Ham Radio Data Center

1. Ham radio web sites need improved marketing

Atlanta Radio Club Banner by The Rocketeer When I moved to Seattle from Illinois, I wanted to join a ham radio club. Great — I hit the Internet and started looking. Once I found a club that I thought I would like, I...

18/02/2010 | 2 Hits | (0 vote) | Print | PDF | Email | Read more...

2. Working through the doldrums of a passionate Amateur Radio operator

One of the great things about amateur radio is that there are so many different aspects to the hobby. One can spend years on DX’ing only to become enamored with VHF and then move on to some digital mode. It’s all learning. But...

25/09/2009 | 87 Hits | (0 vote) | Print | PDF | Email | Read more...

3. If you were thinking of upgrading to Windows 7 for ham radio

You may want to reconsider that notion and just buy another Windows PC. Or a Mac. I still have an XP laptop and I’d never go through the exceptional hassle of upgrading to the greatness of Windows 7. Here’s the chart: Here’s...

07/08/2009 | 97 Hits | (0 vote) | Print | PDF | Email | Read more...

4. Signals!

You see, if you turn the radio on and have an antenna, you can hear signals on the air! Now to connect the radio to the iMAC. Hmmmm…. Copyright © Cube Rules, LLC, 2001 to now. This Feed is for personal non-commercial use only. If you...

25/07/2009 | 92 Hits | (0 vote) | Print | PDF | Email | Read more...

5. K9JY Hacked!

The K9JY site was hacked over the last couple of days and you should have seen some weird screen renderings of the site. All should now be good. At least I hope so. I’m security-minded I try and not go nuts on the security stuff, but...

22/07/2009 | 151 Hits | (0 vote) | Print | PDF | Email | Read more...

6. The iMac: Will ham radio be the same?

Well, I took the plunge. I bought an iMac. Interestingly, it was over two months ago, but I haven’t gotten around to doing any ham radio stuff with it yet. Too busy getting the rest of it setup for the business (Cube Rules). I’ve...

14/07/2009 | 109 Hits | (0 vote) | Print | PDF | Email | Read more...

7. How to learn from every ham radio contest

When taking notes at the end of the contest — what went well and what could have been better — what should you consider for inclusion? Here’s a short trigger list for what you can learn from every contest: Equipment Radio...

10/06/2009 | 165 Hits | (0 vote) | Print | PDF | Email | Read more...

8. CW Skimmer Wins Dayton Hamvention Pileup Contest

The Kansas City DX Club Pileup Contest is an annual bragging rights event for the serious CW operator in ham radio. This year’s contest offered up a bit of a different competitor — CW Skimmer, that often maligned software program that...

27/05/2009 | 164 Hits | (0 vote) | Print | PDF | Email | Read more...

9. Multi-operator contesting teams and sleep deprivation

Sleep deprivation also impacts the productivity and performance of teams. This, from Bob Sutton, in Sleep Deprivation and Group Performance. While the point of view of sleep deprivation is on business teams, I think it directly applies to ham...

04/05/2009 | 124 Hits | (0 vote) | Print | PDF | Email | Read more...

10. What Ham Radio talking points need

Ham radio is a diverse hobby. It’s a technical, engineering, builder, emergency service hobby. But ask most people about ham radio and you get stories of RF interference or a puzzled look followed by a question about 1950. I mean, the...

01/05/2009 | 131 Hits | (0 vote) | Print | PDF | Email | Read more...