Month: July 2007
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Live Free or Die Hard Radios and the 66.6 Frequency Errors
We went to see Bruce Willis’ new movie this weekend, Live Free or Die Hard and the amount of general radio coverage was very interesting in the movie, especially if you are a ham radio operator or SWL (short wave listener). Apparently there is a large amount of radio type coverage in all the movies,…
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Homemade 40 Meter CW Pixie Tin Radio
I found this unique build from KC7FYS and I had to post a quick link to it here. 40m Pixie Tin This 40 Meter CW rig was built out of a Pixie Tin through the help of an old ARRL Handbook. He has some great step by step instructions on how to build the rig,…
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I Started a Ham Radio Bookstore Today
Some of you may know that my wife and I sell books. I have always hunted around for many of those great books on ham radio and never found a good spot to find all of them in one place, so I put together a list of books available from amazon on amateur radio. You…
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Lee County Alabama Repeater List
An updated 2 meter repeater list has been posted now on http://www.islandzephyr.com/ki4wlr/repeaters/ for southern Lee County Alabama. This is not a complete or comprehensive list, but an ongoing work in progress as I find and program local repeaters in my area. Some of the tones may need to be updated. I am also still working on…
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Blazer, Our Beloved Old Basset Hound in Action
We no longer have any human children in the house. However, we do have two dogs that have been with us for almost 14 years. Our Cocker Spaniel, Aubie and our Basset Hound, Blazer. The dogs are very much family to us and are getting up in years now. This, of course, means the beginning…
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