One of the most valuable tools for amateurs worldwide to use when evaluating HF rigs is the set of bench tests that Rob Sherwood NC0B has provided for quite a number of years now. He ranks the receive tests by his favorite metric: narrow dynamic range in dB. It’s a key for CW contest operators (pun intended) which he is in spades. But it is a frequent question from readers of Rob’s table: why can’t I sort it on another criterion? Especially if I’m not a CW contest operator?
Read MorePRSENTER OPINION : 2 Product FAILs→
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The first product to disappoint are the Amazon Echo Buds, 2nd Generation. I purchased these when they went on sale for $80. That sounded like a great deal, especially considering they offered automatic noise cancellation. I planned to use them when watching videos or listening to podcasts on my Amazon Fire tablet while I’m on my rowing machine or lifting weights. The rowing machine is quite noisy, so I thought that the noise cancellation feature would come in handy.
Read MorePRESENTER OPINION : How diverse is your club? How diverse should it be?→
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One of the knocks on amateur radio is that it’s not very diverse. While that’s not completely true, I do think that we could do a better job of being more inclusive. Being more diverse and inclusive could well be a way to strengthen already good clubs and help failing clubs stave off extinction.
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