Month: August 2007
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2 Meter Meteor Scatter for This Weekend
I just read the ARRL news this morning and this looks great for this coming weekend. Coming this Saturday there is going to be a great propagation event for those of us on 2 meters who haven’t upgraded to our General yet, or just for those who are interested in making some new contacts. The…
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GPS Amateur Radio Shoes Using RF Radio Frequency for Prostitutes?
I don’t know how many people actually use Google Alerts (I am sure it is millions), but for those who don’t, you can find some real interesting and sometimes strange stuff on your topics of interest, along with many other beneficial aspects of the alert system. All in all I probably have more than 50…
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GPS Amateur Radio Shoes Using RF Radio Frequency for Prostitutes?
I don’t know how many people actually use Google Alerts (I am sure it is millions), but for those who don’t, you can find some real interesting and sometimes strange stuff on your topics of interest, along with many other beneficial aspects of the alert system. All in all I probably have more than 50…
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Lafayette HA-800B Radio on Loan, Thanks
I just got my first HF receiver, a Lafayette HA-800B, on loan from K4GR (thanks very much), and I can’t wait to get a good dipole antenna constructed and put up so I can listen in. I don’t know that much about the HA-800B but I am learning as fast as my fingers can turn…
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The International Space Station [ISS] Will Be Visible Tonight
Tonight the International Space Station (ISS) will be visible with the naked eye, and due to its brightness, should be easier to spot and show more detail than it often does. The Space Shuttle Endeavour, STS-118, un-docked from the ISS for an early arrival due to hurricane Dean, so the observation will be only the…
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A Love for Sports and Photography Combines
For a long time, both my wife and I, have had a love for sports. Since I have been a photographer for about 10 years or more, I have never really combined the two, but finally decided to take the plunge and attempt to join the photography ranks of sports. I have now posted an…
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Hurricane Dean Has Been Upgraded to a Category 4
Hurricane Dean has now been upgraded to a category 4 hurricane and is headed for the Gulf of Mexico. Several amateur radio nets have now been activated, and all the net information can be found at http://www.hwn.org/ Dean looks like it will make landfall around Cozumel and then pass on into the gulf where it…
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We Are Officially Amazon Book Sellers Now that We Have Inventory
We have been slowly wading through the books and posting them for sale. Problem is that when you list them for sale you have to house them somewhere until they sell. Here is our temporary solution. Yes, free postal supplies come in handy for more than just shipping. We really could have used a two…
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Hurricane Dean and Erin Now Active in the Gulf
The gulf now has a few storms, tropical storm Erin and hurricane Dean, the first hurricane of the 2007 Atlantic season. Dean looks like it will have plenty of time and water to strengthen into this weekend and it is projected to reach Mexico as a category 4 storm. You can see the current projections…
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2007 is a Quiet Hurricane Season So Far
The last 2 years have seen a very quiet hurricane season, but the Atlantic is showing some activity in a few tropical waves, and now tropical depression number 4. The pre-formations to hurricanes start with the tropical waves that come off the African coast, to low pressure systems, to tropical depressions, tropical storms, then to…
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Do Not Be Anxious About Anything Says Paul
Anxiety yields only worry, and worry is the interest we pay on the debt of unbelief with which we have mortgaged our life. a quote inspired by Philippians 4:6. This verse is something I continue to try to pound into my head and my heart, but even though I don’t take heed to this as…
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Echolink 2 Meter DX Contacts via Internet to England
I made my first contact on the air out of the general 2 meter range for our area a few days ago with someone in Yorkshire England. Although Echolink contacts are not really considered to be DX contacts, it was my first overseas contact, which was run through the local echolink repeater, 146.425 simplex. We…
Scott Fillmer 