Radio: new Alinco DX-SR9T HF Transceiver with I/Q input/output. Photo Credit: Alinco.
The just recently released Alinco DX-SR9T is apparently starting to show up in retail channels. $800 HF rig with I/Q. 160m-10m. 100W SSB/CW. 2013 model. Requires external sound card but has I/Q inputs/outputs.… Read the rest
It isn’t ARRL field day. It isn’t even a ham radio event. But it will interest many hams interested in old technology. It is an annual event with Steam Engines, Tractors, Humongous Diesel Engine, Saw mills, Machine Shops, Blacksmith Shop, Wood Shop, Rock crushers, steam shovels, Print shop including Intertype machine (similar to linotype), Wooden Spoon factory, Weaving Looms, spinning wheels, and sewing machines, Tools, corn shellers, cotton gin, sorgam mill, Petting Zoo, Panning for Gold, Old Fire Engines.… Read the rest
Wayne Green died September 13, 2013. He was editor of CQ magzine for 5 years and then publisher of a number of Ham Radio and Computing magazines, as well as some other publications considerably less grounded in reality, including: 73, Byte Magazine, Kilobaud Microcomputing, 80 Micro, CD Review, Cold Fusion, RUN, InCider, and Pico.… Read the rest
One of the take-aways from the survey concerning the Digital Net is that we may be doing it a bit too often to be sustainable. So, starting with this week, the AARC Digital Net will meet on the first and third Mondays of each month, starting at 8:15pm on the 146.730 repeater (thanks, Dave K4DND!).… Read the rest
Do you know how to get coordinates in and out of your GPS? As staggering as this is, given that latitude and longitude are the fundamental units a GPS works with, many older car GPS units don’t let you enter or retrieve these coordinates.… Read the rest
13 AARC members participated
The local maker group organizer is taking possession of the rental property to be used for his woodworking business and the future local makerspace (Community Shop) on Nov 1. The shopping center which houses this happens to be having an open house from 2PM to 6PM this saturday 2013-09-14 and the Maker Group will have a table set out.… Read the rest
Mike Gilmore K8RVR writes:
… Read the restCoffee and Danish sound good to you?
This is a reminder for those not going to the VA Beach Hamfest, this Saturday is our bi-weekly breakfast gathering.
We have a VE session and breakfast on saturday and a public service event on sunday, but saturday is also the VA Beach Hamfest, also known as the ARRL Roanoke Division Convention, SEPTEMBER 14, 2013 9AM-4PM.
http://www.vbhamfest.com/… Read the rest
Here is the book Bob K4DU held up at the picnic, the self-published memoirs of our our own blind ham Joe Giovanelli, W2PVY. You can buy it at iUniverse or Amazon Amazon; but you might check with Joe first about the best place to buy it; he might have copies locally or prefer exposure on one site or another and the authors cut may vary depending on source.… Read the rest