Yesterday, we started the day by sitting around the TV room and talking. It was pleasant in the house, so we sat with our pets and had our breakfasts. I filled out a ton of QSL cards as well, but I need more stamps before I can send them. In the afternoon, I did a […]
Month: May 2020
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A radio amateur in East Vancouver has applied for a permit to enhance a property with three ham radio antennas The radio amateur has submitted the application under the name of Little Hippo Enterprises.
via Ham radio antennas proposed at East Vancouver home — Coastal Ham Radio
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I love mucking about with antennas, especially ones that may be useful for out-and-about use to get away from the scourge of suburban RFI. I’ve looked at the W3EDP a number of times, and rejected it for home use, as being essentially an unbalanced antenna, it is prone to noise pickup. Not one to use […]
via Some experiments with the W3EDP antenna — Shortwave Listening UK
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World Amateur Radio Day Award Certificates are now ready for download for those who successfully contacted a RAC official station as described below.
via World Amateur Radio Day Certificates — Coastal Ham Radio
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You’ve asked and asked about it and NOW we’ve got the news and the eBay details for you. This meter will work on the “ham radio shop modified” Superstars 6900 / 7900 / 9900 plus the usual Yaesu radios such as FT-857 / FT-891 transceivers. REMEMBER to use the contact seller function to find out […]
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May 16, 2020. 4750 1630 BGD Bangladesh Betar, Dhaka B/Savar (SW) (dha) 7134 km 4750 1600 CHN CNR 1, Hailar/Nanmen Wai (NM) 7133 km 4765 1600 TJK Radioi Tojikiston, Dushanbe/Yangiyul (SW) (dsb) 4536 km 4800 1630 IND AIR South, Hyderabad (AP) 6772 km 4800 1600 CHN CNR 1, Golmud/NRTA916 (QH) 6551 km 4810 1630 IND […]
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I am very saddened by the passing of former Miss American and CBS Sports and Newscaster Phyllis George.
Phyllis George, a pioneering Female Sportscaster; was as integral to CBS Sports as Brent Musberger, Jim Nantz, Verne Lundquist, Ken Squier, Pat Summerall; and Dick Stockton.
Bob Schieffer had also enjoyed working with Phyllis George in CBS’s News Department.
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A Chinese Restaurant in Washington D.C with the proper interior decor, when compared to the strange, modern Gray decor.
https://goo.gl/maps/wdxHaRXWGQMia29S9
For more regarding my dislike towards the strange, modern Gray decor; please see these earlier posts:
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Current ham radio news Southgate ARC – The week was topsy-turvy with mid-week being outstanding. 5 reported contacts needed to get into the list on Wednesday and Thursday. Still popular till Thursday were the Spanish AM stations. I didn’t manage to get a platinum award. Still it was good fun. Thursday had all the […]
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An International Harvester/Navistar Loadstar Medium-Duty Truck with a Dump Body located in Mossy, West Virginia:
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World Amateur Radio Day Award Certificates are now ready for download for those who successfully contacted a RAC official station as described below.
via World Amateur Radio Day Certificates — Coastal Ham Radio
Matthew Parij 