-available radio-controlled clocks.
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Ham Secretary - The program serves to assist in a ham-radio activities secretarial with his hobby , such as Printing QSL cards or print labels directly from the program , printing envelopes and mailing envelopes for the feedback you send direct QSL cards, download address for sending cards direct from QRZ.COM or for any station. Checking whether for the QSO and his country is present QSL bureau.
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QSL Card creator ^new - This webpage allows you to create custom QSL cards (confirmation of radio contact) as PDFs for printing. You can personalize them with images and information. The cards are standard size (5.5" x 3.5") but can be adjusted slightly for easier printing on regular paper. You'll need Adobe Acrobat Reader to view the PDFs. There's also an option to create a free account to save your information for future cards.
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