On the amateur radio subreddit, some guy posted a link to his ePay store where he’s selling fancy crystal radios. Since there’s a rule that you can’t post ads, his post was quickly removed, but not before I clicked on a link and got a look at his work. Honestly, some of it looked pretty interesting, but there was one thing he was selling that I questioned.
Read MorePRESENTER OPINION : 3-D Sherwood!→
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Due to questions I’ve received during club talks to visualize all three dimensions of price, performance and satisfaction in HF rigs, I’ve assembled a 3D data cube (scatter plot) with these three measures together. This includes the composite Sherwood Receive Tests (SPI), price at market entry, and the eHam rating. The data cube points are color-shaded to reflect year-of-entry into the marketplace.
Read MorePRESENTER OPINION : Elvis Left the Building…in 2015→
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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.
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