Latest Amateur / Ham Radio news from around the world including latest radio equipment, DMR, Repeaters, Special Events, CubeSAT, QRP, 70cm, 2m, 4m, 6m, 20m, 40m, 80m, SSB, VHF, UHF and CW
As I’ve written in the past, my friend Paul, KW1L, is a real CW technician. So, when I saw the article, “CW-ELMER Advanced Morse Code Learning System” in the January 2021 QST, I knew he’d be interested in it. And, since all it takes to build it is an Arduino, a speaker and a 16×2 LCD display, I already had all the parts.
Read MoreA couple of days ago, someone posted the article, “A novel way to hear weak CW signals” (CQ, January 2018) to the Long Island CW Club mailing list.
In the article, the author, Pete,, N8PR (SK) writes that you should set up your receiver to produce two tones 65 to 80 Hz apart to make copying weak CW signals more easily. The theory behind this is that the dissonance between the two tones makes copying a CW signal more copyable than just a single tone. I like this idea. I played around a little bit last night with this technique, and it did indeed seem to work better than using just a single tone.
Read MoreFrank presented to the club a fascinating insight into our modern HF rigs looking at their price, their performance as measured by Rob Sherwood and reviews on eham.net
The ICQ Amateur / Ham Radio Podcast is a fortnightly amateur/ham radio podcast covering news and technical features from the US, UK and around the world.
Connect with amateur radio operators worldwide using DMR, YSF, and D-Star networks! Chat with fellow ICQPodcast listeners, share digital mode tips, and take part in live on-air discussions.
Learn More & Join the Talk GroupAvailable via DMR, YSF, and D-Star networks.
FAQ | Donate | E-Newsletter
