Cheesy Ham
How about this Ham & Cheesy Ad!! This add is running on TV at the time. It’s for real! I prefer the real cheese!
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“Ham” Fest
Going to a Hamfest! I have a funny (and true) story about something that happened in Findlay Oh. about 10 years ago. Myself and some other local hams had spent the night before the Hamfest in a local...
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“Valleys on the Air” For you hams with Acrophobia
See the below link for the new “Valleys on the Air” program For you hams with Acrophobia “Valleys on the Air” Program Created By Acrophobic Ham Operator – Ham Hijinks – The Noise Blankers Radio Group...
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Allied Radio
Allied Radio Catalogs: For those of you that might be interested in a trip down “memory lane” you might want to check out the below website that allows you to browse through old Allied Radio catalogs...
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SDR Radio
Apache Labs has announced that it will soon be shipping the ANAN-100 and 100D Model SDR radios. These radios are 4th generation DDC/DUC HPSDR Hermes-like, transceivers. The ANAN-100D will offer a large...
View ArticleThe Sun’s Magnetic Heartbeat
The following is a interesting tidbit from space.com…… Enjoy NU8Z A magnetic “solar heartbeat” beats deep in the sun’s interior, generating energy that leads to solar flares and sunspots, according to...
View ArticleEveryday is April Fools at the HIJINKS site!
If you like to have your ham radio sense of humor tweaked, the “Noise Blankers” website has a page call “HIJINKS” that is a must follow. Spoofs are the order of the day. It April Fools Day year around!...
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Don’t Call her your XYL!!!
Many years ago I was making a phone QSO in one room and my wife was in the next room doing something else. During the QSO my wife asked me something to which I had to respond. I answered her question...
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Ground Breaking Decision (More from Hamhijinks)
Same sex cables WASHINGTON, D.C.; April 15, 2013 – In a move being touted by proponents as “ground breaking” and by critics as “the end of the world,” the Federal Communications Commission has...
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New Noise in the Hood
Click on Panadapter to listen I noticed just before I left on a 5 day golf trip to Myrtle Beach last week that there appeared to be some new interference lingering on the bands at my QTH. I had been...
View ArticleNew Noise in the Hood (Part 2)
Well, I wish the title of this post was “New Noise in the hood – The end!” but unfortunately that is not the case. But we are making progress. I went out with the MFJ-852 and directional antenna over...
View ArticleMAN SELLS RADIOS TO FUND DXPEDITION, THEN REALIZES MISTAKE
From The HIJINKS Site TUESDAY, APRIL 30, 2013 AT 3:00AM By K5KVN, on the scene POINTERTOWN, Minn.; April 30, 2013 – A local ham radio operator has hopes for a trip of a lifetime and a chance to set up...
View ArticleNew Noise in the Hood (Part 3)
As I mentioned in Part two of this thread, I talked with the guy that lived in the duplex where the offending noise was coming from. He did seem very thrilled about the idea that I would go into his...
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Largest Solar Flare of 2013
Composite photo of May 12th Flare A huge solar flare erupted from the surface of the sun late Sunday (May 12), followed by an even more powerful blast less than 24 hours later. The solar eruptions are...
View ArticleNoise in the Hood (Part 4)
Well I have good news and bad news! As I reported in the last post on this subject, the noise seemed to be greatly reduced. I speculated as to what he might have done to reduce the problem. Well I...
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Noise in the Hood (Part 5)
Mixed Emotions Before I left on my recent three week vacation to Europe and as previously reported I gave my neighbor some RG-6 jumpers with multiple ferrite chokes installed and asked that he put them...
View ArticleAll About Polymorphics (1959)
Simon Ramo’s concept of “polymorphic” computing is laid out in stop-motion animation, accompanied by acoustic guitar. The 1959 film anticipates parallel, distributed processing and the architecture of...
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Noise in Hood (Case Closed!)
Well it was a long drawn out process but I finally was able to resolve the interference problem that I had on the HF bands. As mentioned in earlier postings the problem was caused by a “DISH TV”...
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It wasn’t Good for me, Was it Good for you?
Sun Reversing Polarity Well, according to a recent write up in Space.com the polarity of the Sun is getting ready to flip marking the peak of this current Solar Cycle 24. This solar cycle has been a...
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