Ham Radio Data Center

1. Microphone No Different Than Cell Phone:

CB and HAM radio users must conform to new legislation: KAWARTHA LAKES - Local police are advising amateur CB and ham radio users to adhere to the new driver distraction legislation, saying a microphone is no different than a cellphone. However, the...

03/02/2010 | 556 Hits | (0 vote) | Print | PDF | Email | Read more...

2. Microsoft shows off Windows tablets at gadget show (AP)

AP - Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer showed off a new touch-screen, tablet-style computer from Hewlett-Packard Co., the first of several such devices expected to be unveiled this month. Read more: Yahoo! News: Technology News

07/01/2010 | 459 Hits | (0 vote) | Print | PDF | Email

3. Morse Code Still Dashing Through the Cordillera:

BAGUIO CITY -- There is no mountain high enough to block a Christmas greeting because highland communities that have no mobile telephone signals can still be reached by Morse Code. In this day and age, the Commission on Information and Communication...

24/12/2009 | 559 Hits | (0 vote) | Print | PDF | Email | Read more...

4. Morse Key Maker Moving to Knoxville:

Vibroplex has been making Morse Keys for telegraphs since 1904. According to the ARRL Scott Robbins recently bought the company and will move it from Mobile, Alabama to Knoxville at the end of September. Telegraphs are considered obsolete in the...

08/12/2009 | 494 Hits | (0 vote) | Print | PDF | Email | Read more...

5. Middle School Looks to Start Ham Radio Club:

'Students at Armada Middle School are no strangers to ham radio. For most, their first interaction with ham radio was a question and answer session with the International Space Station last year. Volunteers with the Utica Shelby Emergency...

25/11/2009 | 430 Hits | (0 vote) | Print | PDF | Email | Read more...

6. Mile High Radio Club Connects the Mountain:

The Mile High Radio Club (MHRC) connects the mountain in times of emergency with a network of amateur radio operators and repeaters. This system enables operators to reach all Hill communities and off-Hill locations as far away as San Diego and...

25/11/2009 | 404 Hits | (0 vote) | Print | PDF | Email | Read more...

7. Mustang Ham Operators Await Tower Ruling:

Radio Hobbyists Annoyed By City's Tower Ruling: Ham radio operators who are looking for answers about transmission rights in Mustang said that all they're getting is static. City leaders said that residents can build radio towers but they can't use...

05/11/2009 | 260 Hits | (0 vote) | Print | PDF | Email | Read more...

8. Mock Disaster Drills Held Across Maine:

Real life practice to get ready for natural disasters. That's what folks in Waldo County and elsewhere in Maine were doing today. As Meghan Hayward tells us, communications is a big key to success. "Update, Colonel Martin we'll work on filling this...

30/10/2009 | 410 Hits | (0 vote) | Print | PDF | Email | Read more...

9. Mathias Bjerrang, LA5NM/JW5NM (SK):

Noted DXer Mathias Bjerrang, LA5NM/JW5NM, passed away October 11. He was 67. While in Svalbard, Norway, Bjerrang slipped and fell while walking, hitting his head and was later found Sunday morning, cold and unable to speak. He was brought inside...

15/10/2009 | 322 Hits | (0 vote) | Print | PDF | Email | Read more...

10. More Than Just a Hobby: Ham Radio Operators Gather for Convention:

WEST LIBERTY, Iowa -- Succulent swine was not the topic of conversation for Hamfest participants -- and it never is. The annual amateur radio, or ham radio, convention in West Liberty celebrated its 25th year, with more than 500 participants and...

05/10/2009 | 373 Hits | (0 vote) | Print | PDF | Email | Read more...