Free On-line Electrical Engineering Course

A new Massive Open On-line Course (MOOC) covering Analogue/Digital Electronics, AC/DC Circuits, Electro-mechanics and an introduction to C programming has been launched.

Liverpool University have been putting together the course which starts in September 2014, free registration is available now.

Online Registration - https://www.futurelearn.com/courses/electrify

picoLog Free Android Amateur / Ham Radio Logger

Charlie M0PZT has released a FREE logging application for Android devices. It's designed for use with a tablet and QWERTY keyboard to allow for simple /P logging or in situations where a laptop (or pen+paper) are not convenient.

picoLog is a Free Android Amateur / Ham Radio Logger Software designed to work on Android tablets

"As I cycle to all my /P locations, I don't like to take anything too large - That ruled-out my 15" Windows laptop and as my smartphone is too small the logical answer was a tablet. The one I have offers a 9" screen and cost £42. It works brilliantly... and I don't have to decipher my badly scribbled QSO notes when I get home!" Charlie M0PZT

picoLog creates an ADIF file as each QSO is made and this can then be imported into your existing Shack logging software.

picoLog - http://www.m0pzt.com/?picolog

HamDisk now in Beta testing

HamDisk is an amateur radio study aid that uses the questions from the public domain Question Bank on the NZART website

HamDisk uses a public domain question bank to help students study for their amateur / ham radio licence.

Explanations have been added to enhance the learning process.

Being cloud-based you never have to install or update anything on your computer (or device). HamDisk should run perfectly with any device that has a browser and is connected to the internet.

New Zealand has just one class of amateur licence (1 kW RF output). There are no practical tests to take just a single 60 question multiple choice paper. 40 questions must be answered correctly to achieve a pass. All the questions and answers are made available online to assist memorizing.

HamDisk (currently in development) - http://qsl.net/hamdisk/

NZART Exam Generator and Question/Answer bank - http://www.nzart.org.nz/exam/download-examination-files/