Ham Radio Data Center

1. Chair Clarifies Tower Proposal:

Richmond County Board of Commissioners Chairman Kenneth Robinette tried to set the record straight Monday on the proposed tower code amendments. The tower code wasn't actually up for discussion Monday night, the board was simply to set a public...

04/02/2010 | 1560 Hits | (0 vote) | Print | PDF | Email | Read more...

2. Cave-Texting Device Involves Combination of Computer and Ham Radio:

Teen Inventor's Cave Radio Could Save Lives Deep Underground: Science fair projects don't get much cooler than a texting device that broke the record for deepest underground digital communication in the United States. Such a device may help save...

02/02/2010 | 470 Hits | (0 vote) | Print | PDF | Email | Read more...

3. Catching Amateur Radio Signals From Hotel Balcony:

In mid-January, I traveled to Phoenix, Ariz., for a work-related conference. Though I knew I'd have very little free time on the three-day outing (including travel), the opportunity to gather some signals in a far-away location was one I could not...

31/01/2010 | 596 Hits | (0 vote) | Print | PDF | Email | Read more...

4. Chennai Software Engineer Forecasts Weather With Self-Made Antennas:

Rajesh Kannan, a software engineer from Chennai, has a fascinating hobby of using his self-made antennas to predict weather conditions across the globe. Kannan is an amateur radio operator, and is involved in making different radio equipments...

29/01/2010 | 1598 Hits | (0 vote) | Print | PDF | Email | Read more...

5. Cellular group says mobile calls safe from hackers (Reuters)

Reuters - A wireless industry group said mobile phone conversations are safe from eavesdropping, even after a German security expert released the code for unscrambling calls made using most of the world's cell phones.Read more: Yahoo! News:...

07/01/2010 | 553 Hits | (0 vote) | Print | PDF | Email | Read more...

6. Centenarian Returns To the Airwaves:

The crackle emanating from the little black box transported Ethel Williamson back in time a few decades and whisked her halfway around the world at the same time. The former lighthouse keeper, who turns 103 in March, clapped her hands in delight as...

05/01/2010 | 506 Hits | (0 vote) | Print | PDF | Email | Read more...

7. Contest University USA 2010

Tim Duffy, K3LR, Contest University Chairman, reports: 'I am pleased to announce that 'early bird' registration for Dayton Contest University ('CTU') 2010 is now OPEN. This will be the only Contest University held in the USA during 2010. Our 4th...

22/12/2009 | 583 Hits | (0 vote) | Print | PDF | Email | Read more...

8. Chinese Satellite XW-1 Receives OSCAR Designation

Less than one week after China’s first Amateur Radio satellite -- XW-1 -- was successfully launched, AMSAT has designated it Hope-OSCAR 68, or HO-68. “Amateur Radio Operators around the world have received beacon signals from...

21/12/2009 | 655 Hits | (0 vote) | Print | PDF | Email | Read more...

9. Carthage Man (N0SZP) Protects City, Area From Mother Nature's Wrath:

When tornadoes broke out on a historic afternoon in 1999 in and around Oklahoma City, Carthage's Dwayne Beaver was there. Well, he wasn't physically there, but thanks to the wide and sophisticated array of computer gadgetry at his disposal, he was...

03/12/2009 | 424 Hits | (0 vote) | Print | PDF | Email | Read more...

10. cell phone battery charger

I misplaced my cell phone charger about 2 months ago and ever since, had been charging my cell phone with the micro USB cable connected to the laptop. So far, I have managed to charge the phone before it completely exhausted the power. Until...

11/11/2009 | 705 Hits | (0 vote) | Print | PDF | Email | Read more...