Paying homage to the cultural icon and frequent use of the phrase, my latest Social Circuits column is now available over at foxmikehotel.com. I’ve analyzed ARRL membership numbers and licensed hams over the past two decades. The results show some surprises, both in the growth segments of ham licenses and in League numbers. But the most demonstrable finding is captured in the phrase, Elvis Has Left the Building…but in 2015. Go here to find out what this means and perhaps why.
Read MorePRESENTER OPINION : Sortable Sherwood!→
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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.
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