Managing your ham radio station has become increasingly complex, to say the least. We have more complex transceivers with so many features that Computer-Aided Transceivers (CAT) are the norm in many circles. With this, both computer-based logging of QSOs with CAT control makes a PC de rigueur for many, many hams.
Read MorePRESENTER OPINION : Would You Buy an Antenna Tuner from Amazon?→
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I buy a fair amount of electronics stuff from Amazon. Not big items, but stuff like BNC-to-binding post adapters and the SMA-BNC adapters for my HTs. So, I shouldn’t have been surprised when I got an email from them three weeks ago titled, “KKmoon ATU-100 DIY Kits…” The email included link to two ATU-100 antenna tuner kits, several assembled antenna tuners, and three QRP antenna tuner kits.
Read MorePRESENTER OPINION: ARRL Board Pulls the “old switcheroo”→
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Today, the ARRL announced that Kermit Carlson, W9XA, has resigned as Central Division director and that Carl Luetzelschwab, K9LA, the Central Division vice director, has been appointed to replace him. In other words, the ARRL board is pulling the old switcheroo on its Central Division membership and depriving them of a fair and democratic election this fall.
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