Some letter combinations for Morse Code Practice:
Author: AC9KJ
I earned my licenses because I'm not into Bingo or trips to casinos, and because it was on my bucket list. It also keeps me busy in the absence of my wife, who passed on, three years ago. I'm 78 years old and briefly held a Novice license (WN9MIU) in about 1970. I'm a former commercial radio Program Director and Music Teacher. Right now I'm operating HF on a a Kenwood TS-590SG, with an indoor loop antenna. The car radios are a Yaesu 8900R and/or a Yaesu FT-857D, supplemented by a Yaesu FT-60 HT. I'm slowly learning Morse code (my apartment is an SSB black hole), and will eventually get into PSK31 and modes of that ilk.
Hmmm…
Spiral dipole for small spaces?
More Forty-9er Progress
All kits have been tested and the forty-9er portions reorganized for ease of assembly. Project Leader Matt now has the kits again, except for one: that kit's owner is soldering it together to check for assembly issues. This will not delay kit distribution.
Forty-9er Kit Build (cont.)
We now have a reliable parts list for the modified Forty-9er part of the kit, based upon both the information contained in its schematic, and the prescribed modifications thereof . Lack of this list had been a major barrier to prospective volunteers for final inspection and testing .
The first kit is now tested and re-assembled. When six kits are ready, they will go back to Project Leader Matt. The seventh is being soldered together in order to discover any assembly issues.
FLARC Forty-9er project
The parts have been assembled into kits,
The parts in each kit are now being re-inventoried and tested
‘Head Copying’ Morse
Getting Past Morse Code Learning Barriers
If you've hit a barrier in your Morse Code progress, The Art and Skill of Radio Telegraphy might be useful. Based upon the Koch and Farnsworth approaches to Morse learning, it launches into a comprehensive discussion of further learning aids, tips, and tricks.
Beam Me Up, Scotty
Imagine the concept of a lump of matter which, on command, transforms itself into a complete ham rig, including antenna. Here is a documented, long article about Programmable Matter. And here is a casual video about the same subject.
Just what we need, Eh? Well, maybe.
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This one's daily messages are very short, yet often are stimulating. Each one can be read and deleted in 30 seconds or less. Here's the signup screen. No strings attached
Three…..Two…..One…..Fire!
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